JACK BENJAMIN
Jack Benjamin is a reporter for The Media Leader and leads our coverage publishing and social media. Originally from the Chicagoland area, Benjamin joined in March 2022, having previously served as section editor, comment and film, for Cherwell at Oxford University, where he received a Master of Science with merit in Comparative Social Policy. He also received a BS in Social Policy from Northwestern University, and has previously worked as an intern for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and the US House of Representatives.
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WPP Media are forecasting a sunny, if consolidated, expectation for growth in 2026. This year uncertainty over tariffs didn't have quite as big an impact on consumer spending or ad revenue as anticipated.
05 Dec 2025
Year-to-date, total box office gross has surpassed £965m, running 2% ahead of 2024 and 1% behind 2023. November box office for the UK and Ireland totaled £85m, a 33% decline from last November against a challenging comparable.
05 Dec 2025
The transaction, valued at $82.7bn (including debt) is expected to close by Q3 2026, after Warner Bros Discovery carves out its linear TV businesses into a new company, Discovery Global.
04 Dec 2025
David Amodio and Jay Kassam will join the new-look senior commercial leadership team as head of sales, and head of business operations and revenue innovation, respectively, beginning in January.
01 Dec 2025
Outgoing and incoming Isba directors general Phil Smith and Simon Michaelides speak about the next stages of Origin, loss of trust between agencies and clients, challenges facing CMOs, and whether there should be an Isba for small businesses.
30 Nov 2025
At last month's Future of Media London event, Rak Patel, Kelly Williams and Brett Aumuller called for advertisers to reduce their spend on Meta by 30% and reinvest that budget into 'trusted' media.
27 Nov 2025
Digital subscriptions will be priced at £16 per month or £144 per year, though readers under the age of 35 will qualify for a 50% discount.
27 Nov 2025
The TV company’s latest Showcase event pushed advertisers to invest in Sky content on digital platforms, promoting its presence on competitors like YouTube.
25 Nov 2025
An additional 42% of Brits are "open" to cycling, implying a growing normalisation of churn. The solution for streaming services? Shift focus from acquisition to loyalty.
25 Nov 2025
At the PPA's Independent Publishers Conference, Jack Davenport discussed why a lack of measurement standards is holding back podcast investment, and how Goalhanger has unlocked revenue growth through an embrace of video and social.
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