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LLMs, media plans and creators: are brands walking into a trap?
October 16, 2026 · 31 minHotspex CEO Shane Skillen joins Justin Lebbon to unpack how LLMs are reshaping consumer buying, why strong brands can override AI recommendations, how AI quietly skews media plans toward digital, and whether creators threaten TV.
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Barb's New CEO on Streamers, Google and the Future of JICs
September 26, 2026 · 30 minBarb's new CEO Caroline Davey and partnerships head Luca Vannini give their first interview, laying out an ambitious roadmap to blend panel and streamer first-party data, move to second-level measurement, and rethink JIC relevance amid…
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The DSP Squeeze and Nike's Doom Loop
September 11, 2026 · 23 minJustin Lebbon and Ian Whittaker unpack two S&P demotions: Trade Desk's slide out of the S&P 500 as Amazon and Google squeeze the DSP market, and Nike's exit from the S&P 100 after a brand-eroding pivot to performance and DTC.
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A Risk Too Far: Why UK Terrestrial TV Shouldn't Switch Off in 2034
September 2, 2026 · 33 minIan Whittaker unpacks his report "A Risk Too Far", arguing the UK's DTT switch-off should be pushed from 2034 to 2044 — on national resilience, household access, and the commercial hit to broadcasters. Justin Lebbon pushes back.
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Meta in Court, Disney v. FCC and the Paramount/WBD Wrangling
August 21, 2026 · 27 minJustin Lebbon and Ian Whittaker unpack the escalating collision of politics, tech and media law — from four state AGs suing Meta, to Disney suing the FCC, to the state AG challenge to the Paramount/WBD deal.
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James Rooke on how can TV compete and win against the platforms
August 10, 2026 · 28 minComcast Advertising president James Rooke argues premium video is inherently performative and can win share back from the big platforms — if TV makes itself as easy to buy as social and proves outcomes via incrementality.
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The Politics Episode: Paramount/WBD stalls, AI's charm offensive and Burnham's UK
July 29, 2026 · 25 minIan Whittaker and Justin Lebbon dissect the politics stalling the Paramount/Warner Bros Discovery deal, the tech-titan PR push on AI, and how a Burnham government could reshape UK media and social-platform policy.
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Summer Summary - Q2 updates: Google, Netflix, Comcast and AI Investment
July 24, 2026 · 23 minJustin Lebbon and Ian Whittaker run through Q2 results — Alphabet, Comcast, Netflix, Havas and Publicis — and unpack why soaring AI CapEx is spooking investors plus ad investment figures remain resilient despite the war and political…
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Market reaction to Sky ITV Deal; NBCU/Comcast; Future consolidation
July 13, 2026 · 29 minJustin Lebbon and Ian Whittaker unpack the agreed Sky–ITV deal, the likely regulatory path, whether ITV Studios gets bought, and why Comcast is splitting off NBCUniversal — plus the collaboration-not-just-consolidation lesson from Norway.
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Rita Ferro on Disney’s advertising strategy and competing with Big Tech
July 10, 2026 · 29 minDisney's global ad president Rita Ferro talks trust and premium inventory, competing with Big Tech on value not price, the "mid-market" growth tier, live/fandom monetisation, and how AI is reshaping ad operations.
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NBCUniversal's Marshall: Universal Ads, BravoCon & the Measurement Mess
July 2, 2026 · 20 minNBCUniversal's Mark Marshall talks to Justin Lebbon about a blockbuster sports year, the new Performance Insights Hub, Universal Ads' push into the "messy middle," diversification via events like BravoCon, and why the US measurement fight…
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Analysing SpaceX, Roku/Fox deal, Revenue urgency for AI
June 17, 2026 · 21 minMost investors overlook the game-changing signals from SpaceX's recent IPO; Elon Musk's space empire is shaping the future of tech, media, and capitalism itself. In this pre-Cannes episode, we unveil how SpaceX's valuation and Musk’s…

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