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Crufts has appointed creative agency Tommy to build a new brand campaign platform for its 2027 show, as the 130-year-old institution looks to broaden its appeal.

Mail Metro Media, the commercial arm of the Daily Mail and Metro, has promoted chief revenue officer Dominic Williams to the newly created role of chief executive, its first.

Prison Radio Association's 'Hold or Fold' was named Podcast of the Year at the 10th British Podcast Awards, where actor Bill Nighy won Best Host.

Currys, AMV BBDO and Spark Foundry have taken the 2026 IPA Effectiveness Grand Prix for 'Beyond Techspectations', a campaign credited with £500m in incremental revenue over two years.

AdImpact projects 2026 US midterm ad spending will hit a record $11.6 billion, roughly $400 million more than the entire 2024 presidential cycle, with broadcast dominant but connected TV surging.

e.l.f. Cosmetics has released 'Mirror Mix', its second original album, spotlighting seven rising musicians as the beauty brand expands its entertainment-marketing playbook across streaming and Roblox.

TikTok has introduced two certification tiers — Agency Partner and Premier Agency Partner — to help brands identify vetted agencies within its growing partner program.

Ad-tech firm Pixability has launched a tool to help advertisers detect and avoid low-quality AI-generated content — 'AI slop' — when running ads on YouTube.

Advertisers are keeping ChatGPT ad budgets tiny because OpenAI's conversion tracking is slow, patchy and short on demographic data, leaving brands unwilling to scale beyond test spend.

Taco Bell and Duolingo are rebranding National Taco Day as "Global Taco Day," launching a limited Duo Habanero sauce whose packets double as nine-language mini language lessons.

American Express is turning Harry Styles fandom into a membership benefit, bundling tour pop-ups, exclusive merch, presale access and a global sweepstakes to win younger cardholders.

WPP's Jon Cook will leave in March 2027 after 30 years, handing the global CEO role at VML to long-time colleague Eric Campbell.

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Independent media agency Bountiful Cow has won the brand media account for fresh dog food company Butternut Box after a competitive in-house pitch, taking on above-the-line media strategy, planning and buying.

People's Pension has launched 'Famously Fair', its first-ever national TV campaign, casting comedian Joe Wilkinson as a 'Fairy Godmother' in a rigged 'unfairground' — created with agency Bountiful Cow.

The Banque de France has published guidance warning that widely-used dollar-pegged stablecoins could shift monetary influence inside the eurozone.

Disclosed crypto venture funding hit about $1.27B in September across 61 deals, up 71% from August — though well below last year's levels.

Florida's payment-stablecoin framework became effective 1 October, requiring issuers to hold full 1:1 reserves and publish monthly disclosures.

US spot bitcoin ETFs logged about $2.65B in September net inflows — their second-largest monthly haul since late 2025 — with ether ETFs adding $832M.

Q3 2026 ended with bitcoin up ~44% and ether up ~71%, both snapping three consecutive down quarters as the mid-2026 recovery gathered momentum.