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Mediametrie's new L'Annee Audio finds 43 million people in France listen to audio daily, mixing radio, streaming and podcasts into one habit advertisers can't silo.

Omnicom Media has won the British Council's media account, worth around £150m, after a competitive pitch — adding a major public-sector name to a strong year.

Stagwell has folded Assembly Global and ADK into a single global network, Stagwell Media, across 50+ markets and built around its AI-powered Machine OS.

Clear labelling and a credible host are what make podcast advertising work — and as the EU's Digital Fairness Act approaches, that transparency is shifting from best practice to expectation.

The fourth Germany match under coach Jürgen Klopp drew below 10 million TV viewers for the first time (around 9.7 million on RTL), though it still beat ARD's 'Tatort' — a signal for sponsors and broadcasters.

Lagardère Publicité News has launched 'Ma Pub by LPN', an online self-serve ad-buying platform aimed at France's SMEs and mid-market firms — opening premium media to small advertisers.

Dentsu is moving into Hollywood as a producer and global agency on 'The Angry Birds Movie 3', a sign agencies increasingly want to own entertainment, not just advertise around it.

Cyril Hanouna has launched a 132-page weekly TV magazine, 'Tout Beau Tout News', with a first print run of 180,000 copies.

Canal+ has told French subscribers it would be forced to raise prices if the 2027 budget doubles pay-TV VAT from 10% to 20%.

CMA Media has completed its RMC Sport acquisition and folded it into a new division, CMA Sport, covering broadcasting, rights and white-label production.

Carsten Schwecke, formerly RTL Deutschland's commercial chief, will lead MediaMarktSaturn's fast-growing retail-media and marketing business across 11 countries from 1 November 2026.

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.

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.

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.

S4 Capital's Monks has made management changes at Monks Germany and across its European operations, following earlier turbulence at the German unit.

Beauty retailer Douglas is retendering its media business across all 22 of its European markets, just a year after consolidating DACH spend with Carat.

L'Oréal has concluded its DACH media review and awarded its roughly €350m business to Omnicom Media Group, ending Wavemaker's tenure.

Claire Léost is leaving the general management of CMA Media — owner of BFMTV, RMC and La Tribune — barely a year after arriving, replaced by Camille Andrieu.

Paramount's David Ellison has named Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz co-CEO of the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, setting leadership for a US media giant.