The UK government has introduced a landmark ban on junk food advertising, marking a major regulatory shift aimed at reducing children’s exposure to HFSS food marketing through strict limits on when and where ads can appear.
A South African organisation has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to raise the legal drinking age from 18 to between 21 and 23, citing concerns over alcohol abuse and public safety
Traditional planning approaches, based on static plans, rigid personas and stable channel definitions are being disrupted by structural and technological shifts in media and marketing making them no longer fit for purpose – systems thinking is at the heart of the Future of Media 2026.
The sense of a stable middle ground is eroding across an industry at a point of contraction, with many displaying mixed feelings about marketing’s future
As agentic AI reshapes commerce, brands may need to craft web strategies for two fundamentally different audiences, writes Semify CEO Patrick Briggs.
Digital media formats have untapped advertising potential, but it will rely on being able to effectively monetise time spent, according to a McKinsey & Co report that examines levels of consumer attention in the UK.
‘It will speak to a bold direction that media is trying – leadership beyond advertising.’ Sandra Gordon spoke with three well-known AMF board members, Koo Govender, Chris Botha and Karen Phelan.
New MyTelescope analysis shows a surge in users wanting to leave Meta platforms, with Facebook and Instagram each logging over 14 million “how to delete” searches between June and November 2025, up 40% and 27% respectively.
Dentsu’s efforts to sell off international assets over the past nine months have essentially failed, according to a report by the Financial Times of London late Tuesday. Dentsu shares fell 10% on the news Wednesday.
One of the key things we need to do in 2026 is persuade the big holding company-owned media agencies that there are better things to do with their money than always throw it at the big online platforms,” says Goddard.