Dentsu is overhauling its leadership after reporting a record A$2.9 billion loss. The holding company has also pulled back from selling its international business, and said that it plans to cut a further 1,300 staff in 2026, in addition to 2,100 job losses in 2025.
The company doubled its cost-synergy target to $1.5B and authorized a $5B buyback
Perplexity began testing sponsored placements in 2024. It’s abandoning them, saying labelled ads can erode credibility.
Elon Musk has shared some insights into growth projections for the X app, as well as how X is currently performing, as part of a broader all-hands meeting of the new, combined xAI and SpaceX group.
AMF Chairperson, Koo Govender, opened the session by reaffirming the organisation’s mandate to represent, unify, and advance the interests of media agencies across the country. Govender also highlighted the make-up of the AMF Board and its collective responsibility to champion industry standards, thought leadership, and transformation.
Gen Z isn’t simply another demographic for brands to target. It’s a generation reshaping how products are discovered, evaluated and bought and in doing so, rewriting the economics of consumer businesses. For companies and investors alike, the real question isn’t whether Gen Z will change the market, but who will adapt fast enough.
WARC host Alex Brownsell speaks with Sameer Modha (ITV) and Kate Brinkley (Specialist Works) about how media measurement is evolving to take account of outcomes and what it means for marketers.
MultiChoice has announced that it is among over 40 countries across Europe and Africa airing the Canal+ licensed King & Conqueror series. “M-Net is proud to be part of this massive global content rollout, which is a first for us with Canal+,” said Waldimar Pelser, director of premium channels at MultiChoice.
Overviews feature, which summarizes articles in search results. Publishers say the tool has driven traffic losses of up to 40%, hurting their ability to attract advertisers while their content is still being used.
The resilience of the magazine market is reflected in its eighth consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth, as the Audit Bureau of Circulations’ (ABC) Q4 circulation, from October to December 2025, shows magazines growing by 3.9% from the previous quarter and by 8.9% year on year.