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Agency News

Sheffield agency’s 400,000 photos to add diversity to AI

Journey Further makes “pivotal” marketing appointment

Screwfix turns to AI in major shake-up of its digital marketing

Leeds agency lands double Shopify Plus brief

Client losses, cashflow pressures and shrinking workforce: How Candidsky’s ambitious takeover gave way to a year of upheaval

Steven Gerrard lands TV role ahead of Premier League season

Reach appoints former TikTok and Immediate exec to lead audio and video

Burnley loses one shirt sponsor and gains another within hours

Hit BBC drama This City is Ours releases first pictures from new series

From BIC to BIC, Griffiths pens CEO move to North East

Sheffield agency’s 400,000 photos to add diversity to AI

TalkTalk Business’ “landmark” tech merger to create £200m group

Firecrest celebrates Scotland’s Golden Coast

Brand News

Burnley loses one shirt sponsor and gains another within hours

Screwfix turns to AI in major shake-up of its digital marketing

Leeds agency lands double Shopify Plus brief

Liverpool fans group seeks “further information and greater clarity” over Bezos consortium plans

London digital takeover as Harrogate group lands US energy drink’s big-bucks UK launch

Audio

Veteran broadcaster John MacKay returns

MoneySuperMarket launches business bank with fintech partners

Former Sage software boss joins Newcastle clean tech scale-up

Journey Further makes “pivotal” marketing appointment

Screwfix turns to AI in major shake-up of its digital marketing

Gary Neville’s media empire takes on Netflix with major Disney+ deal

‘The stories mainstream media won’t touch’: North East journalist launches alternative news platform

Leeds agency lands double Shopify Plus brief

Tech News

From BIC to BIC, Griffiths pens CEO move to North East

TalkTalk Business’ “landmark” tech merger to create £200m group

MoneySuperMarket launches business bank with fintech partners

Former Sage software boss joins Newcastle clean tech scale-up

Liverpool tech start-up founded by 21-year-old grad raises £300k pre-seed round

WPP more than doubles bonus pot to £130m amid turnaround push

Gaming

Liverpool tech start-up founded by 21-year-old grad raises £300k pre-seed round

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Publishing

News chiefs, tech leaders – and online dating sites – voice concerns over Burnham’s fast-track “subscription trap” plans

Liverpool fans group seeks “further information and greater clarity” over Bezos consortium plans

TV, Film & Streaming

Bright spots but overall 16.6% drop in UK film and high-end TV production spend as BFI reports H1 2026 figures

TV, Film & Streaming

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London digital takeover as Harrogate group lands US energy drink’s big-bucks UK launch

Media News

Steven Gerrard lands TV role ahead of Premier League season

Reach appoints former TikTok and Immediate exec to lead audio and video

Hit BBC drama This City is Ours releases first pictures from new series

Firecrest celebrates Scotland’s Golden Coast

Veteran broadcaster John MacKay returns

£30k boost for development of Rossendale’s first digital and tech hub

Ecommerce

Former Dragon Sara Davies backs Fair Pay UK legal challenge for equal pay from major retailers

CTO Debrief announces comedy headliners and Elevate as after-drinks sponsor

Client losses, cashflow pressures and shrinking workforce: How Candidsky’s ambitious takeover gave way to a year of upheaval

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