Back once again at Camden’s Roundhouse, Channel 4 hosted its annual Upfronts this week – here is our overview of the business bit you probably didn’t get to see.

Amid rumours that behind the scenes talks are growing tense, the future for BritBox – the new streaming service from the BBC and ITV – looks a little troubled.

Grimmer is to take over as CEO of Mediatel from 1 July, when Derek Jones steps down to become executive chairman.

A new partnership between the ad industry and the Department for International Trade is heading to Cannes with the message that the UK is open for business post-Brexit.

The deal with Bandlab Technologies – which includes the brands’ social, digital, print and experiential assets – is expected to complete by 31 May 2019.

Nick Manning, co-founder of Manning Gottlieb OMD and most recently SVP at MediaLink, is set to launch Encyclomedia later in the summer.

Brown, who joins from her role as CEO of Omnicom Media Group UK, succeeds Mike Cooper, who was named Group CEO, Omnicom Media Group APAC and EMEA on Tuesday.

The broadcaster said its plan and performance were on track, but total advertising is expected to be down 6% in the first half of 2019 following a decline of 7% in Q1.

The new president of the IPA has today outlined his two-year agenda, calling for the ad industry to become “partners for growth” in a world of “fundamental change” for clients.

Despite most traditional media being stagnant or in decline, the UK’s ad market expanded at its strongest rate since 2015 last year.