Channel 4 has promoted chief commercial officer Jonathan Allan into the newly expanded chief operating officer position, replacing Keith Underwood.

BBC director general Lord Tony Hall has today announced that he will be standing down this summer after seven years in the role.

The fourth quarter of 2019 saw UK marketing budgets return to growth after a stagnant period, signalling a “renewed wave of optimism” for the upcoming year.

Guardian Media Group has named Annette Thomas as its new chief executive.

Before our panel busts out the crystal ball, they reflect on their top media moments, businesses and personalities of the year gone by… alongside their media disasters.

Starcom has promoted Claire Kula to managing partner, leading client strategy across clients such as Lidl, AXA, Alcon and Novartis in the UK.

Media and marketing consultancy Ebiquity has acquired Digital Decisions for an initial consideration of €0.7 million.

The switch will introduce a number of changes for UKOM endorsed data, perhaps most notably the use of Ipsos’ new single-source, multi-device research panel, which is built around mobile and is 10,000 large.

Video ad tech firm Tremor International has struck a deal with News Corp to buy its programmatic video marketplace, Unruly.

Outdoor media company Clear Channel has been awarded the contract for more than 200 digital advertising screens across some of the UK’s largest shopping centres.