In terms of scale, the site will be on a par with Britain’s current largest studios. Pinewood houses 18 stages, while Shepperton has 15.

UK advertising is forecast to reach £22 billion in 2019, up from £20.5bn in 2018, according to WPP’s investment wing GroupM.

DMGT, publisher of the Daily Mail, MailOnline and the Metro, has acquired UK national newsbrand the i from JPI Media.

Havas Media Manchester has boosted its senior leadership team with the hire of Lucy Barnes as strategy partner.

UKTV has appointed Simon Michaelides as chief marketing and innovation officer, a new role replacing CMO Zoë Clapp.

Anna Hickey, formerly chief operating officer at Wavemaker UK, has been promoted to the agency’s global leadership team as president of global clients.

Global’s digital ad sales platform DAX is launching a cross-device audio measurement tool in the new year, alongside a new measurement solution specifically for podcasts.

With Christmas office party season approaching, timeTo has launched a new ad campaign asking members of the ad industry to consider what action they should take if they witness sexual harassment in the workplace.

Ocean Outdoor has agreed to acquire Sweden-based out of home operator AdCityMedia (ACM), further strengthening its Scandinavian presence.

TV marketing body Thinkbox has launched a free-to-use cross-media optimisation tool, designed to help marketers choose the optimal media mix for their specific business objectives.