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Future of Media: How to sell on social, BBC Three back on TV, beer for data?

Future of Media: How to sell on social, BBC Three back on TV, beer for data?

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 04/03/2021
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Future of Media: Facebook's news truce, should you fake a billboard? New innovation column

Future of Media: Facebook's news truce, should you fake a billboard? New innovation column

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 25/02/2021
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Future of Media: How tech polices brand safety, Oz news laws, Tide turns on accessible ads

Future of Media: How tech polices brand safety, Oz news laws, Tide turns on accessible ads

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 18/02/2021
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Future of Media: Evolution of the 'Chumbox', fixing media diversity, buyer opinions shift

Future of Media: Evolution of the 'Chumbox', fixing media diversity, buyer opinions shift

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 11/02/2021
Media
Future of Media: Flipping out, cooking up subs, and Google's Oz evacuation

Future of Media: Flipping out, cooking up subs, and Google's Oz evacuation

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 04/02/2021
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Future of Media: Podcast goldrush, FLoKing hell, and data ETHICS???

Future of Media: Podcast goldrush, FLoKing hell, and data ETHICS???

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 28/01/2021
Media
Future of Media: Going carbon neutral, print's huge Covid brief, is news brand safe?

Future of Media: Going carbon neutral, print's huge Covid brief, is news brand safe?

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John McCarthy - 21/01/2021
Media
Future of Media: top trends, CMA vs Privacy Sandbox, and AR news

Future of Media: top trends, CMA vs Privacy Sandbox, and AR in news

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 14/01/2021
Media
Future of Media: Morning Brew review, Channel 4's 2020, funding capitol misinformation

Future of Media: Morning Brew review, Channel 4's 2020, funding capitol misinformation

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 07/01/2021
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Future of Media: Selling The Athletic, Global restructure, CNN after Great Big Story

Future of Media: Selling The Athletic, Global restructure, CNN after Great Big Story

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 10/12/2020
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Future of Media: Havas MG boss reflects, media trends aplenty and change at Snap/BuzzFeed

Future of Media: Havas MG boss reflects, media trends aplenty and change at Snap/BuzzFeed

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John McCarthy - 03/12/2020
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Future of Media: Ryan Reynolds' soccer gambit, Discovery+ reveal and BBC audio

Future of Media: Ryan Reynolds' soccer gambit, Discovery+ reveal and BBC audio

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 26/11/2020
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Future of Media: radio 'petri dish', cookie deadlines, news makes its case

Future of Media: radio 'petri dish', cookie deadlines, news makes its case

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 19/11/2020
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Future of Media: Ozone Project expands, QR code adoption, WSJ innovation

Future of Media: Ozone Project expands, QR code adoption, WSJ innovation

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John McCarthy - 12/11/2020
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Future of Media: Christmas budgets, in-housing insights and actual hope?

Future of Media: Christmas budgets, in-housing insights and actual hope?

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John McCarthy - 05/11/2020
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Future of Media: Economist consultancy tips, Oculus odds, The i at 10

Future of Media: Economist consultancy tips, Oculus odds, The i at 10

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 28/10/2020
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Future of Media: Quibyebye, Disney+ becomes social, Borat's back, Netflix slows

Future of Media: Quibyebye, Disney+ becomes social, Borat's back, Netflix slows

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John McCarthy - 22/10/2020
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Future of Media: iQiyi, Immediate Media and short-term planning

Future of Media: iQiyi, Immediate Media and short-term planning

Opinion: Future of Media
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Shawn Lim - 16/10/2020
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Future of Media: eyes shut to piracy, the nepotism agency and reimagining auditing

Future of Media: eyes shut to piracy, the nepotism agency and reimagining auditing

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 08/10/2020
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Future of Media: branded content recovery, Reddit ad offensive, new Facebook CMO

Future of Media: branded content recovery, Reddit ad offensive, new Facebook CMO

Opinion: Future of Media
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John McCarthy - 02/10/2020
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