Day: 25 July 2026

Comcast’s Universal Ads Launches in the UK with Channel 4, ITV & Sky to Simplify Access to Premium TV Advertising for SMEs

Stuart Mitchell

Universal Ads, Comcast’s self-service advertising platform for the premium TV industry, has officially launched in the UK in partnership with Channel 4, ITV and Sky. The launch, first unveiled by the cohort at Cannes Lions 2025, marks a groundbreaking move for the UK advertising industry as well as a significant step in Universal Ads’ international expansion. From today, for the first time, small and medium-sized enterprises can create, buy, and measure premium TV advertising campaigns across the three broadcasters’ sales houses – ITV Media, Sky Media and Channel 4 Sales…

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UKRI launches two AI research labs to stay ahead in global race

Stuart Mitchell

Two new labs will back British researchers to develop next generation artificial intelligence (AI) systems, helping secure the UK’s position as a global leader. Backed by a £60 million investment, one lab will focus on creating open-source AI that can run on widely available hardware. The other will pioneer new approaches enabling AI to learn without vast centralised computing power. The two UK AI research labs will be led by University College London (UCL) and the University of Oxford. The labs will work in collaboration with partners including the universities…

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New report finds significant energy sector methane reductions achievable across Africa and Latin America, but enabling conditions are key

Stuart Mitchell

A new report commissioned by Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and produced by Carbon Limits finds that substantial methane emissions reductions are achievable across nine major oil and gas producing countries in Africa and Latin America using existing technologies, and in many cases at relatively low cost. But the analysis also finds that abatement costs vary considerably across countries, shaped by infrastructure availability, regulatory frameworks, gas utilization opportunities, and access to financing. The report, Methane Abatement in the Oil and Gas Sector: Costs and Opportunities for Key African and Latin…

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Amazon reaches 50 carbon-free energy projects in the UK, enough to power more than 1.2 million households

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has unveiled its 50th renewable energy project in the UK — confirming our position as the largest corporate buyer of carbon-free energy in the country for the fifth year in a row. The latest project is a corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Chirmorie Wind Farm in South Ayrshire, Scotland, which brings Amazon’s total UK carbon-free energy capacity to more than 1GW once all projects are fully operational — enough to power the equivalent of more than 1.2 million UK households annually. Amazon’s carbon-free energy portfolio in the…

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655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target

Stuart Mitchell

At a time when energy security and affordability have risen to the top of the development agenda, 655 million people globally still lack access to electricity, and two billion use polluting fuels and technologies for cooking putting their health and well-being at risk. Sub-Saharan Africa bears a disproportionate share of these gaps, with over 560 million living without electricity and 970 million lacking access to clean cooking. The latest edition of Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, featuring new 2023 and 2024 data, shows while most regions are nearing…

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