Sean Hargrave, Author at MediaCat

Sean Hargrave

Sean Hargrave is the former Innovation Editor of The Sunday Times, now freelancing for The Guardian, The Telegraph, Wired and digital marketing, websites, Econsultancy, Marketing Week, London Research and Mediapost. He uses more than two decades of experience in the media to help companies with their content and communications strategy to deliver leads through white papers, blogs and opinion pieces. For MediaCat UK, Sean keeps ahead of the latest news and trends.

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Hey Internet, leave those kids alone

The UK Government is to ban online junk food adverts and fine companies who fail to protect children... 12.05.2021

No new tricks with old flicks

Netflix subscriber growth is down and investors have been spooked. Could the latest boddice ripper f... 05.05.2021

The fall of the European Super League

Sean Hargrave suggests it’s all over bar the fining... 04.05.2021

In a league of their own

Europe’s elite clubs sign up to a new Super League... 20.04.2021

Has grocery’s dotcom bubble burst?

A year ago we were panic buying loo rolls and scrambling around for delivery slots. Now we’re feel... 19.04.2021

Not bigger but better for 2021?

The IPA Bellwether Report measures budget increases against cuts and has found things are getting be... 16.04.2021

BuzzFeed slashes HuffPost head count

Redundancies and bureau closures come as a shock to many staff, reports Sean Hargrave ... 16.03.2021

Gardening and baking buck the trend for plummeting circulations

Lockdown has devastated newspaper and magazine circulations, says Sean Hargrave, but some special in... 04.03.2021

Trustpilot lifts a lid on fake reviews

Trustpilot’s first transparency report reveals one in twenty reviews are fakes, Sean Hargrave repo... 02.03.2021

All the news that’s fit to pay for

Google has had a very rocky relationship with news publishers, to say the very least. Now it is hopi... 17.02.2021

Gambling away the shirt off their backs

A review of UK gambling laws is underway and shirt sponsorships are in campaigners’ crosshairs... 15.02.2021

Unilever to prioritise spend with suppliers embracing diversity

The FMCG giant has been a vocal supporter of the living wage and diversity, now it is encouraging su... 04.02.2021

Publishers take on Google for life after cookies

The struggle to identify and target consumers accurately online continues, but will this be an oppor... 03.02.2021

It’s the hyperreal thing

Q&A: YouGov on the ad preferences of the generations

Knowledge of awe gives brands a route map to success

The end of the Gen Z sex recession is here

Next-Gen Media launches programmatic DOOH

Audience Store and Fenestra join forces

Trainline launches new media offer

Sonder predicts growth for owned media in 2025

Talking regenerative brand design with Bob Sheard

Simon Akers and Jaz Poke on neurodiversity in media

Sam Missingham introduces Meet The Booktokers

Future of Media: Key takeaways

Knowledge of awe gives brands a route map to success

The end of the Gen Z sex recession is here

Designing spaces for football’s fashion love-in

The new generation: a golden age of vitality

Sean Hargrave

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