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LinkedIn: Geographic Expansion

LinkedIn is extending its B2B-targeted connected TV (CTV) ad product to the UK, after a staged US rollout from April 2024 and wider US and Canada availability in 2025. The product is open to all UK advertisers, with LG and Titan OS as launch partners.

Source: Digiday

Who
LinkedIn · Technology/Professional Services · UK
What happened
LinkedIn is extending its B2B-targeted connected TV (CTV) ad product to the UK, after a staged US rollout from April 2024 and wider US and Canada availability in 2025. The product is open to all UK advertisers, with LG and Titan OS as launch partners.
When
2026-11-12
Source
Digiday
So what
Market entry is a leadership problem before it is a logistics one.

The leadership read

Market entry is a leadership problem before it is a logistics one. LinkedIn moving into new ground in Technology/Professional Services deepens demand for in-region leaders who can localise the model without diluting it. Across EMEA, watch whether senior in-market leadership is appointed early; expansions run remotely rarely hold.

Market context: Backdrop: a 97.6 (Neutral) Talent Market Index (down 3.4 on the month) with EMEA activity rising (+5.9pts).

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