Global is a British media and entertainment company, operating as the UK's and Europe's largest commercial radio company since its founding in 2007. Its portfolio includes major radio stations such as Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital XTRA, Classic FM, Smooth Radio, Radio X, and Gold Radio, collectively reaching a weekly audience of 51 million people.
Beyond audio broadcasting, Global runs an extensive outdoor advertising business, with billboards, transport networks, and digital displays reaching over 95% of the UK. Its media operations also include the Global Player app, which delivers audio, video, podcasts, and curated playlists to millions of listeners.
For cybersecurity professionals, the attack surface here is a broadcast-scale content delivery network fused with a national digital advertising infrastructure. The threat model spans protecting live radio transmission systems, securing a high-volume consumer-facing app platform, defending the programmatic and data pipelines behind outdoor ad networks, and safeguarding audience data at a population-scale footprint across the UK and Europe.
