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MadTech Daily: Meta Eyes $240bn Ad Haul in 2026; Alibaba AI Revenue Hits 11th Quarter of Triple-Digit Growth
MadTech Daily: TikTok Launches Ad-Free Tier in UK; Byron Allen Buys BuzzFeed; California County Sues Meta Over Scam Ads
MadTech Daily: Alibaba Pushes ‘Chat-to-Buy’ With Qwen AI; Amazon Data Coming to Netflix Inventory Next Week; Instagram Eyes Long-Form CTV Push
MadTech Daily: ChatGPT Ads Expand to New Markets Including UK; Meta Sues Ofcom Over Safety Act Fines; Apple Pays $250m Over Siri AI Claims
ExchangeWire on Big Tech's Ad Revenue, News Habits, and Agentic Media Buying
MadTech Daily: Meta Prepares AI Agents to Perform Tasks for Users; EU to Ease AI Restrictions; Meta Asks Judge to Throw Out Social Media Addiction Verdict
MadTech Daily: ChatGPT Ads Manager Opens to All US Advertisers; Amazon Targets Supply Chain; Publishers Sue Meta Over AI Copyright
MadTech Daily: US Rethinks AI Safety Stance; Omnicom Data Chief Steps Down; Image AI Models Outpace Chatbots in App Growth
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Lays Groundwork For ChatGPT Ads in EU; Blackstone, H&F, Goldman Back AI venture; Musk Settles Twitter Lawsuit Paying $1.5m
ExchangeWire on Index Cloud, Meta CTV Advertising, and Synthetic Audiences
MadTech Daily: Meta Found in Breach of EU Law Over Child Safety; Meta Opens Ad Ecosystem to Third-Party AI
MadTech Daily: Omnicom Tests AI Agent Media Buying; Australia Forces Big Tech to Pay for News
MadTech Daily: Pinterest Launches CTV Audiences; Google Signs Pentagon Deal; Anthropic Builds AI Agent Marketplace
MadTech Daily: Meta Eyes CTV for Ad Growth; News UK Builds Synthetic Audience Tool for Advertisers; Musk & Altman Clash Over OpenAI in Court
MadTech Daily: ChatGPT Shows Ads to Logged-Out Users; Norway and Turkey Progress with Plans for Social Media Bans; Meta Launches Instants App
ExchangeWire's Ad Tech Quiz: ChatGPT Ads, Marketing Spend, and Social Media Use
MadTech Daily: Warner Bros Discovery Shareholders Approve Paramount Skydance Merger; WPP's Latest Restructuring
MadTech Daily: DSP Bedrock Platform Pilots Index Exchange's Index Cloud; Meta Sued Over Scam Ads; Radiocentre Urges MPs to Reject BBC Ads
MadTech Daily: California Lawsuit Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing; Singapore Proposes Global Standard for Gen AI Testing; Apple Names Ternus CEO Successor
MadTech Daily: Meta to Cut 8,000 Jobs; White House & Anthropic Hold “Productive” AI Talks; ByteDance Profit Hit by AI Costs
MadTech Daily: Price Drops for ChatGPT Ads; Google in Talks with Pentagon; Publishing Giants Plan Cuts
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Builds Tool to Track ChatGPT Ad Conversions; UK MPs Vote Down Under-16 Social Media Ban Again
MadTech Daily: Netflix Refocuses on Ads and Content After Warner Bid; IAB Sets AI Commerce Media Guidelines; WPP in Talks to Sell Burson
MadTech Daily: Meta to Overtake Google in Ad Revenue; Publicis Marks 20th Growth Quarter; Freely Launches FAST ‘Spotlight Channels’
MadTech Daily: Ad Companies in Boycott Settlement Talks with FTC; Court Orders Meta to Face Youth Addiction Suit; YouTube to Raise Premium Prices
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Lowers Minimum Spend for Ads Pilot; Meta Pulls Ads for Addiction Lawsuits; YouTube Tests 90-Second Unskippable Ads Amid CTV Push
ExchangeWire on OpenAI Acquiring TBPN, Agentic AI in Publishing, and Netflix Price Hikes
MadTech Daily: Tubi Pioneers ChatGPT Native App Launch; Microsoft and Publicis Deepen Agentic AI Partnership
MadTech Daily: The Trade Desk CMO and Execs Exit in Shake-Up; BBC Studios Launches Airline Streaming; Tesco Media Introduces Premium Video Ads
Happydemics' Baptiste Graffin on Brand Building, Brand Lift, and Performance
MadTech Daily: Publicis Acquires 160/90 to Expand Sports Marketing; Universal Music Gets €55bn Takeover Bid; Netflix Launches Kids Gaming App
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Buys TBPN; CNN Builds Agentic Infrastructure; SpaceX To Mandate Grok in IPO?
MadTech Daily: UK Social Media Use Falls as Video Apps Rise; Australia Ad Spend Falls 3% YTD as Nine Olympics Boosts Streaming 22.5%
MadTech Mailbag: ExchangeWire on Targeting, LLM Visibility, and Agentic Buying
MadTech Daily: OpenAI's $122bn Funding Round; Anthropic to Sign Australia AI Safety Deal; Musk to Face Class Action Over Twitter Stake Disclosure Delay
MadTech Daily: Meta, TikTok, and Google Under Investigation for Failure to Comply with Australia’s Social Media Ban; California Defies Trump on AI Demands
MadTech Daily: Claude Doubles Paid Users; Changes to Ad Production Could Cut Emissions by a Third; WBD Sets Date for Paramount–Skydance Vote
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Extends Ad Pilot Beyond April; X Ad Boycott Lawsuit Dismissed by US Judge; Disney+ Seals RTVE Fast-Stream Deal
dentsu's Zac Selby on Measurement Standards, Google's AI Landing Pages, and Apple Maps Ads
MadTech Daily: Jury Finds Meta & YouTube Liable for Harming Young Users; Judge Dismisses Publishers’ Google Monopoly Claim
MadTech Daily: TikTok Ads to Get More Disruptive; OpenAI Shuts Down Sora; Anthropic Faces the Pentagon in Court
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Hires Former Meta Ads Leader; Apple Plans Ads in Maps; X Considers $200k Incentive for Advertisers
MadTech Daily: ChatGPT’s Slow Ad Rollout Frustrates Partners; Musk Liable in Twitter Fraud Case
MadTech Daily: Meta Reduces Reliance on Third-Party Vendors for Content Moderation in Favour of AI; Walmart Secures Patents for Algorithmic Pricing
MadTech Daily: UK Gov U-Turns on AI Copyright; IAB Australia Launches Measurement Initiative
On Activating First Party Data With AUDIENCES' Rob McLaughlin & easyJet's Sandy Ghuman
MadTech Daily: Publicis Advises Clients to Avoid The Trade Desk; Meta Misses Illegal Financial Ads; Alibaba Forms New AI Business Group
MadTech Daily: Whistleblowers Say Meta & TikTok Amplify Harmful Content for Engagement; Amazon Rolls Out 1-Hour Delivery
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Tests Ads Manager and Prepares Agentic Storefronts Feature; Meta Plans Layoffs while Publishers Back its Expulsion from IAB Sweden
MadTech Daily: Ads Could be Coming to Gemini; Publicis Acquires AdgeAI; Social Media Addiction Jury Trial Concludes
ExchangeWire's Ad Tech Quiz: Telegraph Acquisition, ChatGPT Ads, and Social Media Bans
MadTech Daily: Ofcom Takes Action Against Social Platforms; Public Opposes Ads on BBC; Meta Acquires AI Agent Network
MadTech Daily: Meta Hikes Ad Prices; AI Agents Cannot Act on your Behalf Without Platform Permission, Rules US Judge; IPA Unveils Agency Pricing Playbook
MadTech Daily: Anthropic Sues US Defense Department; Meta’s Deepfake Moderation Falling Short
MESMDA's Rad Arekat on Social Media & Digital in MENA
MadTech Daily: Retail and Grocery Brands Dominate ChatGPT Ads Trial; Walmart to Phase Out Vizio Accounts
MadTech Daily: Axel Springer Acquires Telegraph for £575m; Indonesia to Implement Social Media Ban for Under-16s; UK Delays AI Copyright Rule Decisions
MadTech Daily: Amazon Expands Audience Segments to Netflix; BBC Floats iPlayer as a Home for Rival Broadcasters
ExchangeWire on Meta AI Shopping & Paramount Winning Warner Bros as Netflix Exits Race
MadTech Daily: Amazon Eyes Role in Chatbot Ad Sales; News Corp Lands $50m AI Deal with Meta; 85% of Europeans Use Ad-Supported Streaming
MadTech Daily: Meta Trials AI Shopping Tool; Google to Fill 150 Tech Roles in Singapore; eBay Cuts 800 Jobs
MadTech Daily: UK to Trial Social Media Ban on Under-16s; Google Patent Hints at AI-Generated Landing Pages
MadTech Daily: Paramount to Take Over Warner Bros as Netflix Drops Bid; Dentsu Names Takeshi Sano Global CEO
ExchangeWire on UK Streaming Regulations, Rugby Ads, Walmart & OOH Revenue
MadTech Daily: WPP Unveils £500m Cost-Cutting Plan in AI-Led Overhaul; ByteDance’s Valuation Jumps to $550bn in Secondary Deal
MadTech Daily: DoorDash to End Deliveroo Operations in Singapore; ITV Studios Launches Studio 55; Apple Rolls Out Global Age-Verification Tools
MadTech Daily: UK VOD Services to Face New Ofcom Regulation; Canva Buys Animation and Marketing Startups; OOH Hit Record Revenue in 2025
MadTech Daily: Germany Backs Social Media Curbs for Children; DOJ Probes Netflix’s Power; MPA Sends Cease-and-Desist to ByteDance
MadTech Daily: eBay Acquires Depop; Amazon Overtakes Walmart in Annual Revenue
MadTech Mailbag: ExchangeWire on Media Planning, Agencies, & Policy Moves
MadTech Daily: Omnicom Posts $941M Loss; WPP Launches Advertising Intelligence Framework; YouTube Now UK’s Leading Living-Room Screen
MadTech Daily: Perplexity Abandons Ads to Protect Trust in AI; Havas Posts Gains; Nvidia Lands Meta Deal
MadTech Daily: Digest: Starmer Targets Youth Social Media Access; Warner Bros Gives Paramount Final Bid Deadline
MadTech Daily: Disney Takes On Bytedance Over AI Video App; Alliance of Independent Agencies Launches Middle East Chapter
MadTech Daily: Google Faces Fresh EU Antitrust Scrutiny Over Search Ad Auctions
ExchangeWire's Ad Tech Quiz: Netflix Subscriptions, Meta’s Scam Ads, and Smartphone Use
MadTech Daily: IPA Census 2025 Shows Staff Decline & Diversity Gains; Amazon Eyes Marketplace for AI Content Deals; Spotify Profits Soar After Raising Prices
MadTech Daily: Paramount Sweetens WBD Deal; Apple & Google Propose App Store Changes
UM MENAT's Abdelnabi Alaedinne on Media Planning, AI, and Innovation in MENA
MadTech Daily: Scope3 Makes Second Round of Layoffs; China Fines Companies for Fake AI Services; Meta Criticises EU Action Over WhatsApp AI Rivals
MadTech Daily: Meta Says Scam Ads May Account for 3–4% of Revenue; Google doubles down on AI; Qwen Tops China App Store
ExchangeWire on Amazon's MCP, ChatGPT Advertising, and YouTube Vs. TV Viewing
MadTech Daily: Google Set to Double AI Spend to $185bn After Strong Earnings; Netflix Reaches 61% of UK Households, Barb; Baidu Unveils its First Dividend
MadTech Daily: DOJ Appeals Google Search Monopoly Ruling; WeChat Blocks Tencent AI Chatbot Giveaway; Netflix and Warner Bros Struggle on Merger
MadTech Daily: Amazon Opens Ad Stack to AI Agents; Uber Returns to Asia via Macau; Publicis Groupe Ends 2025 on a High
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Sets $200,000 Spend for ChatGPT Ads; Alibaba’s Qwen Heats Up for Spring Festival; Could UK Fully Shift to Internet TV in 2030s?
MadTech Daily: IAB Forecasts 9.5% US Ad Spend Growth; OpenAI Eyes $40bn Funding; Nine Sells 2GB & 3AW to Arthur Laundy
Publicis Media’s Mazen Mroueh on Retail Media and Orchestration in MENA
MadTech Daily: Meta to Almost Double AI Investment; Thailand to Tighten Social Media Ad Regulations
MadTech Daily: VOD to Power UK Ad Growth; Is an AI Overview Opt-Out for Publishers Coming Soon?
MadTech Daily: Meta to Test Premium Subscriptions Across Platforms; Google Agrees to $68m Privacy Settlement; YouTubers Sue Snap
MadTech Daily: ICE Seeks Ad Tech Tools for Investigations; Threads Rolls Out Global Ads; WPP Retires Hogarth
MadTech Daily: TikTok Splits US App From Global Business; YouTube CTV Ads Enable Shopping; Netflix Doubles Ad Revenue
ExchangeWire on the BBC's YouTube Partnership, Amazon & Temu E-Commerce, and Google’s Legal Battles
MadTech Daily: TikTok Lowers its Walled Garden Walls; Amazon Opens Pre Bid Adapter Beta; Lords Back UK Under 16s Social Media Ban
MadTech Daily: BBC and YouTube Strike Strategic Partnership; FTC to Appeal Meta Antitrust Ruling; IPA Launches Gen AI Forum
MadTech Daily: Temu Revenue Catches up to Amazon; Meta Accused of Ignoring Illegal Gambling Ads; ByteDance Challenges Alibaba With AI-Powered Cloud Push
MadTech Daily: Publishers Sue Google Over Alleged Ad Tech Manipulation; Labour MPs Push for Under-16s Social Media Ban
MadTech Daily: Ads Come to ChatGPT; BBC to Air Programmes on YouTube; Singapore Eases Data Sharing
ExchangeWire on Google’s UCP, Apple Tapping Gemini for Siri, and Paramount Suing Warner Bros
MadTech Daily: Wikimedia Expands AI Partnerships Across Tech Giants; Alibaba’s Qwen App Tops 100m Users; Freely Tops 1m Weekly Users
MadTech Daily: Dentsu’s Bid to Sell Global Unit nears Collapse; UK Seeks Copyright Reset between AI and Creators; Netflix Prepares Cash Deal for Warner Bros. and HBO Max
MadTech Daily: Apple Taps Google Gemini to Power AI Siri; Paramount Skydance Takes WBD to Court; Study Reveals Publishers’ Grim Search Outlook
MadTech Daily: Google Introduces New AI Commerce Standard; Nvidia Appoints First-Ever CMO; Trump Pushes Back on Netflix’s Warner Bros. Acquisition
MadTech Daily: TikTok Splits US Staff Ahead of Sale; DeepSeek Rival MiniMax Sees Shares Soar 87%
ExchangeWire's Big Ad Tech Quiz
MadTech Daily: Disney’s Latest Ad Tech Launches; WBD Rejects Paramount’s Bid
MadTech Daily: IAB Reveals Agentic Roadmap; China Examines Meta’s $2bn Manus Acquisition; Amazon Faces Claims of Unauthorised Indie Listings
MadTech Daily: Reddit Launches AI Buying Tool; WPP Launches Agent Hub; Judge Rejects Amazon’s Bid to Dismiss Price Gouging Lawsuit
MadTech Daily: UK Enforces Ban on Junk Food TV Ads Before 9pm; Omnicom Teams Up with Google for Insights Tool
MadTech Daily: Meta acquires Manus; ITV Invests in The Body Coach App; Adform Acquires Splicky
MadTech Daily: Oracle Co-Founder Backs Paramount’s Hostile Bid for Warner Bros Discovery; Instacart Terminates AI Price Tests
MadTech Daily: Google Sues Web Scraping Company; ByteDance Boosts Benefits Amid AI Talent War
ExchangeWire's BIG 2026 PREDICTIONS Special
MadTech Daily: DoorDash Partners With OpenAI; WBD Board Refuses Paramount Offer; FTC Probes Eversight’s Pricing
MadTech Daily: Amazon in talks to invest $10bn+ in OpenAI; Trump Admin Threatens Spotify Over EU Tech Rules
MadTech Daily:Meta Tolerates Ad Fraud to Protect Revenue; US suspends Tech deal with UK Amid Trade Frustrations
MadTech Daily:BBC Studios Accelerates Digital Growth in EMEA; Reddit Challenges Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
MadTech Daily: YouTube TV to Launch Genre Plans; Pinterest to Buy tvScientific; Pinterest to Buy tvScientific; Meta Said to use Qwen in ‘Avocado’ Mode
ExchangeWire on the Warner Bros Bidding Wars and the EU's Moves Against X & Google
MadTech Daily: Disney & OpenAI Strike Deal; Google Tests AI Article Overviews on News Pages
MadTech Daily: More Brits Use YouTube than Google Search; Tencent Drops Out of Paramount’s Warner Bros Bid; Cadent Acquires VuePlanner
MadTech Daily: Google Denies 2026 Ads Plan for Gemini; EU Probes Google’s AI Overviews; Uber Launches Ad Insights Platform
MadTech Daily: Paramount to Gazump Netflix?! New Meta AI Content Deals; Barb Unveils the Data Hub; Open-Source AI Hits 30% of Global Usage
MadTech Daily: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros Discovery; X Hit with €120m EU Penalty; UK Eyes Tougher Laws for AI Chatbots
T&P’s Shula Sinclair on Meta’s Scam Ads, AI-Driven Retail Growth, and Older Influencer Audiences
MadTech Daily: Global Ad Spend to Hit $1tn in 2026; WPP Demoted from FTSE 100
MadTech Daily: AI Race Intensifies as Anthropic Eyes IPO; Google Tests AI Overviews Merged with AI Mode; Eventbrite Acquired by Bending Spoons
MadTech Daily: Omnicom Announces Major Overhaul; Havas Buys Unnest; Retailers See 830% Jump in Traffic from Gen AI
MadTech Daily: Publishers Take Legal Action Against Zuckerberg Over Scam Ads; US Black Friday Sales Hit Record; Ad Net Zero Adds AI Usage Measurement to Carbon Calculator
MadTech Daily: OOH Industry Reports 4.4% Growth; Streamer Content Quotas Become Law in Australia
OAAA's Anna Bager on the Programmatic OOH Transparency Pledge and Omnicon's IPG Acquisition
MadTech Daily: European Parliament Urges a Social Media Ban for Under-16s; The Observer Debuts a New Digital Subscription Service
MadTech Daily: Walmart Explores Ads for Sparky AI; Warner Settles With AI Music Firm; YouTube trials new feed control features
MadTech Daily: US Senators Push Meta Scam Ad Probe; ChatGPT Adds Shopping Research Tool; Alibaba Tops Revenue Forecasts
MadTech Daily: EU Unconditionally Greenlights Omnicom’s IPG Acquisition; YouTube Usage Hits 84% of Adults; Alibaba’s Qwen Tops 10m Downloads
MadTech Daily: WBD Draws Bids from Paramount, Comcast & Netflix; Google Makes Final Plea in Ad Tech Monopoly Case; ChatGPT Rolls out Group Chats
Nicole Pruess on Meta Serving Scam Ads, the Podcasting Landscape, and Transparency in CTV Advertising
MadTech Daily: Perplexity Launches Tool to Simplify Online Shopping; Spanish Court Orders Meta to Pay $550m to Digital Media Firms; EU Probes into Meta
MadTech Daily: Advertisers Eye 2026 Media Budget Shifts; ChatGPT to Offer Target Shopping; Meta Cleared of Monopoly Claims
MadTech Daily: Channel 4 Launches AI Ad Tool for SMEs; Twitter Co-Founder Finances App to Bring Back Vine Videos; Jeff Bezos Creates AI Startup
MadTech Daily: Havas in Talks Over WPP Stake; Dentsu Prepares for Staff Cuts as International Business Underperforms
MadTech Daily: IAB Launches Ad Auction Protocol; NBCUniversal to Debut NBC Sports Network
The Telegraph's Samara Hocihara on AI litigation, Reddit's big moment and the new Browser Wars
MadTech Daily: EU plans a new probe into Google over news rankings; Tencent’s profit jumps 19% on AI gains; 58% of UK households hold fewer than three streaming services
digitalAudience and Mediahuis on Data Distribution Across European Marketing & Advertising
MadTech Daily: ITV Launches Linear TV Solution and Joins TikTok Pulse Premiere; Reddit Reels in Advertisers with Interactive Ads
Reed Smith's Nikki Bhargava on California's AB566 and Data Privacy in Ad Tech
MadTech Daily: Trump Threatens $1bn Lawsuit Against BBC; Major Podcast Push; Wikipedia Urges Responsible Use of its Content by AI
MadTech Daily: Amazon Expands Global Reach with Bazaar App; OpenAI Proposes Teen Safety Standards
MadTech Daily: Comcast in Talks to Buy ITV’s Broadcast Arm; Apple Nears $1bn Deal to Power Siri; EU to Weaken AI Act
ExchangeWire on Big Tech’s Anticompetitive Behaviour, WPP’s Latest Partnership, and the DSP Wars
MadTech Daily: Document Reveals Meta's Profits from Scam Ads; Netflix Introduces New Metric
MadTech Daily: Amazon Sues Perplexity Over AI Shopping Tool; Epic and Google Settle Lawsuit; People Inc. Signs Deal with Microsoft
MadTech Daily: Digest: Amazon Ads Expands Sports Streaming Inventory; Getty and Perplexity Ink Deal
MadTech Daily: Tech Giants Step Up Efforts to Fix AI Security Flaws; TV & Video Market on Track for $1tn by 2030
MadTech Daily: Netflix Eyes Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition; IAB Unveils New CTV Framework
ExchangeWire on Ads in Apple Maps, Comcast Linear TV Going Programmatic, and AdCP
MadTech Daily: Bending Spoons Acquires AOL for $1.5bn; New WPP CEO Issues Profit Warning
MadTech Daily: Video on Demand to Drive 17% Growth in Q4 Ad Spend; Publicis Acquires HEPMIL Media Group
MadTech Daily: ChatGPT Adds PayPal Wallet; Musk Launches AI Encyclopedia
MadTech Daily: Apple Plans Ads for Maps; X Loses Advertising Boss; EU Finds Meta & TikTok Broke Transparency Obligations
MadTech Daily: WPP Courts Businesses with Self-Serve Platform Launch; Comcast Linear TV Goes Programmatic; The Observer Signs AI News Deal
SevenSix Agency's Charlotte Stavrou on Social Media Advertising, Meta's Chatbot Safeguarding, and Skippable Ads on Reels
MadTech Daily: Amazon Introduces Service for Real-Time Bidding, Reddit Sues Perplexity over Stolen Data; Alibaba’s Quark Adds AI Chatbot
Equativ's Curt Larson on the AI Effect on Consumers and Advertising
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Atlas Browser; Omnicom Revenue Rises on Ad Strength; Netflix Expands into Interactive Experiences
MadTech Daily: Google Abandons Privacy Sandbox; Warner Bros. Discovery Puts Itself Up for Sale; Apple Strikes $700M Deal for F1 Rights
MadTech Daily: Meta Tests Skippable Ads on Instagram Reels; AI and Social Media Disrupt Wikipedia Traffic; Meta Tightens AI Chatbot Controls for Kids
MadTech Daily: Meta Forfeits its Brand Safety Seal; Havas Eyes Dentsu’s Global Assets; TikTok Algorithm Licensing Sparks US Concern
Webtopia’s Daniel Sichel on Google’s CMA Search Trouble, TikTok Cutting Content Moderation, and Reddit's Ad Expansion
MadTech Daily: Ad Industry Unveils Agentic AI Standard; Major Publishers Face Wave of Patent Lawsuits; Walmart Teams up with OpenAI for AI-First Retail
MadTech Daily: WPP Strikes $400m AI Deal with Google; Spotify Partners with Netflix on Video Podcasts; Google Offers Search Fix as EU Fine Looms
MadTech Daily: Publicis Lifts Forecast Again as AI Fuels Growth; California Moves to Govern AI Chatbots; EU Strikes Compromise on Sustainability Reporting
MadTech Daily: Nine, Paramount-Ten in Talks on Ad Sales Merger; Perplexity Halts Ad Signups; EU Reviews Kids’ Safety on Major Platforms
MadTech Daily: CMA Designates Google Strategic Market Status in Search; India Pilots AI Chatbot E-Commerce; Reddit Poaches WPP Media’s North America CEO
AI Special with Joris Knetsch of Prose on Pixels: OpenAI’s Sora, DeepSeek, and China’s AI Labelling Law
MadTech Daily: ITV Launches GenAI Ads Manager; UK Ad Regulator Trials AI Monitoring; NYC Sues Social Media Firms for Addicting Kids
MadTech Daily: IAB Europe Opens Comment on New Commerce and Retail Media Standards; Ooh Media Unveils Metro Tunnel Ad Network; California Bans Loud Streaming Ads
MadTech Daily: Google’s Ad Tech Trial Nears Judge’s Decision; Amex and Duolingo Launch Ad Platforms; Mozilla Partners with Index Exchange
MadTech Daily: EU Rolls Out AI Strategy; OpenAI Gives Content Owners More Control on Sora; Instagram Tests New Layout
MadTech Daily: Dutch Court Orders Meta to Abandon Profiling; Spotify Joins Amazon DSP; NBCUniversal & YouTube TV Ink Deal
ExchangeWire on the FTC, OpenAI's Big Week and Spotify Vs AI
MadTech Daily: Meta to Personalise Ads with Chatbot Data; OpenAI Plans Social Platform
MadTech Daily: Spotify CEO Exit Brings Dual Leadership; Epic Says Apple’s Install Changes Slash Drop-Offs; The Trade Desk Overhauls Digital Ad Data Marketplace
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Rolls Out Instant Checkout; $20bn Media Network Launched by Havas & Horizon; Google Settles Trump Ban for $24.5m
MadTech Daily: Electronic Arts Closes Largest Buyout Ever; FTC Finalises Omnicom–IPG Order With Ad Rules; Anthropic to Triple Global Staff as AI Demand Surges
MadTech Daily: Meta Launches UK Ad-Free Subscription; Trump Signs TikTok Transfer to US Owners
Dentsu's Ellie McDonough on TikTok, AI Search and the TV Industry
MadTech Daily: Apple Opposes EU Rules; Google takes Epic Ruling to Supreme Court; Microsoft Partners with OpenAI Rival
MadTech Daily: Novacap to Acquire IAS for $1.9bn; Microsoft Prepares to Launch Publisher Content Marketplace
MadTech Daily: Double-Digit Growth Ahead for Digital Ad spend; Alibaba Unveils Multimodal AI; eBay Moves to Buy Tise
MadTech Daily: Murdochs Tipped for TikTok Deal; Ad Giants Shift Climate Stance; Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly Trial Kicks Off
MadTech Daily: Google Adds Gemini to Chrome as AI Search Threatens Survival of Independent Publishers; UK Broadcaster Bosses Dismiss Merger Speculation
FirstPartyCapital’s Rich Ashton on Amazon and Google Misleading Advertisers, Amazon Joining Forces with Netflix, and the Latest Ad Tech M&A
MadTech Daily: Verve Group Acquires Captify; Meta Seeks AI Content Deals with Media Firms; China Drops its Google Antitrust Case
MadTech Daily: Trump Hails TikTok Deal; Amazon Expands Ad Integration with SiriusXM
MadTech Daily: Magnite Sues Google; Google to Invest £5bn in UK AI; Australia Won’t Implement Accuracy Threshold for Social Ban Age-Check Tech
MadTech Daily: FTC Targets Google & Amazon Over Search Ads; Penske Media Hits Google With AI Suit
MadTech Daily: Paramount-Skydance Plans Warner Bros. Discovery Bid; FTC Investigates AI Chatbots, France Eyes TikTok Inquiry
ExchangeWire on Google’s EU Fine and PubMatic Lawsuit plus ATS London 2025 Highlights
MadTech Daily: Netflix and Amazon Team Up for CTV; UK Ad-Funded SVOD Reach Triples; Meta Adds Alerts to Community Notes
MadTech Daily: Minute Media Buys VideoVerse; Europe Mulls Under-16 Social Media Ban as Meta Faces Claims of Burying Child Safety Research
MadTech Daily: PubMatic Sues Google over Monopoly; Magnite Acquires streamr.ai
MadTech Daily: Google Hit With €2.95bn EU Fine; AI Under Fire
Kathryn Bean of Miroma Founders Network on How Advertisers can use TV Fragmentation to their Advantage
MadTech Daily: Arc Browser Maker to Be Acquired; Apple Prepares Siri Search Tool
ExchangeWire on Google Dodging Divestiture and a Preview of ATS London 2025
MadTech Daily: Google Faces More Fines; Europe Backs US-EU Data Deal
MadTech Daily: Google Avoids Chrome Sell-Off; Disney to Pay $10M to Settle FTC Kids’ Privacy Case; Singapore Warns Meta to Curb Scams
MadTech Daily: Empower Acquires Ocean Media; TV Networks Rally to Scrap Broadcast Tax
MadTech Daily: Meta’s AI Shake-Up; Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Presents Risks
MadTech Daily: UK Sought Broader Apple User Data, Legal Filing Shows; OOH Ad Revenue Dips in H1
Teodora Tepavicharova on Meta Inflating Ad Performance, TikTok’s AI Mandate, and AI Invading Journalism
MadTech Daily: dentsu for SALE?!; Omnicom Surpasses WPP in UK Ad Spend
MadTech Daily: Disney Strengthens European Content Slate with ZDF Deal; Anthropic Settles Piracy Case
MadTech Daily: Trump Warns Tariffs on Nations ‘Discriminating’ Against US Tech; Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple & OpenAI for Monopoly Practices
The MadTech Daily: Walmart Ads Growth, TikTok AI Backlash
The MadTech Podcast: Mediahub's Ross Jenkins on Meta AI; Zero-Click Search; and Agencies
MadTech Daily: TikTok AI Mandate, Snapchat's New Location Ads
MadTech Daily: New Claims Meta Inflated Ad Performance; Google Alters Play Store Rules Amid EU Scrutiny
“We’re drowning in ads, but at the same time, we’re barely noticing them”: eight&four’s Chloe Singleton on Attention through the Lens of Paid Social
MadTech Daily: Google Strikes AI News Deal while UK Publishers Seek CMA Oversight; UK Drops Bid for Apple User Data
MadTech Daily: Google Fined Over Aussie Telco Deals; Meta Plans Fourth AI Shake-Up in Six Months
MadTech Daily: Google AI Overviews Harming Referral Traffic by up to 25%; Netflix more than Doubles US Upfront Commitments
The Kite Factory’s Simi Gill on Grok Introducing Ads, Google vs Publishers, and Instagram’s New Map Feature
MadTech Daily: Dentsu’s Revenue Dips; Paramount Pushes to Develop Legacy Cable Networks
MadTech Daily: Perplexity Bids Billions for Chrome; Big Tech Steps Up Ad Fraud Crackdown
MadTech Daily: TikTok to Swap German Trust & Safety Team for AI; Paramount Secures Exclusive UFC Rights
MadTech Daily: WPP Profit Falls as Ad Market Slows; Lawmakers Urge Meta to Remove Instagram Map
MadTech Daily: Musk to Add Ads to X’s AI Chatbot; GPT-5 Launches
Digital Voices’ Georgia Goodwin on Evolving News Consumption Habits, Skyrocketing Influencer Rates and Reddit vs Snap
MadTech Daily: Google Denies its AI Hurts Web Traffic; Nielsen & WPP Team Up for Audience Measurement
MadTech Daily: Disney to Gain Control of NFL Media Assets; Roku Debuts Ad-Free Streaming Service
MadTech Daily: OpenX Accuses Google of Ad Auction Bias in Lawsuit; Perplexity Accused of Ignoring AI Scraping Blocks
MadTech Daily: Apple Builds ‘Answers’ Team; OpenAI Raises $8.3bn in Latest Fundraising Round
MadTech Daily: Amazon & Microsoft Cloud Dominance Harms Competition, Says CMA; Reddit Revenue Surges on AI and Ad Growth
ExchangeWire on the Ad-Supported Streaming Surge and Public Service Broadcasters Under Threat
MadTech Daily: Google Joins EU AI Code; AI Boosts Meta Engagement; Barb Tracks YouTube TV Viewing
MadTech Daily: YouTube Becomes Top TV Choice for Children; YouTube Added to Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s
MadTech Daily: Google and Microsoft Expand AI Features in Search and Browsing; Warner Bros Discovery Names Standalone Entities to Follow Split
MadTech Daily: Meta Suspends Political Ads in EU; UK Advertising Up 8% in Q1
MadTech Daily: Youtube Drops Barb Subscription while Ad Revenue Nears $10bn; UK Puts Tech Giants’ Age Checks to the Test
AI Special with eight&four’s Kate Ross: Netflix’s First Use of AI, Meta Against the EU’s AI Code of Practice, and UK AI Audit Standards
MadTech Daily: UK Targets Apple and Google Mobile Dominance; ITV Reports 30% Profit Fall in H1 2025
MadTech Daily: Brainlabs Acquires Exverus Media; WARC Report Reveals Key Consumer Trends Shaping Purchase Decisions
MadTech Daily: UK Strikes AI Deal With OpenAI for Public Sector Use; YouTube Could Be Required to Prioritise Public Service Broadcaster Content
MadTech Daily: France Investigates X for Alleged Algorithm Manipulation; Perplexity Seeks Phone Deals for Comet AI Browser
MadTech Daily: HP Launching Ad Network; OpenAI to Introduce In-App Purchases in Revenue Push
Chris Andrews of Miroma Founders Network on OpenAI Launching a Web Browser, Trust as a Business Driver, and UK Ad Agencies Calling for a Ban on Fossil Fuel Ads
MadTech Daily: AliExpress, TikTok and WeChat Face Privacy Complaint; Publicis’ Q2 Growth Boosted by Creative and Media
MadTech Daily: Digest: AI Summaries on Google Discover Raise Publisher Concerns; Omnicom Profitability Declines
MadTech Daily: Ocado & Publishers Team Up on Clean Room Data Targeting; Reddit & EU Step Up Age Checks in Online Safety Push
MadTech Daily: TripleLift Lays Off Staff Amid Cuts; xAI Seeks USD$200bn Valuation in Next Fundraise
MadTech Daily: ITV & Disney Ink New Content-Sharing Deal; Meta Faces GDPR Violation Ruling in Germany
Ella Britton of Mediaplus UK on Channel 4's AI Ad, BBC's US Approach and NHS's Less Healthy Foods Rules
MadTech Daily: WPP Appoints Cindy Rose as CEO; OpenAI Enters Browser Market to Challenge Chrome
MadTech Daily: WPP Cuts Outlook After Client Losses; Trust Ranked Key Business Driver by IPA
MadTech Daily: Apple Appeals €500m EU App Store Fine; Threads Nears X in Daily App Users; Google AI Overviews Face Legal Challenges in UK and EU
MadTech Daily:Adalytics Reports YouTube Billing Advertisers for Ads on Pirated/Violent Content; Google's Hidden Search Terms Cost Advertisers Millions
MadTech Daily: Ad Industry Calls for Fossil Fuel Marketing Ban; Google Underestimates Carbon Emissions
MadTech Daily: Rising ChatGPT Referrals Fail to Match Search Drop; Google Submits New Search Proposal to Avoid EU Antitrust Fine
MadTech Daily: Google Fined $314m; X Suffers Sharpest UK Audience Drop Among Top 25 Publishers
MadTech Daily: Microsoft Faces Irish Class Action Over Ad Data Use; Netflix–NASA Deal Boosts Live Streaming Lineup
RedCircle’s Mike Kadin on the Programmatic Audio Landscape
MadTech Daily: Google’s Emissions Surge 51%; Canada Drops Tech Tax Amid Trump Trade Talks
MadTech Daily: Google Launches Offerwall to Boost Publisher Revenue; IAB Launches Framework to Standardise Gaming Ad Metrics
dentsu APAC’s Uma Ranganathan on Australia’s Social Media Ban Tech Trial, Ageism in Advertising, and Trading Truces
MadTech Daily: US Judge Sides With Meta in AI Copyright Lawsuit; Authors Sue Microsoft Over AI Training on Books
MadTech Daily: US Court Backs Anthropic on AI Training Copyright; Japan FTC Penalises Dentsu Over Olympic Bids
MadTech Daily: CMA Proposes Search Overhaul to Curb Google’s Dominance; FTC Intervenes in $13.5bn Omnicom-IPG Merger
MadTech Daily: Google Offers Search Overhaul to Dodge EU DMA Fine and Pulls Out of Deal with Aussie Publishers; Apple Mulls Perplexity AI Acquisition
MadTech Daily: BBC Threatens Perplexity AI Over Content Scraping; Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under 16s Moves Closer to Implementation
Mediacorp’s Raj Parekh on AI Search Reshaping the Industry, Perplexity Paying Publishers, and UK Broadcasters’ Battle Against the Streaming Giants
MadTech Daily: Google Hit in €4.1bn Android Fine Battle; Microsoft Considers Abandoning Negotiations with OpenAI
MadTech Daily: Netflix Goes Linear; Trump to Delay TikTok Ban for a Third Time
WPP Media’s Kate Scott-Dawkins on the User-Generated Content Boom, the Evolution of Search, and the Rise of Retail Media
MadTech Daily: WhatsApp to Introduce Ads; Sainsbury’s to Launch AI-Powered Retail Media Platform
MadTech Daily: UK Broadcasters to Launch Self-Serve TV Ad Marketplace; Roku & Amazon Deal Targets 80% of US CTV Audience
MadTech Daily: UK Data Bill Passes Without AI Copyright Clause; UN Urges Ad Industry to Ditch Fossil Fuel Companies
Pixels’ Alex Powell on WPP’s Woes, Publishers’ Social Referral Traffic and the Rise of Agency-SPP Partnerships
MadTech Daily: Disney and Universal Sue Midjourney for Copyright Infringement; WhatsApp Backs Apple in Data Battle Against UK
MadTech Daily: Publishers Hit by Drop in Traffic from Google’s AI Tools; Mars Shifts its $1.7bn Global Media Account from WPP to Publicis
The Independent’s Andy Morley on The New Era of Audience Engagement
MadTech Daily: Warner Bros Discovery to Split Streaming and TV Units; UK Gov Considers Social Media Time Limits for Children
MadTech Daily: WPP CEO Read to Step Down; Prime Video Adds Private Auctions
MadTech Daily: Nearly Half of Publishers See Rise in Social Referral Traffic; ABC Updates Standards for Digital-First Publishing
Gather’s Christophe Jammet on Meta’s Ad Automation Plans, NYT’s Content Licensing Agreement with Amazon, and YouTube’s Dominance
MadTech Daily: AI-Powered Search Ads Set to Soar to $26B by 2029; Apple Fails to Stall App Store Shake-Up
MadTech Daily: WPP Media Unveils Open Intelligence; Paramount Reshapes Strategy
MadTech Daily: Meta to Fully Automate Ad Creation; Big Tech Under Legal Pressure
Sentient Talent’s Sean Halpin on the Ad Tech Job Market, Industry Networking and Standing Out in the Recruitment Process
MadTech Daily: Judge Zooms In on Gen AI in Google’s Antitrust Case; NYT Strikes AI Content Licensing Deal with Amazon
MadTech Daily: Business Insider Cuts 21% of Workforce; Discord Trials ‘Orbs’ to Incentivise Ad Engagement
Willow & Jo Consulting's JJ Eastwood on Amazon, Retail Media Partnerships, and ChatGPT
MadTech Daily: EU warns Shein to fix violations; xAI Partners with Telegram
MadTech Daily: Meta’s FTC Antitrust Trial Draws to a Close; YouTube Tops TV Viewing
MadTech Daily: RedBird to Acquire Telegraph; European Alliances and Copyright Challenges in the UK AI Sector
What's Happening in CTV in APAC?
MadTech Daily: Google Faces AI Antitrust Probe; ChatGPT Referral Traffic Doubles in 2025
Spin's Alex Bodini on YouTube's NFL Touchdown, Netflix's New Ad Formats and AI's Impact on Advertising
MadTech Daily: European Digital Ad Market Surpasses €100bn; OpenAI to Acquire Jony Ive's Startup
MadTech Daily: Google Introduces ‘AI Mode’ in Search; EU Investigates TikTok Over ‘SkinnyTok’ Harm to Minors
MadTech Daily: Google Didn't Seek Permission to Use Publishers Data for AI Search; Judge Presses Apple to Approve Fortnite
MadTech Daily: Netflix to Launch In House Ad Tech Suite Across EMEA; Roblox Opens In-Game Merch Sales to Creators
MadTech Daily: DoubleVerify Sues Adalytics for Defamation; Advertisers Push Back Against Musk’s X Lawsuit
ExchangeWire on WPP's GroupM Move, TV Upfronts and AI Copyright
MadTech Daily: Microsoft Advertising closes Xandr DSP; Ad practices employed by tech giants are illegal, rules EU
MadTech Daily: Fox announces ‘Fox One’ Streaming Service Ahead of NFL Season; Google Tests ‘AI Mode’ Button in Place of ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’
Wolt Ads’ Catalina Salazar on E-Commerce Shifts, Strategies Driving Retail Media Success and the Evolving Delivery Market
MadTech Daily: IAB and MRC Publish Draft Guidelines for Attention Measurement; Frasers Group Launches ELEVATE Retail Media Network
MadTech Daily: Google Pays $1.4bn in Texas Privacy Lawsuits Settlement; UK Creatives Urge Starmer to Reconsider AI Copyright Reform
Digest: Ireland pushes for Big Tech to Vet Financial Ads; Warner Bros. Discovery Considers Split as Financial Loss Continues
Media Bounty’s Jake Dubbins on Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly Case and AI Search Engines
MadTech Daily: Tripledot acquires AppLovin’s gaming arm; Apple’s AI search ambitions rattle Google
MadTech Daily: LinkedIn introduces New Video Ad Options; US Bill Targets Apple’s App Store Control; EU Takes Action Against Member States
MadTech Daily: Google Broadens Content and Advertising Arsenal; TikTok Faces Regulatory Heat While Eyeing US Ban Reprieve
MadTech Daily: Walmart Drops Plan to Sell Ad Tech Stack to Retailers; Temu Abandons Chinese Imports Model to Avoid Tariffs
ExchangeWire on Facebook's Publisher Monetisation and Banijay's Potential ITV Tie-up
MadTech Daily: Mark Zuckerberg Plans Premium Tier and Ads for Meta’s AI App; the latest in Apple vs Epic Games’ Legal Battle
the 7Stars’ Adam Chugg on Brand Safety, Shifts in Meta's Moderation and Social Strategy
MadTech Daily: Meta Launches new AI App; Snap Suspends Forecast Amid Economic Uncertainty
MadTech Daily: ChatGPT Adds Shopping Features; E-Commerce Platforms Feel the Pressure as Tariffs Reshape US Trade Landscape
MadTech Daily: Yahoo Eyes Chrome Acquisition Amid Google Antitrust Trial; ChatGPT to Feature Washington Post Content in New Media Partnership
CNN’s Rob Bradley on Chrome’s Cookie Chaos, Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly and Declining Ad Spend
MadTech Daily: Meta Launches Threads Ads Globally; OpenAI to Acquire Chrome?
MadTech Daily: Google Chrome pulls back from new third-party cookie prompt rollout; Apple and Meta fined under EU’s Digital Markets Act
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MadTechDaily: Google Ruling Signals Major Ad Tech Shake Up; Ofcom to Demand Stronger Child Protections from Social Platforms
Immediate’s Matt Rance on US Tech Tariff Exemptions, the Fall in Funding for UK Startups, and Meta’s Antitrust Trial
MadTech Daily: DoubleVerify’s threat to sue Check My Ads for alleged defamation; TikTok Tests ‘Footnotes’
BREAKING! Google LOSES ad tech monopoly case
MadTech Daily: Google Faces UK Lawsuit and Cease and Desist Order in Japan; OpenAI Developing its Own Social Network
MadTech Daily: Sharp Decline in News Ad Spend; Meta to Train AI Models on EU Public Social Content
MadTech Daily: Meta's Antitrust Trial over Social Media Dominance Kicks Off; US Tariff Exemptions for Electronics
MadTech Daily: The Trade Desk faces TWO Privacy Lawsuits; OpenAI Reduces Safety Testing Time
Publicis Singapore’s Ci En Lee on TikTok’s US Fate amid Trump’s Tariffs, 'Woke' Marketing, and DeepSeek’s Position in the AI Race
MadTech Daily: Meta’s Trial With Instagram; Price hikes by Chinese sellers on Amazon
MadTech Daily: X to Drop Twitch from Ad Spend Lawsuit; EU Looks to Ease AI Compliance for Startups
R/GA’s Ryan Wareham on How the Agency Landscape is Evolving
MadTech Daily: Court Rejects UK Gov’s Request for Secret Hearing in Apple Data Case; Spotify Unveils New Ad Tools
MadTech Daily: X Faces $1 Billion Fine Under EU’s Digital Services Act; BBC pushes for Credit in Apple and Google News
MadTech Daily: Trump Extends TikTok Sale Deadline Again; Meta's Fact Checking Ends Today for US Users
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MadTech Daily: AppLovin and Amazon bid for TikTok; Meta signs multi-year partnership with UFC
MadTech Daily: Roblox Teams Up with Google on ads; US Labour Watchdog Freezes Apple Cases Following Appointment by Trump
MadTech Daily: PayPal's Ad Business Coming to the UK in July; WARC Downgrades Ad Spend Forecast by $20bn
MadTech Daily: Apple Fined over iOS Data Consent Practices; BBC Decides Against Podcast Ads Plan
MadTech Daily: EU to Reduce Fines on Big Tech to Avoid US Backlash; TikTok Shop Expands in Europe
MNC’s Luke Bristow on Apple’s Streaming Service Losses, Perplexity AI’s Fundraising and Isba’s Responsible Media Guide
MadTech Daily: Judge Rules New York Times Can Proceed With Copyright Lawsuit; Judge Bars Apple in Google Antitrust Trial
John Wright on the Trends Shaping In-Game Advertising
MadTech Daily: Instagram Partnership Ads; ChatGPT’s Image Generator Gets an Upgrade and News on Ad Tech’s AI Adoption
MadTech Daily: Outsmart Calls for Government Intervention in OOH; UK to Ease Digital Tax on US Tech Groups?
MadTech Daily: Meta Settles Privacy Case by Agreeing to Stop Targeting UK User; Yahoo Sells TechCrunch to Regent
MadTech Daily: Channel 4 Launches Sustainability Tool; Perplexity AI to raise USD$18bn
MadTech Daily: Omnicom's IPG Acquisition; Google in Hot Water
U of Digital’s Shiv Gupta on Scope3’s New Platform, Sonos’ Streaming Video Player Cancellation and AI-Powered Shopping Surging
MadTech Daily: Google's $32bn Acquisition; AI-Powered Shopping Surges
Madtech Daily: Disney+joins Barb's Campaign Hub, Alden Newspapers slam OpenAI and Google's and Roku Tests Startup Video Ads
Rising Ballers’ Eni Shabani on the Power of Social Media, Making Meaningful Connections and Keeping Audiences Engaged
MadTech Daily: UK Cracks Down on Online Content; Reddit Allows Users to Block Specific Advertisers
MadTech Daily: The Guardian Introduces Consent or Pay Model; Meta’s Community Notes to Begin
WeAre8’s Laura Chase on UK Agencies, Roblox Facing Backlash from Creator Studios and Google’s Premium AI-Only Search Engine
MadTech Daily: Turkish Publications Blame Google for Risk of Closure; LinkedIn Expands Ad Targeting Tools
MadTech Daily: French Publishers File Lawsuit Against Meta; Watchdog Concludes UK Mobile Browser Industry is Failing Consumers
MadTech Daily: Apple and Meta Set to Face EU Fines; Barb to Unify CFlight and Advanced Campaign Hub
MadTech Daily: Latest DOJ Proposal Still Calls for Google Breakup; TikTok US Business Close to Sale?
MadTech Daily: Google Experiments with AI-Only Search Engine; EU Pushes Back on US Antitrust Regulation Criticism
Shirley Marschall on Social Platforms Protecting Child Users' Privacy, Amazon Defying an Economic Blackout and Walmart’s Retail Media Network
MadTech Daily: Publicis Groupe to Acquire Lotame; ITV Profits More Than Double
MadTech Daily: T-Mobile Buys Blis; Google Urges US Gov Not to Force Breakup
MadTech Daily: Viant buys Lockr, R/GA Goes Indie; Publishers Losing Against AI Search Engines?
MadTech Daily: TikTok and Reddit Under Privacy Scrutiny; Only 23% of Agencies Happy with the Creative Approval Process
MadTech Daily: Streaming Soars as Linear Dips
ExchangeWire on AI Protests; YouTube TV Measurement; and Media Pulse Findings
MadTech Daily: Sports Streaming For the Win
MadTech Daily: YouTube is Definitely TV
MadTech Daily: AI Battle Lines Being Drawn
MadTech Daily: Amazon Ads Improves Transparency and Reporting; YouTube to Introduce Another Paid-Tier
Wake The Bear’s Kathryn Bean on TikTok’s E-Commerce Dominance, Channel 4’s Ad Platform Updates and Buzzfeed’s Social Island
MadTech Daily: Google Allowing Users to Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’; Spin and MNC Make Acquisitions
MadTech Daily: Consumers Shift Spend to Align with Values; Nine in Ten Shoppers Want Omnichannel Experiences
MadTech Daily: Sustainability 'Critical' to 74% of Ad Businesses
MadTech Daily: Channel 4 to Simplify Ad Buying Platform; Guardian Media Group Partners with OpenAI
MadTech Daily: OOH Revenue Grows 7.7%; Apple and Google Restore TikTok to US App Stores
Tripadvisor’s Eoin McGregor on Targeted Travel: A World of Opportunities for Advertisers
MadTech Daily: The Trade Desk Misses Revenue Target for First Time; Paramount Owned Channels to Go Dark on YouTube
MadTech Daily: YouTube Drives Channel 4 Social Viewing Figures; Half of Business Leaders See Marketing as a Cost-Centre
The Evolution of Independent Agencies
MadTech Daily: YouTube TV Viewership Exceeds Mobile; Kevel to Acquire Nexta
Kevel Acquires Nexta: James Avery and Martin Jensen discuss the deal
MadTech Daily: ITV Investors Back M&A Talks; Netflix set to Enter Race for Live F1 Rights
MadTech Daily: Amazon’s Ad Business Earns $17bn in Q4; UK Orders Access to Apple Users’ Encrypted Accounts
The News Movement’s Dion Bailey on the Daily Mail’s Strategic Overhaul, Australian Publishers vs Google and the EU’s New AI Laws
MadTech Daily: Google Drops DEI Targets; YouTube Tries to Lure TikTok Creators
MadTech Daily: Google Drops Vow Against Using AI for Harm and Prepares for More AI Search Updates; Snap’s Active Advertisers Double
MadTech Daily: Outbrain Completes $900m Teads Acquisition; UK Betting Companies Under Scrutiny for Ad Targeting
MadTech Daily: Elon Musk Adds more Advertisers to X ‘Boycott’ Lawsuit; Streaming Ad Tiers Grow in UK
MadTech Daily: Google Faces Ad Tech Lawsuits from AUS Publishers; Daily Mail to Merge Print and Online Teams Amidst Challenges
ExchangeWire on Sky News’ Move to Prioritise Paid Content, OpenAI’s Accusation Against DeepSeek and Nielsen Ending Panel-Only Ratings
On today's MadTech Daily: Barb Commissions New Prototypes for Barb Plus; Super Bowl Ads Selling for Over $8m
MadTech Daily: UK Ad Spend Rose 10% in Q3 2024; Tables Turn as OpenAI Accuses DeepSeek of Property Theft
MadTech Daily: European Industry Committees Create Audience Measurement Coalition; Sky to Overhaul Newsroom in Favour of Paid Content
MadTech Daily: Meta Tests Ads on Threads; Nielsen to Replace Consumer Panel-Based TV Ratings
MadTech Daily: CMA Launches Mobile Investigation into Apple and Google; Ströer Explores Sale of Core Ad Business
The Goat Agency’s Ellie Hooper on Encouraging Diversity in the Ad Industry, Bluesky’s Push Towards Video and IAB’s Gold Standard Initiative Expansion
MadTech Daily: WHSmith to Launch Retail Media Ad Network; Netflix Exceeds Ad Revenue Targets
MadTech Daily: Trump Signs TikTok Ban Delay and Repeals Executive Order on AI Safety; Social Platforms Sign EU Code of Conduct
MadTech Daily: Eight in Ten Ad Buyers Exploring Gen AI; BBC Under Fire over ‘Aggressive’ Promotion Tactics
MadTech Daily: TikTok Stops, Then Doesn't.
Channel 4’s Charlie Glyn on Netflix vs BBC1, Disney’s Ad Tier Popularity and Meta Terminating DEI Programmes
MadTech Daily: TikTok Ban Poised to be Delayed; Meta to Fire Thousands of Employees
MadTech Daily: Latest Ad Tech Acquisitions; Elon Musk Adds Defendants to Lawsuit Against Advertisers
Data and Tech Maturity in APAC with Vincent Niou, Skeleton Key
MadTech Daily: CMA Launches Google Search Investigation; TikTok Denies Sale to Elon Musk While Users Migrate to RedNote
MadTech Daily: Meta and Amazon Distance Themselves from DEI; Venu Sports Streaming Cancelled
MadTech Daily: Disney Launches New Ad Tech Tools; TikTok Rolls Out Message Ads in APAC
MadTech Daily: Amazon Sells Ad Tech to other Retailers; TikTok Goes to Supreme Court
Total Media’s Kieren Mills on Reuters’ Partnership with Gannett, Growth in Streaming Advertising and Netflix’s Sports Success
MadTech Daily: EU Pushes to Conclude Investigation into X’s Content Moderation; Reddit Introduces New Features for Advertisers
MadTech Daily: Meta to Stop Third-Party Fact-Checking; Singapore Considers Social Media Age Restrictions
MadTech Daily: South Australia Bans Junk Food Ads on Public Transport; WWE Raw Hits Netflix
MadTech Daily: Another Antitrust Order for Google...
MadTech Daily: Google’s Proposed Search Monopoly Remedies; The Latest on the US TikTok Ban
MadTech Daily: US Senators Urge Biden to Extend TikTok Ban Date; Perplexity’s Value Triples
The Big ExchangeWire 2024 Review and 2025 Preview
MadTech Daily: Creatives Reject UK Gov’s Plan on AI Training Material; UK Data Regulator Criticises Google for Ad Tracking Change
MadTech Daily: Lloyds Ad Banned for Greenwashing; Netflix Fined over Customer Data
MadTech Daily: Google Faces New Ad Tech Lawsuit in Australia; UK Gov Proposes Exception to Copyright Law for AI Training
MadTech Daily: US Rollout of Netflix Ad Stack Set for April; UK Introduces New Online Safety Regulations for Tech Firms
MadTech Daily: ITV Partners with YouTube; Warner Bros to Split Streaming and TV Businesses
TBWA/MCR on Charity Advertising and Connecting with Consumers through Humour
MadTech Daily: AUS Gov Announces Publisher Payment Programme; YouTube TV Price Rises 14%
MadTech Daily: Skyscanner Launches Advertising Platform; Over 1bn Hours of YouTube Content Streamed Daily on TV
MadTech Daily: Global Ad Spend to Surpass $1tn in 2024; TikTok Shop Launches in Spain
MadTech Daily: Omnicom Acquisition of IPG Confirmed; TikTok Requests Emergency Injunction Against US Ban
MadTech Daily: Omnicom to buy IPG?
Bedrock Platform’s Austin Scott on Brands Changing Agency Remuneration and Growing Global Ad Spend
MadTech Daily: Experian Acquires Audigent; Vietnam Suspends Temu
MadTech Daily: Microsoft Accuses FTC of Leaking Antitrust Investigation; Amazon Breaks New Black Friday Record and Releases AI Models
MadTech Daily: UK Ad Spend to Grow 7.5% in 2024; Temu Leans into Faster Delivery
MadTech Daily: Brands Look to Change Agency Remuneration Models; OpenAI Considers Advertising
MadTech Daily: Canada Sues Google for Anticompetitive Ad Tech Practices; X Attempts to Lure in Advertisers with Shopify Credit Match Offer
ExchangeWire on Google vs DOJ Closing Arguments, AI Overviews Reducing Publisher Traffic and ITV’s Potential Takeover
MadTech Daily: AUS Passes Social Media Ban for Under 16s; FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation into Microsoft
MadTech Daily: TikTok to Block Certain Beauty Filters for Under 18s; Google Sends Subpoenas to OpenAI, Perplexity and Microsoft
MadTech Daily: Google’s Ad Stack Court Face-off Finalises; AI Overviews Decreasing Publisher Traffic
New Macho’s Fernando Desouches on Breaking Away from Stereotypical Portrayals of Men in Advertising
MadTech Daily: Google to Face £7bn Consumer Lawsuit in UK; ITV Stock Surges as Investors Consider Takeover Bids
MadTech Daily: CMA Publishes Provisional Findings Against Apple; Alibaba Merges E-Commerce Operations
Hotspex Media’s Josh Rosen on Google vs the DOJ, Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under 16s and Amazon’s New Haul App
MadTech Daily: Mediaocean Buys Innovid for $500m
MadTech Daily EXTRA: US DoJ Reveals Google Remedies
Madtech Podcast Special: Kate Miller on What 2025 Has in Store
MadTech Daily: The Trade Desk Launches a TV OS
MadTech Daily: Warner Brothers’ Max Arrives in Asia; Indian News Agency Sues OpenAI
MadTech Daily: DOJ Wants Google to Sell Chrome; Amazon Launches New App to Rival Temu and Shein
MadTech Daily: Disney's Ad-supported Plus
Movement for an Open Web's James Rosewell on the CMA's Google report and Apple's run in with the DMA
MadTech Daily: Meta fined €800m; Amazon bins Freevee
MadTech Daily: Viant Acquires IRIS.TV
MadTech Daily: CMA Pressing Google, More Ad Tech M&A
MadTech Daily: Strong Q3 for The Trade Desk
MadTech Daily: AUS Plans Social Media Ban for Under 16s; ITV Revenue Dips
US Election Special: Jason Kint on How Trump’s Win Could Impact Ad Tech
MadTech Daily: KKR In Talks to Acquire IAS; Paramount+ Launches New Ad Tier
MadTech Daily: UK Festive Season Ad Spend Expected to Hit £10.5bn; Apple to Face First EU Fine Under DMA
MadTech Daily: Google Unveils Curation Capability; IAB Europe Report Uncovers Latest Programmatic Attitudes
MadTech Daily: Paramount Faces Ad Targeting Lawsuit; Amazon Prime Introduces AI-Powered Recaps
MadTech Daily: Sky Faces Bill for Underpaying Ad Partners; Meta Digital Ad Growth Slows
Looking to Industry Review 2025: Defining Key Pillars
MadTech Daily: Channel 4 Reaches Record Young Streamers; BBC World Service to Receive Funding Boost
MadTech Daily: IAB Tech Lab Releases Privacy Guidelines for Public Comment; UK Ad Spend Hits £10bn in Q2 2024
dentsu's Ganga Chirravuri on the Evolution of Programmatic
MadTech Daily: Microsoft Accuses Google; AI Search Engine by Meta On The Cards
MadTech Daily: YouTube Expands Shopping Affiliate Programme to India; Meta to Use Reuters Content for AI Chatbot
MadTech Daily: Google Ordered to Pay Damages to Equativ
ITV's Rhys McLachlan on News Corp vs Perplexity, Brand Safety and Netflix
MadTech Daily: Spotify's New Ad Network
MadTech Daily: News Corp Sues Perplexity
MadTech Daily: New Programmatic Tool Address 'Overzealous' Brand Safety
MadTech Daily: Perplexity Seeks Massive Funding?
MadTech Daily: EU Looking at Elon
Publicis' Mark Krebs on Privacy Regulation, Open App Stores and Shoppable TV
MadTech Daily: Uber to buy Expedia?
MiQ's Paul Silver on Ad Tech M&A
MadTech Daily: Reddit introduces AI ad features; Channel 4 revamps streaming platform
MadTech Daily: Meta ordered to limit data collection; The Guardian launches The Filter
MadTech Daily: PayPal Launches Ad Business; Meta Expands Ad Placement Controls and Brings AI Chatbot to UK
ExchangeWire on Google’s Competition Chaos, OpenAI as a Potential Future Monopolist and Amazon Prime Video Upping Ad Loads
MadTech Daily: Tesco Unveils Retail Media Updates; Instacart and Roku Expand Advertising Partnership
MadTech Daily: US Threatens Google Breakup and Sues TikTok; Connatix and JW Player Merge
GumGum’s Peter Wallace on Challenges in Digital Advertising
On today's MadTech Daily: Google Ordered to Open Play Store to Rivals; Microsoft Shutting Down Retail Media Platform
On today's MadTech Daily: Amazon Strikes Deal with UK Broadcasters and Acquires Indian Rival Streaming Service; Temu Blocked in Indonesia
MadTech Daily: Ads Arrive to Google’s AI Overviews; OpenAI Raises $6.6bn in Funding
ExchangeWire on the Rise and Fall of Oracle’s Ad Business, Prime Video’s Partnership with Odeon and Copilot’s New Payment Plan for Publishers
MadTech Daily: Amazon Prime Video Reaching 19m UK Consumers; Omnicom Media Group Partners with Snap
MadTech Daily: Google Trial Wraps Up; Reuters and CNN Launch Paywalls
MadTech Daily: Bing Introduces AI-Powered Overviews; Microsoft to Pay Publishers for Content used by Copilot Daily
MadTech Daily: Epic Games Aims Antitrust Accusations at Google and Samsung; YouTube Content Down over Legal Dispute
MadTech Daily: Tesco Media and Insight Platform Extends The Trade Desk Partnership; Half of Premier League Clubs Breaking Gambling Ads Code
VML’s Kiessé Lamour on Perplexity’s Advertising Model, TikTok vs Amazon and the FTC’s Scrutiny of Social Media Platforms
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Plans to Become For-Profit; X Releases First Transparency Report Since Musk Takeover
ICO's Stephen Bonner on the Importance of Data Compliance
MadTech Daily: ASA Bans Nike and Sky Ads; TikTok Launches Search Ads Campaign
MadTech Daily: Origin Beta Trials Commence; Barb Expands Campaign Planning Tool
MadTech Daily: Perplexity in Talks with Brands for Digital Ads Model; ITV Encourages Advertisers to Embrace GenAI
MadTech Daily: YouTube’s Pause Screen Ads Roll Out to All Advertisers; FTC Denounces Social Media Giants’ Data Use
Publicis’ Ranga Somanathan on Singapore’s Elections Bill, Google’s Confidential Matching and Financial Audits in Programmatic
MadTech Daily: YouTube and Shopee Launch Shopping in Southeast Asia; Spotify Ad Revenue at $2.1bn
MadTech Daily: Google Wins Appeal Against EU Antitrust Fine; Very Media Group Launches
MadTech Daily: Sky Betting and Gaming Caught in Cookie Chaos; TikTok Takes On the US
MadTech Daily: ITV Launches Discount Finding Extension; UK to Ban Junk Food Ads
MadTech Daily: Apple Allows Alternative App Stores on EU iPads; Spotify Strives to Grow Video Catalogue
ExchangeWire on Google’s Ad Stack Trial, Online Overtaking TV News and ATS London Highlights
MadTech Daily: Audience Measurement Tool ‘Lantern’ Launched by ITV, Sky and C4; Coca-Cola Harnesses Curation
MadTech Daily: ATS London Highlights; Australia Plans Age Restriction for Social Media
MadTech Daily: Apple and Google Face EU Legal Battles; Online Overtakes TV as News Leader
MadTech Daily: Fubo Launches New CTV Ad Format; Roku Enters UK Retail Media Partnership
Purple Goat’s Martyn Sibley on Improving Disability Representation in Advertising
MadTech Daily: CMA Objects to Google’s Ad Tech Practices; TikTok Renews NFL Partnership
Opti Digital's Olly Aulakh on Global Ad Tech Growth, Yelp vs Google and the Non-Cookieless Future
MadTech Daily: Google Terminates Video Ad Programme; Study Finds High Level of Acceptance for Web Browser Cookies