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• Digest: #AskForNews Campaign aims to Bring Advertisers Back to News; Chord buys Zenlytic in $5m all-stock deal

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  In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: The News Alliance launches #AskForNews campaign to win back skittish advertisers, Chord buys Zenlytic in a $5m all-stock deal to add conversational analytics, and Apple beats estimates in John Ternus’s first earnings report as CEO, [...]

• You Can Put a Price on Privacy

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  Julie Austin, chief commerce officer at VML, looks at the data value exchange, and if consumers are questioning whether they're receiving a fair share of what they help create…

• Digest: Amazon Ad Revenue Nears $20bn Per Quarter; Walmart Brings Shopper Data to Vibe’s CTV Platform  

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  In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Amazon’s ad revenue nears $20bn a quarter as it bets on an AI buying agent, Walmart brings its shopper data to Vibe’s self-serve CTV platform, and Reach titles suffer the steepest audience falls among the [...]

• Digest: Affle to Buy Perion; DoorDash Makes $17bn Offer for Instacart

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  In today’s Digest, we cover Affle agreeing to acquire Perion in a USD$420m all-cash deal, DoorDash making a USD$17bn offer for Instacart in a grocery delivery mega-deal, and Alphabet shares falling 13% in a record USD$500bn rout as AI spending [...]

• The Stack: Ads & Acquisitions

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  This week, the race to monetise AI gathered pace, with major technology and advertising players investing in new capabilities, expanding their businesses and rethinking the future of consumer relationships. In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Google generating $100bn in quarterly [...]

• ExchangeWire on Netflix Ad Suite, Meta's $25bn Fine, and Anthropic's New Consultancy

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  In this episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire discuss Netflix Ad Suite updates, Meta's $25bn fine, and Anthropic's new consultancy.

• Globally Connected, Locally Designed: Havas Media Network MENA’s Naveen Chacko Mathews on Loosening the Grip

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  Charlotte McEleny chats to Naveen Chacko Mathews of Havas MENA about client relationships, AI, and planning across the region…

• Digest: UK Ad Spend Forecast to Reach £51.3bn in 2026; Meta Promises Publisher Talks Amid Scraping Backlash  

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  In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: UK ad spend is forecast to hit £14.0bn in Q4 as the full-year forecast climbs to £51.3bn, Meta promises full consultation with publishers as backlash over its scraping terms grows, and Alphabet posts 25% revenue [...]

• Digest: Anthropic’s IPO Filing Reveals Rising Ad Spend; Meta Seeks $95bn to Finance AI Expansion 

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  In today’s ExchangeWire News Digest, we discuss Anthropic’s IPO filing revealing that its advertising spend rose to USD$147m (£112m) in 2025, Meta planning a USD$95bn (£71.73bn) stock raise to fund its AI push as Elon Musk warns of a shakeout [...]

• Why Media Planning Needs to Consider its Thought Process

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  Jess Treasure of Bountiful Cow takes a look at the importance of diverse thought, and why strategists must step back from their own preconceptions…