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• The Stack: Bob Iger Returns to Disney; Meta in Hot Water Again Over Collecting Users' Data

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  This week: Disney reappoints Bob Iger as its CEO, Meta faces legal action in the UK for collecting user data against their wishes... Another dramatic week in ad tech began with the reappointment of Bob Iger as Disney CEO. Iger replaces [...]

• Lindt’s Ryan Schumann on Bob Iger’s return to Disney, TikTok’s hiring streak, and the energy consumption of online ads

  3 years ago Podcast

  

  On this week's episode of the MadTech Podcast, Ryan Schumann, global marketing & analytics manager at Lindt, joins ExchangeWire's Anne-Marie Sheedy and Mat Broughton to discuss Disney's reappointment of Bob Iger as CEO, TikTok’s streak of hires in a wilting [...]

• Germany’s FTO Continues to Scrutinise Meta’s VR; Russia Demands Google Reinstate Duma TV YouTube Channel

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Meta adapts its VR headsets to appease Germany’s watchful FTO; a Russian court demands that Google reinstates its parliament's YouTube channel; and IAB Europe predicts spend on CTV will see a double digit increase in [...]

• "Audio has become too big for advertisers to ignore": Q&A with Tom Coare, OMD

  3 years ago News

  

  Despite being around 100 years old, audio advertising is proving itself more relevant than ever. In the US, investments in audio advertising are surging, with podcast ad spending predicted to surpass USD$2bn (~£1.68bn) in 2023. Meanwhile, the UK reports 74% [...]

• Breaking Down Apple's (Potentially $30 Billion) Ad Ecosystem

  3 years ago News

  

  In this week’s MadTech Sketch, Ciaran O’Kane cuts to the core of Apple’s ad opportunities, and looks at how the tech giant can best grow its offering. Apple is the bête noire of ad tech. Having spent the last three [...]

• Facebook Received User Data from Tax Filing Websites; China’s Central Bank to Fine Ant Group Over USD$1bn

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: US tax filing websites have sent users' sensitive information to Facebook; Jack Ma's Ant Group is set to face a fine in excess of USD$1bn (~£842m) in China; and the UK's CMA prepares to advance [...]

• Meta Sued for Collecting Facebook Users' Data; Crypto in Crisis After FTX collapse

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Meta faces legal action in the UK for processing the data of Facebook users despite their objections; crypto firms spiral in the wake of FTX's collapse; and Singapore's Ureca raises USD$1.5m (~£1.26m). Human rights campaigner sues [...]

• Bob Iger Usurps Disney's Chapek; Meta Fires Employees Hijacking Accounts

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Bob Iger replaces Bob Chapek as Disney chief exec; Meta fires over two-dozen employees for inappropriately accessing user accounts; and FTX owes its fifty largest creditors as much as USD$3.1bn (~£2.6bn). Bob Iger returns to Disney Former [...]

• The Stack: Google and Apple Face Tracking Allegations, Ofcom Target Algorithms

  3 years ago News

  

  This week: Google and Apple both deal with allegations of tracking mobile users without permission, Ofcom's chief executive say social media firms may be forced to disclose their algorithms... This week saw more trouble across the board for Big Tech. After [...]

• TrafficGuard’s Matt Sutton on Meta Layoffs, TikTok Data Fears, and Ads on Twitter

  3 years ago Podcast

  

  On this week's episode of The MadTech Podcast, Matt Sutton, COO at TrafficGuard, joins ExchangeWire's Lindsay Rowntree and Ciarán O'Kane to discuss substantial layoffs at Meta, concerns over TikTok's users' data, how Twitter is faring under Elon Musk's ownership, and [...]