Sheila Obeng-King

Articles by Sheila

• Digest: Nearly Half of Publishers See Rise in Social Referral Traffic; ABC Updates Standards for Digital-First Publishing

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  In today’s Digest, nearly half of publishers are seeing a rise in social traffic  referrals, ABC updates the standards for digital-first publishing, and the UK unveils an AI adoption framework. Nearly Half of Publishers See Rise in Social Referral Traffic Nearly half [...]

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• The Stack: Big Tech at Legal and AI Crossroads

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  This week, the tech world felt the heat from all sides: courtrooms, regulators, and content creators. In today’s Madtech Daily, we cover the projected surge in AI-driven search ad spend, Apple's failure to stall App Store shake up, and Reddit’s [...]

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• Digest: WPP Media Unveils Open Intelligence; Paramount Reshapes Strategy

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  Today’s Digest discusses WPP Media unveiling Open Intelligence, Paramount reshaping its strategy by cutting costs, as well as Disney and Microsoft announcing further layoffs amid AI restructuring. WPP Media Unveils Open Intelligence WPP Media has launched Open Intelligence, a new data solution [...]

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• Digest: Meta Planning to Fully Automate Ad Creation; Big Tech Under Legal Pressure

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  Today’s Digest covers Meta doubling down on AI automation, Big Tech facing legal pressure with Google settling and Apple pushing back, as well as digital video and audio surging in Australia as broadcast spend declines. Meta Doubles Down on AI Automation for Ads [...]

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• Digest: Judge Zooms In on Gen AI in Google’s Antitrust Case; NYT Strikes AI Content Licensing Deal with Amazon; AI Copyright Clash Intensifies 

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  In today’s Digest, Judge Amit Mehta zooms in on generative AI in Google’s antitrust case, the New York Times strikes an AI content licensing deal with Amazon, and the AI copyright clash intensifies. Judge Zooms In on Generative AI in Google’s [...]

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• Digest: Business Insider Cuts 21% of Workforce; Discord Trials ‘Orbs’ to Incentivise Ad Engagement

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  In today’s Digest: Business Insider cuts 21% of its workforce amid shift to AI and live events, Discord trials ‘Orbs’ to incentivise ad engagement, and Apple faces fresh DMA penalties as EU sets a compliance deadline. Business Insider cuts 21% of [...]

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• The Stack: Power Plays and Platform Shifts

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  This week’s headlines are marked by legal tensions, AI fuelled traffic spikes, and game changing publishing deals. In today’s digest, EU warns Shein to fix violations, xAI Partners with Telegram, and IAB launches Retail Media Certification Programme. Tensions escalated between two [...]

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• Digest: Meta’s FTC Antitrust Trial Draws to a Close; YouTube Tops TV Viewing; Temu-owner PDD Holdings Sees Income Drop

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  In today’s Digest, we look at Meta’s FTC antitrust trial drawing to a close, PDD Holdings’ income dropping amid price wars and tariffs, and YouTube topping TV viewing among media companies for the third month in a row. Meta Awaits Ruling [...]

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• Digest: RedBird to Acquire Telegraph; European Alliances and Copyright Challenges in the UK AI Sector 

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  In today’s digest, we look at RedBird’s agreement to acquire the Telegraph newspaper group, the latest in the UK's AI sector, and Alibaba's Taobao Instant Commerce Portal surpassing 40 million daily orders. RedBird to Acquire Telegraph A consortium led by RedBird Capital [...]

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• Digest: Google Faces AI Antitrust Probe; ChatGPT Referral Traffic Doubles in 2025

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss the latest ad tech investigations, including Google facing an AI antitrust probe and regulators looking into whether Media Matters colluded with advertisers to turn advertisers away from X.  We also examine ChatGPT’s referral traffic doubling [...]

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