Sheila Obeng-King
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Digest: EU Unconditionally Greenlights Omnicom’s IPG Acquisition; 84% of Adults Using YouTube; Alibaba’s Qwen Tops 10m Downloads
In today’s Digest, we cover the EU greenlighting Omnicom’s IPG acquisition without conditions, YouTube usage reaching 84% of adults, and Alibaba’s Qwen topping 10 million downloads.
Digest: Judge Reluctant to Break up Google in Ad Tech Monopoly Case; WBD Draws Bids from Paramount, Comcast & Netflix; ChatGPT Rolls Out Group Chats
In today’s Digest, we cover Warner Bros. Discovery drawing bids from Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix, UK Champions League rights targeted by Paramount as well as Google fighting an ad business breakup. We also discuss ChatGPT Rolling out Group Chats worldwide
The Stack: The AI Advertising Era
From bigger budgets and smarter auctions to instant TV ads, this week saw the media and ad tech industries racing toward an automated future. In today’s Digest, we cover Perplexity launching a tool to simplify online shopping, a Spanish court [...]
Digest: Advertisers Eye 2026 Media Budget Shifts; ChatGPT to Offer Target Shopping; Meta Cleared of Monopoly Claims
In today’s Digest, we cover major shifts for advertisers in 2026 media budgets, ChatGPT offering target shopping via OpenAI, and OpenAI striking a deal with Intuit for personal finance integration. We also discuss Meta being cleared of monopoly claims over [...]
Digest: Channel 4 Launches AI Ad Tool for SMEs; Twitter Co-Founder Finances App to Bring Back Vine Videos; Jeff Bezos Creates AI Startup
In today’s Digest, we discuss Channel 4 launching an AI ad tool for SMEs, Jack Dorsey backing diVine, a Vine reboot featuring its video archive, as well as Jeff Bezos becoming co-CEO of Project Prometheus.
Digest: Havas Denies WPP Talks; Dentsu Prepares for Staff Cuts as International Business Underperforms; Court Orders Google to Pay €572m in Antitrust Damages
In today’s Digest, we look at Havas entering talks over a potential WPP stake, Dentsu accelerating its global restructuring amid revenue declines, and a German court ordering Google to pay €572m in a price-comparison case.
Digest: IAB Launches Ad Auction Protocol; NBCUniversal to Debut NBC Sports Network
In today’s Digest, we discuss the IAB launching a faster ad auction protocol, NBCUniversal preparing to debut its new NBC Sports Network, and Alibaba rolling out an AI tool to streamline sourcing.
The Stack: AI Rules Rewritten
This week, broadcasters, tech giants, and regulators redrew the boundaries of digital media from ITV’s precision TV ads to Europe’s softened AI stance. In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover the EU planning a new probe into Google over news rankings, [...]
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