Sheila Obeng-King

Articles by Sheila

• Digest: BBC Threatens Perplexity AI Over Content Scraping; Australia’s Tech Trial for Social Media Ban Receives Mixed Feedback

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  Today Dot discusses the BBC's legal threat against Perplexity AI over content scraping, Australia’s social media ban tech trial, and more...

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• The Stack: Ad Industry Shakeups and Climate Reckonings

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  This week marked significant changes in the evolving relationship between advertising and climate responsibility. In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Google being hit in a €4.1bn Android fine battle, Microsoft considering abandoning high-stakes negotiations with OpenAI, OpenAI ending work with [...]

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• Digest: Netflix Inks Linear TV Deal with TF1; Trump to Delay TikTok Ban for a Third Time; CMA Throws Google a Lifeline 

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss Netflix inking a linear TV deal with TF1, Trump delaying the TikTok ban for a third time, TikTok Shop launching in Japan, and the CMA tossing Google’s Privacy Sandbox a lifeline. Netflix Inks Linear TV Deal [...]

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• Digest: WhatsApp to Introduce Ads; Sainsbury’s to Launch AI-Powered Retail Media Platform; Disney Adds Amazon to DRAX

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  In today’s Digest, we cover WhatsApp introducing ads, Sainsbury’s launching an AI-powered retail media platform, Disney adding Amazon to DRAX, and Ad Net Zero expanding emissions standards across media channels. WhatsApp to Introduce Ads  WhatsApp is preparing to introduce ads on its [...]

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• Digest: UK Broadcasters to Launch Self-Serve TV Ad Marketplace; Roku & Amazon Deal Targets 80% of US CTV Audience

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  In today’s Digest, we cover UK broadcasters launching a self-serve TV ad marketplace, Roku and Amazon striking a deal to target 80% of the US CTV audience as well as Google cutting ties with Scale AI after Meta’s investment, and [...]

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• Digest: UK Data Bill Passes Without AI Copyright Clause; UN Urges Ad Industry to Ditch Fossil Fuel Companies

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss the UK Data bill passing without the AI Copyright clause, a UN rapporteur urging green accountability while TikTok launches carbon measurement, and ITV unveiling a TV Outcomes Planner to support SMEs. UK Data Bill Passes Without [...]

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• The Stack: Ad Agency Wars 

  1 month ago News

  

  This week, the advertising landscape saw billion dollar media shifts, a brewing agency feud, and government regulation in the works.

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• Digest: Publishers Hit by Drop in Traffic from Google’s AI Tools; Mars Shifts its $1.7bn Global Media Account from WPP to Publicis 

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  Today’s Digest discusses publishers seeing a drop in traffic from Google’s AI tools, Mars’ $1.7bn global media account being pulled from WPP and given to Publicis, as well as Meta’s plans to acquire a stake in Scale AI for $14.8bn. Publishers Hit [...]

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• Digest: Warner Bros Discovery to Split Streaming and TV Units; UK Gov Considers Social Media Time Limits for Children

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss media giants grappling with costs, the UK government considering social media time limits for children, as well as a global study comparing the impact of skippable and non-skippable ads. Media Giants Struggle With Costs: Warner Bros Discovery [...]

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• Digest: WPP CEO Read to Step Down; Prime Video Adds Private Auctions; YouTube Loosens Moderation

  1 month ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we look at WPP CEO Read planning to step down amid AI disruption and market strain, findings from WPP Media’s latest report, Amazon adding private auctions to Prime Video, as well as YouTube loosening moderation.  WPP CEO Read [...]

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