Sheila Obeng-King

Articles by Sheila

• Digest: Comcast in Talks to Buy ITV’s Broadcast Arm; Apple Nears $1bn Deal to Power Siri; EU to Weaken AI Act Amid Big Tech Pressure

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  In today’s Digest, we cover Comcast in talks to buy ITV’s broadcast arm for £2bn, Apple nearing a USD$1bn deal to power a Siri overhaul with Google’s Gemini AI, and the EU weakening its landmark AI Act amid Big Tech [...]

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• The Stack: AI in the Spotlight

  1 month ago News

  

  This week, AI faces lawsuits and security challenges as streaming giants chase billion-dollar milestones and media power plays reshape the screen. In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss documents revealing Meta’s profits from scam ads, Netflix entering its third year of [...]

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• Digest: Amazon Sues Perplexity Over AI Shopping Assistant; Epic and Google Settle Lawsuit; People Inc. Signs AI Deal with Microsoft Amid Traffic Drop

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  In today’s Digest, we look at Amazon suing Perplexity over its AI shopping assistant, Epic and Google settling their lawsuit, and People Inc. signing an AI deal with Microsoft amid traffic drop.

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• Digest: Amazon Ads Expands Sports Streaming Inventory; Getty and Perplexity Ink Multi-Year Deal to Power AI Search Visuals

  1 month ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss Amazon Ads expanding its sports streaming inventory, Getty and Perplexity inking a multi-year deal to power AI search visuals, and Sky, BBC, and ITN urging a crackdown on Big Tech.

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• Digest: Tech Giants Step Up Efforts to Fix AI Security Flaws; TV & Video Market on Track for $1tn by 2030

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss tech giants stepping up efforts to fix AI security flaws; Alibaba investing USD$281m to expand Taobao stores; and the global TV and video market on track to hit USD$1tn by 2030.

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• Digest: Netflix Eyes Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition; IAB Unveils New CTV Framework; ABC & ESPN Pulled From YouTube

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss Netflix eyeing a Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, the IAB unveiling a framework to standardise conversion APIs for CTV, and ABC and ESPN being pulled from YouTube TV ahead of their deal expiry. Netflix eyes Warner Bros. [...]

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• The Stack: AI Continues to Reshape Media

  1 month ago News

  

  In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Bending Spoons acquiring AOL for $1.5bn, WPP’s new chief starting the role amid a profit alert, and Meta’s ad revenue jumping 26% in Q3, with the company expecting major tax relief under Trump’s [...]

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• Digest: Video on Demand to Drive 17% Growth in Q4 Ad Spend; Publicis Acquires HEPMIL Media Group; US Senators Push Ban on Teen Use of AI Chatbots

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  In today’s Digest, we cover the latest ad spend forecast from AA and WARC, Publicis buying HEPMIL Media Group to boost its influencer marketing in Southeast Asia, and US senators pushing to ban teen use of AI chatbots.

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• Digest: ChatGPT Adds PayPal Wallet; Musk Launches AI Encyclopedia; StarHub and Mediacorp Team Up for Singapore Viewers

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  In today’s Digest, we look at ChatGPT adding PayPal shopping and OpenAI hitting a $500bn valuation. We also cover Musk launching an AI encyclopedia as well as  StarHub and Mediacorp teaming up for Singapore viewers.

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• Digest: Apple Plans Ads for Maps; X Loses Advertising Boss; EU Finds Meta & TikTok Broke Transparency Obligations

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss Apple planning ads for Maps, X losing its advertising boss, and the EU’s preliminary findings that Meta and TikTok broke disclosure obligations.

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