Sheila Obeng-King

Articles by Sheila

• Digest: Murdochs Tipped for TikTok Deal; Ad Giants Shift Climate Stance; Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly Trial Kicks Off

  3 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss the Murdochs being tipped for the TikTok deal, ad giants shifting their climate stance, Google’s ad tech monopoly trial kicking off, and Amazon facing a jury over Prime sign-ups.

  Ad TechAdvertisingTikTok

• Digest: Google Adds Gemini to Chrome as AI Search Threatens Survival of Independent Publishers; UK Broadcaster Bosses Dismiss Merger Speculation

  3 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss Google adding Gemini to Chrome and striking a multi-year AI partnership with PayPal, AI search threatening the survival of independent publishers, and UK broadcaster bosses dismissing merger speculation.

  Agentic AIBroadcastersDisplayTV

• The Stack: Google Under Fire

  3 months ago News

  

  From court battles to copyright clashes, this week tested the limits of big tech’s dominance.In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Verve Group acquiring Captify, Meta Seeking AI content deals with media firms, and China dropping its Google antitrust case.

  AIAntitrustGoogle

• Digest: Trump Hails TikTok Deal; Amazon Expands Ad Integration with SiriusXM; UK & US Seal $42bn Tech Pact

  3 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we cover Trump hailing a deal withTikTok as China pushes algorithm use, Amazon expanding ad integration with SiriusXM, and the UK and US sealing a $42bn tech pact.

  Ad TechAIPublisher

• Digest: Magnite Sues Google; Google to Invest £5bn in UK AI; Australia Won’t Implement Accuracy Threshold for Social Ban Age-Check Tech 

  3 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we cover Magnite suing Google, Google investing £5bn in the UK’s AI sector, and the Australian government guiding platforms on the under-16 social media ban.

  ad revenueAIGoogleSocial Media

• Digest: FTC Targets Google & Amazon Over Search Ads; Penske Media Hits Google With AI Suit

  4 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss the FTC targeting Google and Amazon over search ads, Penske Media hitting Google with an AI suit, and a court denying Google’s request to halt Epic Play Store changes.

  AdvertisingAIGoogle

• Digest: Paramount-Skydance Plans Warner Bros. Discovery Bid; FTC Investigates AI Chatbots, France Eyes TikTok Inquiry; Microsoft Endorses OpenAI’s For-Profit Move

  4 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss Paramount-Skydance planning a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the FTC investigating AI chatbots and France eyeing a TikTok inquiry. We also cover Microsoft endorsing OpenAI’s for-profit move.

  AIonline SafteyPartnership

• The Stack: Battles in Big Tech

  4 months ago News

  

  This week’s stories spotlight a week of fierce competition from regulators, challenging Big Tech on safety, to media giants battling  AI companies in  court. In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Netflix and Amazon teaming up to boost CTV ads, UK [...]

  Ad TechAIRegulation

• Digest: Minute Media Buys VideoVerse; Europe Mulls Under-16 Social Media Ban as Meta Faces Claims of Burying Child Safety Research; Meta & TikTok Win Challenge to EU Tech Fees

  4 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss Minute Media buying VideoVerse, Europe mulling an under-16 social media ban as Meta faces claims of burying child safety research, and Meta and TikTok winning a challenge to EU tech fees.

  AcquisitionEUMeta

• Digest: PubMatic Sues Google over Monopoly; Magnite Acquires streamr.ai; YouTube Breaks Live-Stream Record with NFL Game 

  4 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we cover PubMatic suing Google over its advertising monopoly, Magnite acquiring streamr.ai, and YouTube breaking its live-stream record with an NFL game. 

  AntitrustGoogleYouTube