This week, the spotlight fell on Cannes Lions, where AI, creativity and commerce dominated conversations, while major acquisitions, platform shifts and media partnerships signalled broader changes across the advertising landscape. In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover the BBC expanding its [...]

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Albertsons introducing advertising within its AI shopping experience, and Forbes testing a creator-led strategy to expand its reach.

In today’s Digest, we cover AppsFlyer raising $1bn with backing from major advertising industry players, plus the biggest announcements, deals, and talking points emerging from Cannes.

JWX, the technology company connecting premium content, engaged consumers, and the advertisers who reach them, and Adnami, the attention-first ad tech company, today (23rd June, 2026) announced a strategic partnership to bring Adnami’s high-impact advertising formats to JWX’s thousands of [...]

Today (23rd June, 2026), Universal Ads, Comcast’s self-service advertising platform for the premium TV industry, has officially launched in the UK in partnership with Channel 4, ITV and Sky. The launch, first unveiled by the cohort at Cannes Lions 2025, [...]

This week, AI transformed consumer platforms while policymakers intensified efforts to reshape the digital landscape. 

Brands are serving up some powerful emotions at this year's World Cup, with AB InBev's "Cheers To Bars" generating the strongest positive emotional response among food and drink advertisers. That’s according to new data from creative intelligence platform DAIVID, which [...]

In today’s Digest, we cover Ant Group transforming Alipay into an AI-powered platform, Hyundai testing containerised ad tech, and Coupang being hit with a record fine over a massive data breach.

In today’s Digest, we look at Uber expanding its advertising business beyond its own apps, Electronic Arts launching an in-game advertising platform, and Walmart expanding retail media measurement across YouTube campaigns.

Adsquare, the leading Real-World Data platform designed for The Outcomes Era, today (16th June, 2026) announced its participation in Audience Unlimited, a data solution within The Trade Desk, the world's leading independent advertising technology platform.