In today’s Digest we cover whistleblowers saying Meta and TikTok amplify harmful content in order to keep users’ attention, Amazon rolling out one-hour delivery in US cities, and the UK government launching a local media support initiative.

This week Shirley Marschall is looking at the rise of smart glasses, and what the ad industry makes of this new wearable tech... Things that don’t mix well: water and oil. Pizza and pineapple. Mentos and cola. Red wine and a [...]

In today’s digest, we cover Amazon eyeing a role in chatbot ad sales, News Corp landing a USD$50m (£37m) AI deal with Meta, and 85% of Europeans using ad-supported streaming.

IAB Europe, the European-level industry association for the digital marketing and advertising ecosystem, today announced its fourth annual State of Readiness - Sustainability in Digital Advertising Report, providing a comprehensive overview of how the European digital advertising ecosystem is progressing [...]

Taboola announced the expansion of its leadership team with the hiring of Krishan Bhatia as chief business officer.  Bhatia will lead global sales and partnerships for Taboola, with a focus on driving revenue growth across Taboola’s entire product portfolio, which includes its Realize performance [...]

Shinka has officially signed up to become a member of the World Out of Home Organisation (WOO), the leading global association for the out-of-home (OOH) advertising industry. This membership marks a significant milestone in Shinka’s continued commitment to innovation, collaboration, [...]

This week saw mounting regulatory pressure across streaming and social media, while advertising and retail delivered record-breaking performances. In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover WPP unveiling a £500m cost-cutting plan in an AI-led overhaul, ByteDance being valued at $550bn in [...]

Adform, the powerful and safe media buying platform built for game changers, announces a significant milestone as the first Demand Side Platform (DSP) to join ISBA’s Partner Programme, the representative body for British advertisers.  This strategic partnership marks a major step forward [...]

VIOOH, the leading premium global digital out of home (DOOH) supply-side platform, announced today (24th February, 2026), a strategic partnership with JCDecaux Ireland, the leading outdoor advertising company in the Irish market, bringing premium digital inventory across the Republic of [...]

Overwolf Ads, a world-leading ad tech gaming platform empowering brands and advertisers to reach over 113 million monthly gamers across hundreds of the world's biggest video game titles, today (24th February, 2026) announced that Tracker Network, the world's leading competitive [...]