In today’s Digest, we cover Meta launching a UK ad-free subscription, Trump ordering TikTok’s transfer to US owners, and OpenAI planning an in-house ad tech build.

This week saw growth in ad spend alongside rising regulatory action across ad tech and media...

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Ciaran O'Kane has been sketching again. This time, he takes a look at the impact of AI and chatbots on the search landscape, and what that means for the marketing funnel... Despite a London Underground and DLR strike, we had over [...]

In today’s Digest, we discuss double-digit growth ahead for digital ad spend, Alibaba unveiling a multimodal AI, and eBay moving to buy Tise. 

In her latest column, Shirley Matschall takes aim at Google's umbrella company, acrostic style... Once the U.S. District Court ruled that Google didn’t have to sell its browser, it was only a matter of time before Gemini landed in Chrome. No [...]

Kate Scott-Dawkins, WPP Media’s Global President of Business Intelligence, takes a look at the shifting ad tech landscape and what it might look like in 2030...

DoubleVerify, a leading software platform to verify media quality, optimise ad performance, and prove campaign outcomes, has announced the evolution of its senior commercial management team and the expansion of its leadership ranks. Current Global Chief Commercial Officer Julie Eddleman [...]

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.

IAB Europe, the leading European-level industry association for the digital advertising industry, has today (18th September, 2025) released the first Pan-European Impact Report on the Impact of AI on Digital Advertising, the first study showing how AI is being adopted, [...]

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.