This week: TV industry’s worst advertising downturn in 15 years; Backlash over fake AI writers & speakers; ASA releases guidance for green claims in ads…  Last Friday we saw consumers spend a record USD $9.8bn (£7.7) on Black Friday, while contrastingly, [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire digest: Channel 4 considers tapping into emergency credit facility; Backlash over fake AI writers & speakers; Amazon launches AI chatbot Q…  Channel 4 considers tapping into emergency credit facility  Channel 4’s chief executive, Alex Mahon, has said that the [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire digest: UK broadcasters testing to deliver “total campaign” reporting; Judge rules Tesla was aware of defective self-driving tech; India to regulate deepfakes UK broadcasters testing to deliver “total campaign” reporting  The UK’s biggest commercial TV broadcasters, Channel 4, ITV, [...]

This week: Turbulent times for X; OpenAI reinstates Altman; Podcast ad spend skyrocketing... It has been a turbulent time in the tech landscape, for two companies in particular. X faced significant criticism after ads from major brands like Disney, Apple, and [...]

BrightBid, the ad tech platform for Google Search, has revealed that the majority of marketing leaders are already leveraging AI tools in their digital advertising strategies, with 79% saying that using AI tools had boosted their return on investment.  85% of [...]

On today’s ExchangeWire digest: Microsoft hires Sam Altman, former OpenAI CEO; AUS podcast ad spend up 88%; Meta disbands Responsible AI team.  Microsoft hires Sam Altman, former OpenAI CEO  At the end of last week, Sam Altman, former CEO of OpenAI was [...]

Sojern, the leading digital marketing platform built for travel, is excited to announce the launch of the “State of Destination Marketing 2024” report for destination marketing organisations (DMOs). This first-of-its-kind report, produced through a partnership between Sojern and Digital Tourism [...]

This week: Meta challenges EU’s digital rules; YouTube cracking down on AI-generated videos; Nepal to ban TikTok This week has been a big one in terms of crackdowns and their defiances. YouTube announced a crackdown on the use of AI-generated videos [...]

Illuma, the artificial intelligence company at the forefront of contextual-AI, has appointed Ryan McBride to lead global strategy and business development from the United States. Ryan formerly led business development at Grapeshot and went on to be VP of product strategy [...]

As Curation continues to make waves in ad tech, ExchangeWire caught up Butler/Till's chief strategy officer, Scott Ensign, who examines Curation's ability to marry programmatic efficiency with quality assurance. Scott highlights how the decline of third-party cookies is reshaping data [...]