On today’s ExchangeWire digest: 64% of AUS Agencies to Increase Podcast Investment; OpenAI Files Motion to Dismiss 4 Claims in NYT Lawsuit; TikTok to Lose More Music Nine in ten agencies have used audio advertising this year, finds the IAB’s latest [...]

On today’s ExchangeWire digest: AUS Online Ad Spend Slowed in 2023; US Streaming Revenues Set to Overtake Pay-TV; US Streaming Subscriptions to Drop by 3.9 Million in 2024  Australia’s online ad spend in 2023 slowed to a growth rate of 3.7% [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Apple comes under fire in the EU for claims of carbon neutral devices; Channel4 and Paramount explore shoppable TV ads; and Microsoft commits AUD$5bn (~£2.59bn) to develop its AI capabilities in Australia. EU scrutinises Apple’s “carbon [...]

The new team to lead Australia and Southeast Asia for Yahoo’s ad tech division, Yahoo Advertising, has been unveiled, with a remit to support the business’ refreshed focus as a media solutions partner for premium clients. John McNerney, MD, AUSEA, Yahoo John [...]

Amplified Intelligence, the world’s only truly omnichannel attention measurement company, has opened a new office in Sydney, with Daniel Lyas, VP customer success, first on the ground. Headquartered in Adelaide, this is the company’s second commercial hub in Australia, and [...]

This week: Google and Apple both deal with allegations of tracking mobile users without permission, Ofcom's chief executive say social media firms may be forced to disclose their algorithms... This week saw more trouble across the board for Big Tech. After [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: social media platforms could be forced to disclose their news feed algorithms under Ofcom rules; Deliveroo announce that they are pulling out of Australia; and Amazon cut 10,000 jobs. Social media sites could be forced to [...]

Playground xyz, the leader in attention and optimisation technology, has moved to further cement its position as the leader in understanding consumer attention with its hire of consumer neuroscientist, Dr. Shannon Bosshard as lead scientist.  With people being bombarded with over [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Grab announce they plan to reach profitability by 2024; the Australian government calls on Optus to pay for new IDs for those affected by large-scale hack; and Apple bring NFT trading to the App Store [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Optus opposed privacy law changes; Livewire raises AUD$4.7m (£2.8m); and W3C forms first board. Optus opposed privacy law changes Australian telco Optus have repeatedly opposed proposed changes to the federal Privacy Act, claiming that implementing a system [...]