In today’s Digest, we cover Meta announcing reduced reliance on third-party vendors as it expands its AI tools, Walmart securing two new patents for algorithmic pricing, and OpenAI planning a desktop superapp.

AppHarbr, GeoEdge’s in-app ad quality and security platform, today (5th March, 2026) announced the release of the industry’s first In-App Network Ad Quality & Safety Performance Index, a benchmarking report measuring how ad networks perform on ad safety, user experience, [...]

In today’s Digest, we look at the IPA Census 2025 showing staff declines and diversity gains, Amazon eyeing a marketplace for AI content deals, and Spotify profits soaring after raising prices.

What better way to start the year than have Shirley Marschall prescribe some goals for the ad tech industry...

In today’s Digest, we cover Paramount’s late bid for Warner; Meta securing a series of AI content deals, and China’s open-source AI reaching 30% of global usage.

The debut season of Celebrity Traitors may have caught the nation’s imagination, but old favourite Strictly Come Dancing remains the UK’s most read-about reality TV programme, according to data from Taboola. Over the past three months, articles about Strictly Come Dancing [...]

WheelsTV, a leading automotive video technology company, today (September 9th, 2025) announced a distribution agreement with industry-leading video solutions provider VideoElephant, whose vast content library features millions of premium rights-cleared videos. The collaboration marks a significant milestone in shaping the [...]

In today’s Digest, we cover ITV and Disney’s new content-sharing deal, Meta’s GDPR violation ruling in Germany, and the EU’s progress on its AI code of practice.

Our columnist, Shirley Marschall, is back, and this week she’s taking on the rise of ‘slop’ and looking at why AI is the Ozempic of the media…

Phil Duffield, VP UK at The Trade Desk, examines media buying. He expands on how brands have turned challenges into transformation, keeping pace with the content boom, and facilitating smarter buying. A new approach to digital advertising innovation is here.  From [...]