In today's ExchangeWire news digest: major US workers' union opposes the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger; ByteDance delays bringing its shopping platform to the US; and Disney+ loses 4 million subscribers as SVOD subscriptions cool. UFCW unanimously opposes Kroger-Albertsons A proposed USD$24.6bn (~£19.4bn) deal [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: UK regulators block Microsoft’s USD$68.7bn (~£55.1bn) purchase of Activision Blizzard; the latest IAB report indicates steady growth in UK digital ad spend; and Alphabet reports lower advertising revenue in Q1 2023. CMA blocks Microsoft-Activison deal Tech giant [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: BuzzFeed announces redundancies as it closes down its News division; the UK government is expected to announce legislation for a new big tech regulator; and PDD Holdings' Temu app enters several markets in Europe. BuzzFeed calls [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: tech experts appeal for a hiatus on AI development; Meta mull barring political advertising on their platforms in Europe; and Tencent bring a paid subscription option to WeChat. Experts call for pause in AI’s development A group [...]

This week: Supreme Court case Gonzalez v. Google could overhaul online advertising, Amazon's purchase of One Medical to proceed without FTC intervention... Another busy week in media, marketing, and commerce saw the opening of a landmark case, Gonzalez v. Google, which could see [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Warner Bros. Discovery prepares a free, ad-supported streaming service; UK ministers announce plans to regulate BNPL schemes; and the EU launches a new initiative to protect tech start-ups from foreign buyouts. Warner Bros. to launch free [...]

Ciaran O'Kane's latest MadTech Sketch looks at three 'what if' scenarios in the event of Google being forced into a sell-side ad tech/ad network spin-off. Much has been written about the DOJ suing Google over anti-competitive activity in the ad tech [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: a provisional ruling from the CMA threatens Microsoft's purchase of Activision; Disney announces a major overhaul, cutting jobs and spend; and The New York Times reveals it performed above expectations for Q4 2022. UK watchdog provisionally [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Jack Ma cedes control of fintech giant Ant Group; OpenAI in discussion to raise capital of USD$30bn (~£24bn); and Silvergate customers withdraw over USD$8bn (~£6.7bn) of digital currency following regulators' warnings. Ma relinquishes control of Ant [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: a new EU ruling deals a major blow to Meta's business model; Microsoft considers integrating OpenAI's ChatGPT into Bing; and Coinbase reaches a USD$100m (~£83m) settlement with New York regulators. EU ruling could mean curtains for [...]