In today’s Digest, we discuss Google broadening its content and advertising arsenal, TikTok facing regulatory heat while eyeing political reprieve, and Spotify adding podcast inventory to its ad exchange. Google Broadens Content and Advertising Arsenal Google is making moves across both content [...]

After the latest antitrust ruling against Google, it seems like a good time to resurface Ciarán O’Kane's MadTech Sketch on how the Google ad tech business could look if it is broken up. First published July 2022 Ever since the WSJ broke [...]

Today’s digest looks at a potential fine for X from the EU, copyright lawsuits brought against OpenAI and Microsoft being combined, the BBC pushing for more credit in Apple and Google News, and CNBC’s new streaming service. X Faces $1 Billion [...]

Today's news digest looks at Google experimenting with a new AI-only search feature, the EU pushing back on criticism from the US over its antitrust regulation, as well as the Competition and Markets Authority deciding against formally investigating Microsoft's partnership [...]

News in brief: CMA Launches Mobile Investigation into Apple and Google; Ströer Explores Sale of Core Ad Business; Havas Acquires CA Sports CMA Launches Mobile Investigation into Apple and Google The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched strategic market status [...]

News in brief: Trump Signs TikTok Delay and Repeals Executive Order on AI Safety; Social Platforms Sign EU Code of Conduct; Kantar Media to be Sold Trump Signs TikTok Delay and Repeals Executive Order on AI Safety  Following last weekend’s commotion over [...]

As with all industries, government regulation across the globe is set to have a critical impact on the advertising industry throughout 2025. From updates to privacy legislation, affecting targeting and the use of consumer data, through to new laws governing [...]

News in brief: Lloyds Ad Banned for Greenwashing; Netflix Fined over Customer Data; Temu Named UK's Most Downloaded iPhone App Lloyds Ad Banned for Greenwashing An ad from Lloyds Bank has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising [...]

News in brief: US Rollout of Netflix Ad Stack Set for April; UK Introduces New Online Safety Regulations for Tech Firms; UK Creatives Seek Copyright Protections from AI US Rollout of Netflix Ad Stack Set for April Netflix’s in-house ad tech stack [...]

News in brief: CMA Publishes Provisional Findings Against Apple; Alibaba Merges E-Commerce Operations; AUS Introduces Social Media Ban Bill for Under 16s  CMA Publishes Provisional Findings Against Apple Following an inquiry into the mobile browser market, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority [...]