This week, the advertising and media landscape saw major consolidation, growing regulatory pressure and a continued shift towards AI-powered commerce and content. In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss investors betting on a USD$2tn (£1.50tn) IPO valuation for Anthropic and Tencent’s [...]

In today's Digest, we discuss an appeals court allowing thousands of addiction lawsuits against Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to proceed, YouTube raising the bar for creators to join its monetisation program, and Alibaba testing paid tiers for its Qwen [...]

Silverpush, the contextual intelligence company, today (12th August, 2026) announced the release of Silverpush Contextual Podcast Segments, a new way for advertisers to reach exclusive podcast inventory on YouTube. This allows brands and agencies to activate video advertising campaigns on [...]

In today's Digest, we discuss a New Mexico judge ordering Meta to pay an additional USD$567m (£419.5m) over child safety issues, Burnham fast-tracking subscription trap crackdown as cost-of-living tour begins, and YouTube extending its shopping affiliate program to UK creators.

In today’s Digest, we cover Brussels ramping up pressure on Meta over its alleged "addictive" platform design, Google expanding AI disclosure rules across Search, YouTube, and Discover ads, and more...

This week, AI continued to reshape media, advertising and streaming, while major leadership changes and industry deals signalled the next phase of competition across the digital landscape.

In today’s Digest, we discuss Sky agreeing to ITV Broadcast Acquisition, a study finding that YouTube creator content is shaping AI assistant answers, and Carat being named Media Network of the Year amid the industry’s AI-driven shift

DoubleVerify ("DV"), the leading software platform to verify media quality, optimise advertising performance and prove campaign outcomes, today (11th June, 2026) announced the launch of AI-powered brand suitability reporting for YouTube Audio Ads campaigns, extending DV’s trusted post-bid measurement capabilities [...]

In today’s Digest, we cover Google introducing Search Profiles in Discover, Roblox expanding ads to children under 13, and Singtel securing AI funding through a partnership deal in Singapore. 

As streaming TV continues reshaping the global media landscape, new research from DoubleVerify ("DV"), the leading software platform to verify media quality, optimise ad performance, and prove campaign outcomes, shows marketers are increasing investment across the world’s largest streaming platforms, [...]