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• The Stack: Regulation Tightens as AI Redefines Media

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  This week saw regulators sharpen oversight of streaming and digital platforms, while AI, ecommerce, and leadership shake-ups continued to reshape the media and advertising landscape. In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Amazon audiences shifting to Netflix, BBC floating iPlayer as [...]

• ExchangeWire on Meta AI Shopping & Paramount Winning Warner Bros as Netflix Exits Race

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  In this episode of The MadTech Podcast, the ExchangeWire team discuss Meta's new AI shopping research feature and the conclusion to the months-long battle for Warner Bros Discovery.

• The Wires 2026: What Makes an Award-Winning Entry? 

  2 days ago News

  

  We give you a first glance at this year’s judging panel for The Wires 2026, first hearing from a few voices representing the EMEA region. As the UK wakes up to spring, we’re planning far ahead: this year’s The Wires will [...]

• Digest: Amazon Eyes Role in Chatbot Ad Sales; News Corp Lands $50m AI Deal with Meta; 85% of Europeans Use Ad-Supported Streaming

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  In today’s digest, we cover Amazon eyeing a role in chatbot ad sales, News Corp landing a USD$50m (£37m) AI deal with Meta, and 85% of Europeans using ad-supported streaming.

• The Survival of the Scarcest: Why AI Favours the Premium Publisher

  3 days ago News

  

  In this op-ed, Aly Nurmohammed of Nodals take a look at why premium publishers still hold the cards oin the age of AI...

• AI Slop and Peril for the Open Web

  3 days ago News

  

  Shirley Marschall is back, and this week she's looking at the three-pronged peril for the open web in the age of AI slop...

• Digest: Meta Trials AI Shopping Tool; Google to Fill 150 Tech Roles in Singapore; eBay Cuts 800 Jobs

  3 days ago News

  

  In today’s digest, we cover Meta trialling an AI shopping tool to challenge ChatGPT, Google planning to fill 150 tech roles in Singapore, Gemini, and eBay cutting 800 jobs, 6% of its workforce.

• Digest: UK to Trial Social Media Ban on Under-16s; Google Patent Hints at AI-Generated Landing Pages

  4 days ago News

  

  In today’s Digest we discuss the UK launching a consultation on a  social media ban for under-16s, a Google patent hinting at AI-generated landing pages, and Roblox surpassing TikTok in Gen Z shopping growth.

• Programmatic Trends & Predictions for 2026: Industry Experts Share What’s Next

  5 days ago News

  

  Amir Sharer, founder & CEO of BRAVE, chats to four industry experts to discuss their thoughts on the new programmatic ecosystem in 2026...

• Digest: Paramount to Take Over Warner Bros as Netflix Drops Bid; Dentsu Names New Global CEO

  5 days ago News

  

  In today’s Digest we discuss Netflix pulling out of the bidding war for Warner Bros, Dentsu naming Takeshi Sano as global CEO, and HubSpot expanding its media reach with a Starter Story deal.