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• Digest: Apple Builds ‘Answers’ Team; OpenAI Raises $8.3bn in Latest Fundraising Round; Shein Fined for Greenwashing 

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss Apple’s new ‘Answers’ team aimed at enhancing AI search capabilities, OpenAI’s $8.3bn fundraising round, and Shein’s €1m greenwashing fine in Italy. Apple builds ‘Answers’ team Apple has assembled a new internal unit to develop a stripped-down rival [...]

• Digest: Amazon & Microsoft Cloud Dominance Harms Competition, Says CMA; Reddit Revenue Surges on AI and Ads

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss Amazon & Microsoft’s cloud dominance harming competition, Reddit’s revenue surge on AI and ad growth, and Google losing a US appeal in the Epic Games app store case. Amazon and Microsoft cloud dominance harms competition Britain's antitrust [...]

• Teads UK CTV Pulse 2025 Reveals 42% of UK Consumers Prefer Ad-Supported Streaming Services

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  UK consumers are increasingly opting for ad-supported streaming services over ad-free subscription-based services, according to new research from Teads UK. The new UK CTV Pulse 2025 reveals that 42% of viewers choose to watch via AVOD (ad-supported video on demand) services, [...]

• ExchangeWire on the Ad-Supported Streaming Surge and Public Service Broadcasters Under Threat 

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  ExchangeWire's head of marketing Grainne Reid is joined by CEO Rachel Smith, and head of content John Still, to discuss the latest headlines in the TV and streaming landscape. 

• DV Expands AI-Powered Brand Suitability Measurement Coverage Across Meta’s Feeds & Reels

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  DoubleVerify, a leading software platform to verify media quality, optimise ad performance, and prove campaign outcomes, announced the expansion of its post-bid brand suitability measurement across thirty unique content-level categories on Meta’s Facebook and Instagram Feeds and Reels. These categories, [...]

• The Stack: Online Safety Under Scrutiny 

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  This week, digital platforms face mounting pressure as regulators tighten online safety rules for minors, while the ad market shows steady growth. In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Google joining the EU’s AI Code of Practice and AI boosting engagement [...]

• Surviving Google Zero: What's Next for Publishers?

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  Mark Smith takes a look at what the rise of LLMs and AI summaries means for the publishing industry… The evolution of Google has always presented both headaches and opportunities for publishers. With each new update, a new set of rules would [...]

• Azerion Promotes Ava Moran to Newly Created Role of EVP, Country Manager, North America

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  Azerion has promoted Ava Moran to executive vice president (EVP), country manager, North America, as it continues to strengthen its investment in the territory. The new role has been created in response to significant business growth in North America and [...]

• Digest: YouTube Becomes Top TV Choice for Children; YouTube Added to Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s; Havas Reports Solid H1  

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  In today’s Digest, we cover YouTube becoming the top TV choice for children, YouTube being added to Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, as well as Havas reporting solid H1 results and expanding in Southeast Asia.

• Nexxen Bolsters Commercial Leadership with Enterprise & Data Hires

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  Nexxen, a global, flexible advertising technology platform with deep expertise in video and advanced TV, today (30th July, 2025) announced two key additions to its commercial leadership team, underscoring its continued investment in enterprise sales growth and data-led innovation.  Irina Katsnelson [...]