Broadband speeds throughout the world are increasing, but no country yet offers average connections of at least 25 Mbps -- the Federal Communications Commission's new definition of "broadband." Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Two app developers have agreed to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly allowing ad networks to collect data from children in order to serve them targeted ads. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
An online tracking tool from the Electronic Frontier Foundation aims to help people who are searching and browsing sites analyze the privacy protections in their Web browser -- Chrome, Firefox, … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
As the idea of performing a search query on a search engine goes out of fashion -- on desktop and mobile -- Google, Bing and Yahoo look to find alternative … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
The U.S. advertising market continues on its torrid pace -- with both digital and TV advertising moving higher versus earlier levels in 2015 and against the same month in 2014. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
With the acquisition of The Exchange Lab -- known for its proprietary technology, Proteus -- the Lab will become a core component of its Connect demand-side platform, expanding its ability … Read the full story by Steve McClellan
Recently, Showtime announced the renewal of its totally binge-worthy, crazy-sexy and sometimes even cerebral series, "The Affair," for a third season. That's not a minute too soon; the season two … Read the full story by
For those who have stopped going to church yet still have increasingly vague memories of key dates in the Christian year, the Advent calendar is a special one used to … Read the full story by George Simpson
The Internet of Things is coming. Now the issues of privacy are floating to the top, more like scum than cream. We are warned by pundits to be wary of … Read the full story by Ted McConnell
One-third (33%) of U.S. consumers said they are very or somewhat likely to try using ad-blocking software in the next three months, according to a new survey by Digital Content … Read the full story by Erik Sass
Strong TV and digital advertising rocketed November's U.S. advertising revenues 23% higher versus the same month a year ago. Much of the national TV improvements came from scatter market bookings … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Content will empower brands to show they do what they stand for, says Annette King, CEO Ogilvy & Mather UK. "Brands that matter" is what the year ahead will be … Read the full story by Sean Hargrave
Teads' Bertrand Quesada predicts that native video will play a more important role in 2016 as consumers become even more fed up with pre-roll video. Read the full story by Tobi Elkin
Congress on Wednesday unveiled a proposed funding bill that won't restrict the Federal Communications Commission's ability to enforce the open Internet rules. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
U.S. ad spending sank nearly 4% in the third quarter with outdoor, Spanish-language TV, radio and paid search showing growth -- to $36 billion. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
The price of national TV advertising time jumped 21 index points between September and October, following a historic pattern of increasing demand heading into the holiday marketing season, according to … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
I know Howard Stern is the satellite radio guy, especially now that he's inked a new five-year pact with SiriusXM. Still, there's much to be learned about the state of … Read the full story by J. Max Robins
Will Swayne, who has overseen the agency's Procter & Gamble account, has been appointed president of Carat Global -- succeeding Doug Ray, who will now focus solely on the U.S. … Read the full story by Steve McClellan
The presidential campaign of Texas senator Ted Cruz has mined data on "tens of millions of" Facebook users. Cruz's campaign is using data company Cambridge Analytica to profile voters based … Read the full story by Felicia Greiff
This is a contest. About destroying Brand Trump, but first this brief declaration: Journalists generally aren't supposed to publicly stake out political positions, declare party affiliations or take sides in … Read the full story by Bob Garfield
Global technology companies like Amazon Web Services, alongside Elon Musk, among others, committed a $1 billion investment to OpenAI. The nonprofit artificial intelligence research company will explore the field's possibilities … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
Security firm Imperva released its fourth Bot Traffic Report, finding that humans are now responsible for the majority (52%) of online traffic. Read the full story by Felicia Greiff