Digital News Daily Editions for April 2020
- Digital News Daily - Thursday, April 30, 2020
- Spotify: Pandemic Altering App Usage Patterns
- Top Brands Projected To Lose Nearly $400B In U.S., $1T Globally In Value Due To Pandemic
- Facebook: Q1 Revenues Up 17%, But Ad Demand Drops
- ViacomCBS CEO Rallies Troops As Layoffs Continue
- Regal Joins AMC In Threatening NBCU Over Breaking Theatrical Release Window
- A Month Later, IAB Finds 'Buy-Side' More Resolute About Ad Cuts: Especially For Traditional Media
- Video Streamers' National TV Spend Skyrocketing, HBO Max, Peacock Ramp Up Launches
- Microsoft Surpasses $10 Billion Net Income On $35 Billion in Q1 2020 Revenue
- Linear TV Grows Without Sports, Netflix Also Higher
- Surprising Link Found Between Ransomware, Purchase Behavior And Brand Loyalty
- Google Meet Now Free To Anyone With An Email Account
- Amazon Tops Retail Brand Rankings, Value Rises Amid Pandemic
- Daytime Kids Viewing In Top 25 Markets Soars Nearly 300%, Big Gains In Internet, Gaming
- Google-Apple Contact Tracing Plan Meets With Skepticism
- MDC Partners Posted Growth Of 2% In The First Quarter
- Amazon: How Well Will The Ecommerce King Navigate COVID-19?
- Photographer Seeks To Revive Copyright Battle With Mashable
- How Brands Can Add Value In The Face Of Uncertainty
- How TV Is Reacting Flexibly To COVID-19
- Advertising Head Count Reduced For Two Consecutive Years
- GoDaddy Steps Into Domain Registries, Acquires Neustar
- Legislation Filed For 5G Efforts
- Digital News Daily - Wednesday, April 29, 2020
- Reports: Dish Network, Other MVPDs Balking At Carriage Fees For Sports-Challenged ESPN
- UK Advertising Growth Not Expected Until 2021
- Facebook Turning Pandemic Into Branding Gold
- Microsoft Advertising Rolls Out Cookie-Based Experiments
- YouTube Advertising Surprises Analysts, Surges 33% To $4B In Q1
- Omnicom's Wren: 'Every Aspect Of Our Business Is Going To Change'
- Zuckerberg Consolidates Control Of Facebook
- Samsung Sees Declining Quarterly Profits
- Marketers' COVID-19 Messaging Draws 'Positive' Response, Little Change in Brand Favorability
- Google Makes 'Meets' A Free Service
- Net Media Usage Effect Of Pandemic: TV, Streaming Boom, But Outdoor Media Erodes
- Automakers Spend $456M On TV In Q1
- Alphabet Reports: Google Search Helps Drive Q1 2020 Revenue
- Brands Change Marketing Course During The Pandemic, Knowing They Will Be Judged
- Canceled TV Sports Budgets Going To Bottom Line, Online, Or Other Forms Of TV
- GDPR Advice Site Fixes Data Exposure Problem: Report
- IAB, USC Study Reveals Rapid Shifts In Consumer Behavior Due To COVID-19
- Amazon Sued For Duping Streaming Video Purchasers
- Lawmakers Urge FCC To Inform Newly Jobless About Broadband Subsidies
- AMC Theatres Won't Play Universal Pictures Movies, Blames 'Trolls World Tour' Dispute
- Brands, Agencies Raise Funds, Create Programs To Ease Pandemic Impact
- Ogilvy CEO Seifert Is Stepping Down
- Tik Tok Will Match User Donations During Pandemic
- Traditional Sports Events And Fans Can Go Digital To Find Their Fix Via Esports
- FreeWheel, White Ops Team On Pre-Bid Bot Fraud Prevention
- Digital News Daily - Tuesday, April 28, 2020
- HBO Max To Be Available Through All Apple Devices At Launch
- Restaurant Delivery Services, Issues Comprise Top Social-Media Mentions
- SMBs Planning Ad Spend, Messages As States Open For Business
- Havas Media Study Finds 10% Of Americans Cutting Subscription Video Due To COVID-19
- Divided FCC Issues Upbeat Report On Broadband
- Disney Takes Twitter Fire For Heavy-Handed 'Star Wars' Hashtag Move
- Carriers Extend Commitments Not To Cancel Customers' Service
- Supreme Court Asks hiQ To Respond In Battle Over Data Scraping
- Tech Giants Turning Pandemic Into Gold
- IRI Launches Demand Index Providing Detailed View Of Consumer CPG Purchases
- Twitter Users Lose SMS-Based Tweet Alerts
- The End Of Upfront Bull: Why Analysts Are Bearish About TV's Long-Term Ad Marketplace
- Advertisers Don't Need The Upfront Anymore
- Amazon Strikes Free-Year Deal With Discovery's Food Network Kitchen App
- Havas Media Study Finds Millennials 'Embracing' Radio, Print Because Of COVID-19
- Pixalate Earns MRC Accreditation for Multiple CTV/OTT, SSAI Metrics
- OTT-CTV Could Be A Potent Ad Force In 2020 Election
- Ad Council Appoints New Board Members
- Where Does AT&T Go From Here?
- How Brands Can Help Those Suffering Most From Pandemic
- Burger King Taps QR Code On TV For Free Whoppers
- Pandemic Moves Experiential Retail Online
- Google Reportedly In Talks To Acquire D2iQ
- What To Send To The Inbox During The Pandemic
- NHS Rejects Google And Apple Model For COVID-19 Tracing
- Online Ordering Boom Leads To Delivery Delays
- News Helps Drive Sports Fans' Total Viewing Time Up 10%, Despite 87% Drop In Sports Event Viewing
- Digital News Daily - Monday, April 27, 2020
- Dentsu Postpones Releasing Q1 Figures
- Local Media Forecast To See A 3.6% Drop In 2020
- Facebook Takes On Zoom With Messenger Rooms
- Unilever To Carry On With Advertising
- Virtual NFL Draft Grows 37% To 15.7 Million Viewers
- Where Did Magic Leap Go Wrong?
- WhatsApp Sees 70% Decline In 'Highly Forwarded' Messages
- Michigan Revokes Ad Restrictions On Big-Box Retailers
- AT&T: Stephenson Stepping Down As CEO July 1, Rather Than Year-End; Stankey Named Successor
- Amazon Uses Data From Sellers To Develop Competing Products
- Fios TV Loses 84K Video Subscribers In Q1
- New Walmart CMO Assumes Role With Unusual Reporting Structure
- NBCU Issues Official Virtual Presentation Invite To Ad Industry
- FCC Moves Forward $9 Billion Rural 5G Fund
- Facebook's $5 Billion Settlement With FTC Over 'Stunning' Privacy Violations Granted Approval
- CTV's Pandemic Performance Mixed So Far, But It's Now The Primary Video Screen
- Apple, Google Address Privacy Concerns Around COVID-19 Tracing On Mobile
- Senators Urge FCC To Give Cities More Time To Address Net Neutrality
- Trump Campaign Draws Fire For 'Swag' Email
- Slack Sustains Stay-At-Home Orders Until September
- What Does TV Advertising Look Like After COVID-19?
- Is GDPR On The Verge Of Failing?
- Programmatic Rekindling CPG, Consumer Relationships
- Google, Facebook Earnings May Offer Insight Into Digital Ad Market
- On The Upside...
- Digital News Daily - Friday, April 24, 2020
- FCC Refuses Cities' Request For Time To Weigh In On Net Neutrality Repeal
- Google To Cut 2H Marketing Budgets, Possibly As Much As Half
- Spike In TV Usage Begins To Level Off, Top Markets Still Posting Strong Gains
- COVID-19 Fallout: How Badly It's Shaking Ad Industry Across Regions And Categories
- 3-Day '2020 NFL Draft' Pulls Double-Digit Hikes In Ad Revenue
- Facebook Adds Locations Of Popular Pages
- Connected TV Video Impressions Continue To Climb, Programmatic CTV Activity Rising
- Microsoft Advertising Responds To Questions About Validation Process For Media Buys
- Google Move Requiring Advertisers To Verify Identity Provides Safety For Brand Non-Disclosure Agreements
- 'Bloomberg' Launches New Self-Serve Mobile Ad Tool
- Consumers Seek Value, Relevance From Sharing Personal Data
- FCC Makes More Spectrum Available For WiFi
- Kantar Finds Newspapers Most 'Trusted' Medium Worldwide, Social The Least
- Does Divided Upfront Mean Scatter Becomes Center Of TV Ad Market?
- Walmart's New CMO Worked At Target, Coca-Cola
- Brands Turn To VR Shopping
- Digital News Daily - Thursday, April 23, 2020
- NBCU Intros Direct Ecommerce From Shoppable Ads, Waives Fees During Pandemic
- Should Mobile Marketers Rethink Consumers' Age Differences?
- Google To Require All Advertisers To Verify Identities
- Quibi Marketer Exits On Heels Of Launch
- Anzu.io And Nielsen Connectivity Bring Advanced, Real-Time Measurement To In-Game Advertising
- Dish Media Expands Programmatic Set-Top-Box VOD Ad Inventory
- Kantar Reveals Post-Pandemic Planning Data: Finds Consumers Challenged, Embrace Advertising
- OTT/CTV Programmatic Advertising Fell 14% In March
- How To Advertise During COVID-19: What CMOs Say They're Doing Now
- Google Shopping Makes Listings Free
- California Residents Sue Amazon For Alleged Price Gouging
- Consumers Have Mixed Views On Paying For Ad-Free Content
- Cartoon, Nickelodeon Viewers Most Apt To Buy Products Advertised
- Video Chat App Houseparty Hit With Privacy Lawsuit
- Vote On Proposed TiVo, Xperi Merger Set For May 29
- Streaming Video, Multiplayer Gaming On The Rise: CTA
- Facebook Invests $5.7B In Jio Platforms
- AdRoll Adds Email Features For D2C Brands
- Apple Designing Its Own Chips
- Magic Lead Planning Major Layoffs
- Expedia Raising $3.2B In Capital
- Ericsson 5G Growth Shows Mixed Results
- American Airlines Returns To Marketing After Four Years
- Digital News Daily - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
- AT&T Total Ad Revenue Down 13% In Q1, But Xandr Up 15%; Pay-TV Losses Hit 897K
- Watchdog: Facebook Remains Riddled With COVID-19 Untruths
- Ad Market Fell 10.8% In March, First Month To Begin Feeling Effects Of Pandemic
- Netflix Mixed Results: Lower Q1 Marketing, Higher Subscriptions, Viewing/Member Deceleration To Follow
- Snap Inc. Records Strong Q1 Revenues, User Growth
- NBCU Sells Half Of Its Peloton Stake, Raising $178M
- Coca-Cola Details Impact Of Restaurant Closings, Fewer Sports Events
- Google-Apple Contact Tracing Plan Poses 'Alarming' Privacy Risk, Sen. Hawley Warns
- Most Consumers Favor Continued Quarantine
- Study: COVID-19 Renders Pay TV Status Uncertain
- Streaming, Live News Top Media Consumption During Pandemic
- Cookieless Targeting Finds Its Way Into Online Advertising From Unlikely Tech Companies
- Top U.S. Markets See Rising Streaming Viewing During Daytime Hours
- How Shelter-In-Place Is Impacting Local TV Markets
- Ad-Free Streaming's Pandemic Bump: About A Third Of Americans Say They're Watching More
- Despite Pandemic, IPG Posts Q1 Organic Growth
- Study: Consumers Rely On Reviews For Buying Decisions
- Online Retailer Fashion Nova Settles With FTC Over Refunds, Shipping Delays
- Facebook Offering Messenger Kids In More Countries
- Apple's iPhone 12 Models Might Be Delayed
- Epic Games Adding Fortnite To Google Play Store
- Alaska Gets First 5G Service
- Digital News Daily - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
- HBO Max Launch Set For May 27, More Content Unveiled
- U.S. TV Average Ad Spending To Sink 25% In The First 6 Months Of 2020: eMarketer
- Facebook, Carnegie Mellon Launch COVID Tracker
- COVID-19 Crisis Shows Need For Net Neutrality Rules, Advocates Say
- Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Over Scope Of Anti-Hacking Law
- Mindshare Finds Pandemic Impacting Brand Access, Loyalty: Many Americans Say They'll Continue Using New Brands
- Programmatic Hit Bottom, Then Began To Climb In April: Analysis
- How GroupM Handicaps The Pandemic's Impact On Consumer -- And Business -- Behaviors
- Should Pharma Brands Go Dark, Stop Advertising And Marketing During COVID-19 Pandemic?
- TrafficGuard Offers Free Software To Google Ads SMB Advertisers, Identifying Click Fraud
- TVadSync Offers Faster Turnaround TV Attribution Platform
- Disney's Future Revenues Sag Due To Lack Of TV Sports Content, Closed Theme Parks
- The Dos And Don'ts Of Advertising During A Pandemic
- COVID-19 Loses Sway Over Consumer Conversations As Mood Lifts
- Microsoft Bing Partners With GoFundMe To Support Small Businesses
- The RFP Plateau: Ad And PR Providers See Declines During COVID-19 Crisis
- Fortnite Brings Millions Together On Video Game For Live Music
- Alibaba Investing $28B In Cloud Infrastructure
- Startups Seeing VC Capital Vanish
- Apple Expands Services Around The World
- Data Analytics Startup Adverity
- Verizon On Track For 5G In 60 Cities
- T-Mobile Moves Ahead On 5G Despite COVID-19
- Streaming Consolidation: NBCU's Fandango Snaps Up Walmart's Vudu, As Fox Seals Tubi Deal
- Digital News Daily - Monday, April 20, 2020
- Australia To Require Big Platforms To Pay For News Content
- Quibi's iOS App Ranking Dives; Android Performance Strong
- Auditor Asserts Google Sought To Control Its Reporting Of Some Ad Metrics
- Upfront TV Shifts Could Mean A Stronger Scatter Market, Disruptive Pricing
- Pre- And During Pandemic, CTV/Streaming Taking Bigger Role In 2020 Ad Plans
- Facebook Launches Gaming App To Compete With Twitch, YouTube
- Pharma TV Ad Impressions Grow, TV Ad Spending Remains Flat
- GroupM's Retail Media Specialist Triad Is Closing Its Doors
- TAG Allies With China Advertising Association
- Google Waives Ad-Serving Fee For Publishers, Advertisers Still Waiting For Bone
- Empty Store Shelves May Lead Shoppers To Try New Household Brands
- Rhode Island Seeks To Revive Battle With Google
- Twitter Loses Fight Over National Security Surveillance Requests
- Facebook Keeps Most Staff Home, Cancels Large Events Through June 2021
- Pandemic Profoundly Affecting Gen Z, Millennials
- Facebook Adds 'Care' Emojis To Support Users
- DISRUPTION REPORT
- Direct-To-Consumer Brands Struggle In Pandemic
- Digital News Daily - Friday, April 17, 2020
- Analysts Downgrade Industry Stock Prices, Especially For Nielsen
- Sorrell Predicts Q2's 'Bloodbath' Will Prompt Holding Companies To Sell Agencies
- Michigan Should Revoke Restrictions On Ads By Big-Box Retailers, Industry Argues
- Verizon Business Acquires Video Service BlueJeans Network
- Amazon Redesigning Site To Sell Fewer Items Amid Delivery Crunch
- MoffettNathanson: Peacock's Launch Timing Is A Mixed Bag
- Pandemic Drives Google, Microsoft, Others To Innovate Faster, Amp Up Video
- Google Adding 'Kids' Section To Google Play
- Amazon Gives Alexa Long-Form Speaking Style
- For Media Sellers, Flexibility Is The New Norm
- Heavy TV Sports Viewers Still Watching During COVID-19 Crisis: Nielsen
- Tim Cook Remains Optimistic About Apple's Future
- Facebook Alerts Users To COVID-19 Misinformation
- Microsoft Says AI-Sniffing Security Bugs Nearly Perfect
- TV In 'Lockdown Family' Households, And Implications For Media Brands
- Local TV News Sees Sharp Growth In March Among Young Viewers, Rise In Viewers Overall
- Stimulus Checks Stimulating Ecommerce, Per Search Agencies
- Is Rising 'Blacklisting' Hurting TV News Networks?
- Who Wins, Who Loses, Without A Market-Defining TV Upfront?
- Android Users Battling Google Can't Seek Intervention By Appeals Court
- TV On Hold: Fundamental Questions About The Pandemic
- Yext No Wrong Answers Campaign Tells Companies What Site Visitors Want To Know About Them
