Continued success of social and communications apps is due to their dual role as entertainment services, according to new study. Read the whole story
Verizon Digital on Tuesday launched a search engine aimed at keeping the data separate from the person searching. OneSearch becomes the telecom company's privacy … Read the whole story
The Markets Group restructuring is intended to maximize performance in each market and enhance new-platform expansion, by leveraging the company's investments in AI and … Read the whole story
Google's Chrome browser plans to limit tracking by ad networks and other third parties by requiring third-party cookies to be encrypted, the company said … Read the whole story
George Cheeks has resigned as vice chair of NBCU's Content Studios and will eventually take a senior post at CBS that positions him as … Read the whole story
Mobile marketer researcher Sensor Tower says Disney has had more than 35 million downloads of its app in Q4 2019. Disney+ commanded 34% of … Read the whole story
David Rawlinson, president of the global online business at industrial supply company Grainger, has been named CEO of Nielsen's soon-to-be-spun-off Global Connect business. Rawlinson, … Read the whole story
Microsoft Responsive Search Ads, announced in open beta in Sept. 2019, are now available to all in Microsoft Advertising through the web user interface, … Read the whole story
Adblock Plus and other ad blockers that whitelist ads from paying companies engage in deceptive and unfair practices, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) says in … Read the whole story
People who use popular Android apps are "pervasively tracked and profiled online and have no way of knowing which entities process their data and … Read the whole story
Yuri Mosha, who runs a consultancy in New York for Russians wanting to emigrate to the U.S., says he's a real-life example of "fake … Read the whole story
For Facebook, the test appears to be part of a bigger push to connect its messaging services, including Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram Direct. Read the whole story
Only 8% of advocates feel that relationships with legislators are improving, the Showalter Group reports. Read the whole story
TV executive Barry Diller warns that acute pressure on the creative community will reduce quality. Read the whole story