Digital News Daily Editions for March 2020
- Digital News Daily - Tuesday, March 31, 2020
- Comcast Says Web Traffic Up 212%
- Pandemic-Driven Kid-Related Video Boom: Even DIYs Are Diving In
- IAB Reschedules NewFronts For Mid-June
- As COVID-19 Hammers Disney, Top Execs Take Temporary Pay Cuts
- UK Ad Market To Decline 50% In April
- Video Streamers Maintain High National TV Spend, New Launches
- UK Tech Groups Form COVID19 Tech Response
- MRC Warns About COVID-19 Effect On Media Audience Measurement
- Microsoft Seeing Spike In App Use
- TV Viewing Points Upward During The First Week Of Stay-At-Home
- COVID-19 Misinformation Sites Monetised By Google
- Creatives And Senior Ad Execs Disagree On The Loss Of Cookies
- Proposed California Privacy Regs Violate First Amendment, Ad Groups Claim
- GroupM Sees Paid Search, SEO Performance Improving
- Quibi Pre-Launch Numbers Already Big
- ARF Study Finds Sales, Not Branding Metrics, Are Top Advertising 'KPI'
- Trump Threatens TV Stations Airing PAC Ads
- Consumers See Existential Role For Brands, Say They're Meeting It Better Than Government
- WPP Slashes Costs, Takes Other Steps In Response To Pandemic
- Digital Rights Group Backs Locast In Battle With Broadcasters
- Microsoft Advertising Adds More Pages To Redesigned Platform
- Google Uses Search Home Page To Thank Medical Community, Raise Funds
- Facebook To Invest In Plessey, Up AR Future
- Digital News Daily - Monday, March 30, 2020
- IOC Announces New Tokyo Olympics Date: July 23, 2021
- Video Chat Service Houseparty Taking Off
- 70% Of Ad Execs Have Already Changed First Half Ad Spending, 25% For The Second Half
- Is It Time To Shutter Struggling Local Newspapers?
- Reports: Airbnb Suspends Marketing To Save $800M
- Vodafone Offers Free Unlimited Mobile
- Podcast Audiences Drop Along With Commuting, Due To COVID-19
- Can Publishers Survive The Pandemic?
- Social Media, Local TV News Are Top COVID-19 Information Sources, Trust Issues Remain
- Bank Intros National QR Code Standard
- Another Large-Scale Ad Scam Spotlights Vulnerability of OTT/CTV
- Desktop Search Leading Trend In Higher Content Consumption For Most Categories
- Businesses Should Not Be Prosecuted For California Privacy Law Violations, ANA Says
- Due To Pandemic, LinkedIn Expects Spike In Users, Drop In Advertisers
- Detroit Auto Show Cancelled, Convention Center To Be Converted To Hospital
- Retail Messaging Losing Efficacy During Pandemic
- Huge Spike In Liquor Store Sales, As Americans Are 'Drunking'-in-Place
- FTC Extends Comment Deadline For Endorsement Guidelines
- GroupM: 'Consumer Trust In Digital Marketing Is Not As High As We Hoped'
- Premium 'Theatrical' Movies At Home For $20? Price And Perception May Collide
- Why This Olympian Is Urging You To Support A New Olympic Initiative
- Gang Aft Agley
- Digital News Daily - Friday, March 27, 2020
- Facebook Asks Supreme Court To Turn Away Hamas Victims
- TV Ad Revenues To See Sharp 40% Decline in 2Q, Moderating Drops Through 2020
- Magna Slashes 2020 Ad Outlook, Boosts 2021
- Internet Showing Strain, Despite Streamers' Bit-Throttling Moves
- Nielsen: Total TV Usage Up 18% In Recent Week
- NBCU CEO Jeff Shell Tests Positive For COVID-19
- Risk 'Exposure' Soars For Major Media's 2020 Ad Outlooks
- COVID-19 Spurs Sudden Shift In Consumer Shopping Habits
- NBCU Launches Large-Scale, Star-Packed COVID-19 PSA Campaign
- Local TV Markets Ranked By COVID-19 Ratings Surge
- Survey Analyzes Agency Team Morale, Challenges, Future Business
- What's The Outlook For The Media Supply-And-Demand Formula?
- Absence Of Google Ads In Search Leads RBC To Lower Estimates For Third Time In 3 Weeks
- Due To Pandemic, LinkedIn Expects Spike In Users, Drop In Advertisers
- How Ad Exec, Consumer Time Spent With Media Is Changing
- Slack Adds Users, Driven By Pandemic
- New Mexico Children's Privacy Lawsuit Against Twitter, Other Tech Companies, Clears First Hurdle
- We Don't Need Upfront To Vanish -- Just To Change
- Is Zoom Oversharing With Facebook?
- Google Seeing Fewer Nation-State Hacking Attacks
- Epic Games Launched Epic Publishing Unit
- Digital News Daily - Thursday, March 26, 2020
- Is Ailing Twitter A Canary In Industry's Coal Mine?
- It's Not Just Streaming -- Viewing On Premium Cable Networks Rises
- Two-Thirds Of Ad Execs Anticipate Lower 2021 Ad Budgets Due To Pandemic
- How The Pandemic Is Impacting The Media Mix, Short-Term
- Scatter TV Ad Demand Slows, Raising Upfront Demand Concerns
- Younger Viewers Watch More Local TV, Given COVID-19 News
- COVID-19 Pushing Tech Spending Down: IDC
- Fox News Virus-Infected Staff Now At 6, As Hosts Urge U.S. To Return to Work
- Apple Might Delay Launch Of Next IPhone
- Platforms Taking Harder Line On Content Moderation
- Pandemic Shifts Consumers To Electronic Media
- DoubleVerify Makes Rare Move With Ad Council, Recommends How To Address COVID-19
- Buzzfeed Cuts Employee Pay To Weather Pandemic
- Watchdogs Want FTC To Demand Detailed Info About Children's Data
- FCC Extends Deadline For Net Neutrality Comments
- Advertisers Ask Digital's Big 3 To Extend Payments During COVID-19 Crisis
- How Challenger Brands Gain, Keep Market Share During COVID-19 Crisis
- Consumers Vs. The Ad Trade: How COVID-19 Impacts Their Media Consumption
- Study: U.S. Households Value Broadband Service Over Pay TV
- Poll: Users Say Social Media Supplies False News About COVID-19
- Tech Platforms Urged To Crack Down On COVID-19 Related Price Gouging
- COVID-19 Delays 5G Standards
- Digital News Daily - Wednesday, March 25, 2020
- Scatter TV Ad Demand Slows, Raising Upfront Demand Concerns
- YouTube Expands Standard-Definition Streaming Default Worldwide
- Comscore: TV Viewing Up 40% For Cable TV News Networks, 13% Higher For Top Broadcast Networks
- Kantar Diagnoses Consumer Response To COVID-19, Offers Prognosis For Brands That Don't
- Analysts Short Facebook Ad Outlook, Say It's A Leading Indicator For Others
- Instagram Debuts Co-Watching Feature
- Advertisers Ask Digital's Big 3 To Extend Payments During COVID-19 Crisis
- Consumers Cautious About Spending Stimulus Checks
- Lessons From 2008 Recession: No Quick Return To Normal For Affluent Market
- TV Creative In The Time Of COVID-19
- Affiliate Advertising, Marketing Rising In Performance
- How The U.S. TV Industry Is Likely To Be Impacted By The Pandemic
- Trump Must Face Claims He Retaliated Against Journalists
- Google Seeks Dismissal Of Privacy Claims Over Search Query Transmissions
- Kre8 Takes Drastic Steps Adjusting To Media Buys Amidst DOOH Shutdown
- Study: COVID-19 Drives One-Third Of Publisher Pageviews
- Apple's Safari Now Blocks Cookies By Default
- Unacast Tracking U.S. Citizens' Social Distancing
- Apple Eying Reopening Retail Stores In Mid-April
- Amazon Helps Seattle Residents Receive COVID-19 Tests
- Huge Financial Fallout From Olympics Delay
- IPG Mediabrands Names Its New Chief Executive
- Disney+ Goes Live In Europe As Demand For Streaming Soars
- World Health Organization Labels Fake COVID-19 News 'Infodemic'
- Digital News Daily - Tuesday, March 24, 2020
- Twitter Pulls Q1 Guidance, Citing Ad Revenue Hit From Pandemic
- Nielsen: Local TV News Viewing Rising Due To COVID-19
- Tokyo Olympics Will Be Postponed, IOC Board Member Says
- Amazon Opens Free Streaming Kids' Shows To All Customers Worldwide
- Despite Crisis, Most Consumers Are Not Shopping More Online: Study
- Facebook Cuts Streaming Speeds In Europe
- Agencies Rally To Support Their Home Cities
- Agency Offers Free Web Hosting During Crisis
- Trump's Twitter Blocks Violate First Amendment, Court Confirms
- TransUnion: Social Distancing Predicted To Increase Online Fraud As Ecommerce Purchases Rise
- Movie Industry, Newspapers Join Request To Postpone California Privacy Enforcement
- Coronavirus Anxiety Drives Shopping For 'Survival' And 'Sanity' Products
- Despite Movie Theater Shutdowns, Exclusive 3-Month Deals Haven't Changed, Trade Group Says
- Phoning It In: COVID-19 Drives Consumers Back To Speaking On Phones
- The Social Distancing 7: Media Channels That Will Grow During The COVID-19 Outbreak
- You Don't Need A CMO
- Amid The Crisis, Video Ad Inventory Growing, Overall Digital Ad Spend Holding Its Own
- Streaming Services Shine Amid Pandemic
- Apple Launching App Store In 20 More Countries
- Google Courts Indie Developers With Stadia Makers
- Digital News Daily - Monday, March 23, 2020
- FuboTV Agrees To Merge With FaceBank Group
- Facebook Knew Of Inflated 'Potential Reach' Metrics, Marketers Claim
- NBC News Veteran Dies After Positive Test; Bravo Host Andy Cohen Tests Positive
- Netflix Starts $100-Million Relief Fund For Out-Of-Work Film, TV Cast And Crew
- Amazon, AT&T, Google, Facebook, ON24 Rush To Increase Support For Live Events
- Bandwidth Hogging: The Ugly Reality That Could Limit Streaming's COVID-19 Bonanza
- Microsoft Bing To Pull Special Announcements For COVID-19 Into Search
- How The Pandemic Changes The TV Upfront
- Decision On Olympics Will Come By April 22
- Vizio's Smart TV Homes: Higher Linear And Streaming Viewing Over The Recent Weekend
- Disney's 'Onward' Moving To Digital Streaming Rental Due To Theater Closings, Weak Box Office
- Consumers Already Grading How Brands Respond To Crisis
- Microsoft Works With CDC To Build Self-Check COVID-19 Chatbot
- COVID-19 Dos And Don'ts To Help Marketers Stay Connected To Consumers
- Google Street View Privacy Settlement Granted Final Approval
- Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft Bring Supercomputing Resources To White House For COVID-19 Research
- Disney Still Launching Disney+ In Europe, At Reduced Speeds
- Google Still Serving Ads For Face Masks On News Sites
- More Governments Tracking Anonymized Mobile Data
- Facebook Suspends Approvals For Augmented Reality
- Apple 5G iPhone Set For Fall Release Despite COVID-19: Report
- Covering The Ad Industry In The Time Of COVID-19
- Digital News Daily - Friday, March 20, 2020
- Netflix Cuts Streaming Bit Rates In Europe To Ease Internet Overload
- Disney Plus Subscriptions Soaring
- Government Plan To Fight COVID-19 Could Result In 'Wholesale Privacy Invasion,' Senator Warns
- Global Ad Outlook Revised Downward By Billions: Attributed To COVID-19, China
- Video Game Usage Skyrockets Amid Pandemic
- Maryland Passes Digital Ad Tax
- News Readership Spikes Amid COVID-19 Crisis
- Facebook Takes Tougher Stance On Ads For Face Masks, Sanitizers
- Personalized QR Codes Used To Track COVID-19
- How Economic Recessions Impact The Ad Economy: By Medium, By Category
- Survey: 9% Added New COVID-19-Driven Streaming Subs In Past 2 Weeks
- HBO Max 'Friends' Reunion Among Hollywood's Delayed Productions
- Simpli.fi Launches Attribution For OTT/CTV Advertisers
- Four Decades of Pent-Up Need For Changes Will Upend TV Ad World
- Hulu Now on Comcast's Xfinity Flex, Coming To Xfinity X1
- Facebook Fights COVID-19 Misinformation, Promotes CDC, WHO Health Reports
- Health Experts Call On Google To Loosen Keyword-Buying Rules To Help Inform About COVID-19
- General Mills: Marketing Spend Steady, Supply Chain Strong
- Microsoft Scales Back Some Office 365 Features In Response To Work-At-Home Surge
- Kids' Viewing On The Rise In The Time Of COVID-19
- Searchmetrics Quietly Rebrands, Offers Brands COVID-19 Advice During Turbulent Times
- Digital News Daily - Thursday, March 19, 2020
- Fox Offers Free, Unlimited News Access During COVID-19 Crisis
- FCC Letting ISPs Donate WiFi Hotspots To Hospitals
- Slack Debuts New Design
- Instagram To Sell Ads On IGTV Video App, Take On YouTube
- Disney Looking To Sell TrueX Interactive Ad-Tech Company: Report
- Apple Adding Full Trackpad Support to All iPads
- ViacomCBS Suspends Efforts to Sell Black Rock HQ
- VideoAmp Names Comscore's Chasin Chief Measurability Officer, Signals Broader Industry Shift
- National TV News Channels See Big Viewing Gains, CNN Soars
- Local TV, Digital News Sites' Usage Sharply Higher Due To COVID-19
- YouTube Hit With New Children's Privacy Lawsuit
- COVID-19 Warrants Delaying Enforcement Of California Privacy Law, Ad Groups Say
- Another Tegna Bidder: Najafi And Faith-Based Broadcaster Trinity
- Report: Ad-Marketing Industry Fears Layoffs Due To Coronavirus
- Automakers Evaluate Ad Plans In Reaction To COVID-19
- Impact Of COVID-19 On Broadband, Video Models
- Criteo Continues To Expand Beyond Retargeting To Generate Traffic, Increase Engagement
- In The Face Of Social Distancing/Shutdown, Gaming And Esports Hold Opportunity
- Government Eying Smartphone Data To Track COVID-19
- Digital News Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 2020
- Some See Opportunities Amid COVID-19 Chaos
- Fox Corp. Buys Free, Ad-Supported Streamer Tubi For $440 Million
- Sling TV Adds Free Offering During Virus Outbreak
- Report: Gray TV Withdraws Tegna Bid
- TV Networks Record Higher Usage As Virus Forces People Indoors
- Local Advertisers Boost OTT Media Spending By 127%
- Baird Capital Lowers Google, Facebook Revenue Growth Estimates
- DoubleVerify Releases Guidelines Around Coronavirus Content for Brands
- Amazon, T-Mobile Defeat Claims Based On Age-Targeted Ads -- For Now
- Traffic Increases 60% To Publishers' Sites Amid Coronavirus
- Media, Finance Site Traffic Rises In A Stay-At-Home Coronavirus World
- NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS, iHeartMedia Run Coronavirus PSAs On Donated Media
- Facebook Earmarks $100M To Help Small Businesses In Time Of Crisis
- In The Era Of Peak TV+, Can Nielsen (Or Anyone) Measure TV Viewing?
- FTC Urged To Crack Down On Google Over Ads For Face Masks
- Google Closes Fiber Retail Stores
- Facebook Giving Employees Big Bonuses To Survive COVID-19 Slowdown
- Should Social Platforms Leave Content Moderation To AI?
- Israel To Track Mobile Data Of Citizens With Coronavirus
- Amazon Shifts Shipping Priorities Due To Coronavirus
