Digital News Daily Editions for May 2020
- Digital News Daily - Thursday, May 14, 2020
- AT&T's Stankey: HBO Max, AT&T TV Will Eventually Be Bundled Together
- Ecommerce Apps Returning To Pre-Pandemic Health
- IAB's 'Virtual' NewFronts Set For End Of June, Presenters Include Hulu, Roku, Snap
- ViacomCBS Reports 450 Layoffs Since January
- Linear TV Kids Viewing Still Down During COVID-19 Stay-At-Home
- Half Of Ad Execs Don't Foresee Buying More Than One Quarter In This Year's Upfront
- Trump Presidential Campaign Ramps Up National TV Ad Spend -- On Fox News, HGTV, Broadcast Nets
- Here's How Kantar Analytics Is Leading Brands Back To Advertising
- DAN Merging Dentsu, mcgarrybowen Agencies
- Class-Action Suit Accuses Hulu Of Throttling Service On Computers
- Court TV Launching On SiriusXM
- Which Networks Benefit From A Drop In Upfront Dollars?
- Is It Time For Marketers To 'Rethink Everything' About Their Organizations?
- Amazon Kendra Enterprise Search Engine Launches, Uses AI To Solve Challenges
- Facebook Pays $52 Million Fine To Traumatized Moderators
- 1-800 Contacts Settles Claims It Restricted Search Advertising
- TikTok Still Violating Children's Privacy, Watchdogs Tell FTC
- The Impending Rise Of Appointment Shopping
- Senator Cornyn Urged To Unblock Twitter Critics
- Facebook Helping Telcos Build Subsea Cable
- Amazon Exec Advocates Price-Gouging Law
- Google's Chrome Adding Tab Grouping
- Digital News Daily - Wednesday, May 13, 2020
- Ad Execs: Upfront Ad Spending To Decline 33%, If It Happens At All
- How Facebook Takes Temperature Of SMB Market
- AT&T CFO: COVID Not Altering HBO Max Launch Plans, Price Is Right
- Univision Ready To Make Upfront Deals, Programming Complete For Entire Season
- Agencies Attempt To Develop Case-By-Case Reopening Policies
- Verizon Media, Dugout Form Global Advertising Partnership
- CTV's Share Of Video Impressions Rebounds After Q1 Dive
- Instagram Lets Users Delete Comments In Bulk
- New Agency Layoff List Launches
- Apple Eying Employees' Return
- Performance Marketing Gets A Lift As Advertisers Look For Guarantees
- Online Retailers Enjoying Black Friday-Like Sales
- Google Allowing Retailers to Link PayPal, Google Merchant Center Accounts
- Twitter CEO Says Many Employees Can Work From Home Permanently
- NBCUniversal Signs Exclusive 5-Year Deal With Taboola Across Digital News Sites
- Bill Would Prohibit Internet Disconnections During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Grubhub Sued By Restaurant For False Advertising
- TransUnion Analysis Shows How COVID-19 Impacts Fraud Worldwide, Millennials Most Financially
- Disney+ To Stream Broadway Hit 'Hamilton' July 3
- Tracking Fan Deprivation: How Sports Provide Connection Points During Shutdown
- Many U.S. Malls Reopen This Week
- Digital News Daily - Tuesday, May 12, 2020
- Half Of Ad Execs Say Ad Spending 'Hit Bottom' In April, Others See Recession Continuing
- Twitter Now Labeling Tweets That Have False Info, Starting With Virus Claims
- Scatter Ad Market Crashes In April, Another Weakening Signal For Upfront Demand
- Prime-Time Ad Prices Plummet In April
- Streaming, TV Usage Still Strong Vs. 2019, But Slipping
- OTT Penetration Tops Three-Quarters Of U.S. Homes
- ViacomCBS, Scripps Join Advanced Smart TV Group Project OAR
- Katzenberg: Virus Is Entirely To Blame For Quibi's Disappointing Launch
- NBCU's 'One Industry' Update: Cutting Ad Time/Clutter, No New Programming Yet
- LinkedIn Accelerates Product Development, Launches Live Streaming Events Platform
- Facebook Users In Illinois Could Receive $300 In 'Faceprint' Settlement
- Republican COVID-19 Privacy Bill Draws More Criticism
- Children's Ad Watchdog Wants FTC To Question Ed-Tech Companies About Privacy
- Data Breaches Fell In Q1, But The Number Of Records Exposed Went Up: Study
- Spotify Adds Social Elements, Offers Shared Queue Control
- eMarketer Boosts Social Media Time Spent, Cites Pandemic
- Fox News Extends Its Own Work-From-Home Directive, Despite Some Hosts' On-Air Messaging
- Transactional VOD Use Up Significantly In Q1
- Digital News Daily - Monday, May 11, 2020
- Facebook Rolls Out Redesign
- ANA Releases Buyers Guide For Media Data, Eyes 'Agency-Owned' Data Platforms
- Virtual Pay TV Providers See Little To No Help For Traditional Pay TV
- Fox Adds 4 Prime-Time Shows, Including 2 Existing Series From Cable Channels
- Programmatic Ad Market Proves Resilient, Analysts See Demand Shifting To CTV From Linear TV
- Media Scholar Says Facebook's Oversight Board Has No Teeth
- LiveXLive To Acquire PodcastOne
- Will VR Ever Shine?
- Roku: COVID Is To Linear TV What 2008 Was To Print
- Apple Product VP Explains The Success Of AirPods
- Clearview Won't Use Facial Recognition Technology On Photos Connected To Illinois
- FTC Urged To Probe Tech Companies' Use Of Children's Data
- Can TikTok Keep Up Rapid Growth?
- Borrell: Ad Plans Improve As SMBs Adapt Advertising, Marketing
- OOH Ad Companies Manufacture Protective Gear For Medical Workers
- Americans More Positive Than Negative About Pandemic Coverage
- Data Roadmap For States' Reopening Tracks Consumer Spend, Analyzes Behavior From 40M Households
- How COVID-19 Is Influencing American Opinions Of Candidates
- How Will Improvements To Programmatic Ads Help Publishers?
- Exclusive: Former Mazda CMO Lands At Cleveland Browns
- A Tweet Makes United Airlines Look Bad As Woes Worsen For The Industry
- Media Epidemiology
- Dos And Don'ts For Email Marketing During The Pandemic
- Digital News Daily - Friday, May 8, 2020
- Maryland Governor Vetoes Digital Ad Tax
- Supreme Court Wrestles With Text-Messaging Law
- Roku Q1 Revenue Up 55%, 'Higher Than Normal' Ad Cancellations in March
- ViacomCBS to Rebrand CBS All Access, Expand YouTube TV Distribution Deal
- A Month Into Pandemic, Ad Plans Become Significantly More Disrupted
- Univision Joins Nielsen's Addressable TV Beta Program
- Dish's Sling TV Takes Big Q1 Subscriber Hit Due To COVID-19
- Comcast: TV Viewing-Wise, Monday Is Now The New Saturday
- YouTube Accelerates Launch Of Formats, Measurement Tools For TV
- A Changed World Means The Ad Industry Must Also Change How Video Is Bought And Sold
- How Much Did The Cost Per Click Fall In April?
- Havas Media's Mears: Crisis Accelerating Digital Transformation, Shift To Ecommerce
- 'Consumer Reports' Advises: Drop Netflix, Pick Up Disney
- Research Cos Much More Focused On Sales Vs. Equity Than Advertisers, Agencies
- Google Plays Hardball With Payment Terms
- Zoom Buys Keybase, Enhances Cybersecurity
- Google Can't Shake Privacy Lawsuit Over Voice-Activated Assistant
- Ecommerce Soars For CPG, But Will It Stick?
- This Week's IPG 'Floor 9' COVID-19 Podcast: UM Strategists Lin Liu And Mat Maroni
- 15% Of Programmatic Spend Disappears Down 'A Black Hole,' ISBA Alleges
- New Business Slashed By 30% In Q1
- Retailers Launch Ads Opposing Trump's Demands For Higher USPS Rates
- Digital News Daily - Thursday, May 7, 2020
- Facebook Names Oversight Board, Charged With Reviewing Content Decisions
- Match Group Adding Video Chat To Apps
- Square Suffered $106M Net Loss In Q1
- Personalization Is More About People And Process Than Tools: Analysis
- Ad Execs: Recovery To Start In Q3, Budgets To Remain Highly Flexible
- FCC Hits Sinclair With Record $48 Million Fine, Including Sponsorship ID Violations
- Libra Association Names First CEO
- Spotify Testing Video Podcasts
- Accenture Finds COVID-19 Permanently Changing Consumer Behaviors
- Agency Offers 'Framework' For Reopening Business In Post-Pandemic Communities
- Horizon Media To Use TransUnion ID Data For Cross-Platform Targeting
- Murdoch: Upfront May Not Be 'Singular' Market, Local Q2 TV Ads Down 50%
- Brands Learn A Wealth Of Details About Consumers During COVID-19
- McCann Finds Brands Least Trusted Source For Info About Pandemic
- Disney Advertising Sales To Offer Agency-Specific Virtual Upfronts
- Discovery: Q1 Advertising Flat, Q3 Options, Cancellations 'Too Early' To Call
- Pinterest Q1 Revenues Rise, U.S. Monthly Users Increase 6%
- Court Revives Lawsuit Accusing Apple Of Duping iPhone Purchasers
- Mondelez Plans Imminent Media 'Attack,' Feasts On At-Home Snacking Revenue
- Google Data Tool Helps Brands Understand Changing Consumer Behaviors Since COVID-19
- Database Prevails Against Spamhaus, But Not Entitled To Removal From Blocklist
- Why American Companies Are Researching More D2C, Less Retargeting Post-Pandemic
- COVID-19: What's Next For Brand Marketers?
- Digital News Daily - Wednesday, May 6, 2020
- NBCU Cuts Top Exec Salaries 20%, Rolls Back Some Other Salaries 3%
- Spotify Expects Apple To Accept More Third-Party Apps
- 'Pod' People Are Gaming Instagram Engagement Rates
- Activision Blizzard Might Revisit Free Mobile Gaming
- Disney Sees 'Significant' Decline In Q1 TV Advertising, Cancels Dividend
- Magic Leap Eying $100M Investment
- Roku Boosts DSP Operations, Launches OneView Platform
- Pluto TV Partners With TiVo, Adds CBS Sports HQ
- ViacomCBS To Hold Two-Day Virtual Upfront
- Ampersand To Be Exclusive Seller For Fios Addressable Inventory
- eBay Hit With Price-Gouging Lawsuit
- Data Shows How Amazon Reached Its Multibillion-Dollar Ad Goal
- Privacy Advocates Press Forward With New California Ballot Initiative
- By One Key Measure, Ad Industry Returns To Normal: Business Content Consumed
- Study: College Students Say Social Media Suppresses Free Speech
- Shopify Q1 Revenue Leaps 47%, Shows Linking Online, Offline Data Will Change Advertising
- Data Startup Syncari Adds Former Marketo Execs To Team
- Run, Don't Walk: Why Now Is The Time To Test Instacart Ads
- Disney's Wildest Ride: The Future Of Theme Parks, Movies, Sports TV
- Careless Brand Messaging During Pandemic Could Have Long-Term Effects
- L Brands To Spin Off Victoria's Secret Brand
- Digital News Daily - Tuesday, May 5, 2020
- Quibi Claims It Has Fixed Email Data Leakage Issue: Report
- NBCU Restructures Senior Management, Streaming And News Operations Affected
- Disney Could See 20% Decline In 2020 Ad Revenues: Analyst
- YouTube Re-Signs PewDiePie In Exclusion Partnership
- Verizon, Pluto TV Ink Deal Across Pay TV, CTV, Mobile; Verizon Media Adds Native To DSP
- Pop Artists Making Social Platforms Their North Star
- FuboTV Reports 96% Jump In 2019 Revenue, 37% Increase In Subscribers
- Oculus Developing Smaller VR Headsets
- AMC Networks' Q1 Ad Revenue Sinks 11%
- TikTok Sued Over Biometric Privacy
- ABC TV Stations Start PSA Small Business Campaign, Local TV Bracing For Low Ad Revenues
- Sensor Tower Raises $45M, Looks To Scale Services, Enhance Growth
- Supreme Court Weighs Booking.com Trademark Battle
- Ads With COVID-19 Content Can Perform Better With News
- Awesomeness Greenlights 2 Remote YouTube Series
- Conductor $1M COVID-19 Relief Grant Kicks Off
- Should Pay TV Providers Have A Say In TV Scheduling, Rates?
- Pandemic-Related Malicious Activity Rising, With Online Retailers Hardest Hit
- 'Fake News' President's 'Trust' Falls To Lowest Level Yet, Lags Biden 4-to-1
- How The COVID-19 Crisis Is Impacting Trust In TV News Brands
- It's Morons Again In America
- Missed Ad Opportunities Jumped To 46% In Q1, Even As Streaming, VOD Soared
- Digital News Daily - Monday, May 4, 2020
- McKinsey Finds Americans Already Switching Brands, Retailers: And Most Plan To Stick With Them
- How The Pandemic Hastened Digital Trends
- Quarantine Impacts Consumers' Plans To Spend, Love For Brands
- Publicis Boss Tells Adland To Prepare For A 'New Normal'
- Feared Activist Investor Now Financing Suit Against Quibi
- HBO Max Bows Discount Offer, Signs Hulu As Distribution Partner
- Are Videoconferencing Services Failing Privacy Test?
- National TV Sinks 13% In March, 5% In Q1 Due To COVID-19 Pullback
- CIMM Launches Best Practices Study On Combining Smart TV, STB Data
- Auto TV Ad Spending Drops 71% In April
- Brands Are Using More Data And Spending More On It: Study
- FCC Ordered To Disclose Data About Net Neutrality Commenters
- MSG Networks Sports Taps Social, Content To Offset Declines Amidst NBA, NHL Pause
- Mindshare Finds Americans Plan To Spend Less Time With Media After Pandemic
- This Week's IPG 'Floor 9' COVID-19 Podcast: Shopify Marketing Chief Amy Hufft
- Clearview Questioned Over COVID-19 Contact Tracing
- Killi's Fair-Trade Data Program: Brands Create Relationships With Consumers For Their Data
- Marketing Strategies When Up Is Down, Left Is Right
- Obit: CBS Communications Chief Gil Schwartz, Dead At 68
- #OpenUpOrNot: How Search Offsets In Store Declines
- Should Studios, Movie Theaters Consider New TV Deals?
- When You Shower, Which Body Part Do You Wash First?
- Digital News Daily - Friday, May 1, 2020
- AT&T Merging Xandr Into WarnerMedia
- Sorrell Says COVID-19 Puts Holding Companies In 'Deep Doo-Doo'
- Google Purchase Of Fitbit Deserves Close Look, Advocates Say
- Report Delineates Ad Price Deflation For 2020: U.S., Europe Most Disrupted
- Why Are Social Giants Letting Trump Sell Snake Oil?
- UK Digital Ad Spend Rocketed 15.4% In 2019
- Comcast, Altice Video Subscriber Losses Accelerate In Q1, Offset By Broadband Growth
- Xbox Game Pass Surpasses 10M Subs
- NBCU's Shell: Movie Theaters 'Central' To Biz, Video-On-Demand 'Complementary'
- Take It To The Bank: Publicis Guarantees Outcomes Under New 'Pact'
- Zoom Revamps User Numbers Vs. Participants
- Pandemic Turns Morning Into Prime Time, Digital Device Usage Soars
- Google, Budweiser, Ford: How COVID-19 Messages In Ads Performed
- GfK, Dstillery Reimagine Automotive Ad Targeting
- Google Gives Facebook Ad Boost In April
- Twitter Q1 Results: Usage Soars, Revs Up 3%
- Apple Revenues Record Slight Uptick To $58 Billion YOY
- Amazon Prime Video Intros On-Demand In Canada, Overseas Markets
- Republican Senators To Introduce COVID-19 Privacy Bill
- CCPA Drives Surge In Consumer Privacy Requests In Q1: Study
- eMarketer Updates Search, Display Outlook Amid Mixed Digital Ad Spending Signals
- Nielsen's Media Business Remains Solid, With Revenues Stable, But Connect Spinoff Delayed
- Google Can't Shake New Mexico Suit Over Children's Privacy
- Beachfront: Connected TV Needs Spot Pricing For TV Commercial Breaks
