
- Digital News Daily - Tuesday, June 30, 2020
- Microsoft Suspends Facebook, Instagram Ads
- Sources: Facebook Has Repeatedly Changed Policy To Accommodate Trump
- MRC Asked To Audit Facebook Policies, Brand Safety Controls
- Can Parler Take On Twitter?
- Netflix Investing 2% Of Cash Hosting In Black Communities
- U.S. Ad Market Drops 31% In May, Third Consecutive Monthly Decline
- National TV Sinks 23% In Ad Revenues To $716.4 Million, Sports TV Takes 66% Hit
- Pinterest Lawyers Up Amid Accusation of Racial Discrimination
- Local Advertising To Sink 13.1% In 2020
- Honda, Ford Withhold Social Ads -- Will Other Automakers Follow?
- Twitch Issues Temporary Ban On Trump, 2,000 Subreddits Also Banned
- YouTube Bans Prominent White Supremacist Channels
- Google Removes Ads Promoting Voting Misinformation, Scams
- Conservative Activists To Pursue 'Censorship' Battle Against Tech Companies
- PEN America Opposes Trump Request For Appeal In Battle Over First Amendment
- In The Year 2025, Will The Upfront Still Be With Us? What About COVID-24?
- Ad Industry Interest Spikes For 'Content Personalization,' 'Demographics'
- Media Buyers Ride Out Uncertain Times By Proactively Looking At All The Options
- Google Brings Free Listings To Search Results Page In U.S.
- Verizon Media Expands DOOH Advertising With Cooler Screens
- In July, All Of Facebook Will Be 'Brand Unsafe'
- OTT Churn Rate Jumps To 41% In Q1, As More Viewers Sample Services
- Digital News Daily - Monday, June 29, 2020
- Starbucks, Diageo Suspend All Social Ads As Boycott's Influence Spirals
- Gnats On An Elephant's Back
- Coca-Cola, Others, Pause Social Ads Hours After Facebook Policy Change
- Unilever Suspends All U.S. Advertising On Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
- Facebook Modifies Content Policies
- FreeWheel Only Supplier To Earn An 'A' Grade On All Three CTV Platforms
- Usage Declines Slightly Among Major Streamers, Steady Or Higher For Mid-Level Streamers
- ANA Asks California Governor To Delay Privacy Enforcement, Scrap Global Opt-Out Mandate
- Facebook To Alert Users To News Articles More Than 90 Days Old
- ATV Nuggets From The NewFronts
- Unbundled, Stand-Alone Broadband Service Continues To Rise With U.S. Consumers
- Horizon Media Study Finds Racial Injustice Dominating Pandemic Conversations, For Now
- Facebook Must Face Wiretap Claims, Court Confirms
- Microsoft Closes Its 83 Stores Worldwide
- Timing May Be Perfect For Former Google Ad Exec's Subscription Search Engine Model
- Dramatic TV Footage Is Needed To Move Viewers On Health, Political Fronts
- Face Mask Confrontations Go Viral At Retailers, Starbucks
- Searches On Yelp For Black-Owned Businesses Rose Nearly 2000% Since May
- Sorry, Netflix, You Missed Your Marketing Move
- Google Adds Group Calling To 'Meet' And 'Duo'
- YouTube Testing TikTok Clone
- Digital News Daily - Friday, June 26, 2020
- Verizon Latest To Pause Facebook Ads, After Boycott Flags Extremist Content Adjacencies
- California Residents To Vote On New Privacy Rights
- Marketers Fear Forthcoming Changes To iOS Privacy Settings
- YouTube Personalizes TV Viewing, Highlights Ad Tools In Its First Virtual Brandcast
- Local Radio Advertising Revenues Forecast To Sink 11% This Year
- Slip In Podcast Audiences During Pandemic Seems Just A Blip
- Speed Turns Into A Performance Metric, Per Google Commissioned Study
- Fewer TV Sports Events In Mid-June, Viewing Levels Lower Than A Year Ago
- Catalina To Add Streamers' Promotions To In-Store Media Network, Via Tiny Horse Deal
- New Bill Would Prohibit Government From Using Facial-Recognition Technology
- Analytics Company hiQ Urges Supreme Court To Stay Out Of Scraping Battle With LinkedIn
- In Brands We Trust: But For All Others, It's Still About Cash
- Zeta's New Data Tool Analyzes Changing Consumer Behavior As Brands Search For Performance
- Daily Downloads Of News Apps Up 53% From January-April
- Report: News Deserts Grow Across U.S.
- Will Media Buyers Heed Vice's Plea About Racial Blocklisting?
- Roth On Adland D&I Efforts: 'We Suck Compared To The Rest Of The World'
- Quora Becomes A WFH Workforce Built On Diversity
- Digital News Daily - Thursday, June 25, 2020
- Zuckerberg And Facebook Team Concede 'Trust Deficit,' Reach Out To Advertisers
- Analysts: Facebook Boycott Unprecedented, But Perhaps Futile
- FuboTV Adds ESPN At Last, Along With Disney's Suite Of Channels
- Dentsu Aegis Teams With TVision To Develop 'Attention Economy' Media Planning, Buying Metrics
- MRC 'Modernizes' 5-Year-Old Invalid Traffic Standards To Account For New Forms Of Ad Fraud
- Major League Baseball To Begin Shortened Season In Late July, National TV Ads To Sink
- NAI Issues New Recommendations Regarding Location And Health Data
- Google Steps Up Privacy And Incognito Mode, Will Auto-Delete Data At 18 Months
- Google News Initiative Launches Slate Of Analytics Tools
- New Bill Would Require Platforms To Disclose Content Removal Policies
- Twitter Defeats Devin Nunes' Lawsuit Over Parody Accounts
- Republican Senators Claim 'Warrant-Proof' Encryption Jeopardizes National Security
- Judge Reinstates Photographer's Copyright Claim Against Mashable
- Microsoft Bug Lands Emails In Gmail Spam Folder: Reports
- Lady Gaga, Adobe Call On Little Monsters To Create Their Own 'Chromatica'
- Google News Plans To Licence Content From Some Publishers
- Don't Stop Advertising During Pandemic: Q&A With TVSquared's Gryncwajg
- Trigger-Happy: Automated Emails To Customers Outpull Batch-And-Blast
- How Brands Can Connect With Consumers In Sensitive Times
- Vice To Brands: Stock Blocking Civil Rights-Related Keywords
- TikTok Bows 'TikTok For Business'
- Amazon Launches Service For Amateur App Makers
- Court Finds Johnson & Johnson Liable For Cancerous Talcum Powder
- Digital News Daily - Wednesday, June 24, 2020
- Apple To Require Apps To Seek Users' Permission For Tracking
- Snap Shifts To Ecommerce Opportunities
- NBCU, Google Ink Peacock Distribution Deal
- IAB: CTV Ad Spend Unfazed By COVID; Addressable Also Set To Benefit
- Charter Wants FCC To Allow Data Caps, Interconnection Fees
- CBS News' CBSN Streamer Pushing Into 90 New International Markets
- Small Business Advertisers Sue Google For Antitrust Violations
- Amazon Prime Video Pursuing Live And Linear Programming: Report
- Watchdogs Press FTC To Crack Down On Influencer Marketing
- Disney+ Rolling Out To 8 More European Countries
- IAB Commissioned Study Finds Surge In Programmatic In-House Video Ad Buying
- Foursquare Location Data Finds New Uses In Advertising Based On Performance
- Vive La Difference: How Consumer Sentiment Has Changed Post-Pandemic
- Horizon Wins $180 Million CBS Media Business
- Customer Loyalty Overrated -- Marketers Should Consider Consumer Habits Instead
- YouGov Sails Deeper Into Esports And Gaming Research With Nicole Pike At The Helm
- News Publishers Have Stronger Case Against Google
- Trump Show May Be Nearing Cancellation
- Is Open Technology Fund Under Attack?
- Tech Titans Have History Of Failed Diversification Efforts
- Facebook Sunsetting Oculus Go
- Digital News Daily - Tuesday, June 23, 2020
- At NewFronts, Platforms Stress Terms And Format Flexibility During Upheaval
- GroupM: 2020 Global Ad Total To Fall $70 Billion (11.8%)
- Data Reveals Trends In Addressable Geo-Fencing And OTT/CTV Through COVID-19
- WFA: Most Marketers Still Deferring Ad Campaigns 6 Months Or Longer
- Net 'Negative' Marketer Sentiment Drops By More Than Half In Next 6 Months
- Hispanic Market Ready To Hit New Highs, Demands
- Disney+ Drops 7-Day Free Trial In Favor Of 'Hamilton' Buzz
- California Judge Sides With Privacy Advocates On Ballot Initiative Deadline
- ViacomCBS To Skip Theaters, Bow SpongeBob Flick On Premium VOD, Then CBS All Access
- Spotify Launches on Comcast's Xfinity Flex and X1
- Nielsen Finally Receives Accreditation For Demo Data In Many Local Markets, Sort Of
- Samsung Ads Business Grows, With Higher Ad-Supported, Free Streaming Time Usage
- Apple Switches Gears - Lets Basecamp Update Hey
- Despite Ecommerce Gains, Pandemic Not So Kind To D2C Brands
- Microsoft Shutters Mixer, Frees Gamers To Stream On Any Platform
- Free TV, Movie Content Targeted For Cyber Crimes
- Kenshoo, Profitero Form Targeting Partnership
- Microsoft Adding Consumer-Focused Features To 'Teams' Apps
- Facebook Acquires Another VR Studio
- Apple Unveils 'App Clips'
- Google Brings Fact Checking To Images
- Digital News Daily - Monday, June 22, 2020
- Spotify Testing 'In-App Offers'
- Google U.S. Ad Revenue Estimated To Drop For First Time In 12 Years
- More Brands Join Facebook Boycott, Suspend Ads To Protest Its Weak Stance On Hate
- Google Confirms Non-SMS Verification Method
- Discovery's D2C CEO Of Two Years, Peter Faricy, Resigns; Business Restructured
- TikTok Opens Up About 'For You' Algorithm
- Black YouTube Users Accuse Google Of Restricting Videos Based On Race
- Twitch Emerging As Platform For Live Music
- Apple Won't Budge On App Store Policies, Charges Hey Apple App Violates Guidelines
- House Antitrust Chair Accuses Apple Of 'Highway Robbery'
- Tapping The Streaming Sports Advertising Opportunity Takes More Than Money
- Snapchat Assesses Juneteeth Missteps
- Families Of Women Who Portrayed Aunt Jemima Object To Change, Searches Skyrocket
- Chinese App Store To Require Government Licenses
- Publicly Available Data Is Personal, French Data Authority Rules
- What Brands Can Expect As Stay-At-Home Orders End
- Vimeo Wants Appellate Court To Compel Arbitration In Biometric Privacy Battle
- Appeals Court Strikes Down California Age Censorship Law
- Marketers, Agencies Say It's Time Campaigns Go Multilingual, Multicultural
- Presidential Ad Spending Dips In Current Week, Biden Campaign Ups Spend For Weeks To Come
- Email Opens Were Up, Clicks Down In COVID-19 Period, Study Finds
- Why Facebook Needs To Be Treated Like A Foreign Adversary
- IRI New Product Pacesetters: 'The Year Of The Beverage'
- Better Late Than Never: Deutsch LA Dumps CCO 5 Years After Writing Racist Memo
- Legacy Media Cos. Avoid Buying Video-Game Businesses
- It's Time For Brands To Raise Their Highly Visible Hands In The Marketplace
- Digital News Daily - Friday, June 19, 2020
- Third FCC Member Voices Skepticism Of Trump's Social Media Order
- Facebook Removes Some Ads From Trump's Re-Election Campaign, Cites Policy Against Hate
- Twitter Calls Out Trump Tweet With Manipulated Video Clip
- ViacomCBS, Fox Corp. And Discovery See Improving Advertising Business
- NBCU Announces Leadership Team To Run NBCU, Sky Global Advertising & Partnerships
- AMC Entertainment To Open Movie Theaters In Limited Capacity By Midsummer
- Spotify Inks Podcast Deal With Warner Bros., DC, And Hits New Stock High
- Google Cracks Down On Clickbait Ads Related To 'Sensationalist' Text, Images
- Google Search Inherent AI Bias And What's Being Done To Correct It
- Automating TV Ad Activation Is Hard: Adobe Exits The Business
- Google Sued Over Allegedly Deceptive Pine-Sol Ads
- Riot's New Title 'Valorant': Should You Care?
- Out Of The Inbox: How Gen Z Feels About Privacy
- Dog-Whistling Dixie, Nazis Too
- Hey, The New Email Service, Blocks Unwanted Senders By Default
- Cruise Lines Extend Suspensions Into Fall
- Digital News Daily - Thursday, June 18, 2020
- Twitter Tests 'Voice Tweets'
- Apple News Gaining Traction Among U.S. IPhone Users
- White House Walks Away From 'Digital Tax' Discussions
- Most Agencies Flex Terms, Not Price During Pandemic
- Google Bans ZeroHedge From Ad Platform
- YouTube Adds Direct-Response Ad Formats
- Apple's Problematic App Store Policies
- Advertising Fraud On Connected TV Rises Sharply, Along With CTV Usage
- Meet Grindr's New Leadership Team
- Justice Department Plans To Weaken Protection For Internet Companies Including Google, YouTube, Facebook
- Apple Losing Diversity Head
- Civil Rights Groups Launch Facebook Advertising Boycott Campaign
- Fox Attorney Argues 'Tucker Carlson' Isn't News, Seeks Dismissal Of McDougal Slander Suit
- Former Ad Biz Editor Calls For 'Defunding' All Fox News Advertising
- NBC Holds Another Virtual Upfront Event, Boosted By '30 Rock' Cast
- NBCU's Upfront Message: Welcome To NBC Circa 2010
- Local Businesses Change Marketing Due To COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds
- Kenshoo, Profitero Data, Ecommerce Partnership Looks Promising For Brands
- WPP Unveils Plan For Combating Racism, Advancing Careers Of Minorities
- Harvard Study Finds Rich Curtailing Spending, Costing Workers' Jobs
- Black Ad Professionals Form 600 & Rising, Partners With 4A's To Stamp Out Industry Racism
- Goodbye, Aunt Jemima And Uncle Ben: Racial Stereotypes Under Scrutiny
- Yelp Builds Out COVID-19 Section, As Data Reveals Larger Economic Impact
- Digital News Daily - Wednesday, June 17, 2020
- Facebook To Enable Political Ad Opt Outs, Help Register Voters
- ViacomCBS' Bakish: CBS All Access To Be Expanded, Relaunched Next Year
- Media Buyers Want NewFronts, UpFronts To Merge, Unsure Of Budgets For 2021
- Spotify Adds Video To Its Self-Serve Ad Platform
- IAB Survey Forecasts 20% Ad Declines For 2020, Digital Media Recovering Faster Than Linear TV
- Drug Price Disclosure Mandate Scrapped By Appeals Court
- Local TV Ad Revenues Estimated To Fall In 2020, 2021
- eMarketer Revises 2020-21 Upfront Down 32% To $14.78B
- Google Fights Privacy Suit Over Facial-Recognition Technology
- NBC To Air Special '30 Rock' Reunion-Themed 'Upfront' Event In July
- Search Marketers Focusing More On Conversion And Revenue, Less On Ranking
- Apple-Backed Study Says In-App Advertising Contributed $45B To The Half A Trillion Commerce In 2019
- Instagram Commits To Greater Racial Justice
- Ad Council 'Labels' Campaign Shines Its Love On The Black Community
- Google Launches Smart Campaigns Features To Aid SMBs
- Google Adds Financial Resources, Tools To Help Non-Profits, SMBs During Recovery
- 'Hidden Value' Reveals Amazon's Media Assets Currently Worth Half A Trillion Dollars
- Around the World, Most Want Platforms To Block Shady Political Ads
- GDPR Impact Is More Positive Than Initially Feared: Analysis
- Ford To Reveal Bronco On OJ's Birthday
- Why Aren't Magazines Leveraging Retailers' Ecommerce Platforms?