Digital News Daily Editions for June 2020
Digital News Daily - Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Disney Starts 'Advertising Platforms' Team, Looks To Develop Unified Ad Platform
Madison Avenue's 2020 Consensus Outlook Falls To Negative 3.5%
Citing Worst Economics Since Great Depression, GroupM Projects 13% Decline For U.S. Ad Spending
NBC's Yaccarino Calls For 'Radical Transformation' Of Marketing Amidst Social Unrest, Economic Declines
Facebook Rejects Subsidizing Australian Publishers; Says News Value Insignificant
Nexstar Digital Inventory Now On FreeWheel's Strata Platform
Publishers, Tech Firms Call On Ad Industry To Disable Audience Data In The Programmatic Bidstream
Apple Hit With EU Antitrust Investigations
'Gone With The Wind' To Return To HBO Max With Contextual Intro
Adobe Data Shows Online Spending In May Exceeds Holiday Sales
Google And Apple Urged To Crack Down On Contact-Tracing Apps
Weather Company Seeks Dismissal Of Location Privacy Lawsuit
Critics Tweet That Trump Is Using Rally Sign-Ups To Build His Email List
Industrial Strength Cutbacks: Manufacturers Slash Marketing Budgets
A Framework For Measuring Ad Outcome
Bezos Will Testify Before House Subcommittee If Conditions Are Met
eMarketer: OTT Time Spent To Rise 23%, Exceed An Hour For First Time
EU Members Agree On Tech Standards For COVID Tracing Apple, Google App
Grocery Store Chain Works With Google To Implement Voice Shopping System
Microsoft Teams Bumps Up On-Screen Participants To 49
Digital News Daily - Monday, June 15, 2020
Magna: Global Ad Economy To Contract 7.2% This Year, Reduces 2021 Outlook Nearly $100B
Walmart Partnering With Shopify
HBO Max Replacing HBO Go; HBO Now Rebranded As HBO; Max Has 1.7M Downloads To Date
Google Warns Chrome Users About Glitches
Fox News Site Removes Digitally Altered Protest Photos After Newspaper's Inquiry
Shopify Bets Big On New 'Shop' App
NBCU To Provide Marketing, Creative Services For Small Businesses
ByteDance Shuttering Apps In India
With Pandemic Lockdowns, Video Games See 52% Rise In May Revenues
Volkswagen Faces Scrutiny After Racist Ad
Biden Slightly Higher Than Trump On Digital Ad Campaign Spending
Viewing Time, Other CTV Behaviors Now Resemble Linear's
Twitter Removes 30,000 Accounts Connected To State-Linked Information Ops
FCC Republican Questions Trump's Social Media Order
Search Engines Fail To Catch Malware On Infected Sites
Supreme Court Urged To Take Up Battle Between Cybersecurity Rivals
Theatrical Movie Releases Face A Tough Future
TV's Still Where It's At, Even If Upfronts Are Moving
COVID-19's Lasting Impact On Media Now And In The Future
'The Economist' Launches First Presidential Forecast, Predicts Biden Win
Is RegTech The New Ad Tech?
Digital News Daily - Friday, June 12, 2020
Biden Demands Facebook Ban Election Misinformation, Including False Ads
Google Meet Debuts, New Competition For Zoom And Microsoft Teams
Broadband Industry Fights To Block 'Outlier' Privacy Law
Facebook Vet Chris Cox Back As Chief Product Officer
What Email Marketers Have Learned During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Google Updates Ad Policies On Housing, Employment
Scramble For Real-Time Advertising Returns As Brands Insist On Quick Pivots
23% Of U.S. vMVPD Users Also Have Legacy Pay TV
Don't Use Outlook Or Gmail For Your Email Marketing Campaigns
Consumer Video Spending To Remain Flat As OTT Rises, Traditional Media Declines: Analyst
Google Creates Tools, Dedicated TV Marketplace As Streaming Booms
Cable Nets Ranked By Interest: Among Both Subscribers And Non-Subscribers
Snap Pushes Local Business Connections, Debuts 'Happening Now' Feature
Staycations, Finances -- How Millions Of Consumers Perceive COVID-19
Text Happy: SMS Is Now A Close No. 2 To Email, Study Shows
Ad Industry Watchdog Refers Spectrum Mobile To Regulators
Businesses See Online Growth During Pandemic: Study
Internet Archive To Shutter 'Emergency' Digital Library
IPG's Floor 9 Podcast: MediaLink's Michael Kassan
Will New Pay TV Distributors Face Content Problems?
Nestle Exploring Sale Of Much Of Its North American Waters Business
YouTube Pledges $100M Fund To Black Creators To Develop Content
More Americans Support BLM, NFL Players Taking A Knee During Anthem
Digital News Daily - Thursday, June 11, 2020
AMC Becomes First Network To Pilot The On Addressability Initiative
Facebook Readying Investment Fund
Staff Petition ViacomCBS To Drop Channel From PlutoTV Over Bill O'Reilly Show
New Whatifi App Lets Users Steer Narrative Story
Apple Discontinuing iBooks Author And iTunes U
Big Brands Pull Out Of Fox News' 'Tucker Carlson' Over Anti-BLM Remarks
Tech Stocks Soaring During National Crises
TV Marketers Long Desired A Calendar-Year Upfront, Recommended By ANA In COVID-Related Push
Apple And Microsoft Surpass $1.5T Market Caps
Top Advertiser 'Uncertainty Concerns' About The 2020-21 Upfront: Budgets, Programming, Business Health
TikTok And YouTube Stars Waging War In India
California Privacy Advocates Seek Court's Help With Ballot Initiative
AMC Says The Shows Will Go On, With Most Theaters Opening In July
California Mayor Unconstitutionally Blocks Facebook Critics, Advocacy Group Says
Michael Seibel Added To Reddit's Board Of Directors
Ad Streaming During Pandemic: Q&A With Publica's Ben Antier
Google Battles New Mexico AG Over Students' Privacy
Most Ad Pros Object To Company Contact Tracing, Fear Layoffs Too
MDC Partners Taps Hammond To Head Up New Account Service Offering
The Positive Role Of Media In Today's World
Sports TV Imagery To Change, Impacted By Off-Field Social Unrest
Out Of A Crisis, A Solution: End The Myriad Of Vanity Metrics
Twitter Would Like Users To Be Better Informed
Digital News Daily - Wednesday, June 10, 2020
DoubleVerify Looks To Bring New Reporting Platform For CTV Ad Inventory, Map App Names
How To Use TikTok To Advance Brand Strategy
Black Advertising Community Issues Adland Call-To-Action
HBO Max Pulls 'Gone With The Wind,' Paramount Cancels 'Cops' After 32 Seasons
COVID-19, Crumbling Cookies Force Brand Safety Rethink
Stirista Raises $13M From Wavecrest To Focus On Identity-Driven Marketing
Inscape Expands Smart TV Data Sample Size, Adds Demos, Audience Targets
Ad Industry Protests California AG's Proposed Privacy Rules
Facebook Extends News Service To U.S. Users, Adds 200 News Outlets
Four Republican Senators Urge FCC To Crack Down On Social Media
45% Of Consumers Say They'll Continue Paid Streaming Services Post-COVID
Twitter, Square, And Vox Media Make Juneteenth Company Holiday
Video Streamers Maintain High Consumer Satisfaction Scores, Pay TV Sees Lower Results
ANA, AIMM Call For 'Sweeping Changes' To Accelerate Ad Industry Diversity
New Open-Source App Facilitates Email Marketing Campaigns
Gimme Shelter: Ad Execs Cite 'Lifestyle' Media As Brand Safest During Pandemic
How Language Influences Hispanic Digital Commerce, And How You Can Optimize It
Gambling Industry Embraces E-Sports
Is Nextdoor Enabling Racist Moderators?
Google Adding COVID-19 Information To Maps
Facebook Tests Email Marketing Capability
Amazon Sues Google For Hiring Cloud Executive
Digital News Daily - Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Shopper Marketing Marries OTT: Roku Adds Kroger Data, Analytics To Lure CPG Advertisers
Comcast Creates New Platform For Content Owners, Distributors To Sell Set-Top-Box, VOD Inventory
Trump Email Invites Supporters To Join 'Army:' Report
More Data Shows Spending Has Hit Bottom, Q3 Is Effective Rebound For U.S. Ad Economy
YouTube Updates Self-Certification Video Ad Guidelines Amid Social Unrest
Ecommerce Sales Surged In May, Report Says
Connected TV Device Ownership Continues To Rise
Video Games Continue To Gain Share Of Time Spent With Media
Most Americans Support Twitter Fact-Checking, Labeling: Believe It Will Create A Domino Effect
Google Can't Shake Privacy Suit Over 'Vanity Searches'
What Ratings Data Will Legacy TV-Movie Companies Tout For Streaming Efforts?
Facebook, Reddit And Imgur Prevail In Battle With News Anchor
U.S., Global Video Consumption Soars Due To Pandemic
Report: Social Media Companies Must Revamp Inadequate Content Policies
Majority Want Brands To Encourage People To Vote Over 'Black Lives Matter'
Hate Speech Thrives On Reddit
Is Nextdoor Enabling Racist Moderators?
Digital News Daily - Monday, June 8, 2020
Zuckerberg Revisits Reining In Trump, Announces A Facebook Policy Review
Young Users Now Splitting Time Between TikTok And YouTube
'Feels Like Bottom,' Ad Exec Data Signals Rebound Began In May
Can 'Warning Labels' Solve Social Media's Misinformation Problem?
Reddit Co-Founder Quits Board To Protest Racial Hatred On Platform; Requests A Black Successor
Is Mark Zuckerberg An Oligarch?
Agencies Hoping For Second-Half Pitch Ramp-Up
76% Of U.S. Households Have OTT Services, Vs. 62% With Traditional Pay TV
Another Down Broadcast TV Year: Only 15 Of 133 Shows Improved In 2019-2020
The Ins And Outs Of CTV Retargeting
Facebook Will Ban Ads From State-Controlled Media Outlets
Despite Top 10 Losses, Global Pay TV Projected To Gain Subscribers Through 2025
IAB Tech Labs Releases Standard For Deleting Data Requests
States Leaning Further Toward Breakup Of Google Ad-Tech Biz
White House Must Restore Journalist's Press Pass, Court Says
1-800 Contacts Settlement Over Search Ads Moves Forward
Kartoon Channel Launches Mid-June, Taps Loesch As Executive Chairman
Is It Too Late For Google To Compete With Roku, Amazon For Connected TV?
Apple Should Acquire Privacy Search Engine DuckDuckGo, Analyst Suggests
Conservative Group Calls Out Trump As 'Coward'
Conversations About Trump Turn Increasingly Negative, Even Among Base
Real-Time On A Real Issue: Industry Responses To The Murder Of George Floyd, Racial Injustice And Inequity
Digital News Daily - Friday, June 5, 2020
Magid: Live Sports' Return Will Reverse Spikes In COVID-Driven Media Behaviors
AT&T Violates Net Neutrality Principles With HBO Max, Lawmakers Say
Trump Wishes Himself 'Happy Birthday' With $1.5M In Google Ads
Disney: Sports TV Ad Deal-Making Has Begun, 'Multi-Year' Deals Being Completed
Government Authorities Look Into Limiting Google's Power
Google Appoints Prabhakar Raghavan To Lead Search In Executive Shuffle
Signal Adds Face-Blurring Feature
Activism, Current Events, Blackout Tuesday Impacts Ad Spend On Facebook
Maine Broadband Privacy Law Doesn't Violate First Amendment, Free Speech Advocates Say
Most Sports Fans Worldwide Have Pay TV, More Than Half Also Watch On Pirated Platforms
HomeServe USA Acquires Digital Agency Vincodo To Support Search, Digital Advertising
The Holding Companies Could Foster The Kind Of Change Protesters Are Demanding
U.S. Newspaper Groups Gain 1 Million New Digital Subscribers Amid Pandemic
How Brands Can Help Consumers Navigate Relationship Challenges During Pandemic
Apple's CEO Promises To Fight For Racial Equality With Contributions, More Company Diversity
The Rush To Recovery: Brands Are Sending More Email, And Consumers Are Responding
Brands Get Unintended Visibility During Pandemic, Protest Coverage
Musk Calls For Amazon Breakup After It Initially Rejects COVID-19 Book
The Monster In The Mirror
Digital News Daily - Thursday, June 4, 2020
Former Reddit CEO Accuses Platform Of Hypocrisy On Black Lives Matter
'Radical' Snap Stands Up To Trump
Two-Thirds Of Brands Plan To Increase Their Programmatic Ad Spending, Study Finds
Global Video Ad Impressions Slip As Connected TV Soars
Connected TV Viewing Remains High As States Re-Open, Legacy TV Back To Pre-COVID Levels
Proposed COVID-19 Privacy Law Would Prohibit Commercial Use Of Data
ANA Advises Wait-And-See Approach To Trump Social Media Order
Amazon Ad Spending Poised To Grow 29%, Top $16B In 2020
Ad Campaign Calls For Google Breakup As Alphabet Shareholder Meeting Begins
Zoom Limits End-To-End Encryption Privileges
Sling TV Appoints New President As Subscriber Losses Continue
Nielsen: How Brands Can Prepare For Second-Half Year Declines
Maximizing Return On Shifting Pandemic-Era Ad Budgets
On The Edge Of The Black Hole: What Brands Are Doing To Avoid A CX Disaster
Correction: Quibi Denies Reported Star Fee, Layoffs
Increased Marketing During Pandemic Lifts Campbell's Core Brands
Younger Consumers More Likely To Say Advertising Is Relevant
Email Deliverability Issues Cause Financial Pain, Marketers Say
Every Brand Has Become A Challenger -- Are You Up For The Challenge?
How Google's Featured Snippet Links To Web Page Content Changes Marketing
Digital News Daily - Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Tech Titans' Law-Enforcement Ties Under Scrutiny
Automaker TV Spending Down 60.5% In May
How Social Ads Survived The Pandemic
Microsoft Takes Aggressive Approach To Market 'Teams'
Cable News Ad Prices Stable Amid Pandemic, Viewership Soars
Google Play Store Removes 'Remove China Apps'
Cable, Broadband Subscribers Revised Dramatically Upward In Wake Of Pandemic
California AG Moves Forward With Privacy Regulations
Bing Webmaster Tools Makes Competitive Link Data Available
AMC Networks, Weather Channel Join OpenAP
Roku Adds Live TV Guide As Its Ad-Supported Channels Exceed 100
Top Post-COVID Programmatic Brands: Verizon, U.S. Government, Facebook, Amazon, AT&T
Google Sued For Allegedly Tracking Chrome 'Incognito' Users
Viamedia Claims Programmatic TV-Buying Breakthrough, Taps Piccone To Lead It
Quibi's Latest Headache
Digital Rights Group Sues To Block Trump Clampdown On Social Media
Google Cloud Strikes Deal With UK Government, COVID-19 Impacts Adoption
Judge Won't Send Biometric Privacy Case Against Vimeo To Arbitration
How Social Media Is Rewiring Our Morality
How Brands Should Respond To Protests
Google, Amazon, Citigroup, Others Show Support For Social Justice, But FEC Filings Tell A Different Story
TripleLift Launches 'Help Journalism' Programmatic Initiative
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