Digital News Daily Editions for February 2021
- Digital News Daily - Friday, Feb. 26, 2021
- Apple Privacy Settings Unlawful, Critic Tells Congress
- Five Steps Forward, One Step Back: U.S. Ad Economy Recedes 4.6% In January
- TikTok, Facebook Are America's Least-Trusted Platforms, 61% Want Tech Giants Regulated
- 2020 TV Ad Spending Falls 9%, Local Rises
- Japan Reports Worst Ad Year Since Great Recession, 2020 Surpassed Declines Of Earthquake
- AMC Networks: Streamers' Combined 6M Subs Three Years Ahead Of Plan
- AT&T Spins Off Video Business, Starts Separate Company Named DirecTV
- Nielsen Reports $35M Q4 Profit, Narrows Full-Year Loss
- Pluto TV Launching MLB Channel
- Holding Companies Put Some Numbers To 2020 Staff Reductions
- Comcast Brings Xfinity Stream App To Flex Devices
- Google Sued In Washington State Over Political Ads -- Again
- The Role Of SEO In The Modern-Day Marketing Stack
- Deep Digital: How Customer Engagement Changed During The Pandemic
- Gaming Is Emerging As Next Dominant Tech Platform
- Pinterest Makes Bets On Augmented Reality
- Brand-Related Topics Continue To Dominate Marketers' Attention
- TV Gets Plus-Sized As Paramount+ Launches Next Week
- Digital News Daily - Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021
- An Amazon/Dish Network Wireless Service? Who's Worried?
- NBCU Expands Its Addressable Ad TV Universe With Charter Deal
- ViacomCBS' Q4 Gets Boost From Streamer Ads, Overall Revenue Hits $3.5 Billion
- WarnerMedia Merges HBO And Max Production, Business Affairs Units
- Race For TV News Viewers Tightens
- Nielsen Reports $35M Q4 Profit, Narrows Full-Year Loss
- Nielsen: Podcast Listeners Are Extremely Diverse, Highly Inclined To Act On Ads
- Sinclair Records Q4 Core Ad Declines, Political Ads Hit All-Time High
- Movie Studios Pull Back on Releasing Box-Office Data, Streamers Pick Up Slack
- Google To Remove Showcase Shopping Ads
- COVID-19 Ads Peaked At Nearly A Fifth Of All TV Commercials In Q2 2020
- FTC To Tackle 'Dark Patterns'
- Most Marketers Say Virtual Events Are Here To Stay, Budgeting More For Them This Year
- Trader Joe's, Great Value 'Most Loved Brands'
- Ad Council Unites 300+ Participants For Largest PSA Campaign In U.S. History
- Not In My Inbox: Consumers Say, 'We Didn't Sign Up For These SMB Emails'
- COVID-19 Changed The Advertising Playbook -- Now What?
- Ad Watchdog Tells AT&T To Stop Saying 5G Will Be Built On 'Best Network'
- Digital News Daily - Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021
- Firefox Unveils New Tool To Prevent Cookie-Based Tracking
- FCC Republicans Endorse Regulations For Social Media, Champion Free Speech For TV
- 'The Office' Has Been Peacock's Biggest Paid-Sub Draw, Without Damaging Netflix
- Q4 CTV Ad Impressions Drop Slightly, Desktop Video Grows
- Al Jazeera Targets Fox News With New Conservative Platform In U.S.
- Judge Won't Block California Net Neutrality Rules
- Nexstar Q4: Major Political Ad Boost, Core Ads Suffer
- Spotify To Create Audio Ad Marketplace
- IPG Mediabrands Rejoins Standard Media Index, Brings Pool To 100% Holding Co. Coverage
- COVID Forces Marketers To Rethink Business Models
- 'Baltimore Sun' Moves To Nonprofit Status, Magnifies Broader Trend
- VidMob Raises $50 Million From Adobe, Shutterstock, Others
- Centro Acquires Paid-Search Ad Platform To Build Into Basis
- 2020 Gaming Benchmark Report Shows How COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Behaviors
- Which Came First, The Media Buy Or The Media Plan? Depends On Who You Ask
- The 'Real Story' Behind Facebook's Australian News Blackout, According To Facebook
- NFL Wants Crazy-Big Increases In Sports Fees
- T-Mobile 5G Ads Could Mislead Consumers, Watchdog Says -- Again
- Google Adds Privacy Labels To Gmail App
- Digital News Daily - Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
- NBCUniversal Moves TV Stations, Regional Sports Networks To Impression-Based Ad Deals
- Facebook Drops Australian News Ban, Negotiates Payments, After Law Amendments
- Google Ends Political Ads Pause
- The Trade Desk Says Advertisers Will Spend Less At Upfront
- Nielsen Unveils 'Holistic,' New Sports Sponsorship ROI Metric
- Court Sides With Facebook Over BrandTotal Ban
- Virginia Passes Privacy Law Backed By Tech Companies
- YouTube Releases List Of 2020 U.S. Bumper Ads Leaderboard -- Top 6-Second Ads
- Microsoft Joins Coalition Of European Publishers To Mandate News Payments
- Why Target, Home Depot Saw Biggest Gains In Google Search Visibility During Pandemic
- Dispelling Attribution Myths: Why Google Analytics, Google Ads Data Doesn't Always Match
- Ford Trends Report Finds Consumers Resilient
- Coca-Cola Wants Controlling Stake In Fast-Growing Bodyarmor Brand
- Retail Renaissance: Brands Share Outlook For 2021
- Amazon Is Millennials' No. 1 Brand. So Is Purpose-Driven Marketing Fruitless?
- Microsoft Emerges As Unlikely Ally To Publishers In Sharing Ad Revenue
- When Alexa And Google Offer Unsolicited Advice
- Cherokee Nation Asks Jeep To Stop Using Name
- NYC Can Begin Opening Movie Theaters In March
- Adding OTT/CTV To Movie, TV Show Promo Campaigns Pays
- Digital News Daily - Monday, Feb. 22, 2021
- NFL Looking For Massive Hikes In TV Rights Fees
- Discovery Exceeds 11M Streaming Users, U.S. Ad Revenue Stabilizes
- Sling TV Gains Fail To Cover Dish Subscriber Losses In Q4: Network -133,000 Overall
- House Bill Would Help Small Publishers Negotiate With Platforms: Report
- Comcast Holds Off On Imposing Data Caps In 14 States
- Lawmaker Wants Twitter And Facebook To Crack Down On COVID-19 Anti-Vaxxers
- Google Offers Ways To Improve Attribution, Performance As COVID Lockdowns Ease Locally
- Study Finds 66% Of Marketers Say Audience Beats Context -- But Publishers Disagree
- Traditional TV Companies Have A Leg Up In Big-Advertiser CTV Buys: Study
- Vizio Ads Kicks Off New Frequency Media Tool For Brands
- PEN America Withdraws Lawsuit Against White House
- Trust Surges For Brand Biden
- Tara Setmayer To Head New Lincoln Project Advisory Committee
- Winning Engagement: Brands Are Spending More On Messaging
- Vendor Email Compromise Fraud Is Surging, Study Finds
- How To Build Support For A Customer Data Platform
- What If We Turned Back The Clock On Media?
- Like A Bully Stealing Lunch Money In A Walled Schoolyard
- Digital News Daily - Friday, Feb. 19, 2021
- Roku Q4 Ad Revenue Soars, But Company Says Buyers' Linear Habit Remains Obstacle
- Maryland Ad Tax Will Backfire, Business Groups Argue In Court Challenge
- Trade Desk Surges 48% In Q4, Cites Walmart, CTV, Unified ID For Future Growth
- Facebook Emails Reveal Company Knew Of Inflated Metrics, Marketers Argue
- WarnerMedia Has Slashed Thousands Of Agencies: Report
- Most Top Roku, Amazon Fire Apps Now Use IAB's Mobile Programmatic Fraud-Fighting Spec
- FTC Urged To Investigate Prodigy Math Game Over Alleged 'Bait-And-Switch' Tactics
- Tatari Taps Media Agency Vet Todd Gordon For Client Development Post
- Google Services Just The Beginning Of Subscription-Based Offers In 2021
- A&G Seeks Client, Agency Support For 'Protect Our Press' Initiative
- Brand Safety For CTV Comes First, Performance Is A Close Second
- Consumers Seek Relationships That Go Beyond Just Selling: Study
- When Talking About Gen Z, You Must Talk Culture
- Marketing Emails Are Polluting The Environment, Study Claims
- How to Know It's Time For A Rebrand
- The Customer Journey To Too Many Discounts
- Raising Their Hand: Intent Data Is Now Widely Used In B2B
- How To Get The Most Out Of Your Email Marketing
- Critics Say Use Of Tracking Pixels In Emails Has Gone Too Far
- Brands Turn To Texting To Communicate During Pandemic: Study
- Digital News Daily - Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021
- Facebook Cuts Off Australian News After Media Payments Law Passes House
- Is That A Couch In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Glad To Stream Me?
- TVSquared, Experian Team For Deterministic Advanced TV Ad Measurement
- Nielsen Launches Identity Sync, New Global Attribution System
- YouTube Reveals Product Roadmap For 2021, From Commerce To TV
- Omnicom Eyes Return To Growth By Q2 2021
- Pandemic Accelerated Shift To Digital, And Nobody Is Going Back: Study
- National CineMedia Strikes New Ad Inventory Management System Deal
- TikTok Violates EU Privacy And Consumer Protection Laws, Watchdog Says
- Facebook Claims Analytics Company BrandTotal Is Still Scraping Data
- IAB CEO David Cohen Reveals ALM's Diverse Agenda
- Comscore, MediaMath Launch Programmatic Contextual Targeting In Latin America
- Mood Modulation: TV, Movie Content Key To Audience Engagement
- MDC Partners Accelerates Expansion Outside U.S. With New Affiliate Program
- Data Signals Rise Of The Robots, Reddit Too
- MDC Creates Holding Co. Media Role, Taps MediaCom's McGlashan To Fill It
- 'Forbes' Launches First-Party Data Platform
- Taboola Uses AI, Deep Learning To Build Personalized Loyalty Segments For Publishers
- Voice Of The Customer As Media Strategy
- How To Choose An Email Platform: A Guide For SMBs
- Digital News Daily - Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021
- Ad Prices Forecast To Inflate 3% This Year
- People Spend Nearly 2 1/2 Hours Daily On Social Media
- Roku To Produce Original Shows, Films
- Half Of Mobile Users Are Doing More Streaming Via Phone Since The Pandemic
- Univision's Virtual Upfront To Reveal 'Transformation'
- YouTube Reveals Product Roadmap For 2021, From Commerce To TV
- Consumer Groups Urge Virginia Lawmakers To Beef Up Privacy Bill
- News Corp. Strikes Global News Payment Deal With Google, Emphasizes Australia
- Cable Industry And California Want To Move Forward With Net Neutrality Battle
- Analyzing Super Bowl Ad Viewer Behavior Shows A Different Outcome
- John Sculley's Zeta Global Appoints Chief Data Officer
- Truliant Federal Credit Union Promotes Tricia Beeker To Senior Director Of Marketing
- iHeart Acquires Triton Digital For $230 Million
- The 'Bridgerton' Effect On TikTok
- Game Playing: Customer Service Lags At Gaming Firms
- It's Always About The Economy: Q&A With SCS' Sean MacPhedran
- Taboola Uses AI, Deep Learning To Build Personalized Loyalty Segments For Publishers
- Publicis UK Acquires Octopus Group
- Target Names New CMO
- Digital News Daily - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
- Arizona, North Dakota Mobile App Laws Could Have Major Implications For Developers, Apple, Google
- Streaming TV Leads All Consumer Subscription Businesses
- Social Platform Parler Returns Online
- Publicis Groupe Elevates Lin To Chief Digital Officer
- Passe Passwords: Some Firms Are Moving Away From Using Them
- Huffington Post And Yahoo Defeat Carter Page's Defamation Lawsuit
- ANA Finds Half Of Ad Execs Have No Plans To Travel/Attend In-Person Events In 2021
- Dentsu Reports $1.37 Billion Impairment Charge For 2020
- 3 Clients Tap TBWA\Chiat\Day LA For AOR Duties
- Connected Technology Is Leaving Our Seniors Behind
- Google To Pay $1.3M For Misleading Star Ratings For Hotels In France
- IPG Mediabrands Names New Global Communications Head
- ByteDance Reportedly Calls Off Oracle, Walmart Deal
- UK Businesses Now Burdened With Two GDPR Laws
- Fewer Ads: The Switch From Google To DuckDuckGo
- Marketing Data Threatens Military Unity
- Apple TV+ Beating Disney+ In Growth Rate Among Affluent Millennials
- Digital News Daily - Monday, Feb. 15, 2021
- Maryland Legislature Overrides Veto, Enacts New Digital Advertising Tax
- Analyst: Disney+ To Surpass Netflix In Subs By 2026, Driven By Hotstar
- Horizon Next's President On The Future Of Metrics, Measurement
- vMVPDs' 2020 Trends, In Six Charts
- Microsoft Backs Publishers Getting Paid For News, Even In U.S.
- Woolmington On The Shifts That Will Drive AdLand in 2021
- Supreme Court Should Turn Away Facebook In Battle Over Tracking, Users Argue
- Super Bowl Stats: Cleveland, Denver Score Tops In Streaming Game
- Teens Tune Out of Pro Sports
- Ad Execs Viewing Media More As A 'Quality' Than A Commodity
- Bidstack, Moat Work With Dentsu To Thwart In-Game Ad Fraud
- Hypersonix And Relationshop Partner On Shopper Journey Platform
- Beyond TikTok: A Primer On Competitive Apps
- Can Voice-Based Social-Media Apps Help TV Marketers?
- Phishing Was Top Email Threat In 2020: Barracuda
- Beautiful Recovery Ahead: L'Oreal Predicts 'Roaring '20s'
- Fox Hosts Present Case For Dismissal Of Libel Suit
- COMB Said To Be The Biggest Data Breach Of All Time
- In Digital World, Nothing Can Be Said To Be Certain Except A Push For Ad Taxes
