The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the FTC to obtain restitution for people harmed by deceptive or fraudulent practices. Read the whole story
Snapchat's active advertiser base more than doubled YoY in Q1, and its daily active users increased by 15 million, or 22%, to 280 million. Read the whole story
After plummeting 84% in Q2 2020, ad and event spending on the big sports leagues in last year's second half more than rebounded versus … Read the whole story
The NCAA "March Madness" tournament on WarnerMedia cable networks boosted its advertising revenue results. Read the whole story
Top sponsor-level advertisers in this year's show include Google, General Motors, Rolex and Verizon, and 30-second unit commercial pricing appears to be the nearly … Read the whole story
More than 20 video content topics and 700 hundred subtopics will be available when advertisers select the "in-stream only" placement and brand objectives for … Read the whole story
Ad execs are significantly more confident about their 2021 budgets than they were when surveyed late last year, according to the latest edition of … Read the whole story
Major U.S. marketers appear to be streamlining their agency reviews, moving from an "unbundled" approach to consolidated media and creative account pitches, according to … Read the whole story
A federal judge has refused to dismiss claims that Apple violated California consumer protection laws by offering customers the opportunity to "buy" digital content, … Read the whole story
A top Wall Street analyst has ended a decade-long "outperform" rating for Interpublic, downgrading it to "market perform," the same rating currently bestowed on … Read the whole story
Chief scientist at cybersecurity firm HUMAN Michael McNally publicly called on the ad industry to implement standards and upgrade practices to prevent fraud in … Read the whole story
Microsoft made a move into video this week with the launch of Video Ads and Video Extensions. Facebook followed on Thursday, announcing the ability … Read the whole story
Live event revenue sank 97% to $500,000 (from $17 million in the year-earlier period). A year ago, it held 41 events in the first … Read the whole story
Of those who have seen misleading or harmful information, 49% say they saw it on Facebook. Read the whole story
The new service measures "should be comparable to that of the metrics already used for linear TV," according to a media executive. Read the whole story
The wireless carrier is offering near-real-time access to backstage areas, the red carpet and the press room. Read the whole story
It's a classic situation of lots of money chasing a relatively small amount of CTV ad inventory. Read the whole story
Some reports suggest ATSC 3.0 might also be a tool to identify fake news and distinguish it from the real stuff. Read the whole story