MediaDailyNews Editions for July 2025
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, July 31, 2025
Ad Market Decelerates Through First Half, Expands 3.1% In June
Omnicom's Samardzija To Join Stagwell In The Fall
Leah Meranus' Successful Hop To PMG From Dentsu X
Inputs Vs. Outputs, And Nielsen's New 'Outcomes Marketplace'
WTF Is YouTube Monetizing Now: 'Stronger Profanity'
Consumer Opinions Are Mushy
TikTok Expands Off-Platform Ad Program
Sitcom With A Southern Twang Is Next Stop For Red-Hot Comic
New Bill Would Codify FTC's Former Click-To-Cancel Rules
Microsoft, Google, IAS Enforcing AI Ethics
NBCU Q2 Ad Revenue -7%, Peacock +20%
New Head-Spinning Media Spinoff Math: Selling Network-Owned Stations?
Microsoft AI Supercharges Revenue, Up 18% To $76.4B
Why Mobile Apps Are Here to Stay In The Age Of AI Agents
Zuckerberg: AI Shows Signs Of Self Learning
Selling Hope In 2025: What The 'New American Dream' Means For Marketers
Book Authors Join Battle Against Mississippi Parental Consent Law
Streaming Ad Sales Grow 22% In Q2, Upfront Sees Spikes
Stagwell Reports 8% Net Revenue Growth In Q2
Rakuten Group Releases Affiliate Plans For Full-Funnel AI Agents
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Musk Plans More Defendants In Ad Boycott Suit
Kroger Integrates Retail Media, Loyalty Marketing In New 'Full Funnel' Offering
Watchdogs Blast Omnicom-IPG Merger Conditions
To Fund Or Not To Fund PBS, That Is The Question
Dentsu Retains, Expands BMW Group Media
Disney Upfront: Big Gains In Streaming, Sports
YouTube To Use AI To Restrict Minors From Platform
Microsoft Copilot Will Pull Data From Open Browser Tabs, Complete Tasks
TikTok Puts Focus On Performance Job Search
Advocacy Group Challenges W3C's Third-Party Cookie Stance With UK Regulator
TikTok Launches American Idol-esque Singing Competition
Streaming, Linear Battle For Program Stardom - What's Missing?
Spotify Calls On Audiences To 'Read Like You Listen'
Havas Reports 2.6% Q2 Growth
Still Beating Video - After The Expected Demise Of Cable?
Face Time In The Real World Is Important
The Wimp Awards: Rating System Ranks Big Newsrooms For Posture Toward Trump
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, July 29, 2025
MRC Releases Second Phase Of OOH Standards, Includes 'Comparability' With Other Media
WPP Media Touts 'First-Of-Its-Kind Activation' With Criteo
NA CEO Meranus, Dentsu X Part Ways
3.know: Shelly Breaks Down The AI Action Plan
Total Ad-Supported Viewing Up 2% In Q2: Nielsen
'King of The Hill' Is Back And Television Is Saved
Meta To Suspend All Political Ads In EU
IAB: Retail Commerce Media To Drive $74B Ad Spend In 2026
NBCU Starting A Sports Network - After Axing One 4 Years Ago?
TikTok Could Go Dark For U.S. Users If China Doesn't Agree To Deal
Rights Groups Urge SCOTUS To Block Mississippi Parental Consent
AI Google, OpenAI Narrative Shifts: What The Latest Data Reveals
Warner Bros. Discovery Names Post-Split Companies, Senior Execs
Platforms Defeat Suit Over Buffalo Mass Shooting
Is 'Reality' About To Become A Premium Service?
Digital Safety Stress Hits 'Sandwich Generation' Hard, Cox Survey Finds
MediaDailyNews - Monday, July 28, 2025
Amazon Turns Off Google Shopping Ads
FCC Agreement Means Continued Corporate Scrutiny For CBS News
'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Takes Strides Into Summer With $118M Opening
Monahan Joins Albertsons To Jumpstart Retail Media Push
Meta Tightens Restrictions On Child-Facing Accounts Run By Adults
Relax, Guys
Slaughter Presses Bid To Return To FTC
Kepler Awarded Media AOR For Activewear Brand Rhone
Disney+ Dive-in Theater Creates Poolside Activations To Promote Movies
Should Station Ownership Limits Continue? Newsmax Thinks So
Court Won't Revisit TrillerTV Victory In Video Privacy Battle
ChatGPT Uses Google For Back-Up Answers, Test Confirms
Americans Are Ready For Some Football--World Cup Style
GOATS Without Moats: Brands Are Under Pressure
MediaDailyNews - Friday, July 25, 2025
Bill Would Ban 'Surveillance Pricing'
Albertsons Taps Dentsu's Monahan To Lead Retail Media
Paramount-Skydance $8B Deal Gets FCC Approval
Snap Brings 'Home Safe' Functionality To Real-Time Map
Meta Tightens Restrictions On Child-Facing Accounts Run By Adults
Party 'Animals': Series Reveals Scourge Of Four-Legged Drug Use
Spotify, Netflix Partner On 'Happy Gilmore' Game Promo
Google Hits Back At Pew Report
Google, Walmart Separately Set Off An AI Chain Reaction
Viant-LG Partnership Advances Performance CTV Strategies
Why TV Pharma Ads Are Proliferating
Streaming Video Viewer Asks Court To Revisit 'Deeply Misguided' Privacy Ruling
Disney+ Dive-in Theater Creates Poolside Activations To Promote Movies
Another OS On The Way: Is There Room?
Marketing Mix Modeling Emerges As Cornerstone In Complex Measurement Era
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, July 24, 2025
What The White House 'AI Action Plan' Means For Advertisers
Omnicom Presses Judge To Drop 'Trade Secrets' Claims Tied To Flywheel
On Subject Of Trump, Colbert's Gloves Have Been Off For Years
TV Viewer Petition: Keeping The 'Late Show' Around?
Will More Legacy Media Be Hit By 'Trump Transaction Tax'?
YouTube Sees Gains From Strong Ad Spend
Incrementality Is 'Gold Standard' For Ad Measurement: Meta White Paper
Google, Others Share How AI Creates Ikea Ad In Seconds Worth $100k
Genesis Gets Freaky (Friday, That Is) With Disney Deal
SCOTUS To Mississippi: Answer NetChoice Petition To Halt Parental Consent Law
xAI Seeks Billions In Funding
Netflix Viewing Per Day Slips, Total U.S. Viewing Up 2%
Linear Retains 86% Share Of Ad Impressions Even As Streaming Grows
Criteo Strengthens Team To Build Agentic Commerce Platform
Why Events Still Matter
Omnicom's Oceania Hires Garrett As CEO
White Castle Serves Up GSD&M As Creative-Media AOR
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, July 23, 2025
LiveRamp Must Face Privacy Claims, Judge Rules
Controversial AI Companions Already Popular Among Teens, Report Says
Canceled Colbert's Message On Monday: It's All About Me
Stagwell Firm Offers Programmatic Tool To Protect Brand Safety
Unified IAB Theory
IPG Launches Commerce Platform ASC
AI Agents Threaten DSPs, Microsoft Sees Incompatibility
AI Search Diverges: Google vs. ChatGPT
Google Seeks News Publishers For AI Initiative
AI Emerges As Lucrative Brand Discovery Engine
Publicis Acquires Sports Marketing Firm Bespoke
Keep Those Cousins Close!
NetChoice Petitions SCOTUS To Halt Mississippi Parental Consent Law
Google's AI Overviews Reduce Clicks, Fueling Publisher Concerns: Pew Research
'The Los Angeles Times' Plans To Go Public
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Fox Posts 'Double-Digit' Upfront Sales Hike
The Trump-Colbert Conspiracy: The Case For And Against
Commanders, Guardians Land In Trump's Crosshairs Over Name Changes
Appeals Court Blocks Slaughter's Return To FTC
Want To 'Read' Your Car? Now There's An App For That
Latest Grok Model Drives Major Subscription Growth For xAI, Despite Concerns
LinkedIn Addresses User Concerns Over Feed Algorithm
Late-Night Shows Pacing $185M In Ad Sales, Up 6%
The Modern Funnel: The Bottom Won't Work If The Top Ain't Full
The Dog Days Of Legacy TV: Streamers Accelerate Summer Share
Instacart CEO Introduces Herself As OpenAI CEO Of Apps
Microsoft Exits Movie Business
IPG Reports 3.5% Organic Revenue Decline
TikTok Changes The Game For Sports Fandom, Brands Take Note
Raising Resilient Kids In A Digital World
Brandtech Announces Launch Of Centre For Creative AI
Tech Group Presses To Block Maryland Kids Online Safety Code
French Regulator Reverses Itself In Vivendi Case
MediaDailyNews - Monday, July 21, 2025
And Now For Our Next Guest: The Demise Of Late-Night TV
Netflix's Upfront 'Nearly' Done, Ad Sales Double
Cheil Combines LWD, McKinney Media To Form 'Attention Arc'
Invisalign, Disney Team For 'Freakier Friday' Product Placement
Big Pharma Ad Changes In Upfront Deal-Making? Not Just Yet
CI&T Wins Digital AOR Remit For Volkswagen Of America
Judge Orders FTC's Slaughter Reinstated
X Looks To Boost iOS Campaign Transparency Via New Partnership
More Than Just A Buzzword: Unlocking Retail Media's Full Potential
Axel Springer Tells Staff They Only Have To Explain If They Did Not Use AI
TikTok Makes Space For Songwriting Credits
AI Is Not The Future -- It Is Here To Take Your Job
Amazon Personalized Journeys, Curated Wardrobes, Real-Time Costs
Measuring AI's Invisible Influence As Traditional Attribution Models Shatter
Motorola Must Face Privacy Suit Over Alleged Failure To Honor Opt-Out
MediaDailyNews - Friday, July 18, 2025
CBS Cancels 'Late Show' Days After Colbert Jokes About Trump Deal
Meta's Zuckerberg Settles Shareholder Suit Over Cambridge Analytica
Six 'Outstanding' Commercials Nominated For 2025 Emmys
TV Blog's Emmy Complaints Are A Thing Of The Past
As Threads Grows, Meta Names New Leader
Community-First Approach Boosts Reddit's Ad Revenue: Report
MLB 'Sunday Night Baseball' Suitors: NBC, Apple, ESPN
Omnicom's Q2 Call Featured High-Level Tech Talk
Study: Sustainability-Focused Companies Have Better Bottom Lines
Is 'Obsolescence Before Maturity' AI's Fate?
Streaming Upfront Ad Update: Now At 50% Plus Share?
Senate Votes To Cut PBS, NPR Funding
The Advocate, LGBTQ+ Publication, Creates Membership Program
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