MediaDailyNews Editions for July 2025
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 Are 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
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, July 17, 2025
Unfazed By Macroeconomics, Publicis Delivers 5.9% Q2 Growth
xAI's Chatbot 'Companions' Raise Safety, Moderation Concerns
Dark Users
Study: Sustainability-Focused Companies Have Better Bottom Lines
As Trump Again Threatens Tariffs, J&J Leads Big Pharma In Collective Shrug
National Park Cop Is Gloomy Gus In 'Untamed' On Netflix
Missouri Moderation Proposal Slammed By Tech, Free Speech Advocates
Agency Croud Unveils SearchEverywhere
Stronger AI, CTV Focus Expected For Second-Half 2025, Study Finds
Tech Group Battles Mississippi Over Parental Social Media Consent
Trade Desk Focused On CTV, Amazon DSP
Is Frequency An Effective Strategy?
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, July 16, 2025
NBCU Wraps Upfront: Broadcast Rose 15%, Peacock Jumped 20%
Omnicom Reports 3% Growth For Q2
Omnicom's Painter Takes On Broader Platform Duties At Omnicom
Is WPP On The Block (Again)?
Its Master's Voice
Google OS Merger: Implications For Advertisers
After Antisemitic Responses, xAI Says Grok's Been Updated
Sandwich Book Is First Course For Ramsay, Fox Publishing Venture
Convenience Rules
Kohl's Taps New Digital Leader, Expands 'Kohl's Mom' Push For BTS
Cincinnati Children's Selects Doner As Media AOR
Following Netflix, SiriusXM Goes The Ad-Supported Route
Roblox Looks To Simplify IP Licensing Process With New Publisher Deals
Anthropic Seeks To Appeal Fair Use Ruling In Battle With Authors
Bread And Circuses: A Return To The Roman Empire?
Google, Amazon Drive Q2 Ad Growth, TikTok Spend Falls 20%
Arkansas Delays Enforcing Social Media Law
Streamers' 'Returning' Series Show Gains, Less With Movies
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Powered By Netflix, Streaming's Share Soars To 46% In June
OMD Repeats As Top-Ranked US Media Agency By Billings
Omnicom Vet McNeany Hired To Lead New WPP Open Venture
Is That A Hotdog On NYC's Subway Map Or Are You Just Glad To See Some Mustard?
WPP's AKQA Taps Accenture Vet Shah As New CEO
The American Dream 2.0
Universes Collide As Harry Potter, James Bond Enter TV Fray
Disney+ Adds Original News Content: More For Younger Streamers?
Google OS Merger: Implications For Advertisers
xAI Announces Grok Chatbot Products For US Government
Alaska Airlines' MMM Ticket On Google Meridian
Converse Prevails In Privacy Battle Over Chat Feature
Lead-Out/Lead-In Program Benefits: Now For Streaming?
NextMed Ran Ads With Misleading Prices, Fake Ozempic Testimonials, FTC Charges
Meta Powers AI Development With Controversial Data Centers
MediaDailyNews - Monday, July 14, 2025
'Superman' Leaps Weekend Box Office In A Single Bound
Texas Social Media Law Will 'Bulldoze' Speech, Tech Group Says
3.know: A Conversation With Singularity U's Venus Ranieri
Big Apple Welcomes Tourist And Serial Killer Dexter Morgan
Need To Bone Up On Digital Out-of-Home Measurement? Try The IAB
U.S. Online Spending Hits Record $24.1 Billion During Prime Day, Adobe Reports
Paramount/Trump Deal? Not Done Yet - Think Advertising
For WPP, Everything's Coming Up Roses
Google Pays $2.4B To License AI Startup Tech - Stuff Movies Are Made Of
Our Media Classification Does Not Fit The Containers Of The Past
The DOJ's Alternative Truth: Legacy Media Tried To Squelch Non-Traditional Publishers
Will AWS Launch Its AI Agentic Marketplace?
Verizon Urges Judge To Pause Record Labels' Copyright Suit
MediaDailyNews - Friday, July 11, 2025
Snapchat To Mark American Eagle Stores On Its Real-Time Map
Netflix Sees Rapid Q2 Subscriber Gains
The General Steers New Drivers Toward Fortnite
The Backside...
Rock Legend's Prescient Metaphor For Onslaught Of News Media
JIC Issues Updated Measurement Provider Analysis
Up To Three-Year Ban For Future Cannes Lions Cheaters
Americans Have The Power To Ensure Ukraine Wins This War
Back-to-School Budgets Hold Steady As Parents Prioritize Value Amid Economic Concerns
Yaccarino Fallout: 'Premium' TV-Content Wasn't An 'X' Thing
Perplexity's AI Browser Will Have All The Data
Apple Settles Claims Over Allegedly Deceptive 'Buy' Button
Google's AI Growth Will Meet EU's Regulatory Code Of Conduct
Advertisers' Amazon Prime Day: Longer Event, Cautious Spend
Court Revives 'El Faro' Journalists' Spyware Suit
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