MediaDailyNews Editions for March 2026
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
PQ: AI So Far Having Negligible Effect On Consumer Time Spent With Media
Brands Ramp Up Use Of Content And Agentic AI
Advertisers Battle '11th-Hour' Meta Arbitration Bid
FTC Cracks Down On Ad Practices By Car Dealerships
Media Censorship Through 'Noise' Leads To Cognitive Overload
AI Is Good At Optimizing Things, Including Ad Fraud
Phone Habits, Not Screen Time, Define Kids' Digital Wellbeing
Nonprofit News Sites Saw Traffic Growth In January
Meta Smart Glasses Launch To Reportedly Target Prescription Wearers
John Wren's Big Payday
Ranting Media Mischaracterizes Barkley's Immigration Remarks
Comcast Engages In High-Stakes Streaming Pivot
Amazon MGM Shocks With Massive Original Movie Opening In Theaters
U.S. National Soccer Team Joins FIFA's Roblox Game
Consumers Turn To AI For Advice, Less For Management
IAB Explores Future Video Outcomes From Agentic
Section 230 Is Dead
NFL Launching 'Flag' Football League, Media Partners To Come
MediaDailyNews - Monday, March 30, 2026
OKCupid Gave User Photos To Facial Recognition Company, FTC Charges
Netflix Raises Price Of Standard Ad-Free Plan, Ad Tier A Better Bargain
Meta Previews AI-Powered Ad Displays, Creator Offerings At NewFronts
FCC Head Carr Says Trump Is Winning War Against 'Fake News Media'
Versant May Acquire Vox Media Podcast Business
TikTok NewFront Highlights U.S. Venture, Ad Reach
The 'Big Tobacco' Moment For Social Media
Colorado Public Media Broadcasters Discuss Merger
Wikipedia Bans Most AI-Generated Content, Advertisers May Benefit
Apple Hires Former Google Executive To Run AI Marketing
Thoreau Documentary Takes Its Time, And It Is Well Worth It
Mediaplus Taps Dentsu Veteran Le Thierry For Global Biz Dev Role
Google RTB Settlement Gains Final Approval
Spotify For The Body: Personalized Health Scans With Sensor-Driven Data
Section 230 Is Dead
New FuboTV May See Sports Streaming Gains: Analyst
We Need A 'Frequency Currency' For Premium Video
Amazon's Big Spring Sale Finds Shoppers Still Warming Up
Virginia AG: 'Addiction' Verdicts Show Need For Social Media Restrictions
'Bachelorette' Redo: What's Left For Unscripted 'Reality' TV?
Global Streaming To Rise 29% By 2030 To $200B: Analyst
Anthropic's Legal Wins, IPO, Next-Gen 'Mythos' Leap
The Agent Delusion: Most AI 'Agents' Aren't Really Agents
'Politico' Powerhouse: Jonathan Greenberger Appointed As Global Editor In Chief
Netflix Hikes Prices After Losing WBD: Good For Investors - Or Consumers?
Advertising Luminary Bob Schmetterer Dies At 82
MediaDailyNews - Friday, March 27, 2026
Judge Tosses Musk's WFA Ad Boycott Suit
ANA Rolling Out Aquila In 30 Days
Omnicom Annual Report Emphasizes Clients, Media, AI - People, Not So Much
Horizon Media Holdings Names Bhavana Smith First COO
'March Madness' First Weekend: Ad Spend +5%, Viewing +7%
Paramount/CBS Still Bullish On First-Run Syndication Biz
U.S. Army Preps New Marketing Services Contract
Meta Readies Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Launch As Privacy Concerns Mount
Aerie Pushes Back On AI Content With Pamela Anderson
Louisiana Asks Court To Revive Social Media Restrictions
Nearly 80% Of Businesses Struggle To Measure AI Search Impact
Print Plummet: 24 Of 25 Top Newspapers Saw Their Paper Circulations Decline
Pet Owners Aren't A Market Segment, They're Basically America
Trump Settles Biden-Era Suit Over Pressure On Social Media To Suppress Posts
TikTok Boasts Of Joint Venture And Improvements For Advertisers
Nielsen Makes Three Key Executive Appointments
Tennessee Bill Would Require Trust Funds For Kids Who Make Money On Social Media
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, March 26, 2026
Meta Adds More Affiliate Brands, In-Stream Shopping Updates
Senators Call For Passage Of Online Safety Bill In Wake Of Social Media Verdicts
Human Traffic Slows, Automation Grows 8 Times Faster
Bertelsmann Fights U.S. Book Bans As Its Revenue Grows In Market
Automotive TV Spending Levels Off In February
Allen Media Group Partners With Anoki To Gain Streaming Intelligence
Media Executives Unsure About AI Bubble Risk
Call For Reinvention: A Conversation With P&G's Marc Pritchard
'CBS Evening News' Still Lags Behind Rivals In Weiss Era
Jury Sides Against Meta, Google In Media Addiction Trial
Meta Cuts Jobs Across Sales, Recruiting, Reality Labs
E.L.F. Seizes Women's Sports' Big Moment With Flau'jae Johnson
Share Of Culture
OpenAI Dumps Sora - Will Disney Find Another Way?
Ooni Selects Croud As Global Media AOR
Cox Not Liable For Subscribers' Piracy, SCOTUS Rules
RP3 Expands C-Suite, Creates New CMO Role
Legacy Loyalty: Only Some Consumers Turn To Preferred Media For Breaking News
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, March 25, 2026
'New York Times' Files Motion, Saying Pentagon Is Violating Federal Court Order
Reddit Announces Shopify Integration, Shoppable Ad Offerings
Americans Ignore AI For Breaking News, Pew Research Reports
Walmart, Vizio Link Content To Commerce At NewFronts
Snapchat Launches Holistic Ad Feature To Boost Brand Exposure
Marketing, Ad Agencies Plagued By Late Payments
Mega Mergers Are Hurting Local News As Layoffs Ensue
OpenAI Shutters Sora, Ends Disney Deal
Yahoo Reinvents Ad Formats, AI Experiences
Take The 'Bait' And Don't Miss Amazon's New Comedy
Trade Desk Faces New Audit, This Time By Omnicom
Trade Desk Concerns: Does CTV Brand Attraction Have A Strong Foundation?
Meta Found Liable For Violating New Mexico Consumer Protection Law
NetChoice To SCOTUS: Intervene In Meta 'Addiction' Battle With Vermont
OpenAI Admits Commerce And Advertising Are Not Easy
Amid AI Shakeup, Trump Names Big Tech Advisory Panel
Trump Admin Battles Creators Of ICE Reporting Tools
Humann Adds Eden Collective As Media AOR To Promote Cardio Nutrition
Agency Drake Cooper Names Acquistapace Executive Media Director
Consumers Struggle To Distinguish Between Streamers, Programs On Platforms
The Secret to Great Marketing Is...
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Pentagon To Move Journalists To A Separate Facility Following Court Order
Gap Becomes First Retailer To Launch AI Checkout In Google Gemini
Musk Found Guilty Of Misleading Twitter Shareholders Prior To Takeover
FCC Approves Gray Media's Purchase Of Local TV Stations From Allen Media Group
'Dallas Morning News' Finds 'Home' With PMG: New Campaign Features Service, Journalists
Media Monitoring Service NewsGuard Battles The FTC In Court
Apple Creates Ad Platform For Maps
Grammarly Chief Apologizes For The 'Expert Review' AI Feature
The End Was Inevitable For CBS Radio News
Transparency Isn't The Same As Neutrality
Samsung, Amazon Ads Form Shoppable CTV Partnership
Meta Ad Veteran David Dugan To Head OpenAI Ads Team
Zillow Slides Home With MLB Sponsorship
Federal Pressure On TV News: Hard To Do, But Threats Persist
SCOTUS Won't Hear Search Advertiser Appeal Against Google, Apple
Judge Throws Out News Publishers' Monopoly Claims Against Google
Virginia Presses To Reinstate Social Media Time Limits
Everyone's Using AI, Nobody Wants To Admit It And Consumers Just Want It To Be Good
The Most Canadian Of Social Networks
No Growth For S4 Capital In 2025 Or 2026
Content Bounty: News/Media Alliance Works With Bria On Licensing
MediaDailyNews - Monday, March 23, 2026
Google Unveils Agentic Media-Buying Tools At NewFront
What White House AI Policy Means For Advertisers
Oops... Nielsen Did It Again! Delays Recalibrated Gauge Until September
Advertisers Urged To 'Quantify Exposure' In Wake Of Publicis-TTD Spat
AI Just Replaced Your Media Plan With Vibes, Chat Windows
Publicis Is (By Far) New Biz Champ For 2025
Ill-Fated Bachelorette Joins Rogues Gallery Of Reality TV
'The Bachelorette' Pulled: Brands Buying Into Iffy Future Unscripted Content?
Free Speech Watchdogs Urge FCC Chair To Withdraw Threats To Broadcasters
'Project Hail Mary' Receives $80M Box Office Touchdown
Bluesky Announces $100M Raise To Scale Development
OpenAI Hires Former Meta Ad Lead
At SXSW, The Real Headliner Was A Crisis Of Truth
Court To Decide If Users Can Sue Facebook Over Fake Ads
Google AI Pivot Chases OpenClaw
CBS Radio Goes Silent: Network Is Being Closed In May
Gen Z Leading AI Agent Shopping
Your Agency Is Officially A Seller -- Time To Start Treating Them Like One
Google Ventures Europe Mostly Invests In AI-Related Start-ups
'The New York Times' Seeks To Have Pentagon Press Passes Restored After Court Victory
Stagwell Teams Up With AppLovin To Help Advertisers, Publishers
WordPress To Allow Agent Agents To Write, Publish Web Content
Intuit Wins Ruling Throwing Out FTC Decision On Its Turbo Tax Software
MediaDailyNews - Friday, March 20, 2026
Radio Tops Other Media In Trust, Report Shows
Watchdogs: California Deep Fake Law Would 'Impoverish' Public Discourse
Costco Updates Its Retail Media Network To Fuel Personalized Shopping
Vincent Bollore To Stand Trial On Political Corruption Charges
It's The Pumps, Stupid
New Layoffs Hit The Entertainment Field
Meta To Rely More Heavily On AI For Content Moderation
Traffic May Be Declining, But The Verge Is Thriving
Chatbots Are Great Listeners. Maybe Too Great, Says Study On Synthetic Relationships
Nexstar-Tegna $6.2B Deal Approved, Challenges Remain
ID Comms: Publicis-TTD Dispute Exposes Broader Industry Issues
The Trade Desk Petition To Dismiss Shareholder Suit Is Denied
Fox Prays For 'Faithful' Miniseries Miracle
TikTok To Premiere Creator-Led Series On Tubi
Perplexity Launches iOS Browser App With Google As Default Search Engine
Streamers, Brands Reach Far And Wide For Sports Content
Google, American Airlines Use AI To Create More Sustainable Flight Paths
Compass Drops Lawsuit Against Zillow
Judge Questions Whether Android Users Consented To Meta Tracking
Legacy Ad Industry: Consolidation, Or 'Spiders In A Jar'?
Journalists Sound Off: They Worry About Disinformation, Other Issues
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, March 19, 2026
Sen. Wyden Calls For Law Prohibiting Feds From Buying Consumer Data
Newsom Derides Carr Over Comments On War Reporting
Nielsen 'Blind Spot' Gets A Little Blinder, Will Cease Monitoring Many TV Markets
X Hit By Service Outage On Wednesday
Publicis, Trade Desk Battle Over Transparency, Hidden Fees
Notus Owner Reacts To 'Washington Post' Layoffs By Hiring Staffers
ANA Finds Principal Buying Continues To Grow, Except For Digital
Disney+ Is Company's 'Digital Centerpiece,' New CEO Says
Larry David Curbs His Enthusiasm For America's Birthday
Oscars Down 9% To 17.9M Viewers
Agents Ran Entire Butler/Till Campaign, They Share Results
NetChoice Battles Virginia Over Social Media Time Limits
Robinhood Launches Social Platform For Trading, Markets Discussion
As D'Amaro Steps In, Big Changes Ahead For Disney - Including Linear TV?
GEICO Doubles Down On Women's Sports
Postal Armageddon: The USPS Could Collapse In Less Than A Year
Archive-Backed AI Finds Its Way Into Marketing, Advertising
Shoppers Let AI Pick The Shoes But Not The Price Tag
Meta Payout Program Aims To Lure More Creators To Facebook
Smartly To Acquire Incrmntal, Improve Campaign Measurements
Why You CAN Spell 'Air' Without AI
DIRECTV Loses NFL Sunday Ticket Access As NFL Moves To Streaming Model
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Court Temporarily Lifts Order Banning Perplexity From Amazon
The Trade Desk's OpenRow Debate Could Mean Churn In Programmatic Ecosystem
From Greenwashing To Gaslighting: Clean Creatives Documents Big Oil Marketing Shift
KC Global Media Distribution Acquires Rights To 'Eat With Ziami' Series
A Lot Of A Little Is Still Not Enough
OAAA Reports OOH Advertising Rose 3.6% In 2025
BuzzFeed Looks To Avoid Bankruptcy With Anti-Slop AI Apps
Ulta Says 'Swagger' Is Back, Heads To TikTok Shop
NFL Reportedly Seeking 50% Hike In New CBS Deal
FIFA Adds YouTube As World Cup Media Partner
Google Preparing For AI Agents To Leave The Building
Microsoft Heads Toward AI Superintelligence, Reorganizes Copilot Teams
News Publishers Stay Calm, Carry On, Monetize Everything In Sight
Acquisition Sprint Bridges Pixels To Pavement For Retail Media Network
Search Advertiser PVC Fence's Battle With Google Sent To Arbitration
A Silver Lining From Northern Places
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