MediaDailyNews Editions for August 2026
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026
St. Louis News Media Owners Are Consolidating
Disney Wraps Upfront, Super Bowl Sells Out
OpenAI, Subsidiary Settle Federal Charges That They Favored Foreign Workers
Paramount Q2 Touts Double-Digit Upfront Gains
Is 'Spideyssey' This Summer's 'Barbenheimer'?
TikTok Rolls Out Longer-Form AI Video Ads
S4 Shares Soar 26% On First-Half Profit Boost
Stellantis Reimagines Storytelling With Drone Campaign
Kroger Adds 'Product Listing Ads' To AI Shopping Assistant
Novo Nordisk Reviewing Media Account
Jim Beam Taps Creator Economy, Opens 'Campus' At Historic Distillery
Appeals Court Sides Against Amazon, Lifts Perplexity Ban
Study Finds More Than Half Of CTV Programmatic Served On Large Screens
Astonishing Docuseries About The Snakes Who Smuggle Reptiles
'Stranger Things', 'Bluey' Most-Viewed First-Half Shows
Google Should Be Forced To Shed Chrome, Advocacy Group Argues
Pinterest Focuses On AI Investments In Q2 Earnings Report
AI Buyers: How Agentic Machines Hijack B2B Funnels
Serendipity And Our Media Menu
AI Giving Brands, Agencies Complete Optimization
E.W. Scripps Reduces Staff, Shifts To A 24/7 Streaming Model
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026
Pitch Firm Warns Of 2027 'Mediapalooza,' Says It Will Be Different This Time
Myspace Owners Plan A Relaunch
Consumers Spend 11 Hours A Day On Media, Study Shows
Teads Sues Google, Cites 6.88T Ad Impressions Loss
After Decelerating In 2025, Digital OOH Expands Again
TikTok Settles Three Social Media Addiction Lawsuits
To Advertise On TV, Cannabis Industry Faces Hurdles
IAB Unveils Framework For AI Visibility
Snap To Recommend Human-Made Video Content Over GenAI
Meta Responds To 'Pervert Glasses' Backlash
Amazon Certified Supply Exchange Alters Auction Dynamics In Favor Of The Demand-Side
AI Market Is Starting To Look Suspiciously Like Streaming Video
Snap Q2: Business Gains, User Growth Remains Static In Key Markets
AI Robotic Voices Shut Down Humans
The Brand Safety Problem Inherited From Gaming
Many Businesses 'Selectively Ignore' Universal Opt-Outs, Senator Wyden Says
The Logic Behind 'Guns For Hire' Strategy For Legacy Media
Google, Meta Seek Dismissal Of Voice Actors' Suits
Larry Lessig Says There's A Gash In The Hull Of America
Stagwell Bolsters Adobe Expertise With QStrauss Acquisition
SharkNinja Awards India To WPP Media
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Aug. 3, 2026
Apple Reports Record Ad Gains
Major Media Firms Are Fighting Trump More Aggressively In Court
'Spider-Man' Spins $355M Opening
Lawsuit Challenges Utah Tax On Advertising
Outfront Taps UM Vet Griffiths As Chief Data Officer
Intuit Mailchimp Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Misleading Advertising
LinkedIn Gets Mixed Ruling In Health Privacy Battle
EU Requires Labels For All AI Formats
John Oliver Mocks Litigious Buc-ee's
Reddit Can Proceed With Scraping Claims Against Perplexity, SerpApi
Financial Pressures Influence Gen Z Social Choices
Roblox Hits 123M Q2 Users, Struggles To Engage Young Players
June Ad Market Re-Accelerates Thanks To World Cup Spending
Amazon Investment Signals OpenAI IPO Or Meeting Milestones