MediaDailyNews Editions for September 2026
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026
Reddit Expands Brand Safety Stack, Adds Zefr's 'Suitability'
Rich Silverstein, Goodby Silverstein & Partners Co-Founder, To Retire
Aquila Poised To Cross Even More Media: Display, Audio, 'You Name It'
GOP Voters Lead Uptick In Trust In Media
Awards Show Scorecard Asks: Are They Still In Decline?
Meta Had A Strong Second Quarter, But Its Operating Margin Fell
LinkedIn Tests New Brand/Creator Matchmaking Beta
Microdramas On Network TV? Not Likely, But Other Effects Loom
Making Our Own Personal Peace With AI
As AI Turns Bad Guy, Can Walmart Defend Brand Trust?
Appeals Court Sides With Thomson Reuters In Battle Over AI Training
OpenAI Expands Agentic One Dot At A Time
Snapchat Touts Platform To Drive 'Smarter' B2B Ad Spend
CMO Tenure Inches Up To 2.6 Years
Do I Have Your Attention? Studios Vs. Creators: Both Wins
Newspapers: White House Favors AI At Expense Of Publishers
Canadians Stream More, Search Longer, And Even Want Ads To Advise Them
Media Is No Longer Just About Content, It's About Participation
The Media Opportunities Hiding In Plain Sight
Rich Silverstein Stepping Down From GS&P, The Agency He Co-Founded 43 Years Ago
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026
Amazon Reboots Ad Business, Emphasizes Agentic
Google Loosens Restrictions On Booze Advertising On YouTube
CBS/MTV's VMAs Post 11-Year High
Florida AG Warns Google, Meta To Stop Running Casino Ads
How To Make A Bot CDN And Influence People
Meta, YouTube Will Take Ads For Musk Documentary
Amazon Ads Unveils New AI Tools
Firms Team Up To Bring Show-Level Attribution To Podcast Ads
Amazon Adds Yelp Local Services To Shopping Cart
Zeta-Jones' 'Jackie' Is John Wick In Stilettos
Meta Forms Business-Facing AI Product Platform
X Incentivizes Creators To Share Use Cases For Grok AI Assistant
AI, Discounts To Drive Record $275 Billion Holiday Splurge, Adobe Says
NetChoice To FTC: Withdraw Personalized Pricing Proposal
Newsom Vetoes Ban On Sharing Sensitive Data
Huge Bringing Its Make.exe Competition To NYC In October
Transparency Isn't Distrust, It's Ownership
Scope3 Renamed, Pivots From Carbon To Agentic Media Buys
Don Graham Wants To Talk About The Wrong Facebook Movie - Why Now?
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Sept. 28, 2026
Ad Market Resumes Tepid Growth In August, 'Traditional' Media's Share Falls Below 20%
Media Traffic Falls Due To AI Summary Products
Groups File Amicus Brief To Block Paramount-Discovery Merger
Stagwell Increases 'Real Clear' Bet, Boosts Investment
Notebook: Smartly, Existential Angst, The Resonator
Congress Passes Law Mandating AM Radios In New Vehicles
Google 'Unifies' Vertical Video: Sees Greater Reach, Lower Cost-Per-Unique
Meta Is Gambling $200 Billion A Year On AI
'Avengers' Re-Release Takes Weekend Box Office
Wendy's Goes Emo, Drops Album For Parking Lot Meltdowns
Meta To Launch VR Glasses Amid Wearables Backlash
Jury Finds Meta Deceived Users About Privacy, Content Moderation
Discovery Casino Docuseries Is A Sure Bet
Streaming Show Renewals Harder To Come By?
FTC Personalized Pricing Disclosure Too Vague, Ad Industry Says
WFA: Marketers Have Effectively Ditched Labor-Based Agency Comp
Dave & Buster's Appoints New Media, Creative Agencies
Add To Cart, Subtract The Brand: Why Distinction Is Critical
Court Should Reject Texas Push To Revive 'Harmful' Content Law, Tech Groups Say
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Sept. 25, 2026
Google Launches Conversational Avatar
AI Is Presenting A New Model For Ad Infrastructure
Bill Would Tax Platforms That Make Algorithmic Recommendations
Consumers Use AI Agents To Deal With Customer Service AI Agents
Paid For By A Narcissistic Void
People Inc. Retracts Proposal To Buy MGM's Remaining Shares
RedBird Capital Partners To Acquire Puck
Volkswagen Introduces AirConsole In-Vehicle Gaming
FTC Considers Requiring Online Ad Platforms Combat Fake Ads
Microsoft Adds Agentic Capabilities, Challenges Meta
Peacock Doc Shocker: O.J. Had An Accomplice!
Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Opaque Margin Fire
Local News Watched By Just 10% Of Young Adults, Study Finds
Horizon Commerce, Pacvue Expand Alliance
Brands Working '9 To 5' For Dolly Day
Data Proves Converse Should Have Known Better
OpenAI Loyalty Settles In, Reshapes Advertising, Marketing Funnel
'Dutton Ranch,' 'The Pitt' Top Streaming Shows In Viewer Attention
HBO Max + Paramount+: What Will The Combo Really Become?
AI Makes Creatives Faster, Brands Cheaper, Agencies More Expensive
Morningstar 'Game On' Ad Navigates Blurred Lines
Musing About Meta AI
Google Tests AI Chips for 'Fractionalized' Space Data Centers
'The New York Times' Celebrates History Of Classic Ads
As Price Of Fun Rises, Advertisers Are Advised To Follow The Money
AAF Honors Comedian Minhaj With Cultural Force Award
Court Orders White House To Restore Press Passes
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026
WFA: Marketers Have Effectively Ditched Labor-Based Agency Comp
Marketing Is Merciless, But Dentsu Anime Deal Is Also Very Beautiful
Citi To Start Ad Business With Targeting Based On Purchases
AI Accelerating Cognitive War
McDonald's To Launch Media Network, Runs Ads In Some Stores
Patagonia Offers $100 Credit To Incentivize Voting
Over Half Of Retail Marketers Are Increasing Their Holiday Ad Budgets
Amazon Opens Seller Tools To Anthropic Agent, Supports Ads
Court Orders White House To Restore Press Passes
YouTube To Stream Coachella Through 2030
Freshman Students Encounter A Different World In Sitcom Remake
Best Buy Ads Pushes Further Into Commerce Media, CTV
YouTube Rolls Out Feature To Encourage Episodic Content
Agentic Is Driving 'Unpredictable Traffic Patterns,' Data Rates
ChatGPT: The New Ad Channel Nobody Can Read Yet
Seattle Passes Bill Banning Personalized Pricing At Grocery Stores
Advertising Industry Stunned As Great Creative Actually Works
Most QSRs 'Effectively Absent' From AI-Generated Recommendations
The Facts For Trump TV? Not Even An 'Apprentice' Sequel
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026
Google Ads Enhances AI Max, Enables Unified Reporting
White House Draws Fire For Promoting App
A2A Marketing Gains Traction, Albeit Conceptually
Google's Former Safety Chief Calls For Slowdown In AI Development
DoorDash Consolidates Global Media With WPP
San Francisco Sues Trump Media Over Early Access For Firms That Pay
A Tale Of Two AI Measurement Futures: Dystopian, More Utopian
Taboola Offers Platform For Converting Shoppers Who Show Intent
'Simpsons' 38th Season Premiere Is One For The Ages
Meta Pushes Court To Toss Scam Ads Suit
TikTok Joins Child Protection Platform Lantern
Programmatic DOOH Finally Has Global Number: $1.34B
Let's Analyze, Not Announce, New Software Releases
Brand Identity On Threads To Become Independent Of Instagram
Google Appeals $425M Privacy Verdict
Americans Love A Free Press, With Terms And Conditions
Fragments Of Reality Seen Through Media's Mirror
Your Attention, Please: Out Of Hand... Or Out Of Home?
Pick One Streamer? Yes, But Your 'Default' Looms
WPP Lands Nestle Content Development Assignment For Greater China
WPP CFO Wilson Leaving To Join Diageo
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026
National CineMedia To Purchase Captivate Holdings For $275M
Publicis Media Tops First Half New Business
Permutive, TransUnion Integrate To Target Shoppers
U.S. JIC Recertifies Comscore, iSpot, VideoAmp For 'Transactability'
Tech Lab Proposes RFP-To-Buy Process For Agentic Ads, Seeks Comment
Quartile To Power ChatGPT Ad Access
Foster Files Motion Opposing WPP Dismissal Request
Amazon Blocks Shoppers From Using New Meta Agent
Trump's Brand Graveyard
Banned Press Outlets Seek Court Order Restoring White House Credentials
Microsoft Tracks AI Adoption, U.S. Stalls
B2B Marketers Discover Buyers Are Human, Create A Framework
Microsoft Patent Hints At Contextual In-Game Ads
States Settle With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger
Judge Rejects FTC-TikTok Settlement Over Children's Privacy
Google Fined By Irish Privacy Regulator For Location Data
R/GA Names Thoma CBO To Scale AI Capabilities
Converse Pulls Sneaker Ad After KKK Controversy
Paramount Settles: Can It Operate With Many Long-Term Restraints?
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Sept. 21, 2026
Havas Media Names Olney Global Head Of Effectiveness
'Resident Evil' Shatters Franchise Record With $60M Opening
Obit: Pioneering Researcher, Perpetual Futurist Bill Harvey, Dead At 84
I'm So Glad Bill Harvey Picked Us
When Did The Future Stop Counting?
Pinterest Brings Scoring To Ads Manager
Google: AI Model Hacked Companies In Cybersecurity Tests
Advertising's New Permission Dilemma: AI Intrusion
Consumers Want AI To Shop For Them, Not Sell To Them
Meta Defeats Privacy Suit Over 'Voiceprints'
Lawsuits Mount Over Meta's Smart Glasses
If You Thought Media Was The Only Lucrative Source Of Agency Income, Think Again
Harris Poll Highlights Changing Reasons For Going To The Office
Montana Deepfake Law Likely Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
On NBC, Frenetic Family Of Feds Is 'Blue Bloods' On Steroids
Should Elusive Streamer 'Brands' Just Focus On The Show?
Netflix, Viewers And Turning Off: What Turns Them On?
Meta Files Action Against UK's Media Regulator
Microsoft Seeks To Patent Gaming Ad System
Google Tells Advertisers They Must Protect Their Contact Forms
Media Brands React To Trump's Banning Of CNN, MS Now And Politico
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Sept. 18, 2026
Newsom Signs Law Requiring Disclosure Of AI-Generated Performers In Ads
Sam's Club Expands Predictive Ad Targeting
Oversight Board: Meta Deepfake Protections 'Inadequate'
Automating The Massive Ad Pivot
WARC: Role Of TV Declines In Top Campaigns
NFL Opening Week Draws 19.5M Viewers, Down 13%
U2 Concert At Las Vegas Sphere Was 'Aha' Moment For Winfrey
Adam Smith To Lead Disney's Direct-To-Consumer Business
Accenture Song Taps Fein To Expand U.S. Media Business
Judge Urged To Halt FCC Probe Of ABC
Taboola To Acquire Ad-Tech Company Targeting Affluent Consumers
AI Flick Of The Switch: Consumer Behavior Drives Changes In Marketing Spend
Campaign Data Is First-Party Data, Too, And Maybe Brands' Best Tool
BSSP Elevates Dagli To Chief Creative Officer
Linear Reach Beats CTV Frequency For Scaling Performance TV
Unsealed Court Filing Shows OpenAI, Microsoft Supplant Publishers' Sites
Pinterest Debuts Visual Search Ads Advertising Format
'The Atlantic' Gets Less Traffic But More Subscribers From Google
News Groups Urge Newsom To Sign Tax Credit Bill
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026
'F-List' Finds Record Number Of Agency Fossil Fuel Contracts
FCC Seeks Comments On Its Political Ad Pricing Guidance
Google Agentic Updates Mean Shorter Commerce Timelines
FTC Clarifies Its Rules For Auto Pricing In Ads
R/GA Debuts AI Tool To Uphold Brand Guidelines
Show Franchises Going Back Decades Fill Fall Lineups
'Harm Reduction' Is NOT Bad, Says Save A Life Day, Rebutting Feds
Threads Rolls Out Creator Tools For Podcast Discovery
Meta Reportedly Readies Camera-Less Smart Glasses
Modernizing Political Ad Disclaimers For The Digital Ecosystem
When Good Good Creative Is Actually Bad
Netflix's 'Grand Theft Auto' Promo Pulls High Subscription Sign-ups
Apple Touts Big Emmy Wins: Will Marketing Do A Big Job?
Microsoft AI Chief Warns Humanlike Claude Is Risky
Automotive TV Spending Falls 15.4% In August
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