MediaDailyNews Editions for February 2025
- MediaDailyNews - Friday, Feb. 28, 2025
- How The Economic Blackout May Bruise Brands
- Ad Agencies Prepare To Advertise To AI Agents
- The Dispirit Of The New America
- Do We Still Value Leadership Of The Free World?
- A Last-Minute Gold Card OscarTie-In?
- Advertisers Giving Conversational Commerce Ad Units Separate Budget
- TV's Constant Complainers Are Difficult To Live With
- DOJ Blasts Apple's 'Late Stage' Bid To Intervene In Google Antitrust Battle
- YouTube Slowing 'Interruptive' Ads: Who's Really In Control?
- Stagwell Reports 5% Growth For 2024, Record New Business
- Stagwell Will No Longer Provide Organic Growth Guidance
- How SkinnyPop Jennifer Aniston Ad Led To Discussion On AI Agents, Ad Creative
- Tech Platforms Press Judge To Throw Out Suit Over Gambling Apps
- Knight Foundation Backs Nonprofit News Startup in North Carolina
- MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
- This Year's Ad Market Begins On Healthy Note, January Expands 7.4%
- Krakowsky: Half Of IPG Clients 'Opt In' To Principal Trading
- WPP Lost Ground In 2024, Expects To Lose More This Year
- Planning's Future Isn't AI Vs. People, It's AI AND People
- Amazon Won't Face Lawsuit Over 'Buy Box,' Judge Confirms
- Feisty Female Has A Hoop Dream On Netflix
- Study: Pharma Brands Should Address Equity In Media Campaigns
- CTV Transparency? The Search For 'Show-Level' Viewer Data
- TikTok Launches '97th Oscars Hub'
- Pinterest Integrates With CreativeX For Launch Partner Mars
- Utah Asks Court To Reinstate Social Media Restrictions
- Alexa+ Gets Agentic, Smarter, More Conversational
- AI Tells Advertisers What Consumers Need, How To Achieve It
- The Ins And Outs Of Ad Tech Bloat
- WBD's Max: No Extra Sports, News Charge For Ad-Free Tiers
- Paramount Q4 Global Revenue +5%, D2C +9%
- 'Agree To Agree': Ad Council Sets Politics-Bridging Gun Violence Campaign
- Bezos Digs In: Changes Post's Opinion Section, David Shipley Resigns
- Anti-Tesla Sentiment Goes International, Viral
- MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025
- YouTube To Make Mid-Roll Ads Less Interruptive
- No Joy At MSNBC As Left-Leaning Media Assesses Life Under Trump
- Political Winds Shift, And So Do Networks: Changes At MSNBC
- 3.know: AI Whisperer Josh Lovison's Initial Take On Grok 3
- Judge Sides With Google, TikTok In Battle Over Potentially Harmful Video
- Clutter Is People's First Impression Of Marketing
- Premium SVOD Subscribers Up 10.4% In 2024, Average Churn Moderating
- FAST Channels Making TV Stations Happy - But Not So Fast
- Why DeepSeek Isn't A Search Engine And What It Means For Advertisers, Google, Microsoft
- AP, Round Two: White House Says It Gets To Pick Who Has Access
- MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025
- WFA, GroupM, Diageo Urge Judge To Dismiss Rumble 'Boycott' Suit
- Microsoft Quietly Tests 'AI Search Mode' For Bing
- For Convenience Sake: Study Finds It Boosts Retail Media Plans
- Oscar Ratings Are On An Uptick, But Can It Last?
- X Rolls Out Grok-Powered AI Ads
- Google Defeats Antitrust Suit Over Ad-Serving Apps
- Perplexity Unveils Plan For AI-Based Web Browser
- Snapchat Offers Brands More Control Over Ad Placement
- Retail Media Ad Impressions Surpass 75B
- Viewing Rises 5% In January, Disney Dominates With 12% Share
- Apple Announces $500B Investment In U.S., Includes AI, ML, Education
- Curation Is Our Future -- But Can You Trust It?
- Ad Tech Isn't Broken -- It's Working Exactly As It's Incentivized To
- Judge Allows White House AP Ban, For Now
- Gen Z Is Exploring New Realities With A Trend Called Shifting
- Former Meta Exec Sues Company For Sex Discrimination
- PayPal Strengthens Focus On Global Commerce
- MediaDailyNews - Monday, Feb. 24, 2025
- X Eyes $44B Funding, Said To Pressure Brands' Return
- CDC To Alter Messaging About Vaccines
- 'Captain America' Adds $28M To Domestic Box Office
- CBS, P&G Go Old School With New Afternoon Soap
- CMO Council Identifies 'Shakeup' Across Industry In Latest Report
- Meta Remains Vague About Controversial 'Community Notes'
- Report: The Growing Impact Of Social Commerce
- WebMD Must Face Class-Action Over Video Privacy
- Meta Urges Judge To Toss Suit Over Scam Ads On Facebook
- Research Shows Politics, DEI Shifts Prompt Shopper Backlash
- ESPN, MLB Agree To End Contract Early, Cord-Cutting, Profits Issues Remain
- Apple, Google Face Challenges Across EU
- AP Sues Over 'Gulf of America' Exclusion From White House
- MediaDailyNews - Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
- FTC Click-To-Cancel Regs Too Broad: IAB, Others Tell Court
- Instagram Invites Creators To Get Paid Via Written Brand Endorsements
- Report From Ukraine
- Measurement, Sharing Tools Resurface At Adobe, LinkedIn, Others: AI Cited
- Triller Rings Opening Bell: Touts Plans For Sports, Brands
- Living La Vida Lotus
- Off-Brand 'Baldwins' Comes Up Short On TLC
- A Moment In Time In NYC, Delivered By 'The Village Voice'
- Microsoft Lets Ad Industry Know Quantum Isn't Just A Google Thing
- FTC Investigates 'Censorship' By Social Platforms
- Genesis Collaborates With NBC's 'Suits LA'
- Acadia Taps Amazon, Tinuiti Vet For Retail Strategy
- ESPN, MLB Agree To End Contract Early, Cord-Cutting, Profits Issues Remain
- Tesla Under Fire Due To 'President Musk'
- 'IndieWire' Lays Off Three Top Editors: Report
- Air Ball: NBA All Star Game Misses Nielsen Net
- Microsoft 'AI ROI' Guide: Analysis Changes Content, Targeting
- MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025
- Trump Claims Power Over FTC, FCC
- Shedding Even More Light On Dark Media
- Havas Media North America Taps Stimmel As Chief Investment Officer
- Crossmedia's Asghar Takes New Global CEO Role
- TikTok's Latest Offer: A Big One From Big Wyoming
- TikTok Adds Commerce, Livestream Shopping To More Regions
- Ad Industry Blasts NY Bill Targeting Junk Food Ads
- YouTube Model For TV Station Future: Podcasts, As News?
- Google Ads: Is Declining Quality Intentional?
- In 'Grosse Pointe Garden Society,' Gardeners Get Their Hands Dirty
- Campaign Numbers Rising, But So Are Challenges
- Stagwell's Code And Theory Taps O'Brien As First Global CMO
- MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025
- Google Enables Text Prompts For Adding People To Ads
- Amazon Shutters 'Inspire' Video, Photo Shopping Feed
- OAAA Taps Former IAB President Dolan As COO
- Fidium Fiber Taps Novus As Media AOR
- Facebook Marketplace EU To Show Rivals' Ads
- Let's Break Up: Sports On Streamers Will Cause Fragmentation
- Is 'Jeopardy!' Jumping The Shark?
- Strategies For Surviving The News
- Fox Creates Chief Strategy/Operations Post, Hires Veteran Kim
- Advocates Urge Court To Revisit Net Neutrality
- X Users Regain Ability To Send Links On Signal
- Fewer Streamers Launched In 2024, More Being Pulled
- DoubleVerify Expands Content Monitoring After Report Cites Tech For Not Doing Its Job
- Google Explores Ways To Let Users Access Bitcoin Through Their Accounts
- Social Users Blame DEI For Plane Crash, Make Up Pilot's Identity
- MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
- Super Bowl LIX Reached Record 182.8M Viewing For At Least A Minute
- Carat Taps Verizon's Gardner For New C-Suite Role
- Now They're Just (Hiccup) Trolling Us
- Elon Musk's xAI Releases Grok 3, 'DeepSearch'
- Deepfake Tom Hanks Diabetes Ad Still Running On YouTube
- January Streaming Grew 21% YOY, 5% Since Last Month
- Media Auditors ECI, MMC Tap PJ Leary For Growth Role
- 'Firewall' Podcast: The Unexpected Alliance Reshaping Social Media
- Bad Olde London Is Locale For Bare-Knuckled Drama On Hulu
- Meta Sued For Allegedly Collecting Location Data From Apps
- Selling Midsized Cable Network Groups: Are There Any Buyers?
- Media Agency Mile Marker Wins 3 AOR Accounts
- Consumer Brands Late To Adopt Social Commerce Strategy: Report
- Anthropic Wants To Weigh In On Google Search Monopoly Fight
- Why Some Think AppLovin Will Surpass TikTok's Growth
- Maryland Legislature Mulls Bill To Provide Tax Credits For Newsroom Jobs
- Perplexity Launches Deep Research Project
- Amazon Develops Predictive Model For Databases
- Code And Theory Taps Ex-Cosmo EIC Giles To Tackle Publisher Challenges
- MediaDailyNews - Monday, Feb. 17, 2025
- Goodyear Consolidates Media, Creative With Publicis Groupe
- 'Captain America' Braves Tough Review World With $100M Holiday Opening
- 3.know: Why You'll Be Marketing To - Not Via - AI
- Instagram Tests 'Dislike' Button
- New Meta Reality Labs Division To Develop AI-Driven Humanoid Robots
- AdLib Taps Hudson MX Co-Founder Batson For Growth Role
- 'Saturday Night Live' At 50: How Did This Happen?
- Amazon Develops Predictive Model For Databases
- AppLovin Divesting Apps Business To Dig Into Ads, Ecommerce
- Google DeepMind's Newest Video Model Lands On YouTube Shorts
- CPMs, Spend Rising In Most Programmatic DOOH Categories
- Missouri AG Drops Investigation Of Media Matters
- Texas AG Demands Info From Google And Apple About DeepSeek
- Axios Says It Will Use the Name 'Gulf Of America'
- After Venu Sports: ESPN Bets Streaming Alone As 'Sports Destination'
- Propel Debuts An AI-Driven Media Platform
