MediaDailyNews Editions for April 2025
- MediaDailyNews - Friday, April 25, 2025
- Search, YouTube Buys Drive Alphabet Q1 Up 12% To $90B
- PMG Taps IPG Vet Stoller To Lead Media
- Make America Weak Again
- Musk's X Corp. Sues Minnesota Over Deep Fake Law
- Perplexity Considers Buying Chrome, Offers DOJ Remedy In Google Monopoly Trial
- Marriott, Zelensky Stand Up For What's Right
- Meta Expands Live Translations, Messaging On Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
- CBS News Anchors Indignant Over Colleague's Resignation
- WPP Q1 Falls 2.7%, Maintains Outlook Despite Macro Worries
- Tariffs And Turbulence: The Upside For Audio
- Digital Distress: 80% Of Americans Report Anxiety Over Online Safety
- IAB: Ad Forecasts Look Rocky, But Industry Remains Resilient
- YouTube Ad Revenue Jumps 10.3% To $8.9B
- DOJ Opposes FTC Commissioners' Reinstatement
- Charter: Flat Q1 Revenue, Positive Linear Streaming News?
- Meta Lays Off Reality Labs Workers
- Magnite Simplifies TV-Focused Platform To Attract Performance Biz
- NBCU Q1 Ad Spend Sinks 7%, Peacock Grows 2.5%
- ESPN's Streaming 'Flagship' Is Coming: Scoring For 2025?
- MediaDailyNews - Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Search Advertiser Asks SCOTUS To Sidestep Keywords Battle
- Threads Begins Testing Ads With Wendy's, GroupM
- LinkedIn Helps Marketers Target 'High-Intent Accounts'
- Florida Sues Snap For 'Openly Defying' Social Media Law
- On Principal Media: A Conversation With Acadia's Jared Belsky
- Havas Invests In Healthcare Engagement Platform Ostro
- Remembering Wink Martindale And Appreciating Game Shows
- Publicis Sapient Puts 'Human Face' On Its Work Via Healthcare Documentary
- OpenAI Reportedly Will Bring Shopify To ChatGPT
- IPG Reports Organic Revenue Shortfall
- Streaming TV Spend Sinks 26% To $493M, Disney+ Grows
- Yelp Shares Update To Its Lawsuit Against Google
- The Industry Needs To Explore New Ad Models ASAP
- NAD Tells Apple To Modify, Change Some Intelligence Messaging
- Burrell Communications Acquires Atlanta Agency Fitzco
- MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Google Makes U-Turn On Third-Party Ad Tracking, Retains Cookies
- Court Reportedly Tells French Regulator To Review Vivendi Split
- WBD, Paramount Make Gains In March, YouTube Top Media Distributor: Nielsen
- Gauging Some Fairly Blatant Spin Heading Into The Upfront
- Are Bluesky Feeds The Future Of Decentralized Media Advertising?
- David Frost And His Era Come Vividly To Life On MSNBC
- Etsy Doubles Down On Domestic Sellers Amid Tariff Turmoil
- Tariffs Soured Ad Market, But Q1 Buys Remained Strong
- Pinterest Prompts Teens To Stop Using It During School Hours
- Roblox Hit With Privacy Suit
- CTV Campaign Brand Reach: Lots Of Room To Grow
- Teens Grow More Critical Of Social Media's Effect on Mental Health
- Video Podcasts On Prime Time TV? Netflix Thinks So
- Trust Comes From An Alignment Of Interests
- The Internet Has A Trust And Transparency Problem
- Trump's FTC Ousters Pave Way To Fire Powell, Experts Warn
- FTC Sues Uber Over Deceptive Practices
- Sarah Palin Loses Second Defamation Verdict Against 'The New York Times'
- MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- Google Ads Change: Serves At Top And Lower Page
- Google Remedies Being Considered In Search Antitrust Trial
- Cringe Billionaire Lost In Space: Danger, Jeff Bezos!
- Why Orchestration May Be The New Optimization
- Last Call For TNT As Final NBA Playoffs Get Underway
- Starcom Taps Initiative's DuBois As US Chief Client Officer
- GSTV Sold By One Private Equity Firm To Another
- Roblox Plans To Offer Creators Price Adjustments Based On Local Economies
- Arkansas Passes Bill Prohibiting Targeted Ads To Teens Under 17
- Court Sides Against Shopify In Privacy Fight
- Bluesky Rolls Out Blue Check Verification For Notable Users
- Legacy TV-Owned Virtual Pay TV: YouTube TV Too Far Ahead?
- Havas CEO Bollore's Compensation Soared 2.7 Times In 2024
- Taking The Hit: Dull Ads Cost Broadway $120M In Yearly Revs
- MediaDailyNews - Monday, April 21, 2025
- Ad Growth Decelerates Through May, Pacing Worst Quarter Since Recession
- Omnicom Media Group Consolidates Influencer Marketing Services Under Creo
- Cliches Help, Not Hinder, 'Ransom Canyon' On Netflix
- Canvas Hires Performance Vet Potemkin To Lead 'New Discipline'
- How Google Controlled Publishers, Bid Impressions, Ad Serving
- US Streamers Facing Tariff Issues With Film, TV: What Comes Next?
- Appellate Court Lifts Block On Mississippi Social Media Law
- TikTok Creator Sues Roblox For Using Her Viral Dance Without Permission
- TikTok Renews MLS Partnership
- IAE Unveils 'AI Integrity' Certification For Ad Execs
- Charter Communications' Ad Biz Creates New Path For Campaigns
- AT&T Privacy Fine Thrown Out By Court
- Kaila Colbin, Signing Off
- MediaDailyNews - Friday, April 18, 2025
- Google Harmed Publishers By Monopolizing Ad Tech, Judge Rules
- Judge Advances Google's $100M Settlement With Advertisers Over Geo-Targeting, Discounts
- Addendum: WPP Aware Of Potential InfoSum Conflict, Evaluated Independently
- IAE Unveils 'AI Integrity' Certification For Ad Execs
- TikTok Tests 'Community Notes' Copycat
- First Look At Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' Docuseries
- New Jersey Sues Discord For Exposing Children To Harmful Content
- Google Ruled A Monopoly, How It Could Affect Ad Tech
- New Brand Survey: TV Upfront Ad Market Optimism?
- Google's Monopoly Unpacked
- Thanks, VAB, For Your Leadership In Better Defining CTV Advertising
- Poll: More Americans Oppose Trump's Tariffs Than Support Them
- MediaDailyNews - Thursday, April 17, 2025
- IAB: AI 'Transformative,' Helps Drive Quarter Trillion In Ad Spend
- NBC Starts Fallon-Hosted Marketing Competition Show
- When The Whole Is Lesser Than The Sum Of The Parts
- Rumble Presses To Proceed With 'Boycott' Suit Against WFA, GroupM, Diageo
- Cannes Festival Unveils Media Lions' Roster, Other Category Judges
- YouTube Expands 'Hype,' Preps Mid-Roll Ad Update
- Advertising's Next New -- And Improved -- Title: The CAIO
- LinkedIn Earns MRC Accreditation For Video Ad Metrics
- Advertising Industry Faces Whiplash From Trump's Sweeping Tariffs
- Apple Rebrands Advertising Business To Apple Ads
- Flashbacks Sow Confusion In Amazon WWII Series
- 2025-26 TV Ad Upfront: On The Down Low?
- When Markets Crash, New Channels Emerge
- Judge Permanently Blocks Ohio Social Media Law
- Google's Search Dominance Spurs $6.6B Lawsuit
- NBA Regular-Season TV Ad Spend Flat At $636M, Viewership Dips To 1.53M
- Madison And Wall Adds McLelland To Leadership Team
- MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Time Spent With Media Reaches 'Saturation,' Declines First Time Since Great Recession
- Meta Sued For Allegedly Overcharging Advertisers By $4B
- AAM Releases 'Ethical' AI Standards: Transparency, Accountability, Oversight
- Mini Gets Cheeky For New York Auto Show
- TikTok Challenges Google Maps With In-Comment Location Reviews
- The TikTok Trap
- Apple User Data Will Train Its AI
- Democratic Lawmakers Urge Court To Reinstate Ousted FTC Commissioners
- Omnicom Grows In Q1, Alters Full-Year Outlook
- Google Stops 5.1B Bad Ads From Serving Up In 2024
- A Brief History Of The Upfronts: Do They Still Matter?
- Retail Media CTV Ad Spend Expected To Hit $5B In 2025
- AP Allowed Into A White House Event, But Dispute Over Access Continues
- LG Taps Zenapse's 'Emotionally Aware' Targeted Ads For CTV
- MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- OpenAP Unveils Standardized 'Converged' Streaming Identity Solution
- Total TV Sinks 6% In March, Streamers Gain Again
- 'White Lotus': Eat The Rich, Drink The Poisoned Coffee Mate?
- FTC Takes First Step Toward Rolling Back Regs
- Safety Loopholes Found For Children Using Roblox
- Like Trump And AP, Disney Once Banned 'The L.A. Times'
- Support For Curtailing Misinformation Falls To Lowest Point Since Trump's Last Administration
- Microsoft Copilot's AI-Driven Monetization For Ads
- Publicis Starts Year With Strong Q1
- Advertising Starts Linking AI Agents With Platforms, Models
- California Wants Appeals Court To Reinstate Kids Online Safety Code
- Apple User Data Will Train Its AI
- IAS Launches Pre-Bid Video Exclusion Lists On TikTok
- Dramatic TV Station Changes: For Legacy Pay TV As Well?
- Temu Pulls Its Google Shopping Ads, App Store Downloads And Ranking Impacked
- Why Tinder Burned Its Logo
- Social Media's Dangers Confronted At TED 2025
- Media's Sharp Double-Digit Stock Declines: Who Survives?
- MediaDailyNews - Monday, April 14, 2025
- Lawmakers Urge FTC To Probe Meta Over Horizon Worlds
- 'Minecraft' Becomes Year's Highest-Grossing Theatrical To Date
- Snap Goes Back To 'School,' Lets Brands Train Creators
- Horizon's Night Market Taps Publicis' Colon As Commerce Media Chief
- Reddit Fosters Campaign Collaboration Between Brands, Agencies
- The Game Is Afoot In Entertaining 'Sherlock & Daughter'
- Targeting AIs And Filtering Invalid Human Traffic
- Claritas AI Predicts Which Audiences Should Respond Best To Targeting
- What Happens To Google Ads When AI Agents Collaborate
- Google, Meta Could See Retaliatory Tax On Digital Ads In EU
- Uber Advertising Strategizes About Attention, Big Bites In Carrots
- Senate Confirms Antitrust Attorney Mark Meador To FTC
- What's Stopping Our Industry From Changing? It's Rigged Against Itself!
- March Madness Brands Top Recall: Freshpet, TurboTax, Geico, Dick's, Buffalo Wild Wings
