MediaDailyNews Editions for June 2025
MediaDailyNews - Friday, June 13, 2025
Report: FTC Weighs Ad 'Boycott' Ban As Condition Of Omnicom/IPG Merger
Samsung 'Playable' Ad Breaks To Feature New Mini-Games
Pinterest To Host LTK Influencer Shopping Content
Meta AI Personal Chats Appearing In Public Search Feed
Trump's Military Parade: Not So TV-Worthy
Florida Battles Snapchat Over Teen Safety
NHL Teams See 9% Sponsorship Revenue Hike To $1.5B
Let's Drop 'Trading' From Our Industry Lexicon
Autistic Detective Migrates From French To English On PBS
Basis Reboots System, Simplifies Cross-Programmatic/Direct/Social Buys
Effie Lions Foundation Launched
At Cannes Lions, Ad Measurement Is The Creative Industry's Most Urgent Challenge
California Senate Approves Bill To Curb Online Privacy Suits
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, June 12, 2025
Dentsu Goes All-In With MiQ, Claims Industry-First Integration
Marriott Launches Bespoke Retail Media Net
Amazon Ads' Heroic 'Acts Of Kindness' Soars With 'Superman'
Snap's AR Smart Glasses Set To Launch Before Competing Products
Snapchat Introduces Lens-Centric Subscription Tier
California Asks Court To Restore Kids Safety Code
Disney, Universal Sue AI Firm Midjourney
TrillerTV Subscriber Seeks To Revive Privacy Battle
Smart TVs Are Now Home Hubs: Americans Use TVs For Much More Than Streaming
NJ Lesson For Campaign Commercials: Stay Away From AI Imagery
Upfront Update: Prime/Freevee To Grow 30% To $1.8B
Will AI Create Parity In The Agency Landscape?
Amazon To Show Cannes How AI-Driven Campaigns Get Relevant
IAB Expands 'Excellence' Leadership To Keep Up With Innovation
Content Creators Vs. Legacy Media: Fast-Forward Your Ad Remote
Juneteenth 2025: How Brands Have Been Impacted By Anti-DEI Pushback
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, June 11, 2025
PMG Acquires Momentum Commerce
Fear And Loathing In, Well, Just About Everywhere
Havas Media Launches Health Equity Marketplace
Horizon Sunsets 'Night Market,' Rebrands As 'Horizon Commerce'
Publicis Wins Mars' $1.7B Global Media
WPP Media 3.0
Amazon Ads Launches AI Vision For Creative
McDonald's To Offer Customers Snapchat+ Subscriptions
Americans Brace For Economic Uncertainty, Cut Spending In 2025
Trump To Extend TikTok Sell-Off For Third Time
Google Must Face Privacy Claims Over Health Data
Cisco Systems Strengthens AI Foundation For Advertisers
The Question We Need to Ask About AI
Ghouls Out: Undead Walk Among Us In Syfy's 'Revival'
Ousted FTC Commissioner Bedoya Steps Down
Dividing WBD In Two? Not Entirely, Analyst Says
Disney Isn't Into Comcast, WBD's Cable Nets
Big Winners At Cannes This Year-Here Are DDB's Picks
InMobi Goes Agentic, Creates Curation Hub
Streaming Ad Exposures Drive Attention, Study Finds
Premion Pushes 'Scaled' Live Local Sports Ads
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, June 10, 2025
At Mid-Year, WPP Downgrades Global Ad Outlook 1.6 Points To 4.8%
WPP Cut U.S. Ad Outlook For Next Several Years
When The Going Gets Weird, Content Turns Non-Pro
Alt Currency Provider iSpot To Measure GSTV's Fueling Station Network
Warner Bros. Discovery Split Is 2022 Merger In Reverse
IAB Releases Invoice API Specs For Public Comment
The Showrunner
Bill's Bikinied Manager Runs Off With The Show
Martha Stewart In 'Love' With Netflix's Korean Lineup
Lyall Integrates Services As MSQ's Media Head
Layering AI To Identify How Viral Information Spreads
The Future Isn't AI Or Social Media -- It's Both
On History Channel, Hazardous Toys From Decades Past Defy Belief
MediaDailyNews - Monday, June 9, 2025
WPP's Read Stepping Down, Successor Search Begins
Brian Lesser, Others Get AI Votes To Succeed WPP's Read
Meta Sued For Allegedly Tracking Android Users' Web Browsing
ServiceNow Taps Dentsu X For Media Duties
Media 3D, Oh!
Spotify Offers United Passengers Free In-Flight Entertainment
X Names Polymarket Its Official 'Prediction Market Partner'
IPG Selected For Paramount+ US Media Duties
More Than Just A Buzzword: Mastering Retail Media's Consumer Journey
OpenAI Flags Privacy Concerns In NYT Copyright Case
In-House Agency Recalibration: Trad Agencies Will Not Benefit
Google Must Face Trademark Suit Over Ads For Pirated Books
Airbnb Hires Apple, Meta Vet As CMO
MediaDailyNews - Friday, June 6, 2025
LinkedIn Pushes Video Creation With New Ad Products, Adobe Partnership
Snapchat Launches On Apple Watch
Fox Names Vohra CMO, EVP-Ad Sales
Partisan Pocketbooks: Dems Put Money Where Their Politics Are
IPG Selected For Paramount+ US Media Duties
Reddit Sues Anthropic For Allegedly Scraping Data To Train Chatbot
IAB Tech Lab Containerization Project Moves Programmatic To Next Level
Wieser: Network Ad Spend Down 11%, Streamers Up 26%
I Care About Ukraine Because I Care About America
Classless Shaq, Smith Say Good-Bye To TNT With On-Air F-Bombs
Perplexity CEO Eyes 1B Queries Served Weekly By Year End
With Pseudoscience Reigning, Debunker Offers Tips For Fighting Back
NBA Scores 8% More Sponsorship Revenue, To $1.6B This Season
Apple AI Mobile Referral Traffic Could Shake Google To Its Core
Is Cord-Cutting Hurting Everyone? Not Exactly
Florida AG Seeks To Lift Block On Social Media Law
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, June 5, 2025
TikTok Makes Brands Pay For Feed Views
Paramount Moves Global Media To Publicis
WPP Media Unveils 'Open Intelligence For Retail,' Names Data Partners
TikTok Announces AI Ad Tools For Precise Targeting
Adobe 'Orchestrates' AI, Eyes Dynamic Reasoning
AI Search Ad Spend To Reach $26B By 2029
Digital Advertising Alliance To Consider Privacy Guidance For AI
At The Upfronts: What They Said, What It Means, And Why It Matters
Meta Introduces New Ad Performance Tools To Optimize Conversions
Classless Shaq, Smith Say Good-Bye To TNT With On-Air F-Bombs
Oregon Governor Signs Law Banning Location Data Sales
Why Creators Are Eating The World
GLAAD, OOH Network Outfront Partner For Pride Month Campaign
Effie Names Omnicom Most Effective Holdco For Second Year In A Row
Reynolds, Jackman Take On Sailing World In New Venture
NBA Playoffs So Far: Up 3% To 4.5M Viewers
FCC Republican Simington To Step Down This Week
IAB Tech Lab Working On 'Fair Value' Compensation AI Framework
Havas Acquires CRM Specialist Everta Digital
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Citing Strong Half, Brian Wieser Surprisingly Turns Bullish For 2025
Dentsu Integrates Consumer Eye-Tracking Into Global Retail Media Planning
Mattel Starts New Film, TV Studio For Brands
Trump Pardon Gives Boost To Lifetime 'Chrisley' Show
Judge Blocks Florida Restrictions On Tech Platforms
Pinterest Preps For A 'Digital Detox' Summer
Milieu Insight Taps UM Vet Griffiths To Help Guide Its US Expansion
X To Launch 'Bitcoin Style' Encrypted Vanishing Chat Feature
Talon Taps OOH Media Vet Male For U.S. Expansion
Wikipedia, Others Blast Utah Curbs On Social Media
Microsoft Questioned By French Authority For Driving Down Search Results: Report
Agency CEO/Fantasy Writer Rudansky Lands Three-Book Deal
The Tesla Cybertruck's Branding Blow-Up
Mindgruve Merges With Levelwing
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, June 3, 2025
WPP Achieves Media Singularity, Unveils Industry-First 'Large Marketing Model'
Microsoft Hires Liaison To Collect/Disseminate Data From Ad Industry
Me, My Brand, And Why I'm Poking Fun At AI News
Meta Plans To Automate All Ad Creation By 2026: Report
Revealed: The '60 Minutes' Edit That Spawned A $20 Billion Lawsuit
Ad Industry Urges California To Rework Privacy Proposal
Carvel Celebrates Summer With Free NYC Soft-Serve-Dispensing Billboard
TRG Win's Media, Creative For Tractor Brand Kioti
Speciale To Depart TelevisaUnivision, Natividad Named New Sales Chief
An Open Letter To Shari Redstone
Coca-Cola Exec Identifies Omnichannel Roadblocks For The Brand
Microsoft Makes OpenAI Sora Available Through Bing Video Creator On Mobile
Amazon Defeats Privacy Suit Over Prime Video
Mastercard Has Front-Row View Of How Fast Performance Changes
More News Influencers Join Bluesky, But X Still Dominates The Conversation
Meet The People Acquires Retail Media Specialist Yeoman Technology Group
MediaDailyNews - Monday, June 2, 2025
Amazon Pulls Ads From Google Shopping, Again
MLB Backs Women's Pro Softball
Genesis Sponsors 'And Just Like That' Companion Series
Stick It! Lacrosse Docuseries Does Not Fail To Fascinate
Google-Backed AI Startup Focuses On Personal, Not Personalization
Exitus Acta Probat
Meta Urges Judge To Throw Out Location Data Suit
Ad Growth Decelerates Again, April Weakest In 19 Months
Young Adult Viewers: More Streaming Apps, Higher Churn
Microsoft Exits Russia, Boosts Investment In Switzerland
Streaming Transparency: Prime Boosts Access, Issues Remain
Court Upholds Block On Texas AG's Probe Of Media Matters
Thank You For The 411
Yes, Ad Fraud Is Still Eating Your Budget
The Cost Of Not Knowing