MediaDailyNews Editions for August 2025
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Aug. 15, 2025
Judge Tosses Rumble Suit Against WFA, WPP, Diageo
LinkedIn Expands Thought Leader Ads To Sponsored Events
Search.com's $35B Bid For Chrome Tops Perplexity's, Barely
The Night Greg Gutfeld Went On Fallon's 'Tonight Show'
Meta AI Companions Reportedly Getting 'Sensual' With Kids
SCOTUS Allows Mississippi To Enforce Parental Consent Law
Got Ethics?
The Mother Of All Superintelligence Safeguards
More Marketers Asking: When Will The AI Payoff Get Here?
Marketers Hold Steady On Ad Spend As AI, Identity, CTV Dominate H2 Priorities
Netflix Wraps Upfront With 'Doubled Commitments'
Google AI Unlocking Privacy-Based Results For iOS Advertisers
Exverus Wins Habit Burger & Grill's Media AOR
NFL On Streamers: An Ongoing Factor In Subscriber Churn?
More FAST Channels Coming From Telemundo, Hisense TVs
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025
ANA Finds Programmatic 'Waste' Has Increased 34% In Two Years
Mediaocean Adds Child Sex Abuse To Its Ad Verification Service
Dentsu Reports 3.4% First Half Decline, Cites International
Google Using Advanced LLMs To Take Down Invalid Traffic
Prime-Time Upfront +5% To $31B, CPMs Drop
Another Notch On Grisham's Belt With 'Rainmaker' Series
Play Store Injunction Poses Immediate Threat, Google Argues
Instagram Tests New Discord-Like Shared Interests Feature
'In The Wild' ChatGPT Found Showing Massive Growth
Meta's Threads Rivals X's User Count
Targeting Not Segmentation
A+E Global Media Donates Performance CTV Inventory To Nonprofits Through AdGood
Court Urged To Preserve Block On California Kids Safety Code
Not Your Sports 'Niche': Is Old-School Pay-Per-View Still A Thing?
Google Gives Gemini AI Chat Memory, Delete Functions
Phishing Texts: 'Are You Still Up To Go Shopping This Afternoon?'
AI Stops Advertisers From Bleeding Red On Manual Tasks, Data Shows
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025
Perplexity $34.5B Bid For Chrome Much Less Than Analyst Estimates
Meta Updates System For Brand Rights Protection
American Girl's Wednesday Addams Doll Sells Out In One Week
McDonald's, Snapchat Create Interactive Experiences Featuring Iconic Characters
Meta Petitions To Reverse Privacy Verdict Over Health Data
Match Group Settles With FTC For $14M, Promises Simple Cancellation Method
Reddit To Block Wayback Machine In Effort To Prevent Content Scraping
TV Consumers Maxed Out On Monthly Spend: $86/Month
BIA Lowers 2025 Media Growth Forecast
Kubota Tractor Names Moroch Agency Partner, Digital AOR
The Double-Edged Sword Of A 'Doer' Society
Google Using Advanced LLMs To Take Down Invalid Traffic
Crossing Roads: PubMatic Earnings Show How SSPs Face Risk
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025
Musk Accuses Apple Of Antitrust, Threatens xAI Will Take Legal Action
TikTok Invites Creators To Monetize Hospitality
'Alien: Earth': Prepare To Have Your Mind Blown
IAB Tech Lab Updates Taxonomy For Mapping Content To Ads
In For The Fight: Paramount Strikes Exclusive UFC $7.7B Deal
GitHub CEO Departs, Microsoft Puts It Under CoreAI
Manischewitz Promotes Genetic Testing With Food Truck Deli
Appeals Court Sides With GameStop In Privacy Battle
Judge Won't Halt Authors' Copyright Suit Against Anthropic
Nexstar-Tegna: FCC Bringing Good Vibes To Hard-Pressed TV Stations Soon?
Venu Redux? ESPN D2C, Fox One Get Bundled
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Aug. 11, 2025
IPG 'Simulation Studio' Measures Impact Of Advertising Before It Happens
Omnicom 'Trade Secrets' Suit Withdrawn Without Prejudice
Warner Bros. Scores Another Big Opening With 'Weapons'
Amazon Accelerates DSP, Trade Desk Stock Crumbles
The TV Censorship Gods Giveth And 'South Park' Taketh Away
OpenAI Launches GPT-5, Integrates With Microsoft - Here's What Advertisers Should Know
Coaches, Players Force NFL's Hand To Halt Game
Paramount Doesn't Want 'Balkanization' Of Tech And Content
Microsoft, OpenAI Feud Triggers Warning From Elon Musk
Silicon Valley, Digital Rights Groups Back Anthropic In Battle With Authors
Netflix Scares Up Big Brand Partnerships For Season 2 Of 'Wednesday'
Media, Ad Company Size Apparently Still Matters -- But Should Marketers Care?
Mitigate AI Meltdowns: Innovation Vs. Unchecked Risks
Tariff Terrorism: Trump's Coffee Tax, And the Price You Pay
AOL Dials Down Dial-Up (Yes, That's Still A Thing)
The EU Media Freedom Act Takes Effect
Q2 Report: Pinterest Monetizes North American Users, Gen Z
Meta Urges SCOTUS To Reject Bid To Revive Claims Over Church Shooting
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Aug. 8, 2025
Google Performance Max Gains Controls, Insights
X Plans Grok Response Ads, Musk Says
Crypto Group Claims Responsibility For Hurling Sex Toys During WNBA Games
New Company, Old Problem: What To Do With Basic Cable
Meta Presses Judge To Toss Monopoly Charges
Instagram Feature Competes With 'Snap Map'
Daily CTV Usage Grows At The Expense Of Digital
Watchdogs Seek FTC Probe Of Meta-Scale AI Deal
Prime Video Subs Surpass 90M
WBD Q2 Advertising Falls 10%
Ad.com Acquired Public Good, Flipped The AI Search Engine Script
In A More Complex Streaming World, ESPN Isn't Helping
Bloomberg Sees Growth Throughout Its Business During First Half
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025
Lesser Takes Center Stage In WPP Investor Call, Runs A Pre-Roll Spot
California Deep Fake Law Struck Down
Who Will Write The AI Playbook For Kids? Kate O'Loughlin Has Some Awesome Suggestions
Struggling Local Media Is Subject For Peacock Sitcom
Media Matters Presses Bid To Halt FTC Probe
Disney, NFL Tie-Up Signals New Phase In TV Sports Biz
Tomorrowland Stream Breaks TikTok Live Viewer Record
Snap Loses Some Q2 Footing, Refocuses On AR Developments
Yelp Co-Branded Ads Help Localize National Brands
Disney Goes A Netflix Route: Media Data Hiding?
What Makes Up Perplexity Core Ranking Factors
The Best $9 Ever Spent In Advertising
Google Isn't Weakening Web Traffic, Says VP Of Google Search
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025
ESPN Strikes $3B NFL Media Ownership Deal
OpenX Accuses Google of 'Rigging' Ad Auctions In Latest Lawsuit
3.Joe: Why Huge.com Turned Me Into A Cartoon Avatar
Future Of Public TV, Radio Threatened By CPB Shutdown
Meta Violated California Wiretap Law, Jury Finds
In Pod We Trust, Nielsen Fuses Edison Data Into Media Planning
WPP Media Expands Nielsen Deal, Includes 'Interoperability'
When Brick & Mortar Meets Digital Programmatic
Anthropic Presses For Fast Appeal In Copyright Fight
Fox Ad Spend Rises 7% For Fiscal Quarter, 28% For Full Year
Web User Wants SCOTUS To Intervene In Video Privacy Battle With Paramount
Samsung Wants A Piece Of Your Multitasking TV - Or Mobile? - Downtime
IAB Tech Lab, Industry Suppliers Create Live Stream Ad Playbook
ChatGPT Reaches 700M Weekly Active Users
Automotive National TV Spending Drops 8.2%
Mediaplus Group Wins Gore-Tex Media Account
Why The Future Of Search Will Be Written By Moms, Not Marketers
Rebranded 'People Inc.' Sees Digital Surge, Helps Parent IAC's Q2
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Aug. 4, 2025
Nielsen V. HyphaMetrics: Not Guilty Of Patent Infringement
Amazon Ad Sales Soar 22%, Consumers Keep Spending
From Panels Of Pros To 'Panels & Prose,' Why You'll Be Seeing Steve Smith In The Funny Papers
Head West Old Paper: 'NY Post' Unveils Plans For 'California Post'
Reddit Q2 Ad Buys Surge 84%, Active Users Not-So-Much
Court Restores D.C. Charges Against Meta
Lame Duck Colbert's Kamala Interview Was Great Sleep Aid
The AI Bullsh**t Index And The Psychology Behind It
'Four' Second Week Not-So-Fantastic
PE Firm Completes $1B Acquisition Of Kantar Media
Judge Sides With The Gap In Privacy Battle Over Email Tracking
Dentsu Appeals Court Ruling In Olympics Bid-Rigging Scandal
American Eagle Finally Reacts To Backlash
Microsoft Bing Market Share Grows As Google's Slightly Declines
Reality TV Viewership Heats Up This Summer As Marketers Eye Key Consumer Habits
Hey, Agencies: Meta And Google Are Taking Your Business
Legacy Headache: Big Tech Not Buying Linear TV Networks Anytime Soon
Skydance Media Announces Paramount Global Senior Executive Team
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Aug. 1, 2025
Meta Reports Q2 Growth, Unveils 'Superintelligence' Lab
OpenAI Flips Switch After Google Indexes Private Chats In Search
Caution: You May Feel Stupider After Reading This
Paramount Labels Upfront 'Consistent,' Says Streaming Represented 30%
Something Bugs Me About WBD's 'Unmerger'
Forget The Quaint Notion Of 'Trust,' The Time Has Come For A 'Rage Barometer'
X Hints At 'Sleeker,' Pricier AI-Driven Ad Formats
CMOs Have Lost Their Clout, Can They Ever Get It Back?
Dentsu Appeals Court Ruling In Olympics Bid-Rigging Scandal
Epic Prevails In Antitrust Fight With Google
Sen. Markey Unveils Bill Allowing TikTok To Remain In U.S.
Why Crypto Companies Are Discovering TV
Marketers Gain Visibility Into AI Search Results
Dotdash Meredith Is Rebranded As People Inc.
DirecTV Offers Customers ESPN 'Unlimited' At No Additional Cost
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