MediaDailyNews Editions for October 2025
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Oct. 17, 2025
Stagwell Takes Stake In RealClearPolitics Publisher
Advertiser Loses Bid For New Hearing In 'Conspiracy' Suit Against Google, Apple
Agents As Brand Influencers Collapse Consumer Buying Journey
X To Fight Bots With More User Info In Profiles
Krusty Makes Deal With The Devil On 'Simpsons' Horror Show
B2B Is Sexy, So Is Being Confident About It
Web User Petitions SCOTUS To Intervene In Video Privacy Battle
A Possible Versant-WBD Deal? FCC Can't Touch This, But...
Google 'Released' From CMA Privacy Sandbox Commitments
Pinterest Updated Tool, Features Help Users Reduce 'AI Slop'
DoubleVerify, Microsoft Boost Measurement Authentication
Apple's Newly Appointed AI Search Lead Leaves For Meta
Marketers Boost Influencer Budgets But Lag On Brand Safety, Study Finds
Reading Matters
Apple TV, Peacock To Launch Bundle
Google, Salesforce Extend Partnership For Autonomous AI Agents
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025
Supply-Side Consortium Unveils Agentic Ad Protocol, Invites Ad Industry To Join
The First Agentic Media Buy, More To Come
Real Tilly Norwood Featured In New Mint Mobile Campaign
Supermarket Chain Hy-Vee Taps Dentsu's iProspect, Includes Bespoke 'RedMedia' Network
PMG Taps WPP Media's Krichefski For EMEA
Instagram Begins 'PG-13' Content Restrictions For Teen Accounts
Theme Park Operator Herschend Taps Crossmedia As Media AOR
Accidental AI: How Nano Banana Gained Traction With No Help From Google
TiVo Rebrand: DVRs No Longer Fit Media Living Room Decor
YouTube Rolls Out Content To Support Teens' Mental Health, Well Being
How Driverless Cars Will Impact Outdoor Advertising
Florida AG Sues Roku Over Privacy
Data Watch: Consumers Trust Few Firms To Protect Their Identity
Co-Founder Brown Shifts To Non-Executive Director Role At Mediasense
Music Companies To SCOTUS: Cox Liable For Subscribers' Infringement
More Americans Cut Back On Streaming, Car Repairs Amid Economic Pressures
Deloitte: Shoppers Will Cut Holiday Spending By 10%
Country Music Competition Show Puts The Heart In Heartland
Meta Partnership With Chip Tech Provider Aims For Global AI Efficiency
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025
WPP Expands Google AI Partnership, Commits $400M
OpenAI Moves Into Erotica, Behind Age-Gated ChatGPT
Walmart Makes News With ChatGPT Partnership
Microsoft Builds First In-House Image Generator
Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Social Media Warning Labels
Billions Of Dollars Invested In AI Deals And Hubs Worldwide
Havas Upgrades Full-Year Outlook After Q3 Growth
Nielsen: Marketers Struggle To Prove ROI Amid Data Fragmentation, Call For Unified Measurement
Streamers See Sharp Declines In Linear Media Spend
Platforms Urge Appeals Court To Intervene In Battle Over Gambling Apps
The Double-Edged Sword Of A 'Doer' Society
Anna Wintour Praises New CBS News EIC Bari Weiss
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025
Publicis Raises Outlook On Strong Q3
Users Report ICE Recruitment Ads On Spotify, Talk Boycott
Chatbots: Say Whatever You Want, Just Spell My URL Right
Trump Asks SCOTUS To Let Him Oust FTC Members At Will
New CBS Cop Show Is 'Blue Bloods' In Boston
Newsom Signs California Age 'Assurance' Law
OpenAI, Broadcom Form Partnership To Scale AI Infrastructure
Work Management Platform Slack Testing AI Assistant
Huge Acquires Both&Yes Creative Studio
Hitting High, Low Notes: Can Cable Brands Revive?
Movies On Streamers: Still 'Quietly Dependable Workhorses?'
ChatGPT Becomes Creative Partner For Marketers, Study Finds
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Oct. 13, 2025
Snapchat Developing Virtual Bitmoji World
'Tron: Ares' Hits The Weekend Brakes At $33.5M
Synthesizing Human Experience
DoubleVerify Battles Adalytics Over 'Bot' Report
Perplexity Stops Accepting New Advertisers
OpenAI, Broadcom Form Partnership To Scale AI Infrastructure
Meta Sued By Financial Advisers Over Phony Endorsements
'DMV' Sitcom Searches For Comedy, Comes Up Empty
The 0.5% Solution
Red, Purple & Blue: The History Of American Media Political Bias
OpenAI Tests Political Bias In ChatGPT
Albertsons Media Collective Partnership Links DOOH Campaign To In-Store Sales
YouTube Gives Banned Creators A Second Chance
Apple Must Adapt From Apps To Agentic, Former CEO Sculley Says
How The Dems Lost The Meme Wars
A Candle That Smells Like Italian Vineyards: Josh Cellars, Hotel Lobby Collab
Biodegradable Billboard Promotes Footwear That Does The Same
Shein Chooses Paris For Brick-And-Mortar Store, Causing Backlash
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Oct. 10, 2025
Meta API Update Finds Alt Uses For Excluded Ad Placements
Delta Airlines Launches Global Media Review
YouTube Introduces Multimodal Measurement
Q4's Cozy Little Secret
Is The New Right Beginning To Eat The Old Right's Lunch?
CBS Marks Fall Start With Old-School Linear Premiere Week
UK Gets Strict, Labels Google 'Strategic Market Status'
MRC's Auction-Based Standards: An Inside Look
AVOD Ad Spend Forecast To Rise 17% This Year
Netflix Brings Multiplayer Gaming To Smart TVs
Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Mandating Opt-Out Tool
NFL, College Football Boost Q3 Linear Ad Spend 4%
Tech Industry, Rights Groups Urge Court To Block Mississippi Parental Consent Law
7 Years Since Global Media Charter Launched: Are We There Yet?
SCOTUS Won't Revive Claims Against Meta Over Church Shooting
Untethered? Paramount's Pricer Fresh Ad Inventory
Google Works With Affirm To Support Agentic Commerce
Netflix's Peters On WBD Deal: What's The 'Track Record'?
Outlook Goes Dark: Major Outage Hits Microsoft Email Users
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025
PayPal Gives SMBs A Retail Media Network
Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Mandating Opt-Out Tool
WPP Media's North America CEO Leaving Company
An Industry Push For Ad Auction Transparency Standards
U.S. Teens Shift Media Time While Spending Dips, Piper Sandler Survey Finds
TikTok Updates AI Ad Tools, Offers Smart Campaign Creation
How OpenAI's Agentic Protocol Disrupts Commerce
Amazon Pharmacy Brings Rx Vending Machines To Doctor's Offices
Generation AI
PBS Record-Label Doc Takes Its Place Among The Best Of Them
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025
Former Omnicom Media Exec De Nardis Named Edelman's Global President/COO
YouTube Launches Program To Connect Advertisers To Third-Party Experts
Bari Weiss CBS News Story Produces The Usual Handwringing
Who's On First? Depends On Which AI You Ask
Havas Media Taps EssenceMedicom's MacKenzie For Investment Role
X Splits Professional Subscription Offerings For Businesses, Organizations
Rethinking Attribution And Measurement In The AI Era
You Can't Spell Advertising Without AI -- Or, The Role Of The Media Engineer
Netflix Q3 Viewership Climbs 5.1%
Movie Tariffs Pose Threat To Studios As They Mull AI-Generated Performers
Adobe Forecast: $253B U.S. Holiday Spend
More Sharing For Streaming: Nearly 40% Of U.S. Titles
M+C Saatchi Group Acquires The Women's Sports Group
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025
Horizon-Havas JV Fuels Merger Speculation
American Express Unveils 'Amex Ads,' Platform Leverages First-Party Data
DOJ vs. Google Wrap-Up: Security Risks To Open-Source Ad Serving
TikTok Boosts Sub Rev Share For NA Creators
Why They Fight: Israeli Drama Depicts Hamas Horror
WBD Ad Declines Forecast To Accelerate, -17% In Q3
Suzy Deering Appointed Publicis Sports CEO
Mozilla, Index Exchange Launch New Privacy-Based Programmatic Model
Instagram Launches Unpaid Creator Award, Taps Famed Judges
OpenAP Expands Roster, Boosts Data-Driven Ad Share
Lilith Fair: A Quarter Century, A Different World Ago
Conde Nast Bans Fur In All Its Magazines
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Oct. 6, 2025
NBCU Nears NBA Sellout, Closes 170 Ad Deals
Paramount Acquires 'The Free Press,' Puts Founder In Charge Of CBS News
AI Brand Jumps The Loyalty Line, ChatGPT Enters The Top 10
Microsoft Won't Face Privacy Suit Over 'Session Replay,' Court Confirms
Swift's 'Showgirl' Shows Up With $33M Weekend
Future Of Public TV, Radio Threatened By CPB Shutdown
What John Deere Teaches Us
Trade Desk Founder To Create A Fair Ad Auction
OpenAI Strikes Chip Deal With AMD, Options A 10% Stake
Jeep Turns Monopoly Money Into $500 Toward Purchase
For Marketers, Collectibles Are About Fandoms, Not Fads
Bloggers Are Writing Longer Articles, Study Finds
Apple Removes ICE Tracking App From App Store
Cracker Barrel Fires Design Firm
LinkedIn Bucks The Tide: Social Network Sues Alleged Content Scrapers
Epic Urges SCOTUS To Preserve Play Store Injunction
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