- MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026
- Beta Advertisers Begin Testing New ChatGPT Ads With Budgets Of $1M Each
- Marketers Plan Biggest Ad Boosts In Digital, Social, CTV - AI, Influencer, Retail Lag
- Stagwell Unveils Adtech, AI-Focused Incubator
- Ad Industry Descends On Davos
- FTC Appeals Dismissal Of Antitrust Suit Against Meta
- Ugly Drama About Beauty Is Fashion Biz Horror Story
- NFL Drives Another Monthly Streaming Record
- Bots, Bad Clicks Quietly Siphon Billions From Digital Ad Spend
- NewsNation Goes All In With 'News For All Americans'
- How Brands Should Use Influencer Gifting Campaigns In 2026
- Gap Goes To Hollywood With 'Fashiontainment' Exec
- Threads Surpasses X In Mobile Users: Report
- Chamber Of Commerce Blasts NY Algorithmic Pricing Law
- Most Instagram Ads Currently Run On Reels, Data Shows
- Netflix Q4: Revenue Gains, All-Cash WBD Bid
- Samsung TV Plus Tops 100M Monthly Active Users
- A Fair Shake For Publishers: Dow Jones Factiva Has Deals With Thousands Of Titles
- New Mexico Mulls Law To Regulate Generative AI And Deepfakes
- Court Stays Order Blocking Nielsen From Linking National, Local Ratings
- MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026
- Ad Spend Wasted On Invalid Traffic Reaches $63B
- Most Advertisers Are Using Microsoft Advertising, LinkedIn Poll Shows
- From One Trade Acronym To Another: MRC Accredits ARF
- The Era Of 'Big Money Media' Is Here, Former AOL Chief Says
- Top Editor Leaves Axel Springer After Probe Into Christmas Party Behavior
- Most Marketers Plan More Principal Media Buying In 2026
- Microsoft Readies Ad-Supported Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Inlet Media Executives Join AdLarge After Purchase
- STIHL Charges Harmelin As Digital AOR For New Battery Tech Campaign
- Press A Couple Of Buttons And Steal A Couple Of Billions
- News Champion Of The Year: Mark Penn
- Dick's Bets Sports Creators Can Outplay AI Content
- Court Sides With RNC In Battle Over Video Texting
- Advertiser Urges SCOTUS To Revive Antitrust Battle With Google, Apple
- Trump Plays Gridiron Control For Army-Navy Game, Maybe Himself
- Young American Men Face Screen Time Challenges
- Anthropic On Track To Gain Major Financial Investment
- On The Frontier: Journalists Form A Brand Content Agency
- MediaDailyNews - Monday, Jan. 19, 2026
- Google Appeals Antitrust Ruling, Seeks To Lift Data-Sharing Mandate
- Political Buyers Even More Bullish On Spending To Reach Bots
- Whistleblower Of The Year: Erez Levin
- Crisis Looming Over AI-Generated Ads, Content
- Ads Are Coming To, Well, Me With Strict Guardrails, Search-Like Format
- OpenAI To Begin Testing Ads In Chat As Execs Challenge Publishers To Do More
- Young American Men Face Screen Time Challenges
- Court Won't Revive RNC Suit Against Google Over Spam Filters
- TikTok Shop Offers Merchants More AI-Powered Tools
- Battle For WBD Is The Show That Still Goes On
- Louisiana Seeks To Reinstate Parental Consent For Social Media
- Instagram, Facebook Lead Ranking Of Apps With Deepest Data Signals
- Trump Plans To Sign Executive Order For 'Exclusive' Airing Of Army-Navy Game
- More Netflix Dominance: Streamer's Massive Global Film Deal With Sony
- Are We Building AI's Future on Rented Ground?
- Chicago Billboard Tries To Put A Chill On LA Rams' Game (To No Avail)
- White House Threatens To Sue CBS If Trump Interview Is Not Run in Full
- Public Media Firm Cuts Staff, Changes Model After Loss Of Funding
- MediaDailyNews - Friday, Jan. 16, 2026
- Google Allows Advertisers To Set Fixed Ad Budgets
- Pittsburgh News Product Set For May Print Launch
- Roblox Age-Verification Faces Widespread Criticism
- Connoisseur Media Reaches Partnership Deal With Audiospace
- Golf Channel, DP World Tour Extend Media Rights Deal Through 2030
- The Boy Who Prompted Wolf
- Wikipedia Secures AI Deals With Amazon, Meta, Microsoft As Human Traffic Declines
- EDO Found Liable For iSpot Breach, $18.3M Awarded
- Dove Launches 'Let Them Talk' Just In Time For 'Bridgerton'
- CBS Comedians Lambast And Lampoon CBS News Woes
- Winterberry '26 U.S. Ad/Marketing Forecast: +9.4%
- Google's Billion iPhone Advantage Will Reshape Advertising
- Ohio AG Presses To Reinstate Suit Against Google Over Search Results
- Mobile App Economy Sees More In-App Spending, Subscription Reliance
- University Of Phoenix Must Face Video Privacy Claims
- Outfront Joins ANA As 'Strategic Partner'
- My Take On Advertising, From Crackling Cold Ukraine
- Carey Succeeds McGovern As President Of Omnicom's Optimum Sports
- The Billion-Dollar Market Nobody Markets To
- Why Brands Must Fight The Algorithm's War On Optimism
- Analysts Mull An FCC Move Ending 39% Station Cap
- MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026
- Google Kicking Off New DV360 Live Sports Inventory With Winter Games
- YouTube To Allow Parents To Block Kids From Watching 'Shorts'
- Arkansas Appeals Order Blocking Social Media Law
- Budweiser Teases New Character For Super Bowl LX Ad
- Performance Max Beta Enables Advertisers To Split-Test Assets
- Google Settles Children's Privacy Claims Over App Data
- By Jove! Netflix Agatha Christie Mystery Is Ripping Good Yarn
- Theatrical Gains In 2025: Did Specific Audiences Help?
- Partnership Levels AI Search Visibility For Brands, Publishers
- Smartphone Maker Oppo Selects Assembly, Allison WW For Singapore Assignment
- Global Content Spend To Grow 2% To $255B In 2026, Streaming Up 6%
- Brand Bias, Not Last-Click Ads, Drives Most Buying Decisions
- Disney Names Ayaz To Lead Company-Wide Enterprise Marketing Organization
- Google Will Know You Better Than You Know Yourself
- When Did We Ruin All Forms Of Communication?
- SPINS Acquires MikMak, Click-To-Buy Ad-Tech Firm
- 'The Atlantic' And Vox Media File Antitrust Suits Against Google
- Adults Spent From 6 To 8 Hours Per Day Consuming Media In 2025
- MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026
- Dentsu Reportedly Fails To Attract Bidders For International Ops
- YouTube Opens Ad Rev Monetization For Dramatized Controversial Content
- The First - And Probably Last - Omnicom Media Global Landscape
- California To Court: Reinstate 'Deep Fake' Political Ad Ban
- AI-Built Ads: Will Super Bowl Fans Accept Or Reject?
- Trump-Powell Federal Reserve Battle: Video Ad-Spend Effects?
- Peacock's 'Ponies' Kicks Up Some Dust In Cold War Moscow
- Crossmedia Snags Two Holdco Media Vets For Senior Roles
- Judge Sides With Meta In Battle Over Location Data
- Lego's New Bet: AI Literacy Starts In K-8
- Global Content Spend To Grow 2% To $255B In 2026, Streaming Up 6%
- Netflix Reportedly Considering All-Cash WBD Offer
- Dating App 'Her' Opens 2026 With 'The Sapphic Restart'
- Holiday Streaming: National Video Marketing Up 10%
- Can MTV Make A Comeback... With 'Digitally Curated' Music?
- Living With Chronic Disappointment
- SuperAwesome Acquires Starglow Media, Podcast Firm
- Fanatics Launches Fanatics Studios With OBB Media
- MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026
- Google Will Power Apple's Siri In Multi-Year Deal
- WPP Media Wins Norwegian Cruise Lines U.S.
- If Your Agent Doesn't Read This Blog, We'll Kill It
- Meta Announces AI Infrastructure Initiative
- ABC Docuseries Unwraps Era Of Notorious Talk Shows
- Meta's Manus Gains Web Traffic Data For AI Agents
- Penske Media Sues Google Over Alleged Digital Ad Monopoly
- SCOTUS To Rule On FCC's Power To Issue Privacy Fines
- Retail Media Business Invests In Long-Term Credibility
- Dina Powell McCormick Named Meta President, Vice Chair
- New Jersey Bill Seeks To Control Diet Ads Aimed At Children In Social Media
- Apple TV Touts Strongest Month Ever, Driven By 'Pluribus,' 'F1' Viewing
- AI Needs To Stop Rewarding Guesses
- Why Advertisers Should Expect A Value-First Consumer In 2026 Planning
- Google And TikTok Face Appeal In Suit Over 'Choking Challenge' Videos
- Performance Forced By Agentic To Take New Ride Through Funnel
- MediaDailyNews - Monday, Jan. 12, 2026
- Could U.K.-Style Junk Food Ad Ban Happen Here?
- Lyft Creates Interactive Ad Unit With Haptics App Feature
- Volvo Creates Safety-Inspired Typeface
- NetChoice Pushes To Block Virginia Time Limits For Social Media
- Thinking Of Joining The Amish? Get Ready To Milk A Few Cows
- Shopify, Google Co-Develop Agentic Shopping Standard
- Meta Complies With Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids
- X Limits Grok AI Image Generation To Paying Subs
- Google Rolls Out AI-Driven Ad Personalization
- Google Moves Agentic Shopping Across Search, Gemini With Retailers
- Youth Sells, Until It Doesn't: AARP Study Calls Out Media's Age Blind Spot
- Apple TV Touts Strongest Month Ever, Driven By 'Pluribus,' 'F1' Viewing
- Netflix Partners With Goop Kitchen To Promote 'His & Hers' Series
- Media Agency Of The Year: MRM's AI Relationship Management
- Cheil Unveils Safety App For Korean Free Diving Culture
- Consumer Entertainment Wagering: What's The Business Outcome?
- Judge Authorizes Fast Appeal In Battle Over Fake Facebook Ads
- Going Meta On Fraud: New Year, Same Problems
- Publishers Fear The 'Traffic Era' Is Over And Blame AI Search Summaries
- MediaDailyNews - Friday, Jan. 9, 2026
- X Revenue Falls By 60% In The UK Due To Content Concerns
- WPP Media Expands Reckitt Relationship, Winning India
- Walmart Using Purchase Data In A Way That Goes Beyond Listings
- Media Agency Of The Year: MRM's AI Relationship Management
- Mobile OEM Advertising Is More Than A Niche Channel
- WPP Media Taps Publicis' Steele For New Client Role
- Disney Going 'Vertical,' Unveils AI 'Ad Agent'
- With Colbert In Final Months On CBS, 'TV Blog' Asks: What Happened?
- X Loophole: Why Google Ads May Still Appear There
- Microsoft Powers Agentic For Retail, From Purchase To Checkout
- CES Beauty Buzz: L'Oreal, Kiehl's, Amorepacific Push Into AI
- Pinterest Loses First Global CMO
- Advertisers Face A New Buyer: AI Agents, Not Just Consumers
- Stagwell Expands Sport Beach, Taps Sidhu To Run It As CEO
- Roblox Enforces Global Age Checks For Chat Access
- Obit: Bruce Crawford, Longtime Omnicom Leader, Dead At 96
- What's On My Mind Entering 2026
- TikTok To Stream 2026 FIFA World Cup Content
- Healthcare AI: Dangerous Mistakes, Deep Privacy Risks
- New York AG Questions Instacart Over Pricing
- Nvidia Hires Google VP Alison Wagonfeld As Its First CMO
- MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
- Stagwell Unifies Media, Commerce Ops Under Samardzija
- Omnicom Unveils Acxiom-Infused Omni Platform At CES
- WBD To Ellisons: Just Go Away Already
- Comscore, Trade Desk Integrate 'Contextual,' Audio Content-Level Targeting
- Coca-Cola Takes An Interactive Ride With Uber Advertising
- Pinterest, Roku Bring Pinners To CTV
- Microsoft Powers Agentic For Retail, From Purchase To Checkout
- WBD Rejects Paramount's Deal - Again
- Watchdogs Urge FTC To Revive 'Click-To-Cancel'
- How Howie Mandel's Clean Eating Ties To Agentic Measurement
- FTC Presses To Move Forward With Probe Of Media Matters
- Gen AI Creative Is Not Replacing Designers Anytime Soon
- How Car Buyers Research Brands Is Reshaping Auto Ad Strategies: Deloitte
- Longtime Cable Nets: Will They Get Digital Spins?
- 'Pittsburgh Post-Gazette' Says No More: Closes May 3
- The AI Email Tell: How To Know A Message Was Written By A Robot
- xAI Raises Billions In Additional Funding
- TikTok Is Phasing Out Its Custom Identity Option
- PayPal Adds Cross-Merchant Purchase Data To Ad Platform
- Google Allows Advertisers To Manage Data Collection And Tracking
