- MediaDailyNews - Friday, Jan. 30, 2026
- 2025 Ends Flat, December Climbs Just 0.2%
- Senators Probe DHS 'Surveillance Technology'
- NFL Bans Prediction Market Super Bowl Ads
- Google Gives Creators AI-Generated World Building
- Amazon Finds Child Sex Abuse Material In AI Training Data
- Amazon Spends $35M To Promote 'Melania'
- Media Amnesia And Brand Reinvention
- Ad Spend Is Back, AI Is In Charge And No One's Quite Sure Who's Driving
- CBS News Disruptor Weiss Busy With Town Halls, New Hires
- Blaze Pizza Taps Bloom Ads As Media AOR
- After 20-Year Break, Levi's Is Back In The Super Bowl
- Meta To Expand Consumer-Facing AI Products In 2026
- A Media Company For The 'Haves' Vs. 'Have Nots'
- Stagwell Unites Two Agencies To Create DonerColle Partners
- Morrison Turns 40, Launches Pro Bono Program To Celebrate
- TV Company Owners: R.I.P., Easy Money
- CTV Is Ready to Grow Up, But Marketers Still Want Receipts
- Newsom. Wields The Ax: Eliminates Program To Support Local Newspapers
- Wrestling Marketing Partnerships: Can Netflix, USA Network Tag Team?
- How Tiny P&G Brands Are Finding A Super Bowl Strategy
- News Media Groups Lose Bid To Unseal Documents
- Media Must Adjust Sales Compensation Programs: Opinion
- New Mexico Mulls $430,000 Payout To Support Tribal Stations
- MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026
- Going, Going, Gone: MRC Finalizes Ad Auction Standards
- Benchmarking The Chatbot Ad Market: How About $3.5B This Year?
- Horizon Big Named Media AOR For PurposeBuilt Brands
- U.S. Ad Growth Composite Rises On Bullish IAB Forecast
- VaynerX Unveils Rebranded Social-First Agency ChukMedia
- Meta Blocks Links To Site Listing ICE Agent Identities
- Albertsons Media Collective Connects With Madison Avenue
- NBCU Q4 Ad Sales :+1.5%, Peacock +18%
- Boss v. King
- Microsoft's LinkedIn Makes Surprise Gains
- AI Brand Recommendations: Chaotic, Inconsistent
- CTV Is Ready to Grow Up, But Marketers Still Want Receipts
- Civil Rights Groups Weigh In Against Arkansas Social Media Law
- X To Measure Most Talked-About Super Bowl Ads
- Sports, Streaming Scale, Cyclical Events Reshape Media Outlook In 2026, UBS Says
- How A 'Self-Aware' AI Can Improve Customer Service
- Google To Pay $135M To Settle Claims It 'Hijacked' Cellular Data
- Snap Launches Subsidiary Devoted To Specs AR Glasses
- Omnicom's Credera Names Consulting Veteran Bridges Global President
- Video Game Platforms: Major Churn, Stability Overall
- No View Vs. AI Overviews: Google Announces An Opt-Out Policy
- Meta Added 40 Million Users In Q4, Boosted Its Revenue
- TikTok's New Privacy Policy Leads To Questions About Its Data Gathering
- Indiana Legislators Back Off Social Media Ban For Children, At Least Temporarily
- MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026
- IAB Issues New, Far More Bullish 2026 Ad Spend Forecast
- WPP Media Taps Mediabrands Vet Suarez To Run LATAM Ops
- Virginia Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill To Ban Sale Of Location Data
- What Happens When You Mix Smart Contracts With Artificial Intelligence
- UK To Google: Let Sites Opt Out Of AI Overviews
- Fox Bible Miniseries Gets April Airdate, Football Game Promo
- ROI Alone - No Longer A Sufficient Measurement Metric
- Yahoo Teams With Anthropic To Build AI Search Across Network
- Meta To Offer Premium, User-Targeted Subs Across Apps
- Users Fight Meta Bid For Fast Appeal Over Fake Ads
- Why Big Station Groups Could Survive - And Thrive
- Pinterest To Reduce Staff By 15%, Invest More Heavily In AI
- Automotive National TV Spending Drops 10.1% In 2025
- The $8 Million Question No One Is Asking
- Tall Videos Contribute To An 'Algorithmic Silhouette'
- The Six Firms That Rule The U.S. Media Business
- Bari Weiss Calls For Digital Transformation Of CBS News
- MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026
- SCOTUS To Rule On Reagan-Era Video Privacy Law
- ICE Issues RFI For 'Ad Tech Compliant' Data
- Changing The Guards: Duggan To Retire From ANA, Succeeded By IAA's Szulce
- OpenAI Addresses Monetization, Hires Ad Engineers
- Media By Mother Selects Richter, Van Buskirk To Lead New York Office
- TikTok Faces Backlash, Outages Following Ownership Change
- TV Winter Storm Coverage: Helpful Or Hype-Full?
- Google Agrees To $68M Settlement Over Voice-Activated Recordings
- AI Just Stole The Purchase Funnel And Isn't Giving It Back
- Theatrical Revenue Impacted By Storm, Hits $56M Weekend Low
- iProspect Retains Siemens' Search Account
- What Authoritarianism Gets Wrong
- How Much Sports Can Legacy Networks Add To Prime Time?
- Anthropic Brings Interactive Apps To Claude Chatbot
- Salling Group Joins WPP Media's Open Intelligence For Commerce
- Why Darren Walker's Next Chapter Matters
- Disney+ Forecast: +21% Ad Sales; +5% Viewing
- Pinterest Unveils New Media Planner
- Anonymous Content Names Darren Walker As CEO
- Carpenter Media Pursues Takeover Of Local News
- MediaDailyNews - Monday, Jan. 26, 2026
- eBay Blocks 3rd-Party Agents, Eyes New Attribution Models
- Postal Service Issues RFI, Taps JLB To Study Ad Market
- NewsGuard Fights FTC's 'Retaliatory' Demand For Information
- NFL Playoffs: Ad Spend +5%, Viewers +10%
- Judge Sides Against Google In Search Users' Antitrust Suit
- Alzheimer's And Mobsters Are Double Threat For Hitman On Fox
- Americans Are Moving Less, But Targeting Is Getting Easier
- Networks Seeking Old-School, Leaner Pilot Season Magic?
- Meta Pauses Teen Use Of AI Companions
- Publishers Seeing Outcome From Google's Rebrand Of Auction Floor Prices
- MediaDailyNews - Friday, Jan. 23, 2026
- TikTok Brings AI Ads To Streamers, Entertainment Brands
- White House Closes TikTok Deal, Readies National App
- YouTube CTV Ads Enable Viewers To Browse, Purchase Products
- Stagwell Firms Unveil Real-Time Reputation Intel Platform
- How Google Brought Intelligence Into Search AI Mode
- Yelp To Acquire AI Lead-Management Firm For More Than $270M
- Microsoft Exposes AI Bot Site Traffic
- FCC Pushes Late Night For Equal Time Laughs - Politically Speaking
- Big Welcome Back To TV For O.G. Tracy Morgan
- Call For Entries: Best In Automotive Marketing
- IAB's AI Disclosure Rules Seek To Calm Regulators, Consumers
- Apple Defeats Portions Of Suit Over App Data
- Judge Dismisses Privacy Claims Against Shopify
- This Super Bowl, The Tease Is The Thing
- Celebrating Heroes In Media And Advertising
- Newsletter Gold: How Publishers Can Get The Most Out Of Their Inventory
- Local TV News Is Seen As The Most 'Unbiased' Channel In This Midterm Year
- Fox Media To Exclusively Stream Real American Freestyle Combat Sport Matches
- Nathan Byford Appointed SVP At Rocky Mountain Public Media
- MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026
- Threads To Roll Ads Out Globally To All Users
- CIMM Finds Market Can Financially Support Two Ad Currencies
- Trade Desk Executive On How Programmatic Fuels Automotive Sales
- Rebooting Ad Ethics For The Era Of AI
- Microsoft Names 'AI CMO,' Pushes Intelligence Into Ads
- Meta Asks Appeals Court To Intervene In Dispute Over Fake Ads
- Are 'Chaotic' Client Data Silos Responsible For Billions In Wasted Media?
- YouTube To Use Creator Likeness In Shorts Videos
- YouTube Ads On Screens Rise Among Agencies, Study Finds
- What's So Big About AI?
- Mag's Anonymous Attacks On Weiss Only Make Her More Likable
- Amazon Opens 'Prebid Adapter' Beta, Seeks To Bridge Ad Demand
- Omnicom Sells Jack Morton, Will Merge With Impact XM
- Peacock's 'Love Island USA' Scores Highest Seasonal Streaming Viewing
- Netflix Looks To Second Wave Of Streaming: Beyond WBD
- Snapchat Settles Teen's Addiction Suit
- J&J Foresees Unprecedented $100B Year In Sales
- Samsung TV Plus Tops 100M Monthly Active Users
- Exploring The Peaceful Transition Of Power In Advertising
- Cumulus Media Forms AI Initiative With Eon Media
- Michigan Democrats Unveil Bills To Protect Children From Social Media, AI
- MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026
- Beta Brands Begin Testing ChatGPT Ads, Budgets = $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
