- 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
- MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026
- NBCU Sells Out Winter Olympic Games, 'Highest Grossing' Ever
- Closure Of CPB Threatens Rural Stations And Those In Tribal Areas
- Holding Company Of The Year: WPP Media
- Five Advertising And Marketing Predictions For 2026
- Who Would Have Predicted This: Google Opens Once-Prohibited Ad Market
- Discounts Don't Always Work Post-Holiday
- Havas Touts Second-Mover Agent Deal, Did It Book A Meeting Through The First?
- Omnicom Shopper Marketing Agency TPN Folded Into Flywheel
- Albertsons Aims To Show What In-Store Ads Actually Deliver
- NBCU, RPA Strike 'First' Live Agentic-To-Agentic Deal
- Threads Reportedly Testing Chat-Based Gaming
- Lego Bets On Smart Play To Modernize Bricks
- True-Crime Shows On The Move On Basic Cable
- In AI We Trust, Or Not
- Meta Halts Global Sales Of New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
- Yahoo DSP Advances Agentic Media-Buying Models
- Travel Media Emerges As Fast-Growing Alternative To Retail Media
- High-End Video Console Games Get Strong Demand From Hollywood
- Programmatic Periscope: Media Buyers, Sellers Partner To Achieve Transparency
- Paramount's Possible Sports Spin For WBD Deal?
- We're Constantly Rewriting Our History
- Stagwell Taps WPP Veteran To Lead Allison WW, Expand Healthcare Ops
- OAAA Ups Oshry To CMO
- MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026
- Agency Tech Giants Mediaocean, Basis Announce 'Foundational' Partnership
- Havas Media Network Named AOR By Early Warning Services
- Independent Agency Of The Year: PMG
- Google Promotes Android XR At CES 2026
- Retail Media Network Planned For Airports
- PMG Acquires Influencer Agency Digital Voices
- Omnicom Reveals New Big 3 Influences: People, AI, Influencers - In That Order
- WPP Debuts Hub Of 'Super Agents' At CES
- Samsung Ads Releasing Lower-Funnel 'Walled Garden' Data
- In Memoriam Addendum: The Corporation For Public Broadcasting
- Kennedy Center And Trump: Maybe TV Ratings Aren't His Specialty
- VAB Pushes Broader Guarantees Based On Households, Persons 2+
- IAB Tech Lab Unveils Roadmap For Agentic To Scale AI
- Omnicom-Interpublic Merger Accelerates Power Shift Toward Media, Data: Bank of America
- Amazon Brings Voice Assistant To The Web, Expanding Ad Reach
- TikTok Launches Immersive Hub For Sponsored Sports Content
- Arrival Of Golden Globes Marks Start Of 3-Month Awards Season
- Not Just Netflix, YouTube: Lest We Forget All Digital Video
- iSpot Signs Roku As First Major Streamer For Its 'Outcomes' Tool
- When Research Is Treated Like A Crime
- We're Constantly Rewriting Our History
- Omnicom Works With Google To Create AI Agents
- MediaDailyNews - Monday, Jan. 5, 2026
- Happy New Epoch
- Executive Of The Year: Horizon's Bob Lord
- Stagwell Unveils Agentic OS 'The Machine'
- PubMatic Goes Agentic, Unveils Agent-To-Agent Media Buys
- Reddit Uses AI To Personify 'Top Audiences' For Advertisers
- The 2.8% Solution
- Court Bars Nielsen From Anticompetitive Radio Rates, At Least Temporarily
- Netflix Sees Strong Holiday Viewing For NFL, 'Stranger Things'
- Mystery Maven Coben Headlines New CBS True-Crime Show
- AI's Sexually Explicit Side Surfaces Via Search, Prompts
- Disney Fined For Lax Standards In Misuse Of Children's Data
- Alcohol Abuse Pill Company Targets Suburban NYC Commuters
- Beyond 'Slop': Microsoft Chief's Vision For An Agent-First Economy
- ICE Plans $100M Recruitment Campaign
- U.S. Migration Grows More Fragmented, Reshaping Media Planning Strategies
- Ford Affirms Promise To Keep Apple CarPlay, Android Auto
- Comcast Completes Its Spinoff Of Versant Media Group
- Amazon To Hype Ecommerce Abilities, Programmatic Alliances At CES
- New York State Bill Requires Warning Labels On Social Media Platforms
