MediaDailyNews Editions for February 2026
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Feb. 27, 2026
FTC Endorses Age-Verification Tech
Meta Sues To Block Ad Scams By Firms In 3 Countries
U.K. Media Firms Band Together To Fight Use Of Content By AI Scrapers
Nielsen: Trump Down 11%
Netflix Declines Counter, Paramount Nabs WBD
Equalpride Lays Off Several Top Editors, Staff At LGBTQ Publications
Why Vibe Is The New Differentiation
AI Is Your New Media Intern, Shopping Assistant And Existential Crisis
When GOTV Means Getting Voters OUT Of The Buy
Ride 'Em Cowboy: CBS 'Marshals' Is Latest 'Yellowstone' Spinoff
X Invites Advertisers To Recycle Creative From Other Platforms
Amazon Joins $110B OpenAI Funding Round
Data Broker Kochava Reaches Privacy Deal With FTC Lawyers
Auto Spend Drops 10.8% In January
Can A Soda-Flavored Sausage Reverse The 'Antisocial Century'?
Trade Desk's CTV Gross Ad Spend: Competitive Factors?
RMNs Offer Tremendous Value -- But Don't Put ALL Eggs In That Basket
OF COURSE The Future Of AI Will Be Ad-Supported
'National Geographic,' Dream Maker: Brand Launches A Creator Ecosystem
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026
Google Opens 'Text Guidelines' To More Advertisers
Trade Desk Unveils New Streaming Platform
WPP Reports Stunted 2025, Unveils Turnaround Plan
Tesla Sues California DMV, Claiming It Did Not Falsely Advertise Its Systems
Websites Are Fading, Brands Prepare For What's Next
Nexstar's Tegna Purchase Is 'Politically Messy,' Analysis States
Sen. Blumenthal Blasts FCC 'Censorship Scheme'
Last Year Was Deadly For Journalists, With 129 Killed Reporting On Conflicts
SOTU Bloody SOTU
Discord Clarifies, Postpones Age-Verification Rollout
Viral Monkey Video Drives Ikea Toy Sell-Out
Is Paramount In And Netflix Out? WBD Weighs New PSKY Offer
COMvergence: 2025 Marcom M&A Volume Grew Slightly
Havas Named Integrated AOR For Pharma Company Indivior
Chevrolet Sponsors Pinterest Parenting Trend Report
Snapchat To Host Its First Live Creator Awards Show
Paramount Q4 Ad Revenues Sink 9%, Streaming Falls 4%
NBCU's Big Sports February: Any More Upfront Advertising Power Left?
5 Reasons Why Ads In LLMs Are No Big Deal
Roughing Up Google: News/Media Alliance Urges Tougher U.K. Rules
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026
AWS Reframes Live Video For TikTok, Reels, YouTube
Kantar Media Rebrands As Fifty5Blue
The Bloviator-In-Chief
WPP Reveals Client Payments In Court Documents
WPP, Adobe Expand Partnership: Form Client Transformation Practice
Gray Media Set To Launch Program On Aging
Upfront Prospects: Focusing On Those Key Ad Categories
Table Please: A Conversation With OpenTable Media's Chatbot
The State Of The Union: "We Can't Take It Anymore"
Smartphone Users Battle Meta Over 'Brazen Plot' To Identify Web Surfers
No Words? Savannah Guthrie Found Them Yesterday
Viewers Continue To 'Struggle' With Sports Program Discovery
Teens, Chatbots And The New Media Plan: AI Is Already In The Backpack
Deterministic Data A Major Factor In Infillion Acquisition Of Catalina
Premium Streamers' Growth Slowed To 7% In 2025
New York Times, AP, Guardian And Others Urge Court To Block FTC Probe Of Media Matters
Trump Urges Big Tech To Build Their Own Power Plants
Meta To Spend Billions More On AMD AI Chips
MLB Swings For Younger, Global Fans With TikTok Expansion
BarkleyOKRP Creates Digital Salvation Army Story Via Roblox
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026
OpenTable Launches Retail Media Operation
David Begnaud Launches Media Company, But Will Continue At CBS News
Paramount Reportedly Ups WBD Bid To $32 A Share
New York Bill Would 'Shackle' Media Firms, 'Washington Post' Editorial Board Argues
Bollore Takes Majority Control Of Havas With 52% Stake
Nexstar's WGN Lays Off 8 Newsroom Staffers
Generation AI, And Their Parents Too
American Residential Names Horizon Next Media AOR
Shedding A Little More Light On 'Dark Political'
Discord Ditches Age-Verification Partner Following User Backlash
On 'Scrubs' Revival, The Doctors Are Back In
Microsoft Names New Gaming Head As Xbox Turns 25
Experian Acquires Insights On 10B Email Addresses Worldwide
YouTube Tops Nielsen 'Distributor' Viewing Again, 12.5% Share
Advocacy Groups Back Media Matters In Fight Over 'Ad Boycott' Probe
California AG Urges Judge To Uphold Ban On Recommendations
Netflix To Capture 10% of CTV Ad Spend As Media Buyers Reach For Checkbooks
NBCUniversal Uses Kate Hudson, Classic Tune To Launch LA28 Push
Late Night Improv Entertainment: More Politicians, Please
Is Yahoo Ready For Another IPO?
The Social Media Business Model Goes On Trial
Not Quite A Super Bowl Record: Were Expectations Higher?
AI Basic Training: Newsrooms Offer Little Practical Guidance
Hellmann's Turns To Amazon For Electric Energy
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Feb. 23, 2026
Google AI-Generated Audio Could Become New Ad Frontier
Advertisers Call For Greater Retail Media Standardization
Etsy Sells Depop To EBay
Podcast Advertising Fell In January From Holiday High
Trump Says The Press Has Been Fair To Him Over The Past Year
CIA, FBI Agents Are An Odd Couple In CBS Spy Drama
Subscription Exodus: Consumers Are Fleeing 'Digital Overload'
Newsletter Flybys: A Majority Of Subscribers Don't Read Them
Data Scraper Urges Judge To Throw Out Google Lawsuit
Facebook Users Petition Court To Revive Antitrust Claims
Meta Focuses On Developers, Mobile In Major Horizon Worlds VR Shift
Netflix Makes Its WBD Case: Business Sense?
Testimony Tutorials
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Feb. 20, 2026
Tariff Reversal Could Trigger More Ad Dollars
AI Deception Is Hard To Track, Microsoft Study Says
Reddit Tests 'Shoppable' Community Recommendations
Meta Team Scored For Wearing AI Glasses In Court
Apple TV Signs Sports Streaming Deal With EverPass Media
Dentsu Teams With Tech Studio For New Storytelling Techniques, Cites Anime
Gray Media Expected To Report Revenue, Earnings Decline
What Are These Politicians Doing On 'Colbert' Anyway?
Why Politicians Are Doing Late Night: Because They Always Have
Don't Be Dumb
The New Performance Metric: Curiosity
Sports On Streamers Up 52% In Q1, Prime Video Leads
How Regulation Is Rewriting The Pharma Marketing Script
LSD's Full Circle Trip, Nears Pharma Comeback
Epic Games Acquires Firm That Makes 3D 'Humans'
Snapchat+ Adds Subscribers, Surpasses $1B In Non-Ad Revenue
AppLovin Draws On Mobile To Create Social Network
Roku Remains Top CTV Open Ad Platform With 32% Share
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026
ANA Finds Influencer Marketing Agencies Averaging 30% Commissions
Omnicom To Sell $2.5B In 'Non-Strategic,' Underperforming Assets
WPP Media Report Frames 'Future Of Advertising Intelligence'
Testy Paramount Agrees To WBD Meeting, Promises 'Good Faith'
Zuckerberg Denies Addiction Claims During Social Media Trial
The Half Life Of AI Brand Affinity, Moltbook, More: A Conversation With Josh Lovison
FCC Investigating 'The View' Over Talarico Interview
Financial Fears Power Walmart Gains, Ad Sales Up 37%
Zillow Debuts 'World Of Warcraft' Virtual Homes Microsite
Maine Lawmakers Advance Bill Banning Sale Of Location Data
Meta Secures More Nvidia AI Chips, Advances 'Superintelligence' Goal
Netflix Global Ad Prospects: Growing Non-English Content?
So Long, Daytime Talk: Video Podcasts Grow
Not In Our Back Yard: Publishers Block Wayback Machine
Google Adds No-Code Tool To Its Marketing-Mix Model Platform
Pritzker Recommends Tax On Social Media Firms To Pay For Education In Illinois
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026
Netflix Projected To Double Ad Revenue This Year
Study Shows Most Americans Want Social Media Giants Curbed
Watchdog To Court: Uphold NY Algorithmic Pricing Law
Oklahoma Moves To Limit AI Images Of Real People
Stephen Colbert And The Federal Communications Daisy Chain
Perplexity Backs Off Putting Ads In Chatbot Answers, Focuses On Subscriptions
WBD Sets March 20 Shareholder Showdown With Paramount
Paramount In Real Life Options: Cable At The Table
Thinlyveiledpitches.com
Apple Enables Dynamic Ad Insertion In Live Stream Video Podcasts
Havas Exceeds 2025 Outlook, Expects Similar Growth This Year
Media Matters Fights FTC Over 'Ad Boycott' Investigation
Meta's 'Project Lazarus' Would Resurrect The Dead
Using Performance Signals To Prevent AI Ad 'Slop'
Maria On Media: A Conversation With Bayer's Maria Givens
Snapchat To Test Creator-Led Subscriptions In The U.S.
Marketers Starting To Identify First ChatGPT Ads
Guess What: I Discovered Podcast Advertising Works!
Depop Debuts 'Depoponomics,' Turning Personal Style Into Cash
Is Roku's Growth Fostering A 'Switzerland' Of All Streaming Video?
Harris Poll Finds 'Opting Out' Of The Economy Has Become A Movement
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026
Attivo Taps Big Agency Media Vet Savic To Run U.S.
Meta Integrates Manus AI In Ads Manager
Influencer Integrity: Now There's A Shield For That
Meta Renews Battle With FTC Over Teen Data
Toyota's Mike Tripp Named MediaPost Automotive Marketer Of The Year
NetChoice Backs Yelp In Fight With Texas Over 'Crisis Pregnancy Center' Warnings
No Reason For This Rhyme: 'CIA' and 'M.I.A.' Are Purely Coincidental
France Wins 'Country Of The Year' Honors At Cannes
NBA Team Valuations Spike, Driven By Rising TV Advertising
NFL, College Football Scores: Big January For Linear, Streaming
AI Goes Awry: Ars Technica Retracts Article With 'Fabricated' Quotations
Anderson Cooper Is Stepping Down From '60 Minutes'
X Hit By Outage On Monday, With Users Complaining They Could Not Access It
Virginia Limits Minors To One Hour Daily On Social Media
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Feb. 16, 2026
Meta Eyes Controversial Facial Recognition For Smart Glasses
Omnicom's PHD Wins Raymour & Flanigan Media
PMG Traverses North America: Opens Mexico City, Toronto Offices
LinkedIn Launches AI-Powered SMB Subscription Hub
'Simpsons' 800th Episode Was Love Letter To Philadelphia
'Wuthering Heights' Soars To $40M Opening Weekend
Dentsu Looks To New Management For Answers To Growth Quagmire
New York AG Urges Court To Uphold Algorithmic Pricing Law
Google DeepMind Gives Advertisers More To 'Think' About
In Marketing We Trust: Kraft Heinz CEO Makes $600 Million Bet
Airbnb To Build An Agentic Experience For Travelers
Sweetgreen Selects Wpromote As Paid Media AOR
Why Audio Media Will Be The Year's Soundtrack For Sports, Politics, Pop Culture
I Had A Discussion About Truth With ChatGPT - It Didn't End Well
OpenClaw Creator Joins OpenAI: Meet Future Of Ads
The Knot Tests ChatGPT Ads, Explores Options For Agentic
AI Attention Metrics Become Real-Time Ad-Targeting Filter Through SSPs
Friday The 13th On Madison Avenue: Your Agency Just Ran Out Of Billable Air
Appeals Court Endorses Oracle Privacy Settlement
Amazon's Ring Cancels Partnership With Police Tech Company
West Virginia Bill Would Forbid Use Of Media Bias Monitors By State
Rhode Island PBS Acquires Statewide FM Station
Early ChatGPT Advertisers Are 'Aspirational'
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