MediaDailyNews Editions for February 2026
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
FTC Chair Warns Apple Over News Curation
Sweetgreen Appoints Wpromote As Paid Media Agency
CBS News May Be Cutting Staff By At Least 15%
CEO Switch At Dentsu, Sano Succeeds Igarashi
Pinterest Reduces Q1 Expectations
Dentsu Adds AI-Driven Healthcare Audience Targeting Platform
Mediassociates Expands Senior Management Team
TikTok Begins Targeting Film, Book Lovers Via New 'Fandom' Ads
How A Viral TikTok Video Launched A Women's Health Supplement Brand
What's A Few Billion Dollars More To Deep-Pocketed Ellisons?
Target, Williams-Sonoma Sign On As ChatGPT Advertisers
Albertsons To Test ChatGPT Ads
Super Bowl Ads That Actually Sold Stuff, Not Just Vibes
Future Of TikTok U.S.: A Conversation With Keen's Bradley Keefer
Roku Claims Strong Q4, Revenue +16%
High-Spirited Norwegians Are Stirring Up PBS
AMC Plan: Make 'The Walking Dead' Run Again
FAST Channels Growing Fast: Metadata, Not So Much
Most Competitive Non-Branded Google Searches
California Fines Disney For Alleged Privacy Violations
Are You Ready For Some Futbol? Kansas City Is
National/Local TV Ad Silos Will Collapse Before Linear/Streaming Silos Do
Is AI About To Have Its Netflix Moment?
Whipping Up Advertising: Pubs Shift From Subs To Digital Ads
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026
PQ: Global Ad Spend Will Climb 8.8%, Composite Rises Three-Tenths Of A Point
Utah Mulls Bill to Impose Sales Tax On Online Ad Sales
Google Reinvents Ads, Drives Search Agentic
Colorado Considers Bill To Enforce Judicial Warrants On Social And Dating Sites
Ryan Media To Buy KBest Media's Radio Properties
Texas Claims Snapchat Deceives Parents
Why Bad Bunny Was Bad TV
Ben Levisohn Appointed As EIC Of 'Barrons'
Why Bad Bunny Review Was Bad 'TV Blog'
TikTok Unveils First Feature From New Ownership: 'Local Feeds'
Threads Users Can Now Personalize Their Feed With AI Prompts
Comcast Rolls Out Deterministic Data For Travel Advertisers
TVision Finds Premium Streamers Generate More 'Attention' Vs. YouTube
Trump Admin Sued Over Censorship Of ICE App, Facebook Group
What's A Few Billion Dollars More To Deep-Pocketed Ellisons?
CTV's $7.4B Oops: When Your Data Has A Book-to-Bill Of Anyone's Guess
Super Bowl LX: Viewing Flat, Wagering Way Up
Starved For News: People In News Deserts Largely Rely On Non-Journalistic Sources
The Data That Will Drive 'The Washington Post' Future
Is Decency The Next Competitive Moat?
IAB Sends 'Direct Buy Addendum' To Public Comment
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026
NBCU Delivers Second-Biggest Game: 124.9M Viewers
Amazon Tells Publishers It Is Starting A Content Licensing Marketplace
Twitch Introduces Pause-Screen Ads
Fox To Debut Daily News Brief Anchored By Bill MeLugin
Cathay Pacific Taps WPP's Spafax For Retail Media
Journalists Bring Concern About News Deserts To Congress
Guideline Unveils New AI 'Factory,' Will Accelerate Development
Simo: How OpenAI Ads, Adult Mode Will Work
Snap Brings AI Lenses To Luxury Fashion Campaigns
TV Isn't Dead, It Just Learned Programmatic And Hired AI
Peak TV: After Declines, Rising Again
Super Bowl Sentiment: AI-Tainted Advertising?
Anthropic, xAI Execs Disconnect From AI Ethical Concerns To Face Reality
Kepler Taps Fila, OMD Vets For New Senior Roles
Toronto-based Salt XC Acquires Media Shop Craft & Commerce
School District Can Proceed To Trial Against Social Platforms
Tech Group Seeks To Block Utah Restrictions On App Downloads
'I'd Rather Not Know': The Cost Of Being Incurious
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026
OpenAI Begins Testing ChatGPT Ads With Omnicom, WPP, Others
iSpot Goes 'Agentic,' AI Platform Analyzes TV Ads
Carat Extends Arla Foods Remit For Two Years
Dentsu Named Media, Creative AOR For i-Health
Havas Takes Controlling Stake In Ctrl, Bolsters Nordics Media Network
Dove Takes A Rare Risk With Reddit's Brutal Honesty
Google Presses Judge To Lift Data-Sharing Mandate
Microsoft Reports 15M Paid Copilot Users
Performance TV Is Leading Channel For Ad Spending
Affleck Super Bowl Spot With Sitcom Greats Was A Slam Dunkin'
Discord To Roll Out Mandatory Age-Verification For All Users
Station Stocks Rise: $6.2B Nexstar-Tegna Deal Going Ahead?
Instagram Reportedly Designing Snapchat Copycat App
Cadillac Faces Suit Over Super Bowl Spot
Lawmaker Questions DOJ Over ICEBlock Censorship
Authenticity Attracts 80M People Weekly To Reddit Search
Alphabet Reportedly Looking At Bond Sale To Fund AI
NFL, Other Sports Leagues: Selling Games Piecemeal?
Will Lewis Gone: CEO Of 'The Washington Post' Steps Down
Journalists Covering Ukraine War Were Not Biased, But Failed To Keep Pace
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Feb. 9, 2026
NewsGuard Sues FTC, Claims Omnicom/IPG Condition Unconstitutional
Publicis Unveils New Sports-Focused Influencer Solution
The Super Bowl And The Economics Of Creativity
Focus Shifts From Super Bowl To Olympics
Google AI Finds Winter Olympics Unanswered Questions
'Miniature Wife,' Strangest Show At May Upfronts, Coming In April
TikTok Shop Launches Product Amplification Program
Advocacy Group Blasts Google Bid To Lift Data-Sharing Order
Amazon Stuns Observers With Commitment To Spend $200B On AI Investments
Reddit Advertising Surges In Q4, Grows User Base
Why Cheap Media Is Costing Us More Than We Think
Old Rules, New Tools Create Friction In Advertising's AI Era
AI For Legacy Media: The Good, The Bad, And The Emotional
AI Does Not Drink Beer -- That's Why It Still Needs Human Oversight
Wall-to-Wall Bloomberg: Publisher Launches An Integrated Video Hub
Substack Allows Racist Newsletters To Publish, Report Charges
Longmont News Network Pursues AI-Based News
Publisher Will Lewis Departs 'The Washington Post'
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Feb. 6, 2026
Havas Media Network Retains Hyundai International Assignment
Hearst Magazines Hit By Half-Day Walkout
Virginia Senate Passes Bill Banning Sales Of Location Data
New York Bills Require AI Disclosure Rules And Post-Mortem Publicity Protection
Microsoft's BitLocker Helps Law Enforcement Unlock Encrypted Data
CMOs Are Optimistic, Budgets Are Rising, AI Has Entered The Group Chat
Democracy Abhors A Vacuum, Here's An Attempt To Fill It
The Worst Obtainable Version Of The Truth
Amazon Twists AI Phobia In Super Bowl Ad
Gemini Stars In Google AI's Latest Super Bowl Ad
Threads Brings Creators To NFL Media Center Ahead Of Big Game
Prayers For Beloved Savannah Guthrie And Her Mother
Marketing For 'Melania'? Across The Political, Messaging Divide
Publicis Connected Media Partners With Magic Johnson Enterprises
Shriveling 'Washington Post' Cuts Nearly A Third Of Staff
How AI-Supported Ad Targeting Is Like Real-Time, Successful Football Plays
NFL Teams Make 8% Sponsorship Revenue Gains To $2.7B
Snap Boosts Advertising But Loses Millions Of DAUs In Q4
Tech Industry Sues Over Utah Law Restricting App Downloads
Adobe Adds Agency Tools To Workfront Platform
Is It Smart To Turn All Sports Fans Into Sports Bettors?
Disney's New Corporate Duo: Looking For Caped-Hero Status
AI Does Not Drink Beer -- That's Why It Still Needs Human Oversight
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026
Tubi Expands Nielsen Deal, Now Accounts For 6.2% Of Ad-Supported Streaming
How AI Can Match Performance Of Human Made Ads
Government Investigations Into X's Grok Chatbot Multiply
Anthropic Unveils First Super Bowl Ad, Seeks SEO Expert
That's Entertainment? TV Blog Gears Up For Super Bowl Blog XII
Gemini Stars In Google AI's Latest Super Bowl Ad
Where Will We See AI At The Super Bowl?
Stagwell Taps Berentson To Accelerate Owned Media Push
Mozilla, Twitter Exec Jay Sullivan Named Fandom CEO
YouTube Revenue Topped $60B In 2025, Ad Spend Rose 9%
Fox Core Advertising Up 12% In Q4, Cable Adds Advertisers
Sabio Selects Gladwell To Expand U.K. Reach For CTV Advertising
Adobe Adds Agency Tools To Workfront Platform
Is It Smart To Turn All Sports Fans Into Sports Bettors?
Local News Service Reimagines What Journalism Can Be
GenZ Interested In Health, Fitness Content, Less Likely To Follow Political News
'The Washington Post' Lays Off 30% Of Its Staff
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026
Google Search Ruling Appealed By DOJ, States
WPP Media's Rai Is This Year's Cannes Lions Media Jury President
The Beauty Bowl: Why E.L.F., EOS, Dove Are Back In The Game
Meta Petitions SCOTUS To Intervene In Vermont 'Addiction' Suit
Luma Brief Offers $1M For Lions Winning Ad At This Year's Festival
PBS Plots 'Downton Abbey' Run In Face Of Financial Shortfalls
How Much Can Your Brand Manipulate ChatGPT Results?
Judge Won't Scrap $425M Privacy Verdict Against Google
The Economy All-In-One: New Home Starts
YouTube TV Wins When Something Is Happening Now, Morning Consult Finds
Prime Video Takes Crown In Global Streaming 2026 Sports Rights
'Working With Cancer' Breaks $100 Million Global Campaign
Microsoft AI Licensing Content Framework Gives Publishers Revenue Stream
Daytime Talk: Less Big-Screen Chatter, Yapping Coming Your Way
Fubo Posts 39% Revenue Gain, Subscribers Slip To 6.2M
Happy 25th Birthday, Wikipedia!
Fox Reports Strong Q2 Fueled By Ad Demand
Illinois Bill Would Force Mental Health Warning Notices On Social Media
Mountain West Inks Deals With CBS, Sports And CW Network
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026
Media Mix Planners Should Reconsider Radio: Opinion
IAB Unveils Draft Bill Aimed At AI Scraping
Nielsen Kicks Off New Co-Viewing Effort On Super Bowl Sunday
Hour Media Acquires Three Utah Lifestyle Magazines
Amazon Ads MCP Server Moves To Open Beta
Detroit Tigers And 8 Other Teams Move Broadcasting Rights
The Great Lobster Invasion, And Why My Agent Isn't One Of Them
AI Agent Social Media Site Reveals Data Security Risks
SpaceX Acquires xAI As Company Plans 'Orbital Data Center' Construction
AI Wants To Fix Media Measurement, Advertisers Cautiously Optimistic
It's Neighbor Against Neighbor In Two Upcoming New Shows
DOJ Fights Google's 'Premature' Request To Stay Antitrust Order
GM's Reed Becomes First CMO To Join IAB Tech Lab Board
Snapchat Locks Under-16 Accounts In Australia
How Social Media Is Impacting Engagement With Sports
Publicis Groupe Surpasses 2025 Growth Expectations
S4 Capital To Report 8.5% Organic Revenue Shortfall
Disney Q4 Ad Spend +6% To $3.2B
Charter Shows Rare Q4 Video Gains - What About Long Term?
Silicon Alley's 30th Birthday Party Bash!
Nebraska Public Media To Purchase Omaha Radio Station
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Feb. 2, 2026
IAB Unveils 'Project Eidos' To Accelerate AI-Enabled Measurement
PubMatic Must Face Suit Over Online Profiling
Anti-Censorship TikTok Competitor Rises To Top Of App Store
Tirico Is Man Of The Moment For NBC's 'Legendary February'
IAB At 30 Names Alison Levin Chair, Alan Moss Vice Chair
Pentagon Argues That Restrictions On Media Are Justified
CBS' Weiss On 'Product': Truths Defining A News Platform Now
MyFitnessPal Can't Shake Suit Over Tracking Cookies
TikTok Faced Weather Issues And Other Problems During Its First Week As A U.S. Firm
Ancestry Celebrates America With 250 Family Stories
ESPN Buys NFL Media Assets As Government Approves Deal
2025 Ends Flat, December Climbs Just 0.2%
Marketing The Seahawks: Data Behind Fandom Deals
The End Of Manual Marketing: Ready To Be The Pilot, Not The Engine?