MediaDailyNews Editions for April 2026
MediaDailyNews - Friday, April 3, 2026
'Legendary' Sports Power 11.5% Expansion In February Ad Market
OpenAI Acquires Streaming Business TBPN
Stagwell Creates Enterprise-Level AI Role, Taps Bounteous' Twedell To Lead It
Health, Government Entities Advertised On Sites That Promoted Misinformation
OpenAI Becomes The 'Voice Of AI'
Higher Social Media Use Means Lower Belief In Democracy, Poll Shows
DSPs Are So Last Season - Meet The Omnichannel Overlords
Jeff Shell In Talks To Leave Paramount Skydance
Perplexity Battles Amazon Over Shopping Agent Ban
Gemini Overtakes Perplexity, Becomes No. 2 Bot Referral To Websites
All Eligible Snap Creators Can Now Offer Subscriptions
How 'And A Coke' Campaign Leads To Performance
TikTok Gamifies DMs With Emojis, Pixelated Alligators
An Agentic Upfront: What About Transparency?
Mark Your Calendars For WBD, Paramount Final Vote
GM Fills Cadillac CMO Role With Longtime Uber Exec
Will CTV Homescreens Go The Way Of Web Portals?
2030 Forecast: Ad-Supported Video Soars 75% To $540B
Judge Dismisses Michigan's Video Privacy Claims Against Roku
Linear Network 'Media Value' Plummets In Q1
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, April 2, 2026
OpenAI Turning ChatGPT Into Virtual 'Shopping Mall'
Publicis Acquiring Sports Marketing Shop 160over90
NYT Sunday Mag Gets First Redesign In A Decade
'March Madness' Through 'Elite Eight' Round Reaches 10.3M Viewers
Linear Network 'Media Value' Plummets In Q1
TV Station Concerns: More Digital-First Media Taking Sports
TikTok Promotes Personalized Creator Videos As Cameo Rebuilds
Thou Shalt Enjoy, And Appreciate, 'The Ten Commandments'
Meta Unveils 'Elite' AI Research Team, Focus On Recommendations
Google Teaches Brands To Build Dynamic Agents
Perplexity, Meta, Google Hit With Privacy Suit
Anthropic, Australia Agree To AI Safety Rules
Unscripted Troubles Started Long Before 'The Bachelorette'
Sycophantic AI Might Make Advertising More Engaging...And More Dangerous
February Olympics, Super Bowl Boost Peacock Sign-Ups To 5.2M
Microsoft Advertising Experiments With Ecommerce
Court Won't Revive Challenge To Minnesota Deep Fake Law
Ruffling Privacy: Perplexity, Meta And Google Hit With Suit Over Alleged Data Sharing
Young Adults Follow Social Influencers Instead Of Mainstream Financial Institutions
Jack Sheehan To Head Global Sales At Concourse Media
Warshaw, Soros Fund Management Battle In Court Over Audacy Acquisition
Kalshi Faces 20 Lawsuits And One Criminal Charge As Volume Grows
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Group Initiates $100M Ad Campaign Promoting Trump's AI Agenda
Google Pressured To Stop Serving AI Video To Kids
State Of The 'Currency' Marketplace: Fiesta, Siesta, Fiasco?
The Ben & Jerry's Of Tomato Sauce Brands
R.I.P. NATPE: The Glory That Was Rome
Instagram Premium Program Aims To Boost Users' Story Performance
Harmelin's Meder Weighs In On Principal Media, Rebates Too
Kuperman Joins Mediaocean As Chief Strategy Officer, Guides AI Growth
Brands Get Cheeky For April Fool's Day
SCOTUS Should Uphold Telecoms' Privacy Fines, Watchdogs Argue
Google To Judge: Scrap $425M Privacy Verdict
Consumers Turn To AI For Advice, Less For Management
Meta Provides Details On Upcoming AI Smart Glasses
Meta's Social Media Battle Plan
Recognizing The Shift Early: Why We Moved Beyond The Trade Desk
Comcast Engages In High-Stakes Streaming Pivot
Creators Are The New Broadcasters, But The Industry Isn't Ready For Them
Darren Abbott Named President Of Hallmark Media
U.S. Judge Says President Trump Cannot Cut Off Funding For NPR, PBS
Programmatic Ad Tech Overlooks Differences In Media Quality
Colorado Law Will Force Social Media Firms To Quickly Respond To Search Warrants