- MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- Meta Expands IAS Block Lists To Threads
- Nielsen: Cable, Broadcast Decline In March - Streaming Gains
- WPP's EssenceMediacom To Lead Media For Honda Motor Europe
- Classless Clowns To Network That Paid Them Millions: F-You!
- YouTube Rolls Out Likeness Detection To All Creators Over 18
- Time Limits For Social Media Unconstitutional, NetChoice Argues
- French Entertainment Industry Protests Growing Control By Bollore
- Microsoft Has Sought Ad Compatibility For Many Years
- Rising NFL Media Costs: Where Do Consumers Fit In?
- Texas Asks Court To Allow Enforcement Of Law Restricting App Downloads
- 'Creator Journalism:' Better Label, Shine For News Consumers?
- Similarweb Reveals LLM Data Contract, CEO Succession Plan
- Google, Blackstone Create AI Cloud Company
- Anthropic, OpenAI Hold Majority Of Startup AI Revenue
- Investment Group Acquires 'Pulse' And 'CM Pride'
- NPR Offers Buyouts To 300 Newsroom Staffers
- Startup Offers To Help With Programmatic's Manual Chores
- 'New York Times' Sues To Challenge Pentagon Escort Policy For Journalists
- MediaDailyNews - Monday, May 18, 2026
- Publicis Acquires LiveRamp For $2.2B
- Anthropic To Brief Regulators On System Vulnerabilities Detected By Mythos
- Publicis-LiveRamp: The End Of The Neutral Middle
- PadSquad Exec Decries The Clutter Of Ad Metrics Now Being Used
- LinkedIn Eyes Creator-Led Events Push
- FiveThirtyEight Archive No Longer Available Online
- Chatbot Ad IDs Share Data To Google, Microsoft, Other Analytics Providers
- Three Social Media Firms Settle Public School Addiction Lawsuit
- Microsoft's Clarity Measures How Often AI Engines Cite Brands
- Publicis Conseil Paris Wins 'Best Of Show' Honors At The One Show
- VaynerMedia Named Social Creative, Production AOR For Allwyn
- Brooke Shields Gets Cozy In Acorn Mystery Series
- SEO Isn't Dead, It Just Needs A Therapist And Better Attribution Models
- OpenAI Sued For Allegedly Disclosing Queries To Meta, Google
- Pessagno Elevated To CEO Publicis Media Canada
- Roblox Hires First Chief Growth Officer, Eyes International
- NetChoice Seeks To Strike Down Nebraska Parental Consent
- MediaDailyNews - Friday, May 15, 2026
- IAB Issues 'Project Eidos' Standards, Strives To Reduce Campaign Data Chaos
- Pattison Media Debuts Platform For Programmatically Buying Radio
- Musk Taps Former U.S. Solicitor General To Represent X In 'Ad Boycott' Appeal
- Broadcasters Urged To Let Reporters Act More Like Creators
- Albertsons Media Unveils 'Lifetime Value' Metric
- Matt Stockman To Leave Programming Post At Pillar Media
- Charity Banned From Running Ads And A Jingle In California
- On The Bright Side, I'll Probably Be Getting Fewer PR Pitches In The Future
- AI Has A Trust Problem That Advertisers Are Somehow Still Expected To Fix
- Surefire Hit 'Big Bang' Spinoff Goes To Streaming, Not Network TV
- Terminix Taps Kepler For Media Assignment
- Upfront Buzzwords Spike Interest: What Are The Real Meanings?
- Texas Battles Yelp Over 'Crisis Pregnancy Center' Warnings
- YouTube Strategy Is Roadmap For LinkedIn
- Crossmedia's Asghar Goes The Distance In NYC Cancer Walk
- Scam-As-A-Service: Is Your Media Spend Subsidizing Fraud?
- TikTok Updates Ad Offerings, Entertainment, AI, Shopping, Avatars, Creator Collaboration
- Dentsu Reports Slight YOY Growth In Q1
- Automotive TV Spending Down 18% In April
- Kicking Off The Upfronts Discussing Shifting Role Of TV Advertising
- TikTok Correspondents Selected To Capture FIFA World Cup Content
- MediaDailyNews - Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Google Topples Apple As BrandZ's Most Valuable Brand
- YouTube Pitches Advertisers, Offers New AI Bundles
- Netflix's 'Formidable' Upfront Pitch
- Maryland Law That Mandates 50% Ad Spend By Agencies Criticized
- Meta 2026 Ad Forecast: Approaching A Quarter Trillion Dollars
- Boxing Platform, Media Lab Team Up To Create Cross-Channel Content
- Hertz Expands Digital Retail Presence With EBay
- Gray Media Appoints Two Senior Executives
- Affordability Is Also An Attitude
- Kimmel Avoided Trump Attacks In Upfront Monologue
- Comcast Connects 'Universal Ads' To AI Via MCP
- Court Urged To Reconsider Meta Liability Over Recommendations
- TikTok Invites Brands To Help Block Counterfeit 'Shop' Products
- Havas Media, IPG Veteran Greg Walsh Named CEO Unlock Health
- Dads Log Off, Pick Up Laundry: Post-Covid Work Shift Rewrites Playbook For Marketers
- Consumers Don't Hate AI Ads - They Hate Bad Ads
- Upfront Sports Market Advertising, Audience Scenarios
- Adobe's Semrush Partners With AI 'Vibe Code' Platform
- Voice Actors Sue Tech Companies Over AI Training
- MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- Government Subpoenas 'Wall Street Journal' In Probe Of Media Leaks
- An ABC First: All Scripted Shows Renewed, More 'Monday Night Football'
- iHeartMedia Expects Strong Programmatic Gains In 2026
- OpenAP Unifies Big Nine Member 'Outcome' Measurement
- Deal Reached With Hackers In Canvas Learning Systems Attack
- WBD Upfront: New Ad Solutions, Real-Time Dashboard
- The Audacity Of 'Baywatch,' Other Upfront Notes
- Cate Blanchett Co-Founds AI Permissions Registry
- Amazon Shifts Strategy, Replaces Rufus With Alexa Shopping Agent
- Havas Wins Tourism Madrid Media, Creative Account
- Google Android AI Features Emerge Ahead Of Apple Siri's
- Threads Tests AI Integration, Angers Users
- Upfront Focus: Linear Unchanged, Shift To Social Video, CTV
- Colorado Urges Court To Reinstate Social Media Warnings
- TikTok Brings In-Feed Travel Promo To U.S.
- Meta Must Face Suit For Allegedly Tracking Android Users' Web Browsing
- Google Unveils Line Of AI-Enabled Laptops
- Ad Workflow Woes Stalling AI Adoption
- The Raging Ripple Effects Of Airbnb
- MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, May 12, 2026
- Fox Upfront: More Unscripted, 'Baywatch' Reboot Coming Midseason
- Byron Allen's Firm Is Buying BuzzFeed For $120M
- New NBC 'Rockford,' Fox 'Stewie' Spinoff Enliven Monday Upfronts
- Morse Steps Down At 'Atlanta Journal-Constitution'
- Texas Sues Netflix Over 'Surveillance,' 'Addictive' Design
- Heineken Retains Dentsu For $550 Million Global Media Assignment
- Havas Media Net Creates B2B Role, Taps WPP's Gower To Fill It
- Amazon Dynamically Changes TV Ads To Personalize Content
- Program 'Attention'? What About Media Buyers' 'Attention'?
- Court Reinstates Shopper Privacy Suit Over 'Session Replay'
- WPP Elevates Jenner, Heimann To Top Growth Roles
- MissionOne Media Bolsters New York Executive Team
- Chalamet, With Bad Bunny And Messi, Take Adidas FIFA Storytelling To The Street
- Pinterest Recommendation Engine Update Aims For Enhanced Ad Relevance
- TikTok Launches Ad-Free Subscription Option For U.K. Users
- CMOs Find AI Helps Adapt To Lower Budgets
- Walled Garden Targeting Solved? Truthset CEO Talks Trade Desk Collaboration
- When AI Meets ABBA, The Future Of Truth May Be Synthetic Pop
- OpenAI Launches AI Services Outsourcing Company
- Many Marketers Boost Their Upfront TV Buying As Budgets Hold Steady
- California County Sues Meta For Allegedly Profiting From Scam Ads
- MediaDailyNews - Monday, May 11, 2026
- Trump Media Posts Q1 Net Loss Of $405.9M
- NBC Upfront: New Prime-Time Shows, 'Outcome' Tools
- ABC Claims FCC Has Violated Its First Amendment Rights
- Remember The Metaverse? Now There's A Metaphorverse, Thanks To DirecTV
- If It Breeds (Chaos), It Leads
- Penske Media Seeks To Measure Dark Traffic
- Meta Reportedly Developing Agentic Assistant For Social Media Users
- Instagram Ends End-To-End DM Encryption
- Snap Loses Users, Readies AR Glasses
- Show About Illegal Squatters Takes Up Residence On A&E
- Google AI Now Powers And Automates Bids, Budgets
- 'WKRP In Cincinnati' Is Back On The Air
- Measurement Quality Through Accreditation
- Perplexity Presses Appeals Court To Scrap Amazon Ban
- Anthropic Takes On Local Search, Challenges Google
- Judge Won't Immediately Pause Google Antitrust Order
- Lerma/ Launches Sports Sponsorship ROI Evaluator
- Target's 2-Tier Creator Program: One For Superfans, One For Pros
- OpAD Media Acquires Creative Shop Broad Agency
- Amazon Dynamically Changes TV Ads To Personalize Content
- AI Should Be Solving Our Customers' Problems -- Not Ours
- News Media Are Increasingly Focusing on Celebrities
- MediaDailyNews - Friday, May 8, 2026
- Amazon, LinkedIn Team For B2B Inventory Ahead Of Upfront
- Trade Desk Underwhelms Quarterly Results, Guidance: Stock Drops 15%
- Made For Bill Duggan
- $38B In Love, Guilt, Last-Minute Clicks: Mother's Day Spend Bounces Back
- Google AI Now Powers And Automates Bids, Budgets
- AI Should Be Solving Our Customers' Problems -- Not Ours
- Will Advertisers Pay A Tax For Using AI?
- Meta Reportedly Developing Agentic Assistant For Social Media Users
- Snap Loses Users, Readies AR Glasses
- Amazon Brings Content-To-Commerce Technology Into Publisher Services
- Lerma/ Launches Sports Sponsorship ROI Evaluator
- Matthew Perry Estate Auction Reveals Star's Private Life
- Movie Theaters Try Another Way To Thrive - And Survive
- The AI Media Arena: Journalism Is The Biggest Source For Query Answers
- AMC Reports Uptick In Streaming Revenue But Slight Decline In Subscribers
- Brendan Kinney Named CEO Of Vermont Journalism Trust
- Cinema Pros Call On European Union To Maintain Support Of Film Industry
- New York Media's 50 Most Powerful People
- MediaDailyNews - Thursday, May 7, 2026
- U.S. Ad Market Growth Dips Back To Low Single Digits In March
- Meta Asks Court To Toss Social Media Addiction Verdict
- LinkedIn Certification Program Aims To Link Marketers With Experienced Agencies
- Climate Coverage Fell In 2025 As Weather Disasters Increased: Report
- ANA Town Hall: 'How About Nothing -- Is Nothing Good For You?'
- Kismet Media, Wheelhouse Reach Partnership Deal
- Google AI Search Scours Social For 'Experts'
- Gray Media Completes $80 Million Purchase Of Block Communications
- Apple Settles $250M AI Marketing Lawsuit
- Planet Propaganda Taps Monarko To Build Media Practice
- S4: Q1 Organic Revenue Took 5% Hit
- CNN Still In The Headlines - Thank Ted Turner
- AI Promises Creative Scale. Marketers Discover They Now Need 10 Times More Ads
- Threads Launches Desktop DMs Ahead Of Website Redesign
- Proximity Beyond Audiences Reimagines Performance Metric For TV
- Digital Video Spend Surges Past $80 Billion, Leaving Linear Behind
- Pinterest Q1: Adds Users, Invests In AI Ad Suite, Search
- Stop Treating AI Search Like SEO
- Media Curation Is The Open Web Fighting Back
- WBD's Q1 Ad Business Sinks 8%, Streaming Up 19%
- MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, May 6, 2026
- Under California Bill, State Agencies Would Spend 40% Of Ad Budgets On Ethnic Media
- OpenAI Opens Ad Platform To CPC Bidding, Self-Serve Buys
- Ted Turner, CNN Founder And Media Titan, Dead At 87
- Murdoch Scion In Talks To Buy 'New York" Magazine And Vox Podcasting Unit
- FTC Signs Deal Dropping Its Probe Into Media Matters
- Ted Turner's Greatest Contribution Was Not CNN
- Sports Teams Must Take A Holistic Approach To TV Advertising: Nielsen
- Instagram Unveils New 'AI Creator' Account Label
- Van Leeuwen, Rula Mental Health App Serve 'Therapy In A Pint'
- OOF! TikTok Ads Jump 'Out-Of-Phone'
- Will Kimmel Deliver A Trump Diatribe At Disney Upfront?
- Consumers Want Everything Everywhere All At Once, Expect Brands To Pay For It
- Indeed, Fox Seek 'Chief World Cup Watcher'
- IAB Highlights Agentic Adoption In Video Ad-Spend Report
- Co-Viewing For The Big Screen: How Big A Deal Is This Now?
- Meta Sued For Allegedly Training Llama On Pirated Books
- Linear Still Has Positive Brand ROI
- GameStop's Reason For Takeover Bid? EBay's Marketing Sucks
- Connecticut Passes Law Banning Sale Of Location Data, Regulating Ad Volume
- General Motors Marketing Leader Plans Departure
- AB InBev Named Cannes Marketer Of The Year For Record Third Time
- Local Digital Ad Growth Slows As Markets Mature
- Disney Q1 Ad Spend +5%, Streaming Ads +12%
- Forget the In-Housing Debate: Why CMOs Still Need Agencies to Deliver
- Google Tests 'Remy': How Soon Before Agents Own The Ad Chain?
