"Antitrust law does not require advertisers to keep doing business with a platform that degrades the quality of its service," advertisers argue in court papers urging dismissal of Musk's suit … Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Elon Musk's X Corp. has withdrawn its ad-boycott lawsuit against Amazon's Twitch without prejudice, according to court papers filed this week in Texas. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Meta can proceed with an attempt to block the FTC from imposing new restrictions on teens' data, a federal appellate court ruled Friday. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
The first step, it said, was to solicit comments from "interested parties," with comments due by May 21. Read the full story by Steve McClellan
It is as if streaming management at Warner Bros. Discovery suddenly slapped their collective foreheads with their palms and let out a collective "Oops!" Read the full story by Adam Buckman
Peacock got top billing at the NBCU Upfront, positioning NBCU as streaming-first heading into this spring's upfront sales season. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
The ESPN streaming platform will initially be priced at $29.99 a month for the first 12 months, making it the most expensive single U.S. premium streaming app. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
A medical comedy adapted from a PBS staple, and a drama series about a hitman with Alzheimer's were two of the new shows announced at the Fox Upfront. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
In Amazon's innovative AI-powered streaming ad formats, the server reads the tone of the scene to determine the brand and when to serve ads. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
Thirty years after media sales teams began testing computerized yield optimization, an AI-powered one has emerged. It's called Aida and it's going to charge you higher rates. Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Cannes' anti-nudity rules are all about policing women's bodies, not men's, which has a sexist ring and is tone-deaf at best. Read the full story by Barbara Lippert
The lawsuit follows a comprehensive analysis by the Media Rating Council asserting that Adalytics reports failed to understand how the ad industry filters fraudulent ad traffic. Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The corporate name will change to Cox Communications. Charter CEO/President Chris Winfrey will remain president/CEO of the new combined company. Charter's Spectrum cable and broadband will continue to be the … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has withdrawn proposed data broker regulations that were opposed by the industry group Privacy for America. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
The Leo sandwich will be available for the month of May, which just so happens to be Italian beef month at the restaurant. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik
The last frontier I want AI to agent for me is what news I consume. Among other things, what happens when an AI has a news agenda? Just ask Grok. Read the full story by Joe Mandese
New Street Research modeled Netflix's fill rate at around 45% for 2025 - expected to rise to 70% in 2026 and 90% in 2027. "At that point it slows to … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
The assignment represents the integration of enterprise and retail media, "unifying the company's full tech stack while helping drive new customer growth," the companies said in a statement. Read the full story by Joe Mandese
At that time, Wren will have served as the company's CEO for 30 years. He will remain Executive Chairman of the Omnicom board for as long as he stays on … Read the full story by Steve McClellan