MediaPost Weekend Editions for April 2025
MediaPost Weekend - Saturday, April 26, 2025
Google Makes U-Turn On Third-Party Ad Tracking, Retains Cookies
PMG Taps IPG Vet Stoller To Lead Media
Cringe Billionaire Lost In Space: Danger, Jeff Bezos!
Make America Weak Again
Marriott, Zelensky Stand Up For What's Right
CBS News Anchors Indignant Over Colleague's Resignation
Search, YouTube Buys Drive Alphabet Q1 Up 12% To $90B
WPP Q1 Falls 2.7%, Maintains Outlook Despite Macro Worries
IPG Shares Climb After Q1 Revenue Shortfall
DOJ Opposes FTC Commissioners' Reinstatement
Search Advertiser Asks SCOTUS To Sidestep Keywords Battle
Florida Sues Snap For 'Openly Defying' Social Media Law
Are Bluesky Feeds The Future Of Decentralized Media Advertising?
Trump's FTC Ousters Pave Way To Fire Powell, Experts Warn
FTC Sues Uber Over Deceptive Practices
Arkansas Passes Bill Prohibiting Targeted Ads To Teens Under 17
Google Ads Change: Serves At Top And Lower Page
Court Reportedly Tells French Regulator To Review Vivendi Split
Levi's Latest To Stick With DEI, Defeats Conservative Challenge
Tesla Faces Criticism Over 'Made In USA' Claims
Musk's X Corp. Sues Minnesota Over Deep Fake Law
Trust Comes From An Alignment Of Interests
MediaPost Weekend - Saturday, April 19, 2025
Ad Growth Decelerates Through May, Pacing Worst Quarter Since Recession
Google Harmed Publishers By Monopolizing Ad Tech, Judge Rules
Judge Advances Google's $100M Settlement With Advertisers Over Geo-Targeting, Discounts
Meta Sued For Allegedly Overcharging Advertisers By $4B
First Look At Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' Docuseries
Rumble Presses To Proceed With 'Boycott' Suit Against WFA, GroupM, Diageo
When The Whole Is Lesser Than The Sum Of The Parts
Addendum: WPP Aware Of Potential InfoSum Conflict, Evaluated Independently
'White Lotus': Eat The Rich, Drink The Poisoned Coffee Mate?
IAB: AI 'Transformative,' Helps Drive Quarter Trillion In Ad Spend
Education Secretary Thinks AI Is A Steak Sauce -- Heinz Takes It To The Bank
Advertising's Next New -- And Improved -- Title: The CAIO
Mon Dieu! Hermes Ousts LVMH As Most Valuable Luxury Company
FTC Takes First Step Toward Rolling Back Regs
IAE Unveils 'AI Integrity' Certification For Ad Execs
AAM Releases 'Ethical' AI Standards: Transparency, Accountability, Oversight
Time Spent With Media Reaches 'Saturation,' Declines First Time Since Great Recession
Kaila Colbin, Signing Off
4/20: QSRs Celebrate Unofficial Pot Holiday With Munchie-Worthy Deals
MediaPost Weekend - Saturday, April 12, 2025
MRC Rebuts Sensational 'Fraud' Report, Says It Failed To Grasp How Brands Filter Ads Served To Bots
Targeting AIs And Filtering Invalid Human Traffic
Google, Meta Could See Retaliatory Tax On Digital Ads In EU
Nielsen Dominating Upfront Currency, Once Again
Uncertainty Is Bad For The Ad Business
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Cheap, High Volume CPM
In The Industry's 'Currency Fiesta,' Is Attention The Ultimate Common Currency?
LeBron Is Now A Ken Doll -- Mattel Hopes He'll Boost Barbie, Too
Amazon Can't Shake FTC Antitrust Charges
Anti-Musk Sentiment Intensifies During Nationwide Protests
Judge Rejects Deal To Pause X Corp.-Twitch Battle Until Next Year
Honey Boo Boo Set To Reveal All On Lifetime
Disney Takes Biddable Ad Supply Global, Provides Access Via 35 DSPs
Dentsu Signs EU AI Pact To Promote Responsible AI Practices
Advertisers Urge GOP To Support Opt-Out Privacy Law
Havas Returns To Growth In The First Quarter
Brainlabs Taps GroupM Veteran Impey As Global Chief Commercial Officer
Teens Ditch Lululemon, Flock to Uggs, E.L.F.
REI Walks Back Burgum Endorsement, Citing 'Mistake' in Brand Judgment
BeReal Competes With TikTok, Launches Ads
JCPenney Goes Incognito In Bold Fashion Rebrand
Cadillac Expands In-Vehicle Dining Experience
2025 NewFronts Agenda Unveiled: Focus On Streaming, Journalism
One-Word Reaction To The Death Of Jay North: Jeepers
MediaPost Weekend - Saturday, April 5, 2025
Following Double-Digit Gains, Ad Growth Decelerates Again In February
Trump Further Delays TikTok Ban, Walmart Joins Bidding War
Amazon, OnlyFans Founder Make Late Bids To Acquire TikTok
Who Ya Gonna Believe, Me Or Your Own Lying Bot?
Stagwell Creates Chief AI Officer Role, Taps Microsoft's Kahan To Man It
Where Is Your Voice?
The Big Un-Short -- For Democracy, That Is
WPP Acquires InfoSum, Integrates Into GroupM
CIMM To Assess Economic Impact Of New Ad Currencies
Retail Winners: Nike, Levi's Nail The Store Experience Across Generations
Coke Zero Ad Contains Zero Product, Zero Copy
Horizon Wins $800M Charter/Spectrum Media, VCCP Gets Creative
Can YouTube Replace TV? Not For Saatva Mattresses
The Uprising
Stagwell Reorganizes, Targets $5B In Revenue By 2029
How The Omnicom-IPG Deal May Impact Your Media Plan
Meta, TikTok Urge Court To Throw Out Suits Over Teen Safety