Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt signed an agreement with the Cuban government Monday that will grant users on the island quicker access to branded content on the Internet. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
The company, which focused on content for Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market, follows a deal Discovery made with Group Nine Media -- a unit that includes digital brands … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Over the weekend, Hearst-owned men's lifestyle magazine Esquire opened up a pop-up channel on Snapchat's Discover platform. It allows publishers to create magazine-like content, complete with videos and e-commerce options. Read the full story by Sara Guaglione
Jivox, a data-driven platform for personalized digital advertising, said it will partner with programmatic ad platform AppNexus on a personalized digital advertising solution that integrates the Jivox IQ dynamic creative … Read the full story by Tobi Elkin
Beginning in the New Year, Opera Mediaworks will have a new name: AdColony. The choice is an interesting one, considering that AdColony is the name of a mobile video ad … Read the full story by Gavin O'Malley
Location data and intelligence provider Foursquare said it's teaming up with Nielsen to integrate Attribution by Foursquare into Nielsen's digital measurement products. Read the full story by Tobi Elkin
Twitter has blocked access to another social media analytics company due to concerns over the information being used for police surveillance of protesters. Read the full story by Erik Sass
Online shoppers are 68% more likely to open a retailer's email during the holiday season than at any other time of year, according to a recent study from Adlucent. Read the full story by Jess Nelson
National Geographic's Facebook Page will publish the first 360 Live video. Later this month, Facebook is expected to begin offering Live 360 broadcasting via an API. Read the full story by Gavin O'Malley
Flashtalking, an ad server, announced positive results from its partnership with Tapad, the cross-device marketing company. The relationship incorporates Tapad's Device Graph with Encore by Flashtalking, a fractional attribution modeling … Read the full story by Philip Rosenstein
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced nominees for the Golden Globes, and Netflix and Amazon each tallied "only" five. Somehow, that may seem disappointing. Read the full story by P.J. Bednarski
Sports have always been associated with emotional exchanges. Whether you're a player, fan, or just know someone who is, you know how it goes: conversations about a certain player's intensity, … Read the full story by Thomas Sychterz