- Judge Blocks Trump Administration's WeChat Ban
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Sunday, September 20, 2020
Citing the First Amendment, a federal judge blocked an order that would have forced app stores to stop offering the Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat. ...
- Roku, NBCUniversal In Stalemate Over Carriage Of App Platforms, Advertising Share
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 18, 2020
Looking to increase its share of advertising beyond existing deals, Roku has used ad technology to secure NBCU programming content, using NBCU app data for its own internal use, according ...
- FCC Urged To Reject 'Digital Authoritarianism,' Dismiss Petition For Social Media Rules
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, September 17, 2020
Moving forward with President Trump's planned crackdown on social media platforms would send the wrong message about censorship, the Consumer Technology Association told the FCC Thursday. ...
- CBS All Access To Be Rebranded As Paramount+
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 15, 2020
The rebrand will come with new original series content from many ViacomCBS brands including CBS, BET, MTV and Paramount. At launch, Paramount+ will have five new original series including "The ...
- DoubleVerify's Custom Contextual Targeting Moves Into Beta
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, September 4, 2020
Recent measures taken by Google Chrome and Apple Safari browsers prompted DoubleVerify to launch a contextual targeting solution that advertisers can run in campaigns. ...
- 'The New Paper' Launches Daily Text Message News Digest
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Its editorial team will curate the top news stories in business, politics, the economy and global affairs. 'The New Paper' charges $5 a month, after a seven-day free trial. ...
- Consumer Home Entertainment Spend Up 26% In 1H, SVOD Up 37%
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, August 21, 2020
Total spending on digital formats, including EST and VOD, as well as subscription streaming, also rose 37%, according to studio sales data reported by DEG. ...
- 'Wall Street Journal' Sees 23% Spike in Digital-Only Subs, Dow Jones Becomes Separate Segment
Publishing Insider, Melynda Fuller - Monday, August 10, 2020
Dow Jones reported a 13% increase in segment EBITDA, despite it being a difficult time for media companies. ...
- 4-H Seeks 'Opportunity' To Provide Youth With Social, Educational Resources
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, August 6, 2020
The campaign addresses the many challenges kids face, such as broadband access, food insecurity and maintaining positive physical and mental well-being. ...
- 'Batman' Writer Launches 'Razorblades,' New Digital Horror Anthology
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Friday, July 31, 2020
Comic-book writer James Tynion IV has a new title: publisher. Hia quarterly focuses on the rising class in the industry. ...
- Can D2C Go Facebook-Free?: JibJab Takes The Boycott Test
Brand Insider, Steve Smith - Friday, July 31, 2020
"We're using this time to learn attribution methods and what Facebook advertising actually drives... and see what other channels we could try." ...
- Google Forecast To Report Better-Than-Expected Results From Search: Merkle
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Merkle on Tuesday will release its Q2 2020 Digital Marketing Report. Its digital marketing forecast estimates the market fared much better than most anticipated. "The big story for the quarter ...
- Google Promises To Exclude Fitbit Data From Ads
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 22, 2020
But that would go against history. Google is all about the data. ...
- 'InStyle' Digital Cover Profiles Dr. Anthony Fauci
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, July 17, 2020
"We chose to celebrate Dr. Fauci because he is an American hero," says Laura Brown, editor in chief of InStyle. ...
- 'Million Stories' Site Provides Financial Advice To Millennials
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Monday, June 29, 2020
To position financial knowledge as interesting and accessible, 'Million Stories' curates original content and utilizes well-known hosts to demystify an often complex subject. ...
- The Reverent Blue Line
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Kevin Ryan - Monday, June 15, 2020
Search at its core is a series of thoughts in the form of words associated and ranked by social distinctions, popularity and sometimes wholly inaccurate associations. The most recent example ...
- YouTube Pledges $100M Fund To Black Creators To Develop Content
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, June 11, 2020
YouTube will host a live-stream fundraising event, with donations benefiting the Equal Justice Initiative, and throughout June, YouTube's Spotlight channel will highlight racial justice issues, including the latest perspectives from ...
- Two Brands On Amazon + COVID Crisis Hits = Different Outcomes
Show Daily, Nina Lentini - Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Two brands that rely on Amazon for sales told their stories at our Search & Performance Insider Summit online on Tuesday. Each had a different experience. ...
- Despite Top 10 Losses, Global Pay TV Projected To Gain Subscribers Through 2025
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, June 8, 2020
Two-thirds of pay-TV operators around the world are expected to gain subscribers through 2025, more than offsetting losses among the top 10 operators, according to a Digital TV Research forecast ...
- Magid: Live Sports' Return Will Reverse Spikes In COVID-Driven Media Behaviors
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, June 5, 2020
A new survey of U.S. sports viewers finds the live sports blackout was more responsible for these viewers' increased streaming, gaming and social media use than just being at home, ...
- Business Content Consumption Continues To Rise, Shifts From 'Thought Leadership' To 'Social Listening'
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Thursday, June 4, 2020
Ad industry interest in business-related content continues to climb for both advertisers and agencies after crashing initially during the beginning of the U.S. pandemic restrictions period, according to an analysis ...
- Top Replacements For Displaced Physical Events: Digital Advertising, Virtual Events
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Thursday, June 4, 2020
Digital media, including advertising and/or virtual events, are the main media the ad industry is using to replace the loss of in-person physical events. That's the finding of a survey ...
- 'Reader's Digest' Launches 'The Healthy,' First Digital Vertical
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, April 9, 2020
While health information is available online, actionable health information is another matter. "The Healthy" hopes to address that need. ...
- Video Ad Spend On News Sites Dropping; COVID-19 Content Blackouts Termed 'Missed Opportunity'
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, April 2, 2020
Ad spending by the top 500 advertisers on premium news sites on the Connatix video platform declined 17% in mid March alone, including Amazon's spending plummeting by 72%. Knee-jerk total ...
- Publishers Team With One Day University On Digital Events
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, April 1, 2020
One Day University is partnering with over 40 publishers to host its educational events online, after the live lectures had to be postponed as a result of COVID-19. Publishers earn ...
- Amazon Focusses On Stocking Essential Items Only
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, March 19, 2020
The "BBC" is reporting that Amazon is blocking non-essential items from its warehouses in Europe and the US so it can focus on stocking essential household and medical goods. ...
- Baidu Develops Fever-Screening System, Sees Coronavirus Search Queries Skyrocket
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 28, 2020
Baidu developers have leveraged its facial recognition and other AI technology to create a way to remotely screen human body temperature. The fever-screening system, which is being used for railway ...
- News Corp Records 3.5 Million Subscribers, 'WSJ' Crosses 2 Million Mark
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, February 10, 2020
The total number of digital subscriptions at Dow Jones grew by 17% in the most recent quarter, with digital subscribers to 'The Wall Street Journal' rising 13%. ...
- CBS Sports Strikes Deal With Sportsbook William Hill
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 10, 2020
The deal gives CBS Sports Digital betting content from William Hill, as well access to its sports wagering analysts. ...
- 'New York Times' 15-Year Stock High Reflects Subscription Gold Mine
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, February 7, 2020
The results highlight how some publishers are adapting their businesses for the digital age, amid heightened competition for ad dollars. ...
