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The MadTech Podcast: our weekly news wrap-up with a special guest
The MadTech Daily: your media and marketing news in minutes each morning
Podcast Specials: interviews with industry leaders on their specialist subjects
The MadTech Podcast: our weekly news wrap-up with a special guest
The MadTech Daily: your media and marketing news in minutes each morning
Podcast Specials: interviews with industry leaders on their specialist subjects
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Feb 28, 2025 • 26min
ExchangeWire on AI Protests; YouTube TV Measurement; and Media Pulse Findings
On this team episode of the MadTech Podcast, head of marketing Grainne Reid makes her debut (alongside a funky new theme tune), joined by head of content John Still and research lead Mat Broughton to discuss the latest in media and marketing.
They look at the creative industry protests taking place across the UK over AI copyright proposals; Barb incorporating YouTube daily audience measurement on TV screens in a global first; and optimistic figures from the latest edition of ExchangeWire's Media Pulse report.

Feb 28, 2025 • 2min
MadTech Daily: Sports Streaming For the Win
On today's Daily, Dot discusses: the rise in sports across streaming services; Instagram Reels being spun into it's own app; Alibaba's AI adventure continues

Feb 27, 2025 • 2min
MadTech Daily: YouTube is Definitely TV
On today's Daily, Dot discusses: Barb to start reporting YouTube viewing on TV screens; DoubleVerify acquires Rockerbox; and Schibsted Media acquires T4 and MTV Finland

Feb 26, 2025 • 2min
MadTech Daily: AI Battle Lines Being Drawn
On today's MadTech Daily: AI chaos. Specifically, creative industries fight back against UK AI plans; Meta and X approve extremist AI ads; and Chegg sues Google over AI search tool

Feb 24, 2025 • 2min
MadTech Daily: Amazon Ads Improves Transparency and Reporting; YouTube to Introduce Another Paid-Tier
On today's MadTech Daily: Amazon Ads Improves Transparency and Reporting; YouTube to Introduce Another Paid-Tier; OpenAI Surpasses 400 Million Weekly Users

Feb 21, 2025 • 30min
Wake The Bear’s Kathryn Bean on TikTok’s E-Commerce Dominance, Channel 4’s Ad Platform Updates and Buzzfeed’s Social Island
On this MadTech Podcast episode, ExchangeWire head of content John Still is joined by research lead Mat Broughton and Kat Bean, head of media at agency Wake The Bear.
They discuss TikTok Shop’s huge sales increase in the US, Channel 4’s plan to simplify its ad buying platform along with a relaunch of its streaming offering, and BuzzFeed’s plan to create a new social media platform which aims to counter the negative impacts of the current leading social apps.

Feb 21, 2025 • 2min
MadTech Daily: Google Allowing Users to Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’; Spin and MNC Make Acquisitions
On today’s MadTech Daily: Google’s Ad Tech Allowing Users to Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases; Half of Print Titles See Distribution Drop; Spin Acquires Be and Bear, and MNC acquires GRWTH.

Feb 20, 2025 • 2min
MadTech Daily: Consumers Shift Spend to Align with Values; Nine in Ten Shoppers Want Omnichannel Experiences
On today's MadTech Daily: Consumers Shift Spend to Align with Values; Nine in Ten Shoppers Want Omnichannel Experiences; Marketers to Increase Budgets

Feb 19, 2025 • 2min
MadTech Daily: Sustainability 'Critical' to 74% of Ad Businesses
On today's MadTech Daily: Only Half of Businesses Calculate Digital Media Emissions; Reddit Readying Paywalls

Feb 18, 2025 • 3min
MadTech Daily: Channel 4 to Simplify Ad Buying Platform; Guardian Media Group Partners with OpenAI
On today's MadTech Daily: Channel 4 to Simplify Ad Buying Platform; Guardian Media Group Partners with OpenAI; TikTok Shop Sales Increase 153%