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Mar 14, 2025 • 2min

MadTech Daily: Turkish Publications Blame Google for Risk of Closure; LinkedIn Expands Ad Targeting Tools

Today, Dot discusses how Turkish publications' traffic has been affected by Google, LinkedIn expanding its ad targeting tools, and Channel 5 launching a new streaming service. 
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Mar 13, 2025 • 2min

MadTech Daily: French Publishers File Lawsuit Against Meta; Watchdog Concludes UK Mobile Browser Industry is Failing Consumers

Today’s digest looks at a new lawsuit against Meta brought forward by French publishers, the Competition Markets Authority’s latest conclusions regarding the UK’s mobile browser and cloud gaming markets, as well as YouTube experimenting with a feature which automatically sends videos for human review.  
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Mar 12, 2025 • 2min

MadTech Daily: Apple and Meta Set to Face EU Fines; Barb to Unify CFlight and Advanced Campaign Hub

Today, Dot discusses fines on the horizon for Apple and Meta, and Barb unifying its CFlight and Advanced Campaign Hub. Plus, don’t forget to have your say in this year’s All In Census, which will contribute to shaping the industry’s talent action plan. 
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Mar 11, 2025 • 2min

MadTech Daily: Latest DOJ Proposal Still Calls for Google Breakup; TikTok US Business Close to Sale?

Today Dot discusses the DOJ’s revised proposed judgement to remedy Google’s search dominance, Google removing diverse language from its Responsible AI team webpage, and a potential sale on the horizon for TikTok’s US business. 
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Mar 10, 2025 • 2min

MadTech Daily: Google Experiments with AI-Only Search Engine; EU Pushes Back on US Antitrust Regulation Criticism

Today, Dot discusses Google experimenting with a new AI-only search feature, the EU pushing back on criticism from the US over its antitrust regulation, as well as the Competition and Markets Authority deciding against formally investigating Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI. 
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Mar 7, 2025 • 21min

Shirley Marschall on Social Platforms Protecting Child Users' Privacy, Amazon Defying an Economic Blackout and Walmart’s Retail Media Network

In this MadTech Podcast episode, Aimee Newell Tarín and John Still are joined by independent ad tech expert Shirley Marschall to discuss the latest in media, marketing, and commerce.  They look at The Information Commissioner’s Office investigations into TikTok, Reddit and Imgur, Amazon’s sales continuing to climb during a boycott period, and Walmart’s retail media network. 
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Mar 7, 2025 • 2min

MadTech Daily: Publicis Groupe to Acquire Lotame; ITV Profits More Than Double

Today, Dot discusses another huge acquisition in ad tech, and earnings figures from ITV and Havas. 
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Mar 6, 2025 • 2min

MadTech Daily: T-Mobile Buys Blis; Google Urges US Gov Not to Force Breakup

Today, Dot discusses the latest industry acquisitions including T-Mobile buying Blis, Google urging the US Government not to force a breakup of its company, and Disney cutting jobs across its TV Networks. 
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Mar 5, 2025 • 2min

MadTech Daily: Viant buys Lockr, R/GA Goes Indie; Publishers Losing Against AI Search Engines?

Today, Dot discusses the latest acquisitions in the ad tech industry, new data exposing the severity of publishers’ struggle against AI search engines, and the countdown for this year’s All In Census. 
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Mar 4, 2025 • 2min

MadTech Daily: TikTok and Reddit Under Privacy Scrutiny; Only 23% of Agencies Happy with the Creative Approval Process

Today, Dot discusses TikTok and Reddit coming under the scrutiny of the UK's Information Commissioner's Office, trouble in the creative development process, and new updates from Google.  

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