Adweek·2026-10-14
Amid Threats of Trump Ban, CNN Debuts Promo Touting Press FreedomCNN CEO Mark Thompson says the network will fight its White House ban court case 'to the end.'
Digiday·2026-10-14
Ikea’s CMO sees LLMs as the newest place a brand has to hold its lineEven the annual report is brand copy now as far as the LLMs are concerned. They don’t separate the ad campaign from the investor documents. Put a question about a retailer to one of them and it pulls from the company’s site, product pages, press coverage and financial filings with little regard for who wrote what. For marketers, that widens the brand to every word about the company, much of it wri
Adweek·2026-10-14
Content-to-Commerce Publishers Have Struggled. Could Outdoor Life Be the Exception?The new owner of the 128-year-old title plans to transform the brand into an AI-powered marketplace, despite the strategy’s spotty track record.
Adweek·2026-10-14
Havas Grows In North America as It Lags In Other RegionsCFO François Laroze indicated Havas will soon add to the eight acquisitions it already made this year
Digiday·2026-10-14
Publishers and buyers are rethinking how to create connections that drive performance in the AI eraThe digital advertising ecosystem is being transformed as AI unlocks speed, intelligence and new avenues for growth. But both publishers and marketers are realizing that simply having more monetization capabilities and buying options doesn’t necessarily lead to stronger business outcomes. With the constant pressure to maximize publisher revenue and the ROI of every advertising dollar, navigating t
Adweek·2026-10-14
Shortlist Revealed: 2026 ADWEEK Experiential AwardsADWEEK has revealed the shortlist for the 2026 Experiential Awards. As the internet becomes flooded with AI slop, in-person events and experiences are more important than ever. The following agencies [ ]
Digiday·2026-10-14
Future of TV Briefing: TikTok Shop success = small creators + more videosThis week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how “more videos from smaller creators” is the recipe for success on TikTok Shop. Shopping small Justice Department’s press pool probe, TV’s diversity backslide and more Shopping small More and more influencer marketing resembles traditional advertising. There’s the programmatic-ification of influencers’ sponsorship deals . There’s the price of a MrBeast
Digiday·2026-10-14
Making the case for purchase and intent data in programmaticKristi Argilyan, evp and Chief Commercial Officer, The Trade Desk Every CMO is dealing with the same squeeze. Finance is going through budgets line by line and wants proof. Meanwhile, the data that’s supposed to back up that spend is more fragmented than it’s ever been. Programmatic has more data than ever, and marketers still can’t answer a simple question: Did this drive sales? The answer is app
The Verge·2026-10-13T20:50:39Z
Deezer’s giving users a switch to filter out AI music.The new on/off toggle, arriving by the end of the year, lets you exclude “AI-generated tracks, albums, and the related artists” from search results. Deezer also launched an AI music detection tool earlier this year, after a surge in AI song uploads on its platform.
[Link: Deezer will let you fully exclude AI-generated music from your streaming experience | https://newsroom-deezer.com/2026/10/deezer-ai-music-toggle/ | Deezer Newsroom]
ABC17News.com·2026-10-09T03:59:26Z
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ set to return as new series, with original movie’s stars reprising rolesBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Eight years after “Crazy Rich Asians” broke new ground for Asian representation in Hollywood, the blockbuster that became a cultural phenomenon is writing a new chapter. The franchise will return in a new television series on HBO Max, the streaming platform announced on social media, with the main cast
The Verge·2026-10-05T19:27:35Z
TikTok is adding even more shopping features.Users will soon be able to shop from other retailers without leaving TikTok, as well as use an AI chatbot to find and purchase products.
TikTok is often associated with short form video, but it has also reshaped the online shopping landscape. As I wrote last year, scrolling has become synonymous with shopping, and perhaps more than any other platform, TikTok has figured out how to bridge the gap.
[Link: TikTok Unveils AI-Powered Updates for Advertisers: Driving Discovery, Action, and Measurable Business Outcomes - Newsroom | TikTok | https://newsroom.tiktok.com/tiktok-unveils-ai-powered-updates-for-advertisers-driving-discovery-action-and-measurable-business-outcomes?lang=en | Newsroom | TikTok]
Business Insider·2026-09-30T11:00:01Z
The $200 billion retail media boom is causing headaches for CMOsThe "everything is an ad network" marketing maxim becomes truer by the week. It's also making life more complicated for marketers.
The Verge·2026-09-28T13:30:02Z
Meta Enterprise Platform will bring its Muse AI to businesses.Former MongoDB CEO CJ Desai will lead the platform as Meta’s new chief enterprise platform officer. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the Meta Enterprise Platform will initially focus on bringing its new Muse agent to businesses and developers, as well as Meta Business Agent, the Muse API, and Muse Code.
[Link: Launching Meta Enterprise Platform | https://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/launching-meta-enterprise-platform/ | Meta Newsroom]
Variety·2026-09-16T16:00:00Z
Macro Acquires Allblk Streaming Service From AMC Global MediaCharles D. King's Macro, has acquired Allblk, the streaming distribution platform dedicated to Black audiences, from AMC Global Media.
Variety·2026-09-16T16:00:00Z
Macro Acquires Allblk Streaming Service From AMC Global MediaCharles D. King's Macro, has acquired Allblk, the streaming distribution platform dedicated to Black audiences, from AMC Global Media.
