Digiday·2026-05-07
The Trade Desk’s $689M revenue beat is blunted by the departure of CSO Jacobson to OpenAIThe Trade Desk s Q1 revenues of $689 million may suggest holding-company spats are a mere bump in the road, but confirming the exit of CSO Samantha Jacobson hours before its market disclosure shows complications can come from all directions. The demand-side platform s earnings release came as supply-side platform PubMatic reported revenue of $62.6 million for the period, while The Trade Desk also
Digiday·2026-05-07
‘Expand thoughtfully’: OpenAI offers ChatGPT ads to new markets including the U.K., Brazil and JapanOpenAI’s ads business is going global. Over the coming weeks it will start testing ads in its ChatGPT AI-powered chatbot in the U.K., Brazil, Japan, South Korea and Mexico. Those countries join the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand as markets where advertisers can buy ads in the app, though not all markets are equal. In the U.S., for instance, capabilities are more advanced and advertisers c
Nieman Lab·2026-05-07
News podcasts are, increasingly, something you watch (but The Daily still works best as audio)Large publishers see video as one big future for podcasts, according to a report out Thursday from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ). They re certainly not abandoning audio, but they re aware that many young people hear podcast and think YouTube. The discovery mechanisms for video are much better. Video as a medium is extremely personable and transferrable, Nina Lassam , vic
Digiday·2026-05-07
Mega creators find that their personalities alone aren’t scalable as standalone businessesWhat works structurally for an individual creator doesn’t automatically translate into a scalable media company, and more founders may be running into that reality. Late last month, reports emerged that Unwell Network , the media company founded by “Call Her Daddy” mega creator Alex Cooper, faced high employee turnover because of an allegedly dramatic and frenzied work environment. Around the same
Nieman Lab·2026-05-07
Semafor’s new AI tool helped boil down its entire flagship conference into nine takeawaysOn April 13, more than 500 CEOs and other power brokers gathered in Washington, D.C. to join Semafor World Economy . Across the five-day event, hundreds of speakers took the stage, including Goldman Sachs President John Waldron, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, and nine sitting U.S. cabinet officials. In the weeks since the event wrapped, Semafor has been experimenting with how AI m
The Guardian·2026-05-07
STV’s Scotland election coverage to be hit by strike action over payCoverage of Scotland’s election counts by STV, the commercial broadcaster, is expected to be heavily hit by strike action in an escalating dispute over pay. The National Union of Journalists and the technical union Bectu have targeted STV’s election reporting for their second strike this year in protest at its decision to impose a company-wide pay freeze after a significant fall in revenues. About 120 journalists and broadcast staff are expected to take strike action on Friday. Staff are also furious STV has cut personnel numbers and plans to heavily reduce its news coverage from northern Scotland – the region previously covered by Grampian TV – in a move to cut costs, while investing money in launching a radio station. The media regulator Ofcom postponed a decision on the merger of news o
Digiday·2026-05-07
Digiday+ Research: Marketers’ AI use rises, but tech skills stallThis is an excerpt from our Digiday+ Research report “ The marketer’s guide to AI applications, agentic AI, AI search and GEO/AEO in 2026 ,” which explores how marketers are navigating the opportunities and challenges AI brings as it becomes an indispensable part of marketing. The report is based on a survey of 142 brand and agency professionals, as well as individual interviews with marketing and
Adweek·2026-05-07
Trade Desk Growth Slows to Lowest Rate Since Covid; Publicis Talks OngoingDespite the fact that revenue beat analyst projections, the 12% year-over-year increase represents The Trade Desk’s slowest revenue growth since the Covid-19-era ad downturn in 2020.
Adweek·2026-05-07
Cadillac Vet Melissa Grady Dias Is The Latest CMO to Land a CEO JobShe’ll lead the tech-powered preventive healthcare company's national expansion.
Adweek·2026-05-07
Why Chasing Vanity Metrics Is Killing Your Social StrategyViral Nation's Richelle Batuigas on aligning social media performance with meaningful business outcomes.
Adweek·2026-05-07
EXCLUSIVE: The Trade Desk’s Chief Strategy Officer Samantha Jacobson Is Heading to OpenAIJacobson will remain on The Trade Desk’s board as the company searches for her successor.
Nieman Lab·2026-05-06
Australia’s building a great system to fund local journalism — but it doesn’t want to use itIn 2022, I got cranky with the nation of Australia over its News Media Bargaining Code — its convoluted scheme to get money out of big tech companies pockets and into news companies . The idea in a nutshell was this: Two giant American tech companies, Google and Meta, had abused Australian news publishers by taking their stories and including them in their search results and social feeds. Publishe
Nieman Lab·2026-05-06
Google highlights links from subscribed publications in new AI Overviews updateWhen a Google search user encounters an AI Overview or an AI Mode response, the response will now highlight whether it includes information that comes from a publication the user subscribes to. Google claims that in early testing, people were “significantly more likely” to click through to a webpage that had this “Subscribed” label. In a blog post , the search giant said the new citation feature i
Hartford Courant·2026-05-02T14:00:01Z
Spotify adds verification badge to distinguish human artists from AILOS ANGELES — Spotify is adding a new level of verification to artists' profiles, in an effort to reassure subscribers worried about AI-generated music. Starting Friday, a "Verified by Spotify" badge will begin to appear on artist profiles across the platform. As AI avatars and music continue to break through on social media and streaming platforms, the marker is meant to be a more reliable ...
Screen Rant·2026-04-27T19:00:20Z
Netflix’s New Feature Officially Brings Streaming Even Closer To Social MediaThe biggest streaming platform in television has just made a big statement about where its content is going, with a brand-new interface feature.
The Boston Herald·2026-04-22T20:05:54Z
Ticker: Trump media company replaces CEO; SpaceX in $60B deal to to buy AI coding toolThe Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as the leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth.
PBS News·2026-04-22T20:00:09Z
Trump Media replaces Nunes as Truth Social CEO after stock plunge that wiped out billionsThe Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as the leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth.
Newsmax·2026-04-22T10:45:49Z
Trump Media Company Replaces Fmr Rep. Nunes as CEO After Stock Plunge That Wiped out BillionsThe Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the president as the leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth.
Adweek·2026-04-08T17:26:58Z
Experiential Retail as a Loyalty Driver at a Heritage Brand With Tecovas CEO David LafitteBalancing brand and performance marketing.
