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Instagram Ends End-To-End Encrypted DMs Globally

Fri, 08 May 2026 16:16:06 -0400

Instagram users will no longer be able to send and receive end-to-end encrypted messages in the platform's chat feature, as Meta announces a notable change in its approach to user privacy.

Anthropic Takes On Local Search, Challenges Google

Fri, 08 May 2026 16:05:39 -0400

Claude uses Google Maps and Places API to answer local queries, and in a post this week spotted by Near Media co-founder Greg Sterling, advertisers learn how Anthropic's chatbot has a formula to rank hotel results with a star rating, reviews and relevance.

Judge Won't Immediately Pause Google Antitrust Order

Fri, 08 May 2026 12:51:47 -0400

A federal judge rejected Google's request to immediately stay an order requiring it to share data about users' searches with "qualified" competitors and to provide syndicated search results and ads to those competitors.

Perplexity Presses Appeals Court To Scrap Amazon Ban

Fri, 08 May 2026 12:51:34 -0400

Amazon can't prove Perplexity violates a 40-year-old anti-hacking law by allegedly accessing users' accounts with their consent, the artificial intelligence company argues.

Made For Bill Duggan

Fri, 08 May 2026 11:04:13 -0400

More than anyone I've known, Bill Duggan was made-for-advertising. I mean that in the good way. The question is whether advertising can make another Bill Duggan.

Will Advertisers Pay A Tax For Using AI?

Fri, 08 May 2026 10:25:54 -0400

As AI begins to disrupt the economy, some believe states or the federal government can generate additional funds through a tax on AI computing.

Amazon Brings Content-To-Commerce Technology Into Publisher Services

Fri, 08 May 2026 09:46:58 -0400

Shopsense through Amazon Publisher Services can simplify where publishers review, test and activate ad-tech services, making commerce-enabled media more accessible through a new distribution channel.

AMC Reports Uptick In Streaming Revenue But Slight Decline In Subscribers

Fri, 08 May 2026 09:03:41 -0400

AMC Global Media, formerly AMC Networks, posted Q1 streaming sales of $174 million, an 11% increase YoY, Variety reports. However, paid subscriptions fell by 1% YoY to 10.1 million. U.S. ad sales declined by 5% to $113 million, and content licensing sales by 2% to $53 million. The company has also reported a $4 million restructuring charge.

New York Media's 50 Most Powerful People

Fri, 08 May 2026 08:59:43 -0400

New York remains an unrivaled media stronghold, The Hollywood Reporter writes in presenting its roster of “The 50 Most Power People in New York Media.” The city is populated by “more stars than ever before.” But A.G. Sulzberger, chairman of the New York Times Co., offered this caveat: “The internet is overflowing with aggregators and commentators, but there are fewer people doing actual original reporting than ever before.”

Cinema Pros Call On European Union To Maintain Support Of Film Industry

Fri, 08 May 2026 08:54:24 -0400

More than 4,700 cinema professionals have signed an open letter calling on the European Union to “future proof” its MEDIA program, which has supported thousands of films during its 35 years, Deadline reports. They are concerned that a proposed mega-program, AgoraEU, will bring spending for culture, media and civil society under one group. Those expressing concern include Juliette Binoche, Francis Ford Coppola Joachim Trier, Ruben Östlund, Stellan Skarsgård, Sandra Hüller and Vicky Krieps.

Brendan Kinney Named CEO Of Vermont Journalism Trust

Fri, 08 May 2026 08:50:23 -0400

Brendan Kinney, a veteran of more than 15 years in leadership roles in Vermont public media, has been named as chief executive officer of the Vermont Journalism Trust, publisher of VTDigger, a nonprofit news organization, VTDigger reports. Kinney currently serves as the chief executive of Vermont Public, the public television and radio broadcaster. He will have authority over the business and operations of VTDigger.

Matthew Perry Estate Auction Reveals Star's Private Life

Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400

An auction of 130 of Perry's personal belongings was announced earlier this week by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions.

Movie Theaters Try Another Way To Thrive - And Survive

Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400

AMC Theatres is trying to find another way - using its big video screens and theaters when it is not using them for movies. How about live concert-like content performances?

$38 Billion In Love, Guilt And Last-Minute Clicks: Mother's Day Spending Bounces Back

Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Spending on Mom rebounds but let's not call it a glow-up just yet.

Trade Desk Underwhelms Quarterly Results, Guidance: Stock Drops 15%

Thu, 07 May 2026 23:27:16 -0400

Trade Desk execs gave Q2 guidance for an 8% revenue gain YoY to around $750 million. The company credits rising ad spend for its platform to brands' interest in the "open internet" placement of digital media advertising vs. "walled garden" media sellers such as Meta Platforms and Google.

Meta Reportedly Developing Agentic Assistant For Social Media Users

Thu, 07 May 2026 18:05:02 -0400

Meta is reportedly developing a personalized AI assistant designed to complete tasks for its 3.5 billion users across its various social-media platforms.

Snap Loses Users, Readies AR Glasses

Thu, 07 May 2026 17:16:05 -0400

Snap's Dynamic Product Ads revenue grew more than 30% year-over-year, doubling adoption among small and medium-sized businesses.

The AI Media Arena: Journalism Is The Biggest Source For Query Answers

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:37:39 -0400

Journalism is the largest single information source among earned media, Muck Rack reports.

Lerma/ Launches Sports Sponsorship ROI Evaluator

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:35:58 -0400

The new benchmarking tool ranks professional sports teams on metrics including media efficiency, fan affinity and team trajectory.

AI Should Be Solving Our Customers' Problems -- Not Ours

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:28:55 -0400

So many business practices are not focused on customer results. As Intuit founder Scott Cook said "Fall in love with your customers' problems, not your products."

Google AI Now Powers And Automates Bids, Budgets

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:15:58 -0400

Google Search, Shopping, and Performance Max campaigns will soon have AI-powered bidding and budgeting to help advertisers meet and manage campaign goals.

Amazon, LinkedIn Team For B2B Inventory Ahead Of Upfront

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:00:33 -0400

LinkedIn brings its first-party audience data to Amazon Ads' streaming TV inventory through Microsoft Monetize, building on an existing partnership that foreshadows Amazon's upfront presentation next week.

ANA Town Hall: 'How About Nothing -- Is Nothing Good For You?'

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:07:48 -0400

"That's not a sustainable chart," the 4As' Matt Kasindorf concluded, using his hands as the best gestural explanation for the decline in agency compensation fees and the rise in principal media-buying.

Planet Propaganda Taps Monarko To Build Media Practice

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400

The remit is design media to serve an AI-driven marketplace.

WBD's Q1 Ad Business Sinks 8%, Streaming Up 19%

Thu, 07 May 2026 09:23:33 -0400

Streaming distribution revenues are now higher than linear TV distribution revenues - at $2.53 billion (up 7%) vs. $2.37 million (down 8%).

Proximity Beyond Audiences Reimagines Performance Metric For TV

Thu, 07 May 2026 09:14:37 -0400

The metric is poised to overtake audience targeting for TV to become one of the most effective performance strategies that advertisers tend to overlook, according to a joint report released today from Blockgraph and the 4As.

Digital Video Spend Surges Past $80 Billion, Leaving Linear Behind

Thu, 07 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Even in its "mature era," digital video is still expanding nearly 20% faster than the overall ad market.

Climate Coverage Fell In 2025 As Weather Disasters Increased: Report

Thu, 07 May 2026 08:43:43 -0400

Corporate broadcast networks aired just eight hours of climate coverage throughout the entire year of 2025 -- a 35% decline from the prior year, according to an analysis by Media Matters for America, Nonprofit Quarterly reports. This occurred as climate disasters intensified across the United States and federal climate policy was rolled back.

Meta Asks Court To Toss Social Media Addiction Verdict

Thu, 07 May 2026 08:36:41 -0400

Meta Platforms has asked a Los Angeles judge to throw out a $4.2 million addiction verdict reached against it in March and to order a new trial, Reuters reports. The jury found Meta and YouTube parent Google were negligent in designing their platforms, and that they failed to warn users about the dangers. Google was hit with $1.8 million in damages.

Kismet Media, Wheelhouse Reach Partnership Deal

Thu, 07 May 2026 08:34:05 -0400

Kismet Media has formed a partnership with Wheelhouse as it prepares to launch the reality series Calabasas Confidential, Deadline reports. The arrangement will combine Kismet’s producing and casing expertise with Wheelhouse’s production, investment and brand-building strengths.

Gray Media Completes $80 Million Purchase Of Block Communications

Thu, 07 May 2026 08:30:14 -0400

Gray Media has closed its $80 million acquisition of Block Communications, Stock Titan reports. The previously announced deal brings television stations in Louisville, Kentucky, Springfield-Decatur, Illinois and Lima, Ohio. Gray claims to reach 37% of television households in the United States.

S4: Q1 Organic Revenue Took 5% Hit

Thu, 07 May 2026 08:16:44 -0400

All regions declined although S4 noted that the Americas performed stronger than expected with net revenue down 0.5% and is now accounting for 82% of the company's business.

CNN Still In The Headlines - Thank Ted Turner

Thu, 07 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Turner was a key figure in and owner of the budding cable TV network business, giving modern TV business of the time some necessary high-profile spin.

Google AI Search Scours Social For 'Experts'

Wed, 06 May 2026 22:12:21 -0400

Updates to AI Mode and AI Overviews find Reddit and other social media sites at the forefront in providing expert advice to those searching across the web for information.

Apple Settles $250M AI Marketing Lawsuit

Wed, 06 May 2026 18:17:31 -0400

Approximately 37 million iPhone owners in the U.S. are eligible to receive settlement payments, according to court filing.

Threads Launches Desktop DMs Ahead Of Website Redesign

Wed, 06 May 2026 17:02:32 -0400

Direct-messaging capability has begun rolling out on the Threads desktop app, a significant step in the evolution of the platform and its upcoming web redesign.

LinkedIn Certification Program Aims To Link Marketers With Experienced Agencies

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:37:52 -0400

LinkedIn's "Agency Certification" program offers marketers a new way to identify agencies that are most familiar with the B2B social platform's ad tools.

Pinterest Q1: Adds Users, Invests In AI Ad Suite, Search

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:34:14 -0400

Pinterest's Q1 2026 performance shows user growth across the globe, while its revenue per user decreased compared to previous quarters.

U.S. Ad Market Growth Dips Back To Low Single Digits In March

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:30:37 -0400

March expanded 2.8% - a big deceleration from February's double-digit sports-related gains.

Stop Treating AI Search Like SEO

Wed, 06 May 2026 15:10:59 -0400

GEO and SEO diverge on five operational dimensions: tone, format, freshness, measurement, and whether the channel produces a click.