MadTech Daily: Nine, Paramount-Ten in Talks on Ad Sales Merger; Perplexity Halts Ad Signups; EU Reviews Kids’ Safety on Major Platforms
In today’s Digest, Nine and Paramount-Ten’s ad sales merger talks, Perplexity’s decision to pause new ad sign-ups, and the European Commission’s review of child safety on major platforms as UK MPs call to probe job cuts to TikTok’s content moderation team.
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MadTech Daily: CMA Designates Google Strategic Market Status in Search; India Pilots AI Chatbot E-Commerce; Reddit Poaches WPP Media’s North America CEO
In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover the CMA designating Google strategic market status in search, India piloting AI chatbot-led e-commerce, and Reddit making a major Madison Avenue hire.
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AI Special with Joris Knetsch of Prose on Pixels: OpenAI’s Sora, DeepSeek, and China’s AI Labelling Law
In this MadTech Podcast AI special, ExchangeWire editor Aimee Newell Tarín and COO Lindsay Rowntree are joined by Joris Knetsch, EVP at Prose on Pixels, APAC.
They discuss the opt-out model in OpenAI's video generation platform, Sora, US concerns about Chinese DeepSeek models, and regulations in China's AI landscape.
The conversation dives into IP and content rights, notions of privacy and accuracy in Asia and the West, and authentic versus synthetic content.
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MadTech Daily: ITV Launches GenAI Ads Manager; UK Ad Regulator Trials AI Monitoring; NYC Sues Social Media Firms for Addicting Kids
In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss ITV launching its GenAI Ads Manager, the UK ad regulator trialling AI monitoring, and New York City suing social media firms for allegedly addicting kids.
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MadTech Daily: IAB Europe Opens Comment on New Commerce and Retail Media Standards; Ooh Media Unveils Metro Tunnel Ad Network; California Bans Loud Streaming Ads
In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss IAB Europe opening public comment on new retail media standards, Ooh media unveiling its Metro Tunnel ad network, and California banning loud streaming ads.
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