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The Stack: Media Market Moves
This week, digital advertising continued its rapid evolution as emerging markets posted record growth, streaming platforms expanded their ad ambitions, and regulators stepped up efforts to police competition across media and ad tech. In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Visa [...]
ExchangeWire on MENA Digital Advertising, Google vs. CMA, and UK Ad Exports
In this episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire's head of marketing, Grainne Reid, is joined by COO Lindsay Rowntree and John Still, head of content. The first story this week is MENA becoming the world's fastest-growing digital advertising market. The team [...]
Cannes 2026: What Will The Hot Topics Be?
Our panel of experts look at what the biggest talking points will be on and off La Croisette this year...
Digest: Netflix Brings Upfronts to the UK; Meta Ordered to Open WhatsApp to AI Rivals
In today’s Digest, we cover Netflix bringing Upfronts to the UK for the first time, Brussels forcing Meta to allow rival AI services on WhatsApp, and Italy’s Bending Spoons filing for a US IPO.
Digest: MENA Becomes Fastest-Growing Ad Market; Accenture Acquires Whalar
In today’s MadTech Daily, we look at MENA becoming the fastest-growing advertising market, Whalar joining Accenture in an acquisition deal, and VCCP unveiling a new retail media offering alongside an ECD appointment.
Google’s AI Search, the Crocodile Effect and Publishers’ “Exposure”
This week Shirley Marschall casts her eye over Google's AI search moves and new CMA rules, asking whether visibility ever converts to value… Google’s latest move to AI-ify search, not just by bolting an AI Overview but by turning search itself [...]
The Buyer Journey That Marketers Don't See
In his latest column, Alex Lamaro-McCrindle of Miroma Founders Network, turns an old proverb on its head as he looks at the hidden funnel, and the unseen user journey...
Digest: Portugal Fines Telcos Over Ad Collusion; Trade Desk CRO Out After 7 Months
In today’s Digest, we discuss Portugal fining telecoms companies over ad collusion, The Trade Desk’s CRO stepping down after seven months, and software buyouts falling to pandemic-era lows amid an AI-driven market rout
Digest: Google Adds Search Profiles to Discover; Roblox Opens Ads to Under-13s
In today’s Digest, we cover Google introducing Search Profiles in Discover, Roblox expanding ads to children under 13, and Singtel securing AI funding through a partnership deal in Singapore.
Aceex’s Nina Pyvovar on Cannes, Global Privacy, and the Open Internet
Aceex’s head of business development, Nina Pyvovar, discusses the symbiotic relationship between data and creativity on the Croisette and more...
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