A Draft Of TikTok’s Plan To Avoid A Ban Gives The U.S. Government Unprecedented Oversight Power, reports Forbes

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news, reports AP News

Amazon launches a Fire TV Channels app with 400+ free ad-supported TV channels, reports TechCrunch

Montana AG asks court to reject TikTok challenge to state ban, reports Reuters

IPG Mediabrands will use Google's generative AI models for brands, reports AdAge

YouTube will trade on its own co-viewing data, sparking agency pushback, reports AdAge

UK Government invasively targeted digital users using offensive stereotypes, reports The Media Leader

Meta’s Threads App to Launch Web Version as Rivalry With X Enters New Stage, reports WSJ

America’s Tech Giants Rush to Comply With New Curbs in Europe, reports WSJ

Ad giant IPG plans to use people’s data in a maneuver to sink data privacy bill, reports Politico

Canada demands Meta lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing, reports Reuters

YouTube Ads May Have Led to Online Tracking of Children, reports NYT

Paramount+ makes Barb TV audience debut, reports The Media Leader

Publishers see dramatic drop in Facebook referral traffic as the social platform signals exit from news business, reports CNN

Walmart Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +5.7% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +53.3% YoY

YouTube defeats racial bias lawsuit by Black, Hispanic content creators, reports Reuters

IPG Mediabrands privacy alert says clients should consider a pause on Google ads product, reports Insider

Senators Markey, Blackburn Demand FTC Investigate YouTube, Google For Suspected Violations Of Children’s Privacy

Google’s new Transparency Center outlines its product policies, reporting tools and more, reports TechCrunch

Paramount and OMG Usher in Next Step in New Currency Workflow, reports AdWeek

Roblox’s ad network is gradually coming together on pace, with some growing pains, reports Digiday

Chinese Officials Meet With Foreign Firms to Ease Data Law Fears, reports Bloomberg

The Associated Press sets AI guidelines for journalists, reports The Verge

Publisher Salon Grows Revenue After Cutting Resellers, reports AdWeek

Paramount Global Drops Plan to Sell Majority Stake in BET, reports Variety

New York Times considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirl, reports NPR

Walmart+ Ramps Up Pressure on Amazon Prime, reports Bloomberg

YouTube, Hasbro, Others Press Judge To Toss Lawsuit Over Children's Privacy, reports MediaPost

Ad industry tries to quash proposed data broker regulations, reports Politico

Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content, reports CNN

Close to half of American adults favor TikTok ban, reports Reuters

New York City bans TikTok on government-issued devices, reports TechCrunch

Amazon sponsored product ads will appear on Pinterest, BuzzFeed and other sites, reports AdAge

InMobi Acquires Quantcast’s Consent Management Platform, reports AdExchanger

Made-for-advertising sites lack a clear definition, causing confusion among the advertising industry, reports Digiday

Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to news and websites he dislikes, reports Washington Post

US watchdog teases crackdown on data brokers that sell Americans’ personal information, reports CNN

Google Will Expand Generative AI Tool to Select Websites, reports Bloomberg

Streaming Prices Are Up Nearly 25% in a Year. That’s Part of the Plan, reports WSJ

Television Accounts for Less than Half of U.S. Viewing Time for the First Time, reports WSJ

X (Twitter) shuts down $100M promoted accounts ad business, reports Axios

Indian court ruling threatens Google’s advertising revenue model, reports TechCrunch

DeSantis says he would ban TikTok because of China threat, reports CNBC

Publishers push for negotiations with generative AI companies, tout new uses in latest earnings calls, reports Digiday

Netflix advertisers commit fewer dollars during upfront, but expect higher delivery, reports AdAge

The New York Times prohibits using its content to train AI models, reports The Verge

A Huge Scam Targeting Kids With Roblox and Fortnite Offers Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight, reports Wired

The Biden administration urges the Supreme Court to take up content moderation cases, reports The Verge

Amazon’s Generative AI Investment Is Bigger Than You Think, reports AdWeek

Dentsu Q2 organic revenue declines by -4.7%, but pickup eyed in H2, reports Campaign

Dentsu Earnings For Q2 2023 Show -0.2% YoY Revenue Decline, Net Income Down By -81.6% YoY

Google repays advertisers after report of low-quality ads, reports AdAge

Brands Face Threads Fatigue as App Loses Nearly 80% of Daily Active Users, reports AdWeek

Ad agencies’ procurement tensions ease as relationships improve, reports AdAge

Amazon is quietly building a publisher-focused ad product team to grow its $37 billion ad business

News Corp Swings to Loss Amid Revenue Drop, Book-Publishing Struggles, reports WSJ

MediaMath founder Joe Zawadzki's 'Project Phoenix' looks to raise at least $10 million to help buy back the bankrupt adtech company, reports Insider

Google pushes Match for more money in antitrust battle, court filing states, reports TechCrunch

ISpot signs first agency deal as it eyes greater buy-side adoption, reports AdAge

X chief Linda Yaccarino revives client council in effort to woo advertisers, reports FT

Meta Seeks New Hearing In Battle Over Former Ad-Targeting Options, reports MediaPost

NewsGuard Begins Rating CTV, OTT News Channels, reports MediaPost

Court skeptical of Biden admin's bid to reverse curbs on social media contacts, reports Reuters

News Corp Earnings For Q2 2023 Show -9.0% YoY Revenue Decline, Net Income Down By -125.2% YoY

Leaked Yandex Code Breaks Open the Creepy Black Box of Online Advertising, reports Wired

Lyft to Expand Its Ad Business as New CEO Eyes a Turnaround, reports WSJ

FEC could limit AI in political ads ahead of 2024, reports The Verge

Publishers Are Preparing for Google's AI-Enhanced Search, reports AdWeek

Ad tech’s measurement titans are pivoting to attention and activation, reports Digiday

Netflix Closes First Upfront, Doubles Ad Tier Monthly Active Users to 10 Million, reports AdWeek

Dentsu Media’s Americas CEO Doug Rozen exits amid reorg that will shift 1,000 U.S. staffers into different departments, reports AdAge

Disney to Significantly Raise Prices of Disney+, Hulu Streaming Services, reports WSJ

Ebiquity appoints Ruben Schreurs to the role of Chief Strategy Officer

Roblox shares drop 20% after company misses estimates on top and bottom line, reports CNBC

Disney Earnings For Q1 2023 Show +3.8% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Down By -132.6% YoY

Magnite Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +10.7% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Loss Up By +196.1% YoY

The Trade Desk Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +23.2% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +272.7% YoY

Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers’ work unless companies opt out, reports the Guardian

UM's New Commerce Tool Gives Clients More Control Over Their Retail Media Investments, reports AdWeek

News firms seek transparency, collective negotiation over content use by AI makers, reports Reuters

US Supreme Court refuses Epic bid to let App Store order take effect in Apple case, reports Reuters

Taboola Earnings For Q2 2023 Show -3.1% YoY Revenue Decline, Net Loss Up By +523.7% YoY

Roblox Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +15.1% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Loss Up By +59.4% YoY

PubMatic Licks Its Wounds As Growth Remains Flat, reports AdExchanger

India passes data protection law amid surveillance concerns, reports Reuters

PE firm Novacap has acquired the TV adtech platform Cadent, which now plans to go on an acquisition spree, reports Insider

China to require all apps to share business details in new oversight push, reports Reuters

Fox Corp. Earnings For Q2 2023 Show Stable (0.0%) YoY Revenue, Net Income Up By +22.5% YoY

YouTube Changes Name of Ad Product Amid Inventory Quality Scandal, reports Adweek

US tech groups back TikTok in challenge to Montana state ban, reports Reuters

Outbrain Earnings For Q2 2023 Show -10.0% YoY Revenue Decline, Net Income Up By +209.3% YoY

Disney Sees Ad Dollars Go To Sports, Digital in Weak TV Upfront, reports Variety

PubMatic Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +0.5% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Down By -173.2% YoY

Judge: No evidence Google harmed competitors by limiting search visibility, reports Search Engine Land

ESPN signs gambling deal with Penn, which sells Barstool back to Dave Portnoy, reports Axios

In 2021, 73% of Agency Leaders Were White. In 2022, It Was 90%. Reports Adweek

X aims to win back advertisers with new brand safety technology deal

CBC, media groups ask Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's move to block news in Canada, reports CBC

Magnite Brings In More Retail Data, But Only For Agencies Using ClearLine, reports AdExchanger

Meta Platforms seeks to stop privacy breach fine in Norway, reports Reuters