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

$5 billion Google lawsuit over incognito mode tracking moves a step closer to trial, reports The Verge

Snapchat under scrutiny from UK watchdog over underage users, reports Reuters

Ad tech vendors remain cautious about Google’s vision, reports Digiday

AI Set to Upend the Talent Search at Ad Agencies and Brands, reports WSJ

Meta accused of ignoring reports on dangerous content, reports The Verge

Paramount Earnings For Q2 2023 Show -2.1% YoY Revenue Decline, Net Income Down By -171.4% YoY

Paramount Global Narrows Streaming Q2 Loss But Grapples With TV Ad Declines, reports Variety

Norway data regulator to fine Meta over privacy breaches, reports Reuters

Amazon to Meet Regulators as U.S. Considers Possible Antitrust Suit, reports NYT

India pushes ahead with data privacy bill despite pushback from critics, reports TechCrunch

Indeed Is Growing Audience and Revenue With Disney's Data Clean Room, reports AdWeek

CTV Buyers Are Still Struggling to Know Where Their Ads Ran, reports AdWeek

The rise of discerning publishers: Ad tech vendors face increased scrutiny, reports Digiday

TikTok unveils new measures ahead of EU Digital Services Act, reports Reuters

The Media Rating Council is angling for better clarity in an era of compounding complexity, reports Digiday

TikTok to face European privacy fine by September, reports Politico

WPP cuts revenue forecast as US tech spending slows, reports FT

The Reddit Protest Is Finally Over. Reddit Won. Reports Gizmodo

Google Search Antitrust Suit Narrowed by Federal Judge Ahead of September Trial, reports WSJ

Google and Meta are creating so much new ad inventory, it's causing big price drops, reports Insider

Disney's metaverse head departs, reports AdAge

Digital ad revenue is still down but digital subscription revenue is a bright spot in Gannett’s Q2 earnings, reports Digiday

WPP Earnings For H1 2023 Show +6.9% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Down By -50.4% YoY

WPP & Spotify announce first-of-its-kind global partnership

Warner Bros. Discovery loses subscribers after Max launch, but makes headway on debt paydown, reports CNBC

Amazon reports blowout profit, beats on sales and issues optimistic guidance, reports CNBC

Apple Earnings For Q2 2023 Show -1.4% YoY Revenue Decline, Net Income Up By +2.3% YoY

Amazon Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +10.8% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +432.8% YoY

Apple profits rise as services arm surpasses 1bn users, reports FT

Integral Ad Science Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +13.3% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +291.5% YoY

Warner Bros. Discovery Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +5.4% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Loss Down By -64.2% YoY

Judicial panel refuses to pause return of Texas lawsuit against Google, reports Reuters

Shutterstock Outlines Its Vision for Giphy's Potential Ad Offer, reports AdWeek

Magnite And FreeWheel Link Up In The Name Of Interoperability, reports AdExchanger

Sky Media launches ad targeting against viewers’ search behaviour, reports The Media Leader

Meta in rift with human rights groups over moderation, reports FT

France's AFP sues Musk's X social media, cites refusal to discuss payment for news, reports Reuters

Publicis’ Profitero debuts new GPT-powered chatbot to analyze e-commerce data, reports Digiday

Former employees remain uncompensated after MediaMath’s bankruptcy filing, reports Digiday

Publishers Are Using Gen AI to Streamline and Improve Revenue Operations, reports AdWeek

Criteo Earnings For Q2 2023 Show -5.3% YoY Revenue Decline, Net Loss Down By -94.0% YoY

UK privacy watchdog warns Meta over plan to keep denying Brits a choice over its ad tracking, reports TechCrunch

Australia Could Extend TikTok Ban to WeChat, Senate Report Says, reports Bloomberg

Connected TV risks repeating wasteful practices of AdTech 'explosion', reports The Media Leader

YouTube is adding a slew of new TikTok-like features to Shorts, reports The Verge

Meta prepares chatbots with personas to try to retain users, reports FT

Walmart is bringing ads to an aisle near you as retailers chase new moneymakers, reports CNBC

Pinterest Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +6.3% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Loss Down By -18.9% YoY

Meta starts blocking news in Canada over law on paying publishers, reports Reuters

ByteDance’s CapCut app secretly reaps massive amounts of user data, reports The Record

Meta Offers to Seek Consent for Highly Personalized Ads in Europe, reports WSJ

Ad verification company DoubleVerify to acquire AI firm Scibids in $125 million deal, reports Insider

Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech, reports NYT

Vice Media Closes $350 Million Sale to Investors Fortress, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital, reports Variety

DoubleVerify Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +21.8% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +24.8% YoY

Ad-Supported SVOD Plans Have Topped 100 Million Subs in the U.S., reports MediaPlayNews

Xandr Tells Publishers It Won’t Cover Unpaid MediaMath Deals, reports AdExchanger

Warner Bros. Discovery Restructures Ad Sales Team Ahead of Upfront Close, reports AdWeek

UK regulator aims for decision on Microsoft-Activision deal by Aug. 29, reports Reuters

Walmart Pays $1.4 Billion to Boost Flipkart Stake, reports WSJ

Ongoing Strikes Ding Roku’s Advertising Growth While Accounts Boom, reports AdExchanger

Twitter, now X, opens up its ad revenue sharing program with global creators, reports TechCrunch

As Publishers Seek AI Payments, AP Gets a First-Mover Safeguard, reports WSJ

Facebook Bowed to White House Pressure, Removed Covid Posts, reports WSJ

Roku Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +10.8% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Loss Down By -4.2% YoY

Twitter under fire for reinstating account that posted child sex abuse, reports Washington Post

Comcast Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +1.7% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +25.1% YoY

Microsoft’s Xandr gets out of political ads, reports Marketing Brew

The founder of fallen adtech startup MediaMath is trying to buy back the bankrupt company's assets, reports Insider

Peacock Climbs to 24 Million Subscribers as Industry Strikes Continue, reports Adweek

Google Sued by Advertisers for Allegedly Inflating Video Ad Metrics, reports The Hollywood Reporter

DoubleVerify to support in-game ads to win over brands’ budgets for the channel, reports Digiday

Netflix Reworks Microsoft Pact, Lowers Ad Prices in Bid for Growth, reports WSJ

Advertisers further probe ad buying transparency on YouTube, despite platform’s protestations, reports Digiday

Alibaba's cloud unit brings Meta's AI model Llama to its clients, reports Reuters

Meta Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +11.0% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +16.5% YoY

Publishers Cry Foul As SSPs Claw Back Revenue Lost To MediaMath’s Bankruptcy, reports AdExchanger

Meta reports better-than-expected results and issues optimistic guidance for third quarter, reports CNBC

Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino courts Hollywood in push for star power, reports FT

U.S. urges appeals court to lift curbs on social media contacts, reports Reuters

Apple’s app tracking triggers statement of objections from French competition authority, reports TechCrunch

Dentsu strikes AI deal with Microsoft to expand employee access to the tech, reports AdAge

Amazon Offers to Change Marketplace Rules to Address UK Regulator's Competition Concerns, reports MarketWatch

Australia fines Facebook owner Meta $14 mln for undisclosed data collection, reports Reuters

Alphabet Steams Past Ad Worries, Fueled by Google’s Search Engine, reports NYT

FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon, reports Politico

EU regulators rebuff Meta's offer to curb use of ad data, reports Reuters

Microsoft Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +8.3% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +20% YoY

Snap Earnings For Q2 2023 Show -3.9% YoY Revenue Decline, Net Loss Down By -10.6% YoY

Alphabet Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +7.1% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +14.8% YoY

Windows and devices take a hit in Microsoft’s Q4 earnings, but Xbox is mostly up, reports The Verge

Elon Musk’s Rebranded Twitter Cuts Ad Prices, reports WSJ

At Spotify, Podcast Cuts and Higher Music Royalties Deepen Losses, reports WSJ

French antitrust watchdog issues statement of objection against Apple, reports Reuters

Spotify Earnings For Q2 2023 Show +10.9% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Down By -141.6% YoY

TikTok’s Next Plan for U.S. Dominance: Selling Made-in-China Goods, reports WSJ