YouTube forced Barb to halt UK TV measurement after legal threat
Google sent cease and desist letters to Barb and Kantar Media, stopping YouTube viewership comparison with traditional TV channels just months after launch.
Luis Rijo
Luís Rijo is a seasoned marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in Digital Marketing, Search, Social, Display, Video, and DOOH. Based in Europe. Also writing in the spend. Reach out via luis@ppc.land
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EDO pipes automated TV outcomes into publishers' platforms with Paramount and NBCU
EDO launches syndicated cross-platform measurement feeding directly into media partners' analytics systems as streaming and linear converge.
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Microsoft's search ad growth slows to 10%
Microsoft search advertising revenue increased 10% to $3.8 billion in Q2 fiscal 2026 as cloud business surpassed $50 billion quarterly milestone for first time.
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Pinterest cuts 780 jobs while investors question the AI pivot strategy
Pinterest reduces workforce by 15% to fund AI development, but shares sink 9.61% as analysts question whether automation addresses competitive pressures from Meta and TikTok.
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Google's AI Overviews upgrade: Gemini 3 powers smoother chat handoffs
Google today upgrades AI Overviews to Gemini 3 globally, enabling seamless transitions to AI Mode conversations directly from search results pages.
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Google eyes opt-out controls for AI search after UK regulator demands change
Google explores website controls to opt out of AI Overviews and AI Mode following UK Competition and Markets Authority requirements announced January 28, 2026.
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Substack launches TV apps on Apple and Google platforms, escalating video expansion
Newsletter platform Substack releases TV apps for Apple TV and Google TV on January 22, 2026, intensifying platform's shift toward multimedia after $100M funding raised for advertising.
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TikTok teams with Fluency to automate automotive ad campaigns at scale
TikTok partners with Fluency to automate automotive campaigns, enabling agencies to manage ads alongside Google, Meta, Amazon through unified system.
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Google Analytics quietly worked its way back into advertisers' good graces
Google Analytics product manager discusses platform's year-long rehabilitation effort through AI features, budget tools and easier interfaces after rocky GA4 transition.
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Britain's watchdog aims for Google's AI: what publishers gain
Publishers would control AI training opt-outs while Google must prove fair ranking under first UK digital markets conduct requirements targeting search dominance.
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MGID and Marfeel celebrate one year of turning data into publisher revenue
Analytics partnership delivers 8-figure revenue gains as MGID+ platform reaches one-year milestone, helping publishers navigate monetization challenges across content.
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Google seeks approval for $68 million voice assistant privacy settlement
Google seeks court approval for $68M settlement resolving claims Assistant devices recorded private conversations without consent since 2016.
