Dentsu and Stitch Head film campaign demonstrates how linear television joins digital media in automated buying platforms powered by FreeWheel technology.
by Luis Rijo
YouTube Premium raises US prices by up to $4/month in April 2026, with the individual plan climbing to $15.99 and the family plan reaching $26.99 monthly.
The Trade Desk faces holdco backlash, Amazon rewires seller billing and streaming pricing, LinkedIn is sued over browser surveillance, and Google's March core update ends.
Gracenote's 2026 study of 4,003 U.S. users finds AI chatbots gaining ground fast in TV content discovery, but 75% of all users still verify chatbot results.
Taboola's DeeperDive reached nearly 7 million monthly active users in six months and is expanding to French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
Amazon Ads launched unified inventory management APIs in open beta in March 2026, consolidating deals, proposals, and inventory groups under the API v1 model.
Class action filed April 6 alleges LinkedIn secretly scanned Chrome users for 6,000 extensions and routed device fingerprints to undisclosed third parties.
IAB and Instacart argue that Marketing Mix Modeling systematically undercounts retail media impact, urging CPG brands to adopt closed-loop measurement instead.
On April 6, 2026, The American Prospect removed all programmatic advertising from its website, citing surveillance, monopoly power, and damage to journalism.