FIFA approved ads during 2026 World Cup water breaks across 104 matches. New LoopMe data shows 73% of US consumers will notice ads, but only 30% plan to watch. 157 chars.
Google Merchant Center now requires buy buttons to be greyed out on out-of-stock product pages, replacing the previous practice of hiding or removing them entirely.
Opera GX arrives on Linux on March 19, 2026, bringing RAM and network limiters, a zero-log VPN, built-in ad blocking, and Twitch and Discord integration to 34 million users.
Alliance Digitale released on March 12, 2026 a Guide to CTV Technical Standards covering VAST, OpenRTB 2.6, ads.txt, sellers.json for the French digital TV market.
Sweden's Konsumentverket flags persistent ad disclosure failures in influencer marketing, with fines up to 1.5M kronor and EU Digital Fairness Act due in 2026.
Publicis tells clients to drop The Trade Desk after a failed audit; OpenAI tests an ads manager; Google's health AI handles a billion queries a day; Smartly bids for INCRMNTAL.
Google Ads Decoded April 8 episode details how product feeds now power CTV, AI Mode, and agentic checkout - with conversion uplift data for retail advertisers.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled Section 230 does not shield Meta from state claims that Instagram was deliberately designed to addict children.
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.
FIFA approved ads during 2026 World Cup water breaks across 104 matches. New LoopMe data shows 73% of US consumers will notice ads, but only 30% plan to watch. 157 chars.
Google Merchant Center now requires buy buttons to be greyed out on out-of-stock product pages, replacing the previous practice of hiding or removing them entirely.
Opera GX arrives on Linux on March 19, 2026, bringing RAM and network limiters, a zero-log VPN, built-in ad blocking, and Twitch and Discord integration to 34 million users.
Alliance Digitale released on March 12, 2026 a Guide to CTV Technical Standards covering VAST, OpenRTB 2.6, ads.txt, sellers.json for the French digital TV market.
Sweden's Konsumentverket flags persistent ad disclosure failures in influencer marketing, with fines up to 1.5M kronor and EU Digital Fairness Act due in 2026.
Publicis tells clients to drop The Trade Desk after a failed audit; OpenAI tests an ads manager; Google's health AI handles a billion queries a day; Smartly bids for INCRMNTAL.