Bauer Media France exits ad sales as Azerion absorbs its entire team
Publisher of Tele 7 Jours and Maxi retains no in-house sales staff after a January 2026 pilot. Does full outsourcing become the norm for European magazines?
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Anti-trafficking billboards ran in 25 markets during World Cup, 600 reports followed
Nationwide push ran June to July 31 across 25 markets, timed to the World Cup. First Compass Connections deal tests whether donated inventory moves reporting.
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Culture Hive gains second SSP in 30 days as Magnite opens ClearLine to CRS
CRS reached Index Exchange on June 23, then Magnite ClearLine 28 days later. No beta outcome data published yet on whether cultural scoring truly lifts results.
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Adthena partners dentsu as UK ChatGPT CPCs swing 278% with no explanation
Three dentsu clients sit among the top nine UK ChatGPT advertisers, Adthena says, as a new Decision Intelligence product targets a costly auction blind spot.
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Yahoo DSP gains Truthset audiences rated against 30-60% data waste
Independently scored AAA-B segments match Yahoo ConnectID on a 1:1 basis across CTV, mobile and open web. Can rated data close the accuracy gap buyers face?
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The Athletic gains its first CTV home as Fubo opens 6 shows to sponsors
Six flagship shows including Rates & Barrels and NBA Daily reach living-room screens, with T Brand Studio branded video and home screen takeovers now in play.
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Reddit and USA Today face Google exit as search traffic drops 28%
Reddit's 60 million dollar Google deal expires soon as Politico and Reuters both weigh crawler blocks. What breaks in search if premium publishers walk away?
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Paramount forced to quit UIP within 13 months to win EU Warner clearance
Clearance covers 19 EEA countries and bars joint distribution with Universal or Disney for ten years. What changes now for CTV buyers and cinema operators.
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Google weighs appeal, says 890 million euro EU fine kills Search
Walker calls it product degradation driven by self-serving complainants. Whether Search keeps instant pricing in Europe now rests on a September 21 deadline.
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Reach halves dividend to 1.44p as Google referrals cut 55% of traffic
Publisher's on-platform page views fell 40% while RPM climbed 49%, cushioning the blow. Print still supplies 75% of revenue. Can subscriptions close the gap?
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EU fines Google 890 million euros and gives it 60 days to fix search
Penalties split 460 million euros for search self-preferencing and 430 million for Google Play steering, with 5% of global daily turnover at stake in 60 days.
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Microsoft Clarity beta cuts AI citation query sorting into ranked topics
Beta feature ranks each topic by citation count and share of authority, plus export support for publishers. Second Clarity AI visibility release in two weeks.
