Video Apple secures exclusive Formula 1 broadcast rights in United States Apple announces five-year deal to stream all F1 races exclusively on Apple TV starting 2026, marking major expansion into live sports broadcasting.
AI Facebook introduces AI-powered photo suggestions and automatic collages Facebook launches opt-in feature on October 17, 2025, that surfaces photos from camera rolls and suggests edits using AI for Stories and Feed sharing.
Audio Top 50 US podcasts for Q3 2025 released by Edison Research Edison Research publishes quarterly ranking of most-consumed podcasts among 5,000 weekly listeners. Joe Rogan Experience maintains top position.
Retail IAB Europe updates retail and commerce media landscape map IAB Europe released an updated Pan-European Retail & Commerce Media Landscape Map on October 14, 2025, documenting ecosystem growth with new entrants.
Social Instagram adopts PG-13 ratings for teen content moderation Meta implements PG-13 movie rating standards for Instagram Teen Accounts on October 14, 2025, filtering mature content for users under 18 across multiple platforms.
AI German digital association expresses concerns over AI Act implementation German industry body BVDW warns fragmented authority structures and resource constraints threaten national AI regulation effectiveness.
AI Google search chief addresses AI transformation challenges Google's head of search explains how AI Overviews increase queries while maintaining ad revenue stability amid publisher concerns over traffic declines.
Video YouTube unveils shopping ecosystem data with 5,000 products analyzed YouTube Culture & Trends team examines 5,000 top-purchased products from first half of 2025, revealing how creators drive transactions through communities.
Data Meta restricts attribution windows and data retention in Ads Insights API Meta announces significant limitations to attribution windows and historical data retention for Ads Insights API starting January 12, 2026.
Data Nexxen licenses ACR audience segments to Yahoo DSP in three markets Nexxen announced on October 16 it has licensed automatic content recognition audience segments to Yahoo DSP in the U.S., U.K., and Germany for cross-platform targeting.
AI UK customers prefer human support over AI despite automation push UK consumers show 83% preference for human customer service agents, though 30% would accept AI automation for lower prices in 8x8 survey of 2,000 adults.
Audio Audioboom reports record Q3 revenue with 18% growth from video expansion Podcast company achieves $20.4M revenue and $1.2M profit in Q3 2025 while ranking #1 in US video podcasts. Brand advertisers reach 10,058, up 22% year-on-year.
Social Pinterest introduces new controls for AI-generated content in feeds Pinterest launched user controls for generative AI content on October 16, allowing feed customization across beauty, art, fashion and home decor categories.
Data Google Ads API v22 adds targetless bidding for App campaigns Google releases API v22 on October 15 with new bidding goals for app campaigns, generative AI asset creation, and expanded automation for Demand Gen campaigns.
Data Chrome kills most Privacy Sandbox technologies after adoption fails Google retires nine Privacy Sandbox APIs following years of development, low uptake, and widespread industry criticism of the cookie replacement initiative.
Search Google expands cannabis advertising pilot to government operators in Canada Google broadened eligibility for its Canadian cannabis pilot on October 15, 2025, allowing government operators alongside licensed producers to advertise.
Retail Google allows physical goods subscriptions in Shopping ads Google announced support for physical goods subscriptions in Shopping ads across eight categories. New feed attributes enable recurring sales models.
Data DoubleVerify expands Microsoft Advertising measurement and automation tools DoubleVerify announced expanded measurement capabilities for Microsoft Advertising inventory with new campaign automation tools on October 15, 2025.
Data Utiq launches brand measurement tool in Germany Utiq introduced Deterministic BrandLift in Germany on October 8, 2025, offering precise campaign measurement for budgets starting at 50,000 euros without cookies.
Retail Amazon begins quarterly tax reporting to Chinese authorities for cross-border sellers Amazon will report transaction data and revenue to Chinese tax authorities quarterly starting October 31, 2025, marking the end of tax gray zones for Chinese cross-border sellers.
Video RTL Deutschland builds dedicated AI infrastructure for Smartclip platform RTL Technology develops standalone server cluster to support Sidekicks agentic AI platform without external cloud reliance, advancing automation across media workflows.
AI California law requires AI to tell you it's AI California's SB-243, signed October 13, 2025, mandates companion chatbots disclose artificial nature to prevent users believing they're talking to humans.
Social Meta pushes spending (5%) on excluded placements for sales and leads campaigns Meta introduces default option to spend up to 5% of budget on each excluded placement in sales and leads campaigns, activated by default unless advertisers manually opt out.
Video YouTube maintains 100,000 subscriber threshold for verification badges YouTube requires channels to reach 100,000 subscribers before applying for verification badges that distinguish official creators from similar names.
Retail Holiday spending expected to reach $890 per person in 2025 survey National Retail Federation survey shows consumers plan to spend $890.49 per person on holiday items, second-highest on record, with tariff concerns driving behavior.
