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Smartly plugs into Roku Ads API to run CTV campaigns like social

Luis Rijo — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:10:18 +0200

Smartly integrates with Roku Ads Manager via API, letting performance marketers launch, optimize, and measure CTV campaigns using familiar social workflows.

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Cint merges brand and sales lift into one live dashboard

Luis Rijo — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:01:59 +0200

Cint today merged brand lift and sales lift in one dashboard inside Lucid Measurement, letting US advertisers optimize active campaigns against purchase data.

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Basis and Cint bring live brand lift measurement inside omnichannel campaigns

Luis Rijo — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:04:07 +0200

Basis integrates Cint brand lift into omnichannel campaigns, giving advertisers real-time awareness, ad recall, and purchase intent data while ads are running.

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AI media leads H2 ad investment plans as implementation gap widens

Luis Rijo — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:55:52 +0200

Mediaocean's H2 2026 report: AI media fastest-growing ad category at 60%, as data gaps and stack integration remain the top barriers to scaling deployment.

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EU court rules states can force age checks on foreign porn sites

Luis Rijo — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:41:29 +0200

CJEU grand chamber today in C-188/24 defines when EU member states can legally require age verification on pornographic websites established in other countries.

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Australia's final NBN broadband report shows speeds near 100% of plan

Luis Rijo — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:28:53 +0200

The ACCC's final NBN broadband report finds fixed-line speeds hit 99.4% of plan in March 2026, marking the end of an 8-year consumer transparency program.

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Uber Offsite, Fox-Roku, IAS, and X overhaul the programmatic advertising stack

Luis Rijo — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:58:02 +0200

Fox closes $22B Roku deal, Uber takes first-party ad signals offsite to Meta and Google, IAS adds Spotify podcast pre-bid controls, Hyundai tests SSP bidding.

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IAS brings episode-level pre-bid controls to Spotify podcast ads

Luis Rijo — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:33:36 +0200

IAS launches episode-level pre-bid optimization for Spotify podcasts on The Trade Desk, covering 33 avoidance segments across 11 categories from July 2026.

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Reddit at 21: Huffman reveals 23 million spam views blocked daily

Luis Rijo — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:03:44 +0200

Steve Huffman marks Reddit's 21st birthday by publishing numbers on the platform's daily battle against bots, inauthentic votes, and synthetic web content.

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X adds GTM integration and live diagnostics to its rebuilt Ads Manager

Luis Rijo — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:54:00 +0200

X today added Google Tag Manager integration, unified Conversion API developer tools, and a real-time diagnostics dashboard to its rebuilt Ads Manager platform.

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Databricks' agentic CDP bets on IAS to fix first-party data

Luis Rijo — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:46:54 +0200

Databricks CustomerLake launches with IAS as a partner, linking over 300 billion daily media signals to first-party audience profiles inside the agentic CDP.

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82% of workers want pay transparency - only 34% have it, study finds

Luis Rijo — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:36:47 +0200

A G-P survey of 4,000 workers across six countries finds 82% want pay transparency, only 34% have it, while 32% of Germans trust AI over HR for pay equity.

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Most publishers aren't ready for agentic advertising, Optable's test reveals

Luis Rijo — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:27:03 +0200

Optable's agent readiness self-assessment maps six pillars publishers must fix before agentic AI buying reshapes how inventory is discovered and transacted.

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Microsoft Advertising's Product explorer gives US retailers catalog visibility

Luis Rijo — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:13:21 +0200

Microsoft Advertising launches Product explorer for US advertisers with under 100K SKUs, offering a unified view of product status, serving, and performance.

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UK bans social media for under-16s - what the new rules actually do

Luis Rijo — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:57:30 +0200

The UK government today announced a ban on social media for under-16s, with Spring 2027 regulations covering Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and more.

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News sites are dying - social media and chatbots are eating the audience

Luis Rijo — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:50:52 +0200

Oxford's RISJ 2026 Digital News Report finds social media beats publisher websites in 30 of 48 markets while AI chatbot news use climbs to 10%, up from 7%.

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Fox buys Roku, Publicis and TTD end feud, UK publishers sue AI scrapers

Luis Rijo — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:13:40 +0200

Fox's $22bn Roku deal reshapes CTV, Publicis and The Trade Desk end dispute, UK publishers bill AI scrapers £500 per scraped article through county courts.

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UK publishers bill AI scrapers £500 per article using county courts

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:25:52 +0200

UK publishers launch Search-Only Contracts to bill OpenAI and Google £500 per scraped article, using county courts to enforce payment without IP litigation.

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Microsoft Advertising adds job seniority to LinkedIn profile targeting

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:18:04 +0200

Microsoft Advertising now lets search and audience campaign advertisers filter by 10 LinkedIn seniority levels across 29 markets including the US and EMEA.

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Zattoo outsources German CTV ad sales to Stroer in big screen push

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:11:49 +0200

Zattoo names Stroer exclusive ad sales partner for German CTV and video inventory, reaching audiences across smart TVs, streaming players, and mobile devices.

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Clear Channel lets LGBTQ+ youth design real Pride billboards in LA

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:06:36 +0200

Clear Channel Outdoor partnered with Rainbow Labs to let LGBTQ+ youth in Los Angeles design Pride billboard campaigns through a structured workshop series.

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HubSpot's $42B partner bet: who wins when agents run the CRM

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:57:46 +0200

HubSpot projects $42B in partner revenue by 2030 per IDC. AI-first revenue hits 28.4% CAGR as the agentic internet reshapes CRM and mid-market software buying.

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DeepIntent's Helix AI brings agentic planning to healthcare marketers

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:46:10 +0200

DeepIntent today launched Helix AI, the first agentic platform for healthcare marketers, halving planning cycles with HIPAA-compliant natural language tools.

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Why streaming viewers are choosing ads over subscriptions in 2026

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:38:32 +0200

VAB June 2026: 89% of U.S. streamers use ad-supported services, FAST channels reach 1,700 titles, and interactive CTV ads produce 138% higher brand recall.

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Retail media's hidden ROI: how siloed attribution misses half the picture

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:01:14 +0200

Incremental's meta-analysis of 150,000 campaigns and $350M in ad spend shows siloed retail media attribution misses 36% to 53% of true campaign ROI overall.

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Google Ads gets promotion mode and a major bidding overhaul this August

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:47:03 +0200

Google Ads is rolling out three updates: Smart Bidding Exploration for Performance Max, a promotion mode beta, and a bidding target change on August 17, 2026.

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Fox buys Roku for $22bn - what it means for CTV advertising

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:16:13 +0200

Fox Corporation agreed today to acquire Roku for $22 billion, joining live sports, news, Tubi, and The Roku Channel into a single CTV ad and streaming platform.

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Brainlabs' Ali Reed on why independent agencies are winning the AI era

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:50:00 +0200

Brainlabs Chief Growth Officer Ali Reed argues that independent agencies are seizing the high-margin, AI-driven layer of work that legacy holdcos are ceding.

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Deezer's free AI music detector now works across 20 streaming platforms

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:36:39 +0200

Deezer launches a free AI music detector in 27 languages that scans playlists across 20 streaming platforms, revealing 43% of switchers carry synthetic tracks.

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Perplexity co-authored the study that praises its own AI agents

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:34:20 +0200

AI agents cut task time 87 percent in a study Perplexity co-authored using its own data and products, even as copyright and security cases mount against it.

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Uber adds ride offers, brand takeovers on Eats, and offsite ads for brands

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:26:03 +0200

Uber Advertising today launched Offers on Uber, new Uber Eats premium formats, and Offsite Ads to give brands reach beyond the Uber ecosystem for the first time

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AI Overviews drain publisher traffic as ad tech's trust seals lapse

Luis Rijo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:54:39 +0200

Google AI Overviews drained two publishers' search traffic and closed one site after 21 years, while Google and The Trade Desk let their TAG fraud seals lapse.

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VAB updates its addressable TV guide with 2026 data that most marketers miss

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:10:08 +0200

VAB's 2026 addressable TV guide reveals 92% of pay TV households are addressable-enabled, with nearly half of current advertisers raising budgets this year.

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LinkedIn now shows creators exactly who is seeing their posts

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:59:18 +0200

LinkedIn this week launched a new post analytics metric splitting impressions into in-network and out-of-network reach, giving creators clearer audience insight.

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UK motorway DOOH hits programmatic as i-media integrates with VIOOH

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:50:29 +0200

i-media integrates 1,200 motorway screens with VIOOH's SSP, giving buyers 2.9bn monthly impressions and live ANPR-based audience intelligence across UK MSAs.

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AI agent traffic dips in May but blocking rates keep climbing

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:39:40 +0200

HUMAN Security's May 2026 data shows agentic traffic fell 4.3% month over month, while blocking rates rose to nearly 9% as Comet, Atlas, and Claude compete.

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Uber Eats gets Deal Drops and Reorder Rewards for restaurant advertisers

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:15:36 +0200

Uber Advertising launches Deal Drops and Reorder Rewards on June 8, 2026, giving restaurants time-bound event offers and post-purchase repeat mechanics on Eats.

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Gray Media bets on Madhive's AI DSP to win local TV's programmatic future

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:51:14 +0200

Gray Media, the largest US local TV station owner, partners with Madhive's AI DSP and Maverick platform to target 117 markets and the 2026 midterm ad cycle.

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New York passes bill forcing AI crawlers to identify themselves to news sites

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:40:46 +0200

New York's Assembly passed A11292 on June 5, 2026, requiring AI crawlers to disclose identity and purpose to news publishers or face $15,000-per-day penalties.

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Pichai told Stanford graduates to skip the AI noise and follow 3 life filters

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:30:20 +0200

Sundar Pichai's 2026 Stanford speech sidestepped AI anxiety and laid out three personal decision filters: optimism, hard work, and doing what genuinely excites each person.

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AI shortlists are commerce media's next paid placement battle

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:15:55 +0200

Koddi research finds 84% of commerce media leaders would invest in AI recommendation visibility, as 70% already use agents for campaign execution. June 2026.

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Amazon is 7x more water-efficient than rivals. Water cost per query: unknown

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:49:55 +0200

Amazon's data centers hit 0.12 L/kWh in 2025, seven times better than rivals, and 75% toward water positivity by 2030 - but water per AI token stays unmeasured.

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AI Overviews killed overfishing.org - and it's not alone

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:44:05 +0200

A 21-year-old independent website on overfishing shut down after Google AI Overviews erased its search traffic. Here is what happened and why it matters now.

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Google AI Overviews cost one Berlin expat guide 70% of its traffic

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:28:19 +0200

All About Berlin lost 70% of search traffic to Google AI Overviews, its founder reports, threatening 8 years of independent publishing on Berlin immigration.

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Ad tech's trust layer fractures as sports budgets, bots, and AI reshape media

Luis Rijo — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:13:38 +0200

TAG's Google and Trade Desk certifications lapse, LinkedIn IVT hits 17.62%, political CTV doubles to $2.7bn, and sports reshape June's advertising budgets.

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Amazon cuts product title limit to 75 characters on July 27

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:33:54 +0200

Amazon is capping product titles at 75 characters on July 27, 2026. Here is what sellers need to know about Item Highlights, AI rewrites, and Prime Day timing.

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Gracenote data shows AI hallucinates 1 in 5 streaming titles completely

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:24:16 +0200

Gracenote tested 2,600 titles in 13 countries, finding ungrounded LLMs hallucinated all metadata for nearly 1 in 5 titles, with U.S. cast accuracy at just 53%.

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DeepIntent bets pharma budgets on live sports CTV with verified inventory

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:16:11 +0200

DeepIntent launches verified live CTV inventory, custom pacing, and pharma KPI measurement for healthcare brands targeting World Cup, NFL, and NBA audiences.

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LinkedIn drives the most bot clicks per ad dollar, new report finds

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:03:04 +0200

Lunio's 64-million-click analysis finds LinkedIn's IVT rate reached 17.62% in Q1 2026, Bing at 12%, Google Display surging 132%, and one placement above 93%.

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France Televisions bets on YouTube after the BBC blazed the trail

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:48:35 +0200

France Televisions and YouTube signed a strategic deal on April 23, 2026, covering news, AI deepfake protection, and direct ad inventory sales on the platform.

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Hismile fined $138,600 by ACCC for fake shoppers and misleading stain claims

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:10:51 +0200

Australia's ACCC fined Hismile $138,600 for staging fake customer reaction videos and making misleading Glostik stain removal claims on social media platforms.

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Gemini now manages your Google Business Profile with a single tap

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:58:13 +0200

Google today introduced a direct Gemini integration with Google Business Profile, adding Business notebooks that surface proactive alerts for local businesses.

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Bigabid joins AWS RTB Fabric as mobile DSP bets on ML depth

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:44:18 +0200

Bigabid joins AWS RTB Fabric, cutting networking costs by over 80% and redirecting those savings into machine learning compute and additional bid throughput.

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Google's OKF wants to be the lingua franca for AI agent knowledge

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:09:46 +0200

Google today published OKF v0.1, a vendor-neutral markdown spec for giving AI agents shared and portable knowledge without proprietary SDKs or platform lock-in.

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Google expands limited ad serving policy to Google Search from June 2026

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:39:03 +0200

Google's limited ad serving policy now covers Google Search, with phased enforcement from June 2026 through 2028, targeting unqualified advertisers in new ways.

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Google expands Search agents to all AI Mode languages for Ultra subscribers

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:30:47 +0200

Google's background Search agents are now live in every AI Mode language and market, restricted to Google AI Ultra subscribers weeks after the I/O 2026 launch.

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Nielsen Tops of Sports: how pop culture is reshaping who watches what in 2026

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:21:05 +0200

Nielsen Spring 2026 Tops of Sports: NBA up 27%, NHL up 25%, IndyCar up 44%, and PGA Tour up 21% as entertainment and global talent reshape U.S. viewership.

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Cookie consent in Europe is changing - what marketers need to know

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:46:49 +0200

Iubenda's 2026 guide maps how the EU Digital Omnibus reshapes cookie consent, CMP infrastructure, and first-party data strategy for European digital marketers.

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Spain's digital audio market: 58% of users listen online, podcast leads

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:33:13 +0200

IAB Spain's 2026 audio study finds 58% online listening penetration, podcast as the top ad investment format, and most professionals planning budget growth.

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63.9 million U.S. adults to watch World Cup - what that means for ad budgets

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:13:26 +0200

VAB data shows 63.9M U.S. adults plan to watch the 2026 World Cup, 36% will host viewing parties, and 63% say they favour brands that sponsor the tournament.

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Rory Sutherland: ad-funded AI will repeat Google's worst mistakes

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:58:45 +0200

Ogilvy vice chairman Rory Sutherland argues advertising-funded AI models will follow Google's path, pushing relevant results aside for the highest bidder now.

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Google delays DSA-to-AI Max automigration to February 2027

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:50:24 +0200

Google pushes DSA automigration deadline from September 2026 to February 2027, restores DSA creation, and resets the migration runway for search advertisers.

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HubSpot data: AI search beats demos as top driver of CRM purchase intent

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:39:30 +0200

HubSpot: AI search now the single strongest predictor of CRM purchase intent, beating demos, reviews, and sales calls, new survey of 3,000+ buyers reveals.

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NBA Finals beats the World Cup on game days, Taboola data shows

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:39:37 +0200

Taboola Newsroom data shows NBA Finals content outpaces the FIFA World Cup 1.5x on game days, with Jalen Brunson's online interest up 2,006% in the Finals.

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YouTube Premium prices jump in Germany, Lite climbs a steep 33%

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:25:21 +0200

Google raised YouTube Premium prices across every tier in Germany on June 11, 2026, the first increase since 2023, with Premium Lite climbing 33% to 7.99 euros.

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Publicis and The Trade Desk make up as ad tech's trust layer cracks

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:56:24 +0200

Publicis-TTD truce, TAG's crumbling accreditation regime, Roku's $19bn sale process, and five agentic AI launches claiming the ad buying layer in 48 hours.

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Roku explores a sale as its $19bn ad platform attracts media and tech buyers

Luis Rijo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:25:36 +0200

Roku is exploring strategic options including a full sale, as its 100M-household streaming and advertising platform draws interest from media and tech buyers.

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LinkedIn hits 100 million members in Brazil and unlocks 100 free courses

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:12 +0200

LinkedIn Brazil hits 100 million members, placing it third globally after the US and India, and opens 100 LinkedIn Learning courses free for the next 100 days.

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LinkedIn launches Creator Marketplace and BrandWorks for B2B brands

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:52:21 +0200

LinkedIn Creator Marketplace and BrandWorks launch: B2B brands get vetted creator discovery and hands-on campaign creative strategy inside Campaign Manager.

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LinkedIn data shows EU hiring at 26% below 2019 as AI roles hit 351,000

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:37:54 +0200

LinkedIn finds EU hiring 26% below 2019 while AI roles surpass 351,000 since 2023. Macro pressures, not AI, explain the current decline, according to the data.

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Google Data Manager API v1.7 finally brings GMP into the signal loop

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:38:59 +0200

Google's Data Manager API v1.7 extends offline conversions to Campaign Manager 360, Search Ads 360, and DV360, and adds IP address ingestion for Customer Match.

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Meet FOMU: the hidden fear that kills more B2B deals than any competitor

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:30:25 +0200

LinkedIn and Bain research names FOMU - Fear of Messing Up - as the dominant reason 40% of B2B deals stall, outweighing product quality and competitive losses.

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Agentic AI and the ad stack: who controls the buying layer now?

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:17:04 +0200

Mediaocean NIVO AI, Magnite Orchestration, Teads EngageOS, and Walmart Connect on DV360 each launched June 11 as ChatGPT fell to 52.7% of global AI traffic.

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Google Analytics adds Source Group field to fix messy cross-channel data

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:53:26 +0200

Google Analytics yesterday launched Source Group, standardizing messy source values from Facebook, TikTok, and AI assistants into clean cross-channel reporting.

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Mediaocean's NIVO AI cuts campaign setup by 90% with Innovid agents

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:51:24 +0200

Mediaocean today launched NIVO AI, an advertising intelligence layer on Innovid's ad serving platform, with pilot results claiming 90% faster campaign setup.

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Meta severs Manus data access as Beijing forces $2B deal apart

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:44:35 +0200

Meta has blocked Manus from its internal systems and ordered staff to migrate off the platform, as China's NDRC unwinds a $2 billion agentic AI acquisition.

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CheckedUp wins MRC accreditation for specialty waiting room TV ad delivery

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:35:53 +0200

CheckedUp earns MRC accreditation for TV Video Ad Plays and Explorer Waiting Room TV Engagement, a milestone for pharmaceutical point of care ad measurement.

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Google brings PayPal Hyperwallet payouts to 21 LATAM territories

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:26:51 +0200

Google expands PayPal Hyperwallet to 21 LATAM territories for AdSense, AdMob, and Ad Manager publishers, adding PayPal and cash pickup payout options in 2026.

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Reddit launches video in comments, opening a rich new layer for conversations

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:20:59 +0200

Reddit today rolls out video replies in comments for all users, enabling video uploads in eligible SFW public communities across iOS, Android, and desktop.

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Viant opens its bidder to publishers with free SupplyIQ dashboard

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:15:57 +0200

Viant launches free SupplyIQ portal to show publishers exactly how the DSP scores, bids, and values their CTV and programmatic inventory, available from today.

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Ogury launches SONA to finally bridge audience planning and campaign execution

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:07:54 +0200

Ogury's SONA uses agentic AI and Persona Intelligence to convert any brief into a structured, persona-based media strategy across CTV, desktop, and mobile.

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ChatGPT drops to 52.7% as Claude triples its AI traffic share

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:11:35 +0200

Similarweb's June 2026 update shows ChatGPT losing 23.7 points over 12 months while Claude surged from 1.6% to 8.9% and Gemini captured 27.3% of AI traffic.

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Dexerto launches Omnidex SSP, betting publisher-led model beats RTB

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:00:28 +0200

Dexerto launched Omnidex, its first SSP, on June 10 processing 90 billion monthly ad requests across 600+ gaming publishers for McDonald's and PlayStation.

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Mother sues OpenAI: chat logs show GPT-4o discussed suicide with her daughter

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:48:05 +0200

A California lawsuit filed today alleges OpenAI's GPT-4o discussed suicide methods with Alice Carrier before her death, prioritizing engagement over safety.

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MiQ upgrades Sigma a year in: Planning Agent and 2.5PB of daily data

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:35:49 +0200

MiQ expands Sigma AI platform one year after launch: Planning Agent, Total Measurement, 2.5 petabytes of daily data, and activation across 16 environments.

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Magnite Orchestration wants to be the wiring behind AI ad buying

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:19:59 +0200

Magnite today launched Orchestration, a coordination layer for agentic ad buying, with dentsu and DIRECTV Advertising as the first partners in beta testing.

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One in three small business owners raided personal savings to pay for AI

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:11:17 +0200

Clarify Capital survey of 241 business owners finds average AI spend of $10,600 annually, with 37% feeling pressure to borrow just to keep pace with competitors.

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Spotify rewrites podcast plays and launches 5 new creator analytics tools

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:51:11 +0200

Spotify today redefines podcast plays as 30-second listens, aligns with AMP's new standard, and launches Audience Segments, Episode Trends, and historical data.

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Teads bets on unified feed OS to save publishers from AI traffic collapse

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:38:36 +0200

Teads today launched EngageOS, a publisher feed operating system that unifies editorial and ad auctions, with Magnite as launch partner for programmatic demand.

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Walmart Connect brings real purchase data into Google DV360 for YouTube ads

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:12:59 +0200

Walmart Connect today announced a Google Display & Video 360 partnership activating shopper audiences on YouTube with closed-loop retail sales measurement.

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How AI could damage the planet and break society before 2030

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:58:48 +0200

A June 2026 MIT study of 272 experts puts at least 10% chance of catastrophic harm on 18 AI risk categories, including power grabs and environmental damage.

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A German judge just made Google responsible for what its AI says

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:27:28 +0200

Munich court holds Google liable for AI Overviews defamation, as Samsung home screens go programmatic, ChatGPT CPMs fall, and zero-click searches hit 68%.

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Google is overhauling DV360: 12 changes coming by August 2026

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:32:28 +0200

Display & Video 360 is rolling out 12 platform changes through August 2026, affecting audience targeting, brand safety, deal creation, and reporting systems.

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Organic traffic is now mobile advertising's biggest fraud blind spot

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:25:21 +0200

AppsFlyer 2026 fraud report: organic installs now 52% of all fraudulent mobile installs, DSP fraud up 59% YoY, spoofing the fastest-rising technique of 2025.

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Audiobook sales hit $2.43 billion in 2025 as 157 million Americans tune in

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:09:54 +0200

APA and Edison Research 2026 surveys show 9% revenue growth, over 750,000 active titles, rising YouTube piracy, and a sharp drop in AI narration willingness.

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Samsung opens Smart TV home screens to programmatic via Trade Desk and DV360

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:59:27 +0200

Samsung Ads opens Smart TV home screens to programmatic buying via Trade Desk and Google DV360, powered by Magnite SpringServe, rolling out globally in Q3 2026.

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Munich court holds Google liable for AI Overviews defamation - a first

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:52:38 +0200

A Munich court on May 28, 2026, held Google directly liable for false claims its AI Overviews generated about a German publisher, in a new legal precedent.

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Acxiom's geo-based audiences are now live on The Trade Desk in UK and Germany

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:40:34 +0200

Acxiom's InfoBase Geo-Based audience segments are live in The Trade Desk's data marketplace in the UK and Germany, expanding programmatic audience targeting.

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Fubo and NBCUniversal strike a deal that brings back NBC, Bravo and NBCSN

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:32:16 +0200

Fubo today signed a distribution deal with NBCUniversal, restoring NBC, Bravo, Telemundo, four NBC Sports RSNs, NBCSN and new FAST channels to subscribers.

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LiveRamp CAPI Hub now connects ChatGPT ads - here's what it measures

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:23:50 +0200

LiveRamp today connected its Conversions API Hub to OpenAI ChatGPT, giving marketers server-side conversion measurement across ChatGPT ad campaigns globally.

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