Digital Marketing

Emarketer released data on Monday, forecasting Meta Platforms will take more ad revenue and market share than Google in 2026 for the first time ever worldwide.

“AI continues to be a tailwind for Publicis,” CEO Arthur Sadoun stated, reporting that AI tech now accounts for 86% of the holdco’s revenue. Humans, not so much.

Amazon is in advanced talks to ‌acquire Globalstar, the satellite telecom group, Reuters reports, sourcing Bloomberg News.  Such a deal would bolster Amazon’s effort to build a satellite operation. The transaction could be announced on Tuesday.   

New research from Magid shows a decline in the association of the word “trustworthy” with news organizations, TVNewsCheck reports. Of 44 emotional attributes surveyed, “trustworthy” ranks 39th. The study will be presented at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference on April 19 at the NAB Show.

Dollar General has formed a partnership with QSIC that will enable the chain to roll out an enhanced, AI-fueled in-store audio media network in roughly 6,000 locations, doubling its in-store audio presence to 12,000 stores, in the second quarter of 2026,Retail Dive reports. QSIC can hep create curated music and AI-generated audio ads. The QSIC platform allows Dollar

For those old enough to remember the Golden Age of the space program in the 1960s and early ’70s, Artemis II seemed like old times.

Nexstar Media Group plans to use NewsNation as its source for nationally produced segments on its local TV stations, Barrettt Media reports. Previously, Nexstar utilized features from ABC and NBC. Nexstar, which has over 200 stations, is asking them to use content from NewsNation. 

Roblox has announced new tiered account types for kids and teens under 16 years of age, introducing a unified framework for age-checks, account-level defaults, in-game content ratings, and expanded parental controls.

Open X’s new position shifts it from intermediary to strategic data partner – a move intended to reduce complexity in an AI-driven ad market and allow marketers to regain control of their media budgets.

The ANA wants the FTC to refrain from reviving key provisions of the 2024 click-to-cancel rules, which aimed to make it easier for consumers to terminate recurring subscriptions.