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News/Media Alliance signs AI licensing deal to unlock recurring RAG revenue for small and mid-sized publishers

The News/Media Alliance is testing a new path to AI revenue, signing a licensing deal that lets its 2,200 publisher members opt in to monetizing RAG-driven enterprise demand. The deal is with AI startup company Bria, which has enterprise clients that want access to vetted, factual, specialist data to fulfill any internal agent queries as

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Publicis vs. The Trade Desk isn’t really about transparency – it’s about who gets the margin

The standoff between Publicis Groupe and The Trade Desk is widely viewed as a transparency dispute, but that’s only the surface; deeper analysis shows it’s indicative of tectonic plates shifting. Related Insights The Programmatic Marketer The Trade Desk remains the dominant DSP but its advertisers are starting to shop around Read More Away from the

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Joint signings highlight growing convergence between creator and Hollywood agencies

Creator agency Reign Maker Group and Hollywood talent agency Paradigm announced a series of joint signings, underscoring how representation models are evolving as agencies seek to diversify both their talent rosters and revenue streams. The agencies, which kicked off a partnership in October, just jointly signed three multi-hyphenates: Reza Jackson, reality star and fashion influencer;

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Alibaba targets $100B in AI and cloud revenue over 5 years as its vision for the agentic era comes into focus

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. Change is afoot at one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies as it shifts its business model to adapt to the agentic AI era.  During its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, Alibaba reported revenue that fell below analyst expectations. For the fiscal quarter ending

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