Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Social platforms like TikTok and YouTube — which hates to be called a social platform, but I digress — are no longer the sole domains for creators. Streaming services have been loading up on creator-led programming, like Hulu with “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” The reality show stars a […]
TV ad buying is increasingly driven by ad tech, as shown by activity during the 2025 upfront negotiations, where programmatic, CTV, and data-fueled pitches took center stage. This theme continued last week at the media industry’s flagship conference, Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, with a slew of announcements at the glitzy affair underlining this shift
LGBTQ+-focused publishers faced a tougher-than-usual Pride month this June, as ad dollars failed to materialize. Some saw fewer new advertisers and lower ad spend this Pride month compared to last year. Execs at four LGBTQ+-focused publishers Digiday spoke to attributed the slowdowns and pullbacks to the current social and political climate. Continue reading this article
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Fragmentation was on the list of hot topics at Cannes 2025. Allison Schiff, Managing Editor of AdExchanger sat with MiQ’s Tom Richards to learn how MiQ is unifying the complex programmatic landscape for advertisers with MiQ Sigma, a conversational AI agent that transforms hours of manual work into moments of strategic insight. Discover how MiQ
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As it looks to become a $1 billion business, the hydration line recently took over Times Square to establish 4 p.m. as “I.V. O’Clock.”
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With its sunny skies and vacation-y atmosphere, the Cannes Lions is a place of optimism, where the industry sees its woes through rose-colored glasses. Which means the uncertain global economic climate and the political landscape back in les États-Unis haven’t been emphasized. But discussions about AI – which is disrupting ad agencies, ad tech and
