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Higher Programmatic CPMs Drove 44% Revenue Growth For The Guardian US

Conversations around publisher revenue have been gloom and doom over the past couple of years. But here’s a bit of good news: The Guardian US grew its programmatic revenue by 44% year over year in February. That’s an outlier in a market where many publishers are grappling with AI-driven shifts in search behavior and stubbornly […]

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Yahoo Says Its AI Isn’t Bad For Publishers; Movie Clippers Go Viral For Ad Bucks

Scouting Out AI Search  Yahoo is trying to convince publishers and media buyers that it’s not like other companies jumping on the AI bandwagon.  During its NewFronts event this week, Yahoo touted its AI-based answer engine as a centerpiece of its efforts to bolster ad targeting and user experience. Yahoo Scout entered beta in the

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Media Briefing: Overheard at the Digiday Publishing Summit, March 2026 edition

This week’s Media Briefing recaps what publishers had to say about the impact of search referral traffic declines on their businesses, during the Digiday Publishing Summit’s closed-door town hall sessions. Summit after summit, this continues to be the most pressing issue publishing execs say they are facing. But this time, they also focused on how

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Reddit’s new shopping ads are a play for beauty brands’ business

This story was originally published on sister site, Glossy. Reddit is leaning further into shopping at a moment when beauty discovery is being reshaped by how consumers search, ask and validate information online. At Shoptalk 2026, the company introduced new tools tied to its Dynamic Product Ads business, including Collection Ads that combine lifestyle imagery

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Lowe’s is fighting to prevent AI agent overload

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. Practically every retailer is racing to adopt artificial intelligence throughout their businesses. But ensuring that these AI agents produce quality, consistent results is an additional challenge. Lowe’s is one of the retailers actively implementing AI to improve the customer shopping experience and to assist employees

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