Comcast’s FreeWheel and Universal Ads Move Sparks Debate
Comcast plans to move FreeWheel and Universal Ads to NBCUniversal as part of its corporate separation next year,…
Claude Is Helping Users Block Smart TVs Ads
People are using Anthropic’s Claude Code to remove ads, bloatware and preinstalled apps from their smart TVs. And…
Nielsen: YouTube Doubles Netflix’s Share of TV Viewing
This chart from Nielsen is going viral on X, and it’s not hard to see why. According to…
OpenAI Says 100,000 Advertisers Have Used ChatGPT Ads
ChatGPT Ads is booming. Parent company OpenAI today revealed that more than 100,000 advertisers have run campaigns on…
Netflix Expands Ad Targeting and Measurement
Netflix is giving advertisers more reasons to spend on its platform. To that end, the company is expanding…
FTC Clears Publicis-LiveRamp Acquisition, With Conditions
In the words of John Legend, give me the green light (on Publicis-LiveRamp). That green light is now…
AI Slop Ad Requests Have Surged 354% in 2026
AI slop is spreading. New data from DoubleVerify finds that monthly ad requests associated with AI slop pages…
Apple Officially Blocking Identity Resolution in Safari
Apple is officially cracking down on identity resolution in Safari, confirming restrictions that had already started raising concerns…
Magnite Brings Agentic Ad Buying to LG TVs
Agentic advertising is coming to your TV’s home screen. LG Ad Solutions and Magnite have extended their partnership…
Thrad Launches $1 Million Fund to Bring Ads to AI Chat Apps
AI conversations are the future of advertising. At least, that’s what Thrad is betting on. The fast-growing adtech…
Uber Expands Offsite Advertising With TripleLift
TripleLift and Uber partnering? Cue the car ride metaphors. No, but seriously, SSP TripleLift has been tapped by…
AdClarity’s AI Ads Have an Uncanny Valley Problem
We don’t like AI ads. Actually, we don’t like AI ads that feature uncanny valley AI people. Lately,…