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Three publishers’ workforce diversity reports show DEI efforts remain sluggish
Overall, staff diversity at The New York Times, Hearst and Condé Nast has either marginally improved or stalled in 2024, according to their annual workforce diversity data this year.
Google keeps cookies in Chrome
The winners and losers of Google’s third-party cookie reversal
Fair warning: the ground is still shifting under this thing so consider this list more “hot take” than holy writ.
At industry conference, Google tries to salvage the Privacy sandbox after U-turn on third-party cookies
Privacy Sandbox reps are attempting to tee up optimism at the Possible conference in Miami, a week after Google’s mic-drop announcement.
Media
Condé Nast and Hearst strike Amazon AI licensing deals for Rufus
Condé Nast and Hearst have joined the New York Times in signing a licensing deal with Amazon for its AI-powered shopping assistant Rufus.
Media Briefing: AI payouts may be entering a new era
AI compensation is evolving — and new models, not just publisher demands, are driving the shift beyond flat-fee licensing.
In Graphic Detail: AI platforms are driving more traffic — but not enough to offset ‘zero-click’ search
Here are five graphs that reveal the major trends emerging in the world of AI and ‘zero-click’ search, and what it means for publishers.
Marketing
More creators, less money: Creator economy expansion leaves mid-tier creators behind
As brands get pickier and budgets tighten, mid-tier creators are finding fewer deals in the booming influencer economy.
‘Still not a top tier ad platform’: Advertisers on Linda Yaccarino’s departure as CEO of X
Linda Yaccarino — the CEO who was never really in charge.
Questions swirl after X CEO Linda Yaccarino departs from the platform
Her departure marks the end of two tumultuous years at the platform.
Future of TV
Future of TV Briefing: A preview of Digiday’s CTV Advertising Strategies event
This week’s Future of TV Briefing previews next week’s CTV Advertising Strategies event that I’ll be hosting with top brand and agency executives in New York City.
Future of TV Briefing: TV is YouTube’s top screen — except when counting views and among Gen Z viewers
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how mobile still accounts for an overwhelming majority of YouTube video views and why some Gen Z viewers aren’t tuning into YouTube on TV screens.
YouTube vs. TikTok vs. Instagram: What Gen Z really watches in 2025
At VidCon 2025, more than a dozen Gen Z attendees weighed in on the video apps they are most and least likely to watch.
Media Buying
WPP has its next CEO – but what do clients make of the heir apparent?
The ad industry’s hot take industrial complex went into overdrive upon yesterday’s WPP coronation. Clients are keeping their counsel, however.
Who is Cindy Rose, WPP’s insider-outsider pick for its next CEO?
The British holding company has named its next CEO — a Microsoft executive and board member of six years.
WTF is request duplication?
Request duplication is becoming increasingly popular in programmatic media trading, but it raises questions over ethics.
Annual research reports
Podcasts
Research
It’s not just about making change feel better—it’s about hardcore business results.
It’s not just about making change feel better—it’s about hardcore business results.
This week, I checked in with Sephora CMO Zena Arnold and Lyft evp Suzie Reider to learn about last week’s “delivered to beauty” activation, which provided direct competition to Amazon’s Prime Days sale through discounted rides to Sephora stores. Additionally, L’Oréal-owned Maybelline sponsors WWE wrestling, Wonderskin becomes an Amazon category leader, and executive moves at Superdrug, Galderma and Nest New York.
This week, I checked in with Sephora CMO Zena Arnold and Lyft evp Suzie Reider to learn about last week’s “delivered to beauty” activation, which provided direct competition to Amazon’s Prime Days sale through discounted rides to Sephora stores. Additionally, L’Oréal-owned Maybelline sponsors WWE wrestling, Wonderskin becomes an Amazon category leader, and executive moves at Superdrug, Galderma and Nest New York.
Four startup executives who spoke with Modern Retail said their Prime Day sales exceeded expectations, giving them a boost of optimism that consumers will still show up for big sales events. Still, as they plan for the holidays, they’re trying to wrap their heads around what consumers are looking for in a weird year.
Four startup executives who spoke with Modern Retail said their Prime Day sales exceeded expectations, giving them a boost of optimism that consumers will still show up for big sales events. Still, as they plan for the holidays, they’re trying to wrap their heads around what consumers are looking for in a weird year.