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Media

Publishers revamp their newsletter offerings to engage audiences amid threat of AI and declining referral traffic

Publishers like Axios, Eater, the Guardian, theSkimm and Snopes are either growing or revamping their newsletter offerings to engage audiences as a wave of generative AI advancements increases the need for original content and referral traffic declines push publishers to find alternative ways to reach readers.

The Guardian US is starting its pursuit of political ad dollars

The Guardian US is entering the race for political ad dollars.

How much is Possible’s future in Michael Kassan’s hands?

Some people in the know at Possible said they see the conference taking a bite out of Cannes’ attendance, most acutely by U.S.-based marketers who could save money by staying on this side of the Atlantic.

Marketing

A history of middle manager stress: The Return podcast, season 3, episode 1

In episode one, McKinsey partner Emily Field tells us more about why middle management is critically important to the workforce.

Why 2K is investing in sports games with ‘Top Spin 2K25’ and other titles

Sports games are attractive to game publishers because they are able to reach beyond the usual gaming audience to better capture the attention of non-gamers who are fans of traditional sports.

WTF is the CMA — the Competition and Markets Authority

Why does the CMA’s opinion on Google’s Privacy Sandbox matter so much? Stick around to uncover why.

Future of TV

Digiday+ Research: A guide to ad-supported streaming services, from the top platforms to marketing spend

The first installment of Digiday’s two-part series on the top ad-supported streaming services provides an overview of the platforms’ offerings and an analysis of how brands and agencies distribute their ad budgets and ad placements across platforms.

Future of TV Briefing: Media Rating Council identifies ‘the problem of our time’ for measurement

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how the industry’s measurement arbiter is looking at ensuring measurement systems are able to reliably identify audiences across channels in a privacy-compliant manner.

Future of TV Briefing: Making sense of the TV industry’s latest measurement moves

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at the recent developments in the TV measurement market on the eve of this year’s upfront negotiations.

Media Buying

Media Buying Briefing: Can agencies help brands expand gaming and esports as women’s sports shine?

As women’s sports continue to capture audiences through March Madness and soccer, will agencies and brands be able to channel some of that momentum in the growing esports and gaming spaces?

Indie agency group Meet The People to add True Independent Holdings to expand media offerings

Independent agency group Meet The People intends to acquire marketing and advertising group True Independent Holdings, Digiday has learned.

How lack of motivation could be seen as a hindrance to solving programmatic fraud

Casale outlined some of the main challenges to solving the problems of fraud in the programmatic world — the latest boogeyman being MFAs


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Amazon Briefing: Why Amazon’s smart cart pitch to grocers may be a ‘tough pill to swallow’

Amazon is taking a page out of rival Instacart’s playbook, selling Dash Carts to third-party retailers. The challenge for Amazon and its rivals peddling similar smart-cart technology is proving to grocers that the carts aren’t just glorified phone apps, but the future of grocery shopping. They also have to get consumers on board to use them. But that may be easier said than done.

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Amazon Briefing: Why Amazon’s smart cart pitch to grocers may be a ‘tough pill to swallow’

Amazon is taking a page out of rival Instacart’s playbook, selling Dash Carts to third-party retailers. The challenge for Amazon and its rivals peddling similar smart-cart technology is proving to grocers that the carts aren’t just glorified phone apps, but the future of grocery shopping. They also have to get consumers on board to use them. But that may be easier said than done.