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How publishers are modeling – and mitigating – a future with significantly less Google search traffic
Publishers are modeling the business impact of a zero-click future and developing growth strategies for the Google AI search era.
OpenAI's ads program matures
Media
Vox Media CRO Geoff Schiller joins Screenvision as CEO
Vox Media CRO Geoff Schiller will become CEO of cinema ad firm Screenvision, setting sights on Gen Z and a strong pipeline of movies.
Brands are getting creative as fuel costs raise shipping fees
UPS now has surge emergency fees for goods coming from India, China and Hong Kong to the United States.
The healthcare creator is finally diagnosing how they best fit into the creator economy
Healthcare creators are powerful brand partners, but they have to fit into the creator economy without sacrificing their credibility.
Marketing
Premier League gambling ban gives brand sponsors an open goal, but CMOs must still prove value
An exodus of betting brands from the Premier League means there’s a chance for marketers to bag cut-price soccer partnerships. But proving the worth of that investment is another concern.
In Graphic Detail: Why OpenAI’s ad business is still a work in progress
As OpenAI is reportedly gearing up to go public as early as September, Digiday has charted the promise, and early tensions behind its ad business.
The AI paradox: Marketers trust AI to buy media, not build brands
Some executives are wary of AI-generated creative ideas while using automated tools to brainstorm campaigns.
Future of TV
Future of TV Briefing: How AI agents will figure into this year’s upfront negotiations
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at the conversations that upfront sellers including Disney, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are looking to have with advertisers regarding incorporating AI agents in ad buys.
Digiday+ Research: The marketers’ 2026 guide to a shifting CTV landscape, including YouTube, Peacock and Roku
Digiday+ Research’s fifth annual report analyzes the state of ad-supported streaming and the challenges those companies pose to marketers.
Future of TV Briefing: The upfront is overtaking streaming’s programmatic marketplace
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how major TV and streaming ad sellers are seeing upfront deals represent a larger share of their programmatic businesses.
Media Buying
Universal Ads must pass the pizza test if it’s to steal ad dollars from social
Universal Ads continues to build out its targeting and tracking feature set, but needs to meet small and mid sized advertisers’ need for performance.
Knower Tech hires Prebid’s Racic to helm a new data curation offering for buy and sell sides
The new data vertical Racic and Janelli will oversee aims to synthesize complementary data tools into a cohesive, AI-powered vertical for agencies and in-house marketing teams.
After Publicis’ LiveRamp deal, marketers are still working out what to worry about — and why
Publicis’ LiveRamp deal forces marketers to confront who controls their data, reshaping the neutrality debate around ad tech infrastructure.
Annual research reports
Podcasts
Research
Upfronts
Why Amazon and YouTube pitched operating systems, not just TV inventory at this year’s upfront
Negotiations over identity, infrastructure, AI-driven buying take place as much as programing.
Media Buying Briefing: What buyers expect out of this year’s upfront marketplace
Although no deals have been cut yet, outcomes will be a major factor in this year’s negotiations, while complicating factors include measurement and flexibility.
With sports fragmentation, following the fans is crucial
Drew Groner, svp, head of sales and marketing, DIRECTV Advertising Live sports remain one of the last true appointment-viewing experiences — audiences don’t just tune in; they plan their schedules around it. That kind of attention is increasingly rare in modern media, and it is precisely why advertising inventory during live sports commands a premium. […]
Glossy checked in on the new beauty categories that have emerged in the first half of 2026, from pet care to kids’ skin-care, as new beauty founders look for a white space in a saturated category.
Glossy checked in on the new beauty categories that have emerged in the first half of 2026, from pet care to kids’ skin-care, as new beauty founders look for a white space in a saturated category.
Target’s relationship with Black founders is under a microscope, as the retailer mounts a comeback. Modern Retail spoke with several Black founders who refuse to work with Target again, or whose products have been pulled from the shelves over the last few years. Some cited the company’s decision to pull back on certain DEI programs last year as a source of lingering frustration.
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OperationsThe slow trickle-down of tariff refunds
Target’s relationship with Black founders is under a microscope, as the retailer mounts a comeback. Modern Retail spoke with several Black founders who refuse to work with Target again, or whose products have been pulled from the shelves over the last few years. Some cited the company’s decision to pull back on certain DEI programs last year as a source of lingering frustration.