Media Briefing: Publishers’ revenue growth defies traffic declines, but tougher comparisons loom

Digiday+ Research 2026 Creator Marketing Index: A brand guide to social media campaigns

Future of TV Briefing: What it costs brands to fund long-form creator series

Making the case for purchase and intent data in programmatic

Ad Tech Briefing: Zeta goes big as Apple casts a shadow over Advertising Week

For some publishers, agentic advertising is still a question of ROI

People Inc. is building custom APIs to make its journalism easier for AI agents to use 

People Inc. is moving toward custom APIs for AI systems, Forbes has adopted Markdown for agents, while the FT, Daily Mail are considering how agents could reach content for subscribers.

Giggly Squad’s SiriusXM deal signals a shift from podcast networks to creator ecosystems

The Giggly Squad deal shows podcasts have turned another corner. Video, short-form, IRL shows…where does the podcast go from here?

The Times of London is gearing up to test ‘macro payments’

The Times has a plan for readers who don’t want to subscribe.

Google search loses its free pass with buyers

Google search was the line item buyers never questioned. That’s changing.

Amazon says more than 400M customers have used Alexa for Shopping in the last 12 months

Customers who use Alexa for Shopping are spending 50% more than those who don’t.

Amid growing tension over workplace AI, agencies have a window to reimagine staffing

AI agents are becoming common among agencies, but most companies haven’t grasped their potential to reshape teams.

Future of TV Briefing: CTV advertising has a genre-label problem

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at the messy state of genre labeling in CTV advertising.

Future of TV Briefing: YouTube, Tubi top streamers’ share of ad exposure time

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at Comscore’s new Score Report that gauges TV and streaming companies’ share of audiences’ ad exposure time.

Future of TV Briefing: TikTok Shop success = small creators + more videos

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how “more videos from smaller creators” is the recipe for success on TikTok Shop.

Can ad tech’s server-side shift save it from Apple and Google?

Digiday’s executive editor of news Seb Joseph and senior ad tech reporter Ronan Shields joined the Digiday Podcast to hash out ad tech’s Game of Thrones amid the server-side shift.

Media Buying Briefing: Overheard at Media Buying Summit: How AI is helping and hurting client relations and office work

Worries about lazy use of AI for client briefs and internal documents has agencies wondering how to make better use of the tech.

Apple’s Safari block hands WPP a fresh case for InfoSum

Apple’s crackdown on the tricks advertisers use to track the same person across different sites and devices keeps tearing through large parts of the ad industry.

Digiday Media Agency Report 2026: How agencies adapt to a media landscape shaped by AI and creators

Digiday+ Research: The 2026 guide to holiday marketing strategies, including A-Frame Brands, Mastercard and Ritual

D+ Research: Marketers navigate a changing CTV landscape

Inside indie agencies’ DSP gripes and the rise of agentic media buying

Inside the post-Google playbook: Subscriptions, AI and team reorgs

Media buys and mega partnerships: How the creator economy is splitting in two

D+ Research: Marketers hesitate to adopt AI for influencer and CTV marketing

Digiday+ Research: The marketers’ 2026 guide to creator marketing, including Duolingo, Ulta and YouTube

D+ Research: Marketers embrace AI for social and retail media, but show skepticism in AI ad buying