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Bold Call: AI will rewrite publishers’ websites in 2026
This year, publishers will use AI to transform static sites into dynamic, personalized and reader-driven experiences.
Media
The top AI platforms for publishers, ranked
Digiday’s Jessica Davies and Sara Guaglione joined the Digiday Podcast to handicap the more than a half-dozen AI platforms, from Amazon to OpenAI, that have begun doing business with publishers.
Not all creators are the same: How the creator economy breaks down by business model
Breaking down the creator economy by business model, from audience-owned media companies to micro creators with a niche.
‘JG believed that even in a demanding industry, it was possible to lead with both rigor and humanity’
The industry pays respects to OpenX CEO John Gentry, who sadly passed away last week.
Marketing
How brands like Vuori, Rothy’s and Away have adapted to the new DTC landscape
At NRF 2026, a panel of executives laid out the lessons learned from operating DTC brands over the past decade.
As OpenAI gears up to launch ChatGPT ads, marketers try to keep up
Marketers were just getting used to how to show up organically in the platform. Now they have to figure out the next phase: paid.
Avocados From Mexico turns to AI to advertise around the Super Bowl instead of a TV buy
As Super Bowl ad prices climb, Avocados From Mexico is leaning further into an AI activation designed to drive engagement and utility in real time.
Future of TV
Future of TV Briefing: Brands are spending more to advertise creators’ content, making usage rights a focal point
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at what brands spending more money to promote creators’ content means for creator compensation models.
Future of TV Briefing: 5 ripple effects that will shape the future of TV in 2026
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at the trends and developments that will shape the TV, streaming and digital video industry in 2026.
‘A year of loose ends’: Digiday editors share top takeaways from 2025
This year was filled with major developments – from Netflix’s planned WBD deal to Omnicom’s acquisition of IPG to Google’s ultimately cookie reversal – and Digiday editors Sara Jerde and Seb Joseph help to recap the year that was (and wasn’t).
Media Buying
Ad Tech Briefing: Consolidation in a ‘Hunger Games scenario’ – and a true loss for the industry
Analysts predict various means of consolidation. and notes on the sad passing of OpenX CEO John Gentry.
Media Buying Briefing: How Horizon and Havas’ JV aims to distinguish itself in a ‘red ocean’
The joint venture is involved in multiple pitches for businesses with a strong U.S. base and international aspirations, while visiting pitch consultants to make sure it’s part of the consideration set.
The EC further pushes to rein-in Google’s ad tech monopoly
The preliminary findings order billions in damage payments and reserve the right to force a sell-off, echoing regulators across the globe.
Annual research reports
Podcasts
Research
Ulta Beauty is leaning deeper into the wellness category with a first-of-its-kind launch: Wellness by Ulta Beauty shop-in-shop boutiques piloted in four U.S. stores starting next week. Glossy sat down with Laura Beres, Ulta Beauty’s vp of wellness, for all the details.
Ulta Beauty is leaning deeper into the wellness category with a first-of-its-kind launch: Wellness by Ulta Beauty shop-in-shop boutiques piloted in four U.S. stores starting next week. Glossy sat down with Laura Beres, Ulta Beauty’s vp of wellness, for all the details.
Brands entering Costco are crafting special warehouse merchandising and price-pack architecture to succeed in a high-stakes retail environment.
Brands entering Costco are crafting special warehouse merchandising and price-pack architecture to succeed in a high-stakes retail environment.