Skip to content

News

20,427 articles covering the AdTech ecosystem

Digiday logo

OpenAI’s ads business hits Europe at the six month mark

OpenAI will begin serving ads to people using ChatGPT across 31 European markets beginning August 24.

DigidayAug 19, 2026Source
AdExchanger logo

Your Team Is Working Faster With AI, But Are They Really Getting Better Results?

A lot of marketing leaders are wondering whether AI is really bringing incremental value to their business. Teams are moving faster than ever. Campaign briefs, social copy, first-pass creative and competitive research can now be produced in a fraction of the time it used to take. Yet it’s not clear if the work is actually […] The post Your Team Is Working Faster With AI, But Are They Really Getting Better Results? appeared first on AdExchanger.

AdExchangerAug 19, 2026Source
Digiday logo

DiVine, Vine’s spiritual successor, won’t rule out ads

The app has a strict 'no AI content' rule, and company isn't ruling out advertising.

DigidayAug 19, 2026Source
Digiday logo

‘Waste in the system’: Why Georgia-Pacific is holding out on buying agents

According to its senior director of digital media Paras Shah it’s less that the tech isn’t ready and more that online advertising isn’t.

DigidayAug 19, 2026Source
Digiday logo

As AI automates everything, The Atlantic is building games by hand

The Atlantic is bucking the AI automation trend with a new trivia game handcrafted by “Jeopardy!” champion and senior editor Drew Goins.

DigidayAug 19, 2026Source
Digiday logo

Future of TV Briefing: YouTube Shorts gains ad dollars but needs to crack social budgets

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at advertisers’ spending on YouTube Shorts inventory as the platform raises the revenue-sharing threshold for creators.

DigidayAug 19, 2026Source
AdExchanger logo

Demand For Dead Data; ChatGPT’s Miraculous, Disappearing Advertisers

Fire Sale Firestarters One surprise beneficiary of the Spirit Airlines bankruptcy debacle: Google. Google spent $10 million to acquire “a trove of deidentified business data, software code and operations records” from the now-defunct airline, Bloomberg Law reports.  The data stockpile Google bought for a song includes 100 million emails, 500 million Microsoft Teams chats and […] The post Demand For Dead Data; ChatGPT’s Miraculous, Disappearing Advertisers appeared first on AdExchanger.

AdExchangerAug 19, 2026Source
Variety Digital logo

Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton on New Tabletop Gaming Show ‘Conludo,’ How ‘The Guild’ Reunion Movie Will Be Impacted by a Denied California Tax Credit

Reunions all around for Felicia Day these days: Amid a massive fundraiser for a movie reunion of her series “The Guild,” Day is reteaming with longtime friend and collaborator Wil Wheaton for a new kind of board game TV series. Launching as fan-unlocked content tied to “The Guild: Ren Faire’d” movie’s ongoing Kickstarter campaign (which […]

Variety DigitalAug 18, 2026Source
Grocery Dive logo

Albertsons taps former Fresh Market exec as marketing chief

Emily Turner has joined the supermarket chain after serving in a similar role at the specialty grocer.

Grocery DiveAug 18, 2026Source
Variety Digital logo

Clive Barker Announces Kickstarter-Exclusive Anthology Book Series ‘Library of the Dead’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Horror master Clive Barker is set to release the new “Library of the Dead” anthology project Aug. 18 exclusively on Kickstarter. The three-book horror anthology consists of three books: “Fear Eternal,” “Pyres of Bedlam” and “Dark Descents.” The project is collectively a spiritual successor to Barker’s “Books of Blood.” “Library of the Dead” brings together […]

Variety DigitalAug 18, 2026Source
Variety Digital logo

Laci Mosley’s ‘Scam Goddess’ Comedy Podcast Launches Video Episodes on YouTube, Joins Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Network at iHeart

“Scam Goddess,” comedy podcast in which Laci Mosley and friends feast on crazy stories about frauds past and present, is now coming at you in video. “Scam Goddess” has joined iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players comedy podcast network — and the show has expanded into video, with a new YouTube channel where fans […]

Variety DigitalAug 18, 2026Source
Search Engine Journal logo

How Google AIOs Use Facebook, Instagram & TikTok From 300 Million US Searches

Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok earn AI citations for different queries, rewarding precise answers over large audiences. The post How Google AIOs Use Facebook, Instagram & TikTok From 300 Million US Searches appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Search Engine JournalAug 18, 2026Source
Campaign logo

Dolmio brings back its puppets for 40th anniversary campaign

The work was created by T&P.

CampaignAug 18, 2026Source
Campaign logo

Coca-Cola invites fans to 'taste every second' in Premier League campaign

The drinks giant’s new two-minute ad was created by VML.

CampaignAug 18, 2026Source
Campaign logo

D&AD report calls on industry to teach junior talent ‘human judgement’ in wake of AI

D&AD’s AI & Creativity Report 2026: The Cost of the Shortcut found that entry-level roles are disappearing, impacting junior talent’s opportunity to learn about taste and craft.

CampaignAug 18, 2026Source
Campaign logo

McLaren partners Central Saint Martins for race-inspired fashion show

The fashion show will debut on 16 September at the McLaren Technology Centre.

CampaignAug 18, 2026Source
Campaign logo

Peroni appoints Havas to its global creative account

McCann Worldgroup, led by McCann London, was the incumbent.

CampaignAug 18, 2026Source
Campaign logo

Friends of Animals appoints agency for anti-feather campaign

The goal is for the work to spark a conversation around the use of feathers in fashion.

CampaignAug 18, 2026Source
Adweek logo

Entries Open for ADWEEK Tech Challengers to Watch 2027

Entries are now open for ADWEEK Tech Challengers to Watch. This new award will feature rising tech companies breaking in through the top brands and agencies around the world.  This […]

AdweekAug 18, 2026Source
Adweek logo

ABC Sues the FCC, Claiming It’s Being Targeted Because of Its Reporting and Programming

This lawsuit comes after an FCC order requiring ABC-owned and operated television stations to file early broadcast license renewals.

AdweekAug 18, 2026Source
Beet.TV logo

Croud’s Kyle Christie: TV’s Awareness Role Grows as AI Shrinks the Ad-Supported Shopping Journey

CANNES, France — Artificial intelligence has been not-so-quietly reshaping all business activities and that includes the way television advertising is created, bought, sold, and measured. Discovery is one of the areas most impacted within the context of TV campaigns. But as AI introduces new challenges, these tools also offer solutions. “People are avoiding search more […]

Beet.TVAug 18, 2026Source
Beet.TV logo

Measure What Actually Matters to Your Brand: Mutinex’s Mike Finnerty

CANNES, France – Marketing measurement has become very good at producing numbers. Whether those numbers explain what happened is another matter. Mike Finnerty, president of Mutinex’s U.S. region, says advertisers need to make measurement part of the planning process instead of scrambling for answers after a campaign has been “dead and buried.” In an interview […]

Beet.TVAug 18, 2026Source
Beet.TV logo

For Brands in an Agentic AI World, It’s Time to Choose a Role

CANNES, France – Agentic AI is collapsing what remains of the purchase funnel, and brands that haven’t decided what part they want to play risk being written out of the script entirely. That’s the core argument from Karin Timpone, veteran CMO of the MLB and Marriott. For her, the question isn’t whether AI will mediate […]

Beet.TVAug 18, 2026Source
Variety Digital logo

‘The Sims 4’ Sets In-Game Crossover With ‘Clueless’ and ‘Mean Girls’ (Gaming News Roundup)

Get in, losers! It’s time to take your Sim shopping. “The Sims 4” is getting two new for-purchase fashion kits for “Mean Girls” and “Clueless,” upgrading players’ online closets with ‘90s and early 2000s looks.  Starting Aug. 27, the Mean Girls Capsule will bring a fetch array of miniskirts and matching sweaters and velour track […]

Variety DigitalAug 18, 2026Source