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- Meta thinks you’ll want a whole app just for AI videosby Varun Mirchandani on February 7, 2026 at 9:35 pm
Meta is testing a standalone Vibes app focused solely on AI-generated short videos, moving the feature out of Meta AI. The post Meta thinks you’ll want a whole app just for AI videos appeared first on Digital Trends.
- WPP Media beefs up its sports insights prowess with new partnership with Genius Sportsby Michael Bürgi on February 6, 2026 at 5:01 am
WPP Media's partnership with Genius Sports brings first-party audience data to the game, which may help lead to better outcomes for clients.
- WTF is the IAB’s AI Accountability for Publishers Act (and what happens next)?by Jessica Davies on February 6, 2026 at 5:01 am
The IAB introduced a draft bill to make AI companies pay for scraping publishers' content. Here's how it'll differ from copyright law, and what comes next.
- Programmatic is drawing more brands to this year’s Winter Olympicsby Sam Bradley on February 6, 2026 at 5:01 am
Widening programmatic access to streaming coverage of the Milan-Cortina Games is enabling smaller advertisers to get their feet in the door.
- Brands invest in creators for reach as celebs fill the Big Game spotsby Alyssa Mercante on February 6, 2026 at 5:01 am
The Super Bowl is no longer just about day-of posts or prime-time commercials, but the expanding creator ecosystem surrounding it.
- How food and beverage giants like Ritz and Diageo are showing up for the Super Bowl this yearby Gabriela Barkho on February 6, 2026 at 5:01 am
Food and beverage executives say a Super Bowl campaign sets the tone for the year.
- GLP-1 draws pharma advertisers to double down on the Super Bowlby Sam Bradley on February 6, 2026 at 5:01 am
Could this be the last year Novo Nordisk, Boehringer Ingelheim, Hims & Hers, Novartis, Ro, and Lilly all run spots during the Big Game?
- Future of Marketing Briefing: The word ‘agency’ is costing the ad giantsby Seb Joseph on February 6, 2026 at 5:01 am
What’s tripping up the holdcos isn’t just economics or technology. It’s semiotics.
- Hearst rethinks brand safety to unlock news ad yield by Ronan Shields on February 5, 2026 at 5:01 am
Hearst challenges legacy brand safety with Mobian partnership. How will IAS and DoubleVerify respond?
- Media Briefing: A solid Q4 gives publishers breathing room as they build revenue beyond searchby Sara Guaglione on February 5, 2026 at 5:01 am
Q4 gave publishers a win — but as ad dollars return, AI-driven discovery shifts mean growth in 2026 will hinge on relevance, not reach.
- The case for and against pre-game Super Bowl ads by Kimeko McCoy on February 5, 2026 at 5:01 am
Super Bowl ads are dropping earlier. Is the pre-game hype worth it, or does rolling out teasers too soon dilute the game-day excitement?
- Dentsu is the latest holdco to reunite media and creative productionby Sam Bradley on February 5, 2026 at 5:01 am
The agency group's AI-led production solution is the latest sign big players are rebundling their services. But indies are too.
- OpenAI’s plan for ChatGPT ads starts with brands, not agencies by Krystal Scanlon on February 5, 2026 at 5:01 am
The industry has found out more about the upcoming tests via whispers, rumors and reporting, rather than OpenAI’s own ads team.
- Despite saturated live sports calendar, Super Bowl remains north star for brandsby Sam Bradley on February 5, 2026 at 5:01 am
Brands are pouring budget into TV tentpole coverage during a congested live sports calendar. Not all events are equal, however.
- Bloomberg’s new video hub aims to keep audiences – and subscribers – on its own turfby Sara Guaglione on February 4, 2026 at 2:43 pm
Bloomberg launched a centralized video hub to improve discovery, boost engagement and keep audiences (and subscribers) on its own platform.
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