In this MadTech Podcast episode, ExchangeWire head of marketing Grainne Reid is joined by research lead Mat Broughton and Alex Powell, founder of Pixels, to discuss the latest in ad tech, media, and marketing. 

They look at Mark Read's decision to step down from his position as CEO at WPP, publishers seeing an increase in referral traffic from social media, and the rise of partnerships between media agencies and supply-side platforms. 

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Disney and Universal suing Midjourney over AI copyright infringement and WhatsApp joining the legal action against the UK’s demand for Apple’s ‘back door’ data. We also look at DoorDash acquiring Symbiosys for $175M, PMG acquiring Momentum Commerce, and FERMÀT raising $45M to advance AI-powered commerce.

Today’s MadTech Daily looks at publishers seeing a drop in traffic as a result of Google’s AI tools, Mars’ $1.7bn global media account being pulled from WPP and given to Publicis, as well as Meta’s plans to acquire a stake in Scale AI for $14.8bn.

In this MadTech Podcast Special, ExchangeWire editor Aimee Newell Tarín is joined by Andy Morley, chief revenue officer at The Independent. They discuss the launch of the publisher’s new content studio, announced at Advertising Week Europe on 2nd April. 

Morley expands on: 

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss media giants grappling with costs, the UK government considering social media time limits for children, and a global study comparing the impact of skippable and non-skippable ads.

Today, Dot discusses WPP CEO Mark Read planning to step down amid AI disruption and market strain, findings from WPP Media’s latest report, Amazon adding private auctions to Prime Video, as well as YouTube loosening moderation. 

In today’s MadTech Daily, nearly half of publishers are seeing a rise in social traffic  referrals, ABC updates the standards for digital-first publishing, and the UK unveils an AI adoption framework. 

In this MadTech Podcast episode, ExchangeWire editor Aimee Newell Tarín is joined by research lead Mat Broughton and Christophe Jammet, managing director at Gather to discuss the latest in the media and marketing industries. 

They look at Meta's plans to fully automate ad creation by the end of 2026, the New York Times' content licensing agreement with Amazon, and YouTube's dominance in the TV landscape. 

In today’s Madtech Daily, we cover the projected surge in AI-driven search ad spend, Apple's failure to stall App Store shake up , and Reddit’s lawsuit against Anthropic over alleged unpaid use of training data.

Today’s MadTech Daily discusses WPP Media unveiling Open Intelligence, Paramount reshaping its strategy, as well as Disney and Microsoft announcing further layoffs amid AI restructuring.