News in brief: DOJ Wants Google to Sell Chrome; Amazon Launches New App to Rival Temu and Shein; AUS Social Media Ban for Under 16s Not Backed by Parliamentary Inquiry; Dentsu APAC Revenue Dips DOJ to Force Chrome Spin-off? The US Department [...]

News in brief: AUS Plans Ban Social Media Ban for Under 16s; ITV Revenue Dips; UK Gov to Examine Future of Linear TV  AUS Plans to Ban Social Media for Under 16s In order to tackle social media’s damaging effects on children, [...]

Yahoo’s annual industry-leading talent programme, Yahoo Academy, has concluded, closing with a competitive pitch-off event for Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD).   Thirty delegates from Australia and Singapore’s media and advertising industry responded to the pitch brief, ‘Make MMAD famous’, utilising the [...]

On today’s news digest: Australian OOH Industry Sees Significant Growth; Apple Loses Bid to Throw Out App Store Fee Lawsuit; OpenAI Updates ChatGPT  Out-of-home (OOH) advertising is booming in Australia: it saw an increase of 9.26% on net media revenue for [...]

On today’s ExchangeWire digest: 64% of AUS Agencies to Increase Podcast Investment; OpenAI Files Motion to Dismiss 4 Claims in NYT Lawsuit; TikTok to Lose More Music Nine in ten agencies have used audio advertising this year, finds the IAB’s latest [...]

On today’s ExchangeWire digest: AUS Online Ad Spend Slowed in 2023; US Streaming Revenues Set to Overtake Pay-TV; US Streaming Subscriptions to Drop by 3.9 Million in 2024  Australia’s online ad spend in 2023 slowed to a growth rate of 3.7% [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Apple comes under fire in the EU for claims of carbon neutral devices; Channel4 and Paramount explore shoppable TV ads; and Microsoft commits AUD$5bn (~£2.59bn) to develop its AI capabilities in Australia. EU scrutinises Apple’s “carbon [...]

The new team to lead Australia and Southeast Asia for Yahoo’s ad tech division, Yahoo Advertising, has been unveiled, with a remit to support the business’ refreshed focus as a media solutions partner for premium clients. John McNerney, MD, AUSEA, Yahoo John [...]

Amplified Intelligence, the world’s only truly omnichannel attention measurement company, has opened a new office in Sydney, with Daniel Lyas, VP customer success, first on the ground. Headquartered in Adelaide, this is the company’s second commercial hub in Australia, and [...]

This week: Google and Apple both deal with allegations of tracking mobile users without permission, Ofcom's chief executive say social media firms may be forced to disclose their algorithms... This week saw more trouble across the board for Big Tech. After [...]