In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Alibaba try to boost investor confidence by increasing their buyback scheme; YouTube announce they will now stream ad-supported TV for US viewers; and BuzzFeed respond to investor concerns with plans to shrink their news division.   Alibaba increase share [...]

Retail media is a ten-year-in-the-making ad market. It has taken the rise of e-commerce, shifting trade budgets, and the explosive growth of Amazon's ad business (estimated in 2022 to be around USD$30bn) for online retailers, marketplaces, tech vendors and buyers [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Apple have been fined again over third-party payment options in relation to dating apps; Attorney General Karl Racine has filed a lawsuit against Grubhub over “deceptive trade practices”; and TripleLift have announced they are acquiring [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Meta have been taken to court by the ACCC over failing to regulate misleading ads on Facebook; Reliance Retail have acquired a majority stake in Clovia; and Powered by People have raised USD$5m (~£3.8m) in [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in media, marketing, and commerce from around the globe. In this edition: EU and UK regulators open a new antitrust probe into Meta and Google; California's Attorney General issues an [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest; the UK government reveals an amended Online Safety Bill to clamp down on harmful online content; HSBC confirm entry to The Sandbox metaverse; and Nielsen face legal action over allegations of misrepresenting data.   Online Safety Bill [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Publicis Groupe announce their exit from Russia; Facebook create a TikTok profile; and ChannelEngine raise USD$50m (~£38.2m) in a Series B round.   Publicis Groupe are exiting Russia: “we strongly condemn the unilateral aggression” French-owned advertising agency Publicis [...]

As many people know, I was born in Moscow in what was then the Soviet Union. I met my wife in Odessa more than 30 years ago while visiting family in Ukraine. Odessa is a beautiful city, steeped in a [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: California's Attorney General opines that the CCPA applies to internally generated inferences; Meta face legal action in South Africa over anti-competitive behaviour; and Indonesia's GoTo announces plans to raise an initial public offering of USD [...]