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• EU Accuses Apple of Violating Competition Law; UK Set to Shelve Plans for New Tech Regulator

  3 years ago News

  

  In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in media, marketing, and commerce from around the globe. In this edition: the European Commission accuses Apple of restricting rivals’ access to “tap and go” technology; UK ministers are set [...]

• Activision Faces Lawsuit over Microsoft Sale; Cameo Cuts Staff a Year into Unicorn Status

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Activision Blizzard faces legal action over allegations of underselling to Microsoft; Cameo cuts a quarter of its workforce a year after the company was valued at USD$1bn (£798m); and Binance gets the green light from [...]

• UK Ministers Shelve Plans for New Tech Regulator; Paramount+ Subs Soar by 6.8 Million

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the UK abandons plans to empower a new tech regulator; Paramount+ records a surge of 6.8 million subscribers in Q1 2022; and Elon Musk outlines plans to take Twitter public to potential investors.   UK government abandons [...]

• Leaked Facebook Doc Exposes Lack of Control Over User Data; Samsung Posts Soaring Q1 Profits

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: leaked Facebook doc reveals the company's struggle to manage user data in line with privacy legislation; Samsung reports record-breaking profits for Q1 2022; and Berlin-based Taxfix raises USD$220m (£175m) in a Series D funding round.   Leaked doc [...]

• Alphabet’s Growth Slows as YouTube Battles Competition; EU Cautions Twitter on Content Laws

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Alphabet reports slower growth than anticipated as YouTube struggles against competition; the EU warns Twitter must follow content moderation laws as a new Digital Services Act is agreed; and GroupM announces a series of mergers [...]

• Musk to Buy Twitter for USD$44bn; Mizuho ‘Unconcerned’ Despite SoftBank Sell-Offs

  3 years ago News

  

  In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s USD$44bn (£34bn) offer to buy the company; SoftBank lender Mizuho’s chief executive assures he is “totally unconcerned” about the company’s financial health; and APEC’s Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum (Global CBPR Forum) [...]

• Britons Cancel 1.5m Streaming Subscriptions; US Court Deems Data Scraping Legal

  3 years ago News

  

  In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: research from Kantar reveals British households have cancelled 1.5 million streaming subscriptions; the US Ninth Circuit of Appeals rules data scraping legal; and DiDi Global sees shares plummet as it plans to delist in the [...]

• Apple’s Privacy Changes to Cost Big Tech; Epic Games Secures Funding of USD$2bn

  3 years ago News

  

  In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Big Tech firms are predicted to lose up to USD$16bn (£12.2bn) due to Apple's privacy changes; Epic Games secures funding of USD$2bn (£1.5bn); and Chinese regulators have approved new online games for the first time in nine months.   Apple’s [...]

• Didomi Accelerates Expansion in North America with Appointment of Leadership Team & Presence at IAPP Global Privacy Summit

  3 years ago News

  

  After raising USD$40m (£30.6m) in 2021, with the clear ambition to expand across the Atlantic, the European privacy tech company Didomi is happy to announce the appointment of Chris Beirne as VP, Jeff Wheeler as head of product, and Lila [...]

• India Bans 22 YouTube Channels Over Disinformation; Twitter Appoints Elon Musk to Board

  3 years ago News

  

  In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: the Indian government bans 22 YouTube channels for posting disinformation; Twitter appoints billionaire Elon Musk to its board of directors; and one-click payment start-up Fast to shut down all operations.   India bans 22 YouTube channels over alleged [...]