Germany’s Competition Watchdog says Apple’s ATT May Breach Competition Law
The Bundeskartellamt, Germany's antitrust authority, has today warned Apple that its App Tracking Transparency framework, which requires app owners to ask for explicit permission to use Apple's Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA), may fall foul of competition law. The main concerns — which have also been touted by mobile app owners and ad tech companies alike Read More
TF1 Sets Global Ambitions as Streaming and Studios Drive Growth
One year since launching its new streaming service TF1+, the French broadcaster's efforts appear to be paying off, posting a solid first year's results for the AVOD service. TF1+ launched in January 2024 to replace MYTF1, the commercial broadcaster's catch-up service, with a more competitive streaming offering. The new platform had 15,000 hours of content Read More
The Trade Desk Misses Revenue Target For the First Time Due to Company ‘Missteps’
The numbers: $741 million: Q4 revenue (compared with the DSP's own earlier guidance of $756 million), a 22% increase YoY $2.4 billion: Full-year revenue, up 26% 26%: Amount its stock price fell per share in the minutes following the call High-40%: The amount of company revenue coming from video 5%: The amount of the DSP's...
Omaha Steaks Turns Its Surprise Super Bowl Ad Cameo Into an Uber Eats Deal
Omaha Steaks didn't pay $8 million for a Super Bowl 59 ad, but the legacy brand got a surprise shout out in the popular Uber Eats commercial, courtesy of a conspiracy-minded reference in the script and some cheeky physicality from star Matthew McConaughey. Execs at the food company, tipped off by their media monitoring tools,...
Artis Stevens on how the ad industry can help redefine mentorship
The Big Brothers Big Sisters of America president and CEO writes about his ministry: helping companies start youth workplace mentoring programs.
The Price of Fairness: Why Do We Accept Inequality And Social Injustice?
Why do we accept huge levels of inequality and social injustice? This is one of the central questions that The Price of Fairness sets out to answer, beginning with a surprising set of social experiments in Norway, which suggest that our willingness to support systems of inequality is far greater than we are often prepared […]
Why We Stop Seeing People as People—And How to Break the Cycle
“If a single child is trapped under rubble, the world stops. If thousands suffer, we call it a crisis—but we move on. Why?” We don’t like to admit it, but our empathy has limits. We care deeply about our families, our friends, our communities. But beyond that? Beyond our immediate circles, our borders, our cultures? […]
