The MadTech Podcast
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MadTech Mailbag: ExchangeWire on Targeting, LLM Visibility, and Agentic Buying
51 mins; April 03, 2026
MadTech Daily: UK Social Media Use Falls as Video Apps Rise; Australia Ad Spend Falls 3% YTD as Nine Olympics Boosts Streaming 22.5%
2 mins; April 03, 2026
MadTech Daily: OpenAI's $122bn Funding Round; Anthropic to Sign Australia AI Safety Deal; Musk to Face Class Action Over Twitter Stake Disclosure Delay
1 min; April 02, 2026
MadTech Daily: Meta, TikTok, and Google Under Investigation for Failure to Comply with Australia’s Social Media Ban; California Defies Trump on AI Demands
2 mins; April 01, 2026
MadTech Daily: Claude Doubles Paid Users; Changes to Ad Production Could Cut Emissions by a Third; WBD Sets Date for Paramount–Skydance Vote
1 min; March 31, 2026
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Extends Ad Pilot Beyond April; X Ad Boycott Lawsuit Dismissed by US Judge; Disney+ Seals RTVE Fast-Stream Deal
2 mins; March 30, 2026
dentsu's Zac Selby on Measurement Standards, Google's AI Landing Pages, and Apple Maps Ads
41 mins; March 27, 2026
MadTech Daily: Jury Finds Meta & YouTube Liable for Harming Young Users; Judge Dismisses Publishers’ Google Monopoly Claim
2 mins; March 27, 2026
MadTech Daily: TikTok Ads to Get More Disruptive; OpenAI Shuts Down Sora; Anthropic Faces the Pentagon in Court
1 min; March 26, 2026
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Hires Former Meta Ads Leader; Apple Plans Ads in Maps; X Considers $200k Incentive for Advertisers
1 min; March 25, 2026
MadTech Daily: ChatGPT’s Slow Ad Rollout Frustrates Partners; Musk Liable in Twitter Fraud Case
1 min; March 24, 2026
MadTech Daily: Meta Reduces Reliance on Third-Party Vendors for Content Moderation in Favour of AI; Walmart Secures Patents for Algorithmic Pricing
1 min; March 23, 2026
MadTech Daily: UK Gov U-Turns on AI Copyright; IAB Australia Launches Measurement Initiative
1 min; March 20, 2026
On Activating First Party Data With AUDIENCES' Rob McLaughlin & easyJet's Sandy Ghuman
47 mins; March 20, 2026
MadTech Daily: Publicis Advises Clients to Avoid The Trade Desk; Meta Misses Illegal Financial Ads; Alibaba Forms New AI Business Group
1 min; March 19, 2026
MadTech Daily: Whistleblowers Say Meta & TikTok Amplify Harmful Content for Engagement; Amazon Rolls Out 1-Hour Delivery
1 min; March 18, 2026
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Tests Ads Manager and Prepares Agentic Storefronts Feature; Meta Plans Layoffs while Publishers Back its Expulsion from IAB Sweden
2 mins; March 17, 2026
MadTech Daily: Ads Could be Coming to Gemini; Publicis Acquires AdgeAI; Social Media Addiction Jury Trial Concludes
1 min; March 16, 2026
ExchangeWire's Ad Tech Quiz: Telegraph Acquisition, ChatGPT Ads, and Social Media Bans
46 mins; March 13, 2026
MadTech Daily: Ofcom Takes Action Against Social Platforms; Public Opposes Ads on BBC; Meta Acquires AI Agent Network
2 mins; March 13, 2026
MadTech Daily: Meta Hikes Ad Prices; AI Agents Cannot Act on your Behalf Without Platform Permission, Rules US Judge; IPA Unveils Agency Pricing Playbook
2 mins; March 12, 2026
MadTech Daily: Anthropic Sues US Defense Department; Meta’s Deepfake Moderation Falling Short
2 mins; March 11, 2026
MESMDA's Rad Arekat on Social Media & Digital in MENA
26 mins; March 10, 2026
MadTech Daily: Retail and Grocery Brands Dominate ChatGPT Ads Trial; Walmart to Phase Out Vizio Accounts
1 min; March 10, 2026
MadTech Daily: Axel Springer Acquires Telegraph for £575m; Indonesia to Implement Social Media Ban for Under-16s; UK Delays AI Copyright Rule Decisions
1 min; March 09, 2026
ExchangeWire on Meta AI Shopping & Paramount Winning Warner Bros as Netflix Exits Race
21 mins; March 06, 2026
MadTech Daily: Amazon Expands Audience Segments to Netflix; BBC Floats iPlayer as a Home for Rival Broadcasters
1 min; March 06, 2026
MadTech Daily: Amazon Eyes Role in Chatbot Ad Sales; News Corp Lands $50m AI Deal with Meta; 85% of Europeans Use Ad-Supported Streaming
1 min; March 05, 2026
MadTech Daily: Meta Trials AI Shopping Tool; Google to Fill 150 Tech Roles in Singapore; eBay Cuts 800 Jobs
1 min; March 04, 2026
MadTech Daily: UK to Trial Social Media Ban on Under-16s; Google Patent Hints at AI-Generated Landing Pages
2 mins; March 03, 2026
MadTech Daily: Paramount to Take Over Warner Bros as Netflix Drops Bid; Dentsu Names Takeshi Sano Global CEO
1 min; March 02, 2026
ExchangeWire on UK Streaming Regulations, Rugby Ads, Walmart & OOH Revenue
40 mins; February 27, 2026
MadTech Daily: WPP Unveils £500m Cost-Cutting Plan in AI-Led Overhaul; ByteDance’s Valuation Jumps to $550bn in Secondary Deal
1 min; February 27, 2026
MadTech Daily: DoorDash to End Deliveroo Operations in Singapore; ITV Studios Launches Studio 55; Apple Rolls Out Global Age-Verification Tools
1 min; February 26, 2026
MadTech Daily: UK VOD Services to Face New Ofcom Regulation; Canva Buys Animation and Marketing Startups; OOH Hit Record Revenue in 2025
2 mins; February 25, 2026
MadTech Daily: Germany Backs Social Media Curbs for Children; DOJ Probes Netflix’s Power; MPA Sends Cease-and-Desist to ByteDance
2 mins; February 24, 2026
MadTech Daily: eBay Acquires Depop; Amazon Overtakes Walmart in Annual Revenue
1 min; February 23, 2026
MadTech Mailbag: ExchangeWire on Media Planning, Agencies, & Policy Moves
36 mins; February 20, 2026
MadTech Daily: Omnicom Posts $941M Loss; WPP Launches Advertising Intelligence Framework; YouTube Now UK’s Leading Living-Room Screen
2 mins; February 20, 2026
MadTech Daily: Perplexity Abandons Ads to Protect Trust in AI; Havas Posts Gains; Nvidia Lands Meta Deal
1 min; February 19, 2026
MadTech Daily: Starmer Targets Youth Social Media Access; Warner Bros Gives Paramount Final Bid Deadline
2 mins; February 18, 2026
MadTech Daily: Digest: Starmer Targets Youth Social Media Access; Warner Bros Gives Paramount Final Bid Deadline
2 mins; February 18, 2026
MadTech Daily: Disney Takes On Bytedance Over AI Video App; Alliance of Independent Agencies Launches Middle East Chapter
1 min; February 17, 2026
MadTech Daily: Google Faces Fresh EU Antitrust Scrutiny Over Search Ad Auctions
2 mins; February 16, 2026
ExchangeWire's Ad Tech Quiz: Netflix Subscriptions, Meta’s Scam Ads, and Smartphone Use
30 mins; February 13, 2026
MadTech Daily: IPA Census 2025 Shows Staff Decline & Diversity Gains; Amazon Eyes Marketplace for AI Content Deals; Spotify Profits Soar After Raising Prices
1 min; February 12, 2026
MadTech Daily: Paramount Sweetens WBD Deal; Apple & Google Propose App Store Changes
2 mins; February 11, 2026
UM MENAT's Abdelnabi Alaedinne on Media Planning, AI, and Innovation in MENA
43 mins; February 10, 2026
MadTech Daily: Scope3 Makes Second Round of Layoffs; China Fines Companies for Fake AI Services; Meta Criticises EU Action Over WhatsApp AI Rivals
1 min; February 10, 2026
MadTech Daily: Meta Says Scam Ads May Account for 3–4% of Revenue; Google doubles down on AI; Qwen Tops China App Store
1 min; February 09, 2026
ExchangeWire on Amazon's MCP, ChatGPT Advertising, and YouTube Vs. TV Viewing
30 mins; February 06, 2026
MadTech Daily: Google Set to Double AI Spend to $185bn After Strong Earnings; Netflix Reaches 61% of UK Households, Barb; Baidu Unveils its First Dividend
1 min; February 06, 2026
MadTech Daily: DOJ Appeals Google Search Monopoly Ruling; WeChat Blocks Tencent AI Chatbot Giveaway; Netflix and Warner Bros Struggle on Merger
1 min; February 05, 2026
MadTech Daily: Amazon Opens Ad Stack to AI Agents; Uber Returns to Asia via Macau; Publicis Groupe Ends 2025 on a High
1 min; February 04, 2026
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Sets $200,000 Spend for ChatGPT Ads; Alibaba’s Qwen Heats Up for Spring Festival; Could UK Fully Shift to Internet TV in 2030s?
1 min; February 03, 2026
MadTech Daily: IAB Forecasts 9.5% US Ad Spend Growth; OpenAI Eyes $40bn Funding; Nine Sells 2GB & 3AW to Arthur Laundy
1 min; February 02, 2026
Publicis Media’s Mazen Mroueh on Retail Media and Orchestration in MENA
39 mins; January 30, 2026
MadTech Daily: Meta to Almost Double AI Investment; Thailand to Tighten Social Media Ad Regulations
2 mins; January 30, 2026
MadTech Daily: VOD to Power UK Ad Growth; Is an AI Overview Opt-Out for Publishers Coming Soon?
2 mins; January 29, 2026
MadTech Daily: Meta to Test Premium Subscriptions Across Platforms; Google Agrees to $68m Privacy Settlement; YouTubers Sue Snap
1 min; January 28, 2026
MadTech Daily: ICE Seeks Ad Tech Tools for Investigations; Threads Rolls Out Global Ads; WPP Retires Hogarth
1 min; January 27, 2026
MadTech Daily: TikTok Splits US App From Global Business; YouTube CTV Ads Enable Shopping; Netflix Doubles Ad Revenue
1 min; January 26, 2026
ExchangeWire on the BBC's YouTube Partnership, Amazon & Temu E-Commerce, and Google’s Legal Battles
34 mins; January 23, 2026
MadTech Daily: TikTok Lowers its Walled Garden Walls; Amazon Opens Pre Bid Adapter Beta; Lords Back UK Under 16s Social Media Ban
1 min; January 23, 2026
MadTech Daily: BBC and YouTube Strike Strategic Partnership; FTC to Appeal Meta Antitrust Ruling; IPA Launches Gen AI Forum
2 mins; January 22, 2026
MadTech Daily: Temu Revenue Catches up to Amazon; Meta Accused of Ignoring Illegal Gambling Ads; ByteDance Challenges Alibaba With AI-Powered Cloud Push
1 min; January 21, 2026
MadTech Daily: Publishers Sue Google Over Alleged Ad Tech Manipulation; Labour MPs Push for Under-16s Social Media Ban
2 mins; January 20, 2026
MadTech Daily: Ads Come to ChatGPT; BBC to Air Programmes on YouTube; Singapore Eases Data Sharing
2 mins; January 19, 2026
ExchangeWire on Google’s UCP, Apple Tapping Gemini for Siri, and Paramount Suing Warner Bros
28 mins; January 16, 2026
MadTech Daily: Wikimedia Expands AI Partnerships Across Tech Giants; Alibaba’s Qwen App Tops 100m Users; Freely Tops 1m Weekly Users
1 min; January 16, 2026
MadTech Daily: Dentsu’s Bid to Sell Global Unit nears Collapse; UK Seeks Copyright Reset between AI and Creators; Netflix Prepares Cash Deal for Warner Bros. and HBO Max
1 min; January 15, 2026
MadTech Daily: Apple Taps Google Gemini to Power AI Siri; Paramount Skydance Takes WBD to Court; Study Reveals Publishers’ Grim Search Outlook
1 min; January 14, 2026
MadTech Daily: Google Introduces New AI Commerce Standard; Nvidia Appoints First-Ever CMO; Trump Pushes Back on Netflix’s Warner Bros. Acquisition
1 min; January 13, 2026
MadTech Daily: TikTok Splits US Staff Ahead of Sale; DeepSeek Rival MiniMax Sees Shares Soar 87%
1 min; January 12, 2026
ExchangeWire's Big Ad Tech Quiz
31 mins; January 09, 2026
MadTech Daily: Disney’s Latest Ad Tech Launches; WBD Rejects Paramount’s Bid
1 min; January 09, 2026
MadTech Daily: IAB Reveals Agentic Roadmap; China Examines Meta’s $2bn Manus Acquisition; Amazon Faces Claims of Unauthorised Indie Listings
1 min; January 08, 2026
MadTech Daily: Reddit Launches AI Buying Tool; WPP Launches Agent Hub; Judge Rejects Amazon’s Bid to Dismiss Price Gouging Lawsuit
2 mins; January 07, 2026
MadTech Daily: UK Enforces Ban on Junk Food TV Ads Before 9pm; Omnicom Teams Up with Google for Insights Tool
2 mins; January 06, 2026
MadTech Daily: Meta acquires Manus; ITV Invests in The Body Coach App; Adform Acquires Splicky
1 min; January 05, 2026
MadTech Daily: Oracle Co-Founder Backs Paramount’s Hostile Bid for Warner Bros Discovery; Instacart Terminates AI Price Tests
2 mins; December 24, 2025
MadTech Daily: Google Sues Web Scraping Company; ByteDance Boosts Benefits Amid AI Talent War
2 mins; December 23, 2025
ExchangeWire's BIG 2026 PREDICTIONS Special
38 mins; December 19, 2025
MadTech Daily: DoorDash Partners With OpenAI; WBD Board Refuses Paramount Offer; FTC Probes Eversight’s Pricing
1 min; December 19, 2025
MadTech Daily: Amazon in talks to invest $10bn+ in OpenAI; Trump Admin Threatens Spotify Over EU Tech Rules
1 min; December 18, 2025
MadTech Daily:Meta Tolerates Ad Fraud to Protect Revenue; US suspends Tech deal with UK Amid Trade Frustrations
2 mins; December 17, 2025
MadTech Daily:BBC Studios Accelerates Digital Growth in EMEA; Reddit Challenges Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
2 mins; December 16, 2025
MadTech Daily: YouTube TV to Launch Genre Plans; Pinterest to Buy tvScientific; Pinterest to Buy tvScientific; Meta Said to use Qwen in ‘Avocado’ Mode
2 mins; December 15, 2025
ExchangeWire on the Warner Bros Bidding Wars and the EU's Moves Against X & Google
32 mins; December 12, 2025
MadTech Daily: Disney & OpenAI Strike Deal; Google Tests AI Article Overviews on News Pages
2 mins; December 12, 2025
MadTech Daily: More Brits Use YouTube than Google Search; Tencent Drops Out of Paramount’s Warner Bros Bid; Cadent Acquires VuePlanner
1 min; December 11, 2025
MadTech Daily: Google Denies 2026 Ads Plan for Gemini; EU Probes Google’s AI Overviews; Uber Launches Ad Insights Platform
1 min; December 10, 2025
MadTech Daily: Paramount to Gazump Netflix?! New Meta AI Content Deals; Barb Unveils the Data Hub; Open-Source AI Hits 30% of Global Usage
2 mins; December 09, 2025
MadTech Daily: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros Discovery; X Hit with €120m EU Penalty; UK Eyes Tougher Laws for AI Chatbots
2 mins; December 08, 2025
T&P’s Shula Sinclair on Meta’s Scam Ads, AI-Driven Retail Growth, and Older Influencer Audiences
25 mins; December 05, 2025
MadTech Daily: Global Ad Spend to Hit $1tn in 2026; WPP Demoted from FTSE 100
1 min; December 05, 2025
MadTech Daily: AI Race Intensifies as Anthropic Eyes IPO; Google Tests AI Overviews Merged with AI Mode; Eventbrite Acquired by Bending Spoons
1 min; December 04, 2025
MadTech Daily: Omnicom Announces Major Overhaul; Havas Buys Unnest; Retailers See 830% Jump in Traffic from Gen AI
2 mins; December 03, 2025
MadTech Daily: Publishers Take Legal Action Against Zuckerberg Over Scam Ads; US Black Friday Sales Hit Record; Ad Net Zero Adds AI Usage Measurement to Carbon Calculator
2 mins; December 02, 2025
MadTech Daily: OOH Industry Reports 4.4% Growth; Streamer Content Quotas Become Law in Australia
1 min; December 01, 2025