The MadTech Podcast
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OAAA's Anna Bager on the Programmatic OOH Transparency Pledge and Omnicon's IPG Acquisition
39 mins; November 28, 2025
MadTech Daily: European Parliament Urges a Social Media Ban for Under-16s; The Observer Debuts a New Digital Subscription Service
2 mins; November 28, 2025
MadTech Daily: Walmart Explores Ads for Sparky AI; Warner Settles With AI Music Firm; YouTube trials new feed control features
1 min; November 27, 2025
MadTech Daily: US Senators Push Meta Scam Ad Probe; ChatGPT Adds Shopping Research Tool; Alibaba Tops Revenue Forecasts
2 mins; November 26, 2025
MadTech Daily: EU Unconditionally Greenlights Omnicom’s IPG Acquisition; YouTube Usage Hits 84% of Adults; Alibaba’s Qwen Tops 10m Downloads
1 min; November 25, 2025
MadTech Daily: WBD Draws Bids from Paramount, Comcast & Netflix; Google Makes Final Plea in Ad Tech Monopoly Case; ChatGPT Rolls out Group Chats
1 min; November 24, 2025
Nicole Pruess on Meta Serving Scam Ads, the Podcasting Landscape, and Transparency in CTV Advertising
41 mins; November 21, 2025
MadTech Daily: Perplexity Launches Tool to Simplify Online Shopping; Spanish Court Orders Meta to Pay $550m to Digital Media Firms; EU Probes into Meta
1 min; November 21, 2025
MadTech Daily: Advertisers Eye 2026 Media Budget Shifts; ChatGPT to Offer Target Shopping; Meta Cleared of Monopoly Claims
2 mins; November 20, 2025
MadTech Daily: Channel 4 Launches AI Ad Tool for SMEs; Twitter Co-Founder Finances App to Bring Back Vine Videos; Jeff Bezos Creates AI Startup
2 mins; November 19, 2025
MadTech Daily: Havas in Talks Over WPP Stake; Dentsu Prepares for Staff Cuts as International Business Underperforms
1 min; November 18, 2025
MadTech Daily: IAB Launches Ad Auction Protocol; NBCUniversal to Debut NBC Sports Network
1 min; November 17, 2025
The Telegraph's Samara Hocihara on AI litigation, Reddit's big moment and the new Browser Wars
43 mins; November 14, 2025
MadTech Daily: EU plans a new probe into Google over news rankings; Tencent’s profit jumps 19% on AI gains; 58% of UK households hold fewer than three streaming services
1 min; November 14, 2025
digitalAudience and Mediahuis on Data Distribution Across European Marketing & Advertising
34 mins; November 13, 2025
MadTech Daily: ITV Launches Linear TV Solution and Joins TikTok Pulse Premiere; Reddit Reels in Advertisers with Interactive Ads
1 min; November 13, 2025
Reed Smith's Nikki Bhargava on California's AB566 and Data Privacy in Ad Tech
27 mins; November 12, 2025
MadTech Daily: Trump Threatens $1bn Lawsuit Against BBC; Major Podcast Push; Wikipedia Urges Responsible Use of its Content by AI
2 mins; November 12, 2025
MadTech Daily: Amazon Expands Global Reach with Bazaar App; OpenAI Proposes Teen Safety Standards
1 min; November 11, 2025
MadTech Daily: Comcast in Talks to Buy ITV’s Broadcast Arm; Apple Nears $1bn Deal to Power Siri; EU to Weaken AI Act
1 min; November 10, 2025
ExchangeWire on Big Tech’s Anticompetitive Behaviour, WPP’s Latest Partnership, and the DSP Wars
45 mins; November 07, 2025
MadTech Daily: Document Reveals Meta's Profits from Scam Ads; Netflix Introduces New Metric
2 mins; November 07, 2025
MadTech Daily: Amazon Sues Perplexity Over AI Shopping Tool; Epic and Google Settle Lawsuit; People Inc. Signs Deal with Microsoft
1 min; November 06, 2025
MadTech Daily: Digest: Amazon Ads Expands Sports Streaming Inventory; Getty and Perplexity Ink Deal
1 min; November 05, 2025
MadTech Daily: Tech Giants Step Up Efforts to Fix AI Security Flaws; TV & Video Market on Track for $1tn by 2030
2 mins; November 04, 2025
MadTech Daily: Netflix Eyes Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition; IAB Unveils New CTV Framework
1 min; November 03, 2025
ExchangeWire on Ads in Apple Maps, Comcast Linear TV Going Programmatic, and AdCP
33 mins; October 31, 2025
MadTech Daily: Bending Spoons Acquires AOL for $1.5bn; New WPP CEO Issues Profit Warning
2 mins; October 31, 2025
MadTech Daily: Video on Demand to Drive 17% Growth in Q4 Ad Spend; Publicis Acquires HEPMIL Media Group
2 mins; October 30, 2025
MadTech Daily: ChatGPT Adds PayPal Wallet; Musk Launches AI Encyclopedia
2 mins; October 29, 2025
MadTech Daily: Apple Plans Ads for Maps; X Loses Advertising Boss; EU Finds Meta & TikTok Broke Transparency Obligations
2 mins; October 28, 2025
MadTech Daily: WPP Courts Businesses with Self-Serve Platform Launch; Comcast Linear TV Goes Programmatic; The Observer Signs AI News Deal
2 mins; October 27, 2025
SevenSix Agency's Charlotte Stavrou on Social Media Advertising, Meta's Chatbot Safeguarding, and Skippable Ads on Reels
25 mins; October 24, 2025
MadTech Daily: Amazon Introduces Service for Real-Time Bidding, Reddit Sues Perplexity over Stolen Data; Alibaba’s Quark Adds AI Chatbot
2 mins; October 24, 2025
Equativ's Curt Larson on the AI Effect on Consumers and Advertising
28 mins; October 23, 2025
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Atlas Browser; Omnicom Revenue Rises on Ad Strength; Netflix Expands into Interactive Experiences
1 min; October 23, 2025
MadTech Daily: Google Abandons Privacy Sandbox; Warner Bros. Discovery Puts Itself Up for Sale; Apple Strikes $700M Deal for F1 Rights
1 min; October 22, 2025
MadTech Daily: Meta Tests Skippable Ads on Instagram Reels; AI and Social Media Disrupt Wikipedia Traffic; Meta Tightens AI Chatbot Controls for Kids
2 mins; October 21, 2025
MadTech Daily: Meta Forfeits its Brand Safety Seal; Havas Eyes Dentsu’s Global Assets; TikTok Algorithm Licensing Sparks US Concern
1 min; October 20, 2025
Webtopia’s Daniel Sichel on Google’s CMA Search Trouble, TikTok Cutting Content Moderation, and Reddit's Ad Expansion
36 mins; October 17, 2025
MadTech Daily: Ad Industry Unveils Agentic AI Standard; Major Publishers Face Wave of Patent Lawsuits; Walmart Teams up with OpenAI for AI-First Retail
1 min; October 17, 2025
MadTech Daily: WPP Strikes $400m AI Deal with Google; Spotify Partners with Netflix on Video Podcasts; Google Offers Search Fix as EU Fine Looms
1 min; October 16, 2025
MadTech Daily: Publicis Lifts Forecast Again as AI Fuels Growth; California Moves to Govern AI Chatbots; EU Strikes Compromise on Sustainability Reporting
2 mins; October 15, 2025
MadTech Daily: Nine, Paramount-Ten in Talks on Ad Sales Merger; Perplexity Halts Ad Signups; EU Reviews Kids’ Safety on Major Platforms
2 mins; October 14, 2025
MadTech Daily: CMA Designates Google Strategic Market Status in Search; India Pilots AI Chatbot E-Commerce; Reddit Poaches WPP Media’s North America CEO
1 min; October 13, 2025
AI Special with Joris Knetsch of Prose on Pixels: OpenAI’s Sora, DeepSeek, and China’s AI Labelling Law
29 mins; October 10, 2025
MadTech Daily: ITV Launches GenAI Ads Manager; UK Ad Regulator Trials AI Monitoring; NYC Sues Social Media Firms for Addicting Kids
2 mins; October 10, 2025
MadTech Daily: IAB Europe Opens Comment on New Commerce and Retail Media Standards; Ooh Media Unveils Metro Tunnel Ad Network; California Bans Loud Streaming Ads
2 mins; October 09, 2025
MadTech Daily: Google’s Ad Tech Trial Nears Judge’s Decision; Amex and Duolingo Launch Ad Platforms; Mozilla Partners with Index Exchange
1 min; October 08, 2025
MadTech Daily: EU Rolls Out AI Strategy; OpenAI Gives Content Owners More Control on Sora; Instagram Tests New Layout
1 min; October 07, 2025
MadTech Daily: Dutch Court Orders Meta to Abandon Profiling; Spotify Joins Amazon DSP; NBCUniversal & YouTube TV Ink Deal
1 min; October 06, 2025
ExchangeWire on the FTC, OpenAI's Big Week and Spotify Vs AI
25 mins; October 03, 2025
MadTech Daily: Meta to Personalise Ads with Chatbot Data; OpenAI Plans Social Platform
1 min; October 03, 2025
MadTech Daily: Spotify CEO Exit Brings Dual Leadership; Epic Says Apple’s Install Changes Slash Drop-Offs; The Trade Desk Overhauls Digital Ad Data Marketplace
2 mins; October 02, 2025
MadTech Daily: OpenAI Rolls Out Instant Checkout; $20bn Media Network Launched by Havas & Horizon; Google Settles Trump Ban for $24.5m
1 min; October 01, 2025
MadTech Daily: Electronic Arts Closes Largest Buyout Ever; FTC Finalises Omnicom–IPG Order With Ad Rules; Anthropic to Triple Global Staff as AI Demand Surges
1 min; September 30, 2025
MadTech Daily: Meta Launches UK Ad-Free Subscription; Trump Signs TikTok Transfer to US Owners
1 min; September 29, 2025
Dentsu's Ellie McDonough on TikTok, AI Search and the TV Industry
32 mins; September 26, 2025
MadTech Daily: Apple Opposes EU Rules; Google takes Epic Ruling to Supreme Court; Microsoft Partners with OpenAI Rival
2 mins; September 26, 2025
MadTech Daily: Novacap to Acquire IAS for $1.9bn; Microsoft Prepares to Launch Publisher Content Marketplace
2 mins; September 25, 2025
MadTech Daily: Double-Digit Growth Ahead for Digital Ad spend; Alibaba Unveils Multimodal AI; eBay Moves to Buy Tise
2 mins; September 24, 2025
MadTech Daily: Murdochs Tipped for TikTok Deal; Ad Giants Shift Climate Stance; Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly Trial Kicks Off
2 mins; September 23, 2025
MadTech Daily: Google Adds Gemini to Chrome as AI Search Threatens Survival of Independent Publishers; UK Broadcaster Bosses Dismiss Merger Speculation
1 min; September 22, 2025
FirstPartyCapital’s Rich Ashton on Amazon and Google Misleading Advertisers, Amazon Joining Forces with Netflix, and the Latest Ad Tech M&A
23 mins; September 19, 2025
MadTech Daily: Verve Group Acquires Captify; Meta Seeks AI Content Deals with Media Firms; China Drops its Google Antitrust Case
2 mins; September 19, 2025
MadTech Daily: Trump Hails TikTok Deal; Amazon Expands Ad Integration with SiriusXM
1 min; September 18, 2025
MadTech Daily: Magnite Sues Google; Google to Invest £5bn in UK AI; Australia Won’t Implement Accuracy Threshold for Social Ban Age-Check Tech
2 mins; September 17, 2025
MadTech Daily: FTC Targets Google & Amazon Over Search Ads; Penske Media Hits Google With AI Suit
1 min; September 16, 2025
MadTech Daily: Paramount-Skydance Plans Warner Bros. Discovery Bid; FTC Investigates AI Chatbots, France Eyes TikTok Inquiry
2 mins; September 15, 2025
ExchangeWire on Google’s EU Fine and PubMatic Lawsuit plus ATS London 2025 Highlights
41 mins; September 12, 2025
MadTech Daily: Netflix and Amazon Team Up for CTV; UK Ad-Funded SVOD Reach Triples; Meta Adds Alerts to Community Notes
1 min; September 12, 2025
MadTech Daily: Minute Media Buys VideoVerse; Europe Mulls Under-16 Social Media Ban as Meta Faces Claims of Burying Child Safety Research
2 mins; September 11, 2025
MadTech Daily: PubMatic Sues Google over Monopoly; Magnite Acquires streamr.ai
1 min; September 10, 2025
MadTech Daily: Google Hit With €2.95bn EU Fine; AI Under Fire
2 mins; September 09, 2025
Kathryn Bean of Miroma Founders Network on How Advertisers can use TV Fragmentation to their Advantage
18 mins; September 08, 2025
MadTech Daily: Arc Browser Maker to Be Acquired; Apple Prepares Siri Search Tool
1 min; September 08, 2025
ExchangeWire on Google Dodging Divestiture and a Preview of ATS London 2025
38 mins; September 05, 2025
MadTech Daily: Google Faces More Fines; Europe Backs US-EU Data Deal
2 mins; September 05, 2025
MadTech Daily: Google Avoids Chrome Sell-Off; Disney to Pay $10M to Settle FTC Kids’ Privacy Case; Singapore Warns Meta to Curb Scams
2 mins; September 04, 2025
MadTech Daily: Empower Acquires Ocean Media; TV Networks Rally to Scrap Broadcast Tax
1 min; September 03, 2025
MadTech Daily: Meta’s AI Shake-Up; Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Presents Risks
1 min; September 02, 2025
MadTech Daily: UK Sought Broader Apple User Data, Legal Filing Shows; OOH Ad Revenue Dips in H1
2 mins; September 01, 2025
Teodora Tepavicharova on Meta Inflating Ad Performance, TikTok’s AI Mandate, and AI Invading Journalism
31 mins; August 29, 2025
MadTech Daily: dentsu for SALE?!; Omnicom Surpasses WPP in UK Ad Spend
1 min; August 29, 2025
MadTech Daily: Disney Strengthens European Content Slate with ZDF Deal; Anthropic Settles Piracy Case
1 min; August 28, 2025
MadTech Daily: Trump Warns Tariffs on Nations ‘Discriminating’ Against US Tech; Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple & OpenAI for Monopoly Practices
1 min; August 27, 2025
The MadTech Daily: Walmart Ads Growth, TikTok AI Backlash
1 min; August 26, 2025
The MadTech Podcast: Mediahub's Ross Jenkins on Meta AI; Zero-Click Search; and Agencies
33 mins; August 22, 2025
MadTech Daily: TikTok AI Mandate, Snapchat's New Location Ads
2 mins; August 22, 2025
MadTech Daily: New Claims Meta Inflated Ad Performance; Google Alters Play Store Rules Amid EU Scrutiny
2 mins; August 21, 2025
“We’re drowning in ads, but at the same time, we’re barely noticing them”: eight&four’s Chloe Singleton on Attention through the Lens of Paid Social
21 mins; August 20, 2025
MadTech Daily: Google Strikes AI News Deal while UK Publishers Seek CMA Oversight; UK Drops Bid for Apple User Data
2 mins; August 20, 2025
MadTech Daily: Google Fined Over Aussie Telco Deals; Meta Plans Fourth AI Shake-Up in Six Months
2 mins; August 19, 2025
MadTech Daily: Google AI Overviews Harming Referral Traffic by up to 25%; Netflix more than Doubles US Upfront Commitments
1 min; August 18, 2025
The Kite Factory’s Simi Gill on Grok Introducing Ads, Google vs Publishers, and Instagram’s New Map Feature
28 mins; August 15, 2025
MadTech Daily: Dentsu’s Revenue Dips; Paramount Pushes to Develop Legacy Cable Networks
2 mins; August 15, 2025
MadTech Daily: Perplexity Bids Billions for Chrome; Big Tech Steps Up Ad Fraud Crackdown
2 mins; August 14, 2025
MadTech Daily: TikTok to Swap German Trust & Safety Team for AI; Paramount Secures Exclusive UFC Rights
2 mins; August 13, 2025
MadTech Daily: WPP Profit Falls as Ad Market Slows; Lawmakers Urge Meta to Remove Instagram Map
2 mins; August 12, 2025
MadTech Daily: Musk to Add Ads to X’s AI Chatbot; GPT-5 Launches
2 mins; August 11, 2025