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CES 2026: Agentic AI hype vs. media buyers' pragmatism
This year's CES was all about agentic AI and little else. Digiday executive editor Joseph was boots-on-the-ground for this year's show in Las Vegas. …
2 months, 1 week ago
'The year where the dust settles': Digiday editors share 2026 predictions
This week's episode takes a look at how 2025's cliffhangers—everything from Netflix's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to the ripple eff…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
‘A year of loose ends’: Digiday editors share top takeaways from 2025
This year was filled with major developments, from Netflix’s planned WBD deal to Omnicom’s acquisition of IPG to the introduction of AI-only video fe…
3 months ago
The Disney-OpenAI deal and generative AI copyright concerns
This week’s episode recaps Disney’s deal to open up its character library to OpenAI and Google’s reported plan to roll out ads in its Gemini chatbot.…
3 months, 1 week ago
The case against AI agents for programmatic ad buying
This week’s episode unpacks two major developments in the media and entertainment industries. Digiday’s executive editor of news Seb Joseph joins to …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Can a new CEO and massive AI bet turn WPP's sinking ship around?
On this week's episode, the smoke is clearing in the Omnicom-IPG merger with a clearer look at how its media, tech and creative will operate going fo…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How Black Friday could 'fast track' OpenAI's ad plan
This week’s episode recaps the who’s who of Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition bids, the end to Meta’s antitrust case, the Omnicom-IPG deal’s final h…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The ‘is a hot dog a sandwich’ problem in AI advertising
This week’s episode recaps Paramount raising new ad arbitrage questions, Amazon and Google unveiling new ad agents and IAB Tech Lab introducing its A…
4 months ago
How to build an AI-generated focus group
This week’s episode recaps the YouTube TV-Disney distribution standoff (5:50), Netflix’s interest in acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery (14:50) and the…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
How Kalen Allen navigates brand safety and cultural polarization in the creator economy
On this week's episode, digital creator and actor Kalen Allen talks navigating brand safety and the so-called culture wars in the creator economy (24…
4 months, 3 weeks ago