MadTech Daily: ITV & Sky Strike $2.1bn TV Deal; Uber Stalls Europe Delivery Push
In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Sky agreeing to a £1.6bn deal to acquire ITV’s broadcast and streaming business, Uber pausing its European Eats expansion amid its pursuit of Delivery Hero, and Al...
7 Jul 1min
MadTech Daily: Meta Names New CMO & First Chief Data Officer; Australia Sues Amazon
In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Meta naming a new CMO and its first-ever Chief Data Officer, Australia suing Amazon over Prime Video ads, and OpenAI expanding hiring to develop new AI advertising f...
6 Jul 1min
MadTech Daily: Sony Plans to End PlayStation Disc Production in 2028; Google Ordered to Pay Klarna USD$1.97bn
In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Sony’s plan to end PlayStation disc production in 2028, and Google being ordered to pay Klarna USD$1.5bn (£1.19bn).
3 Jul 1min
ExchangeWire on Cannes 2026, Walmart Acquiring Vibe.co, and AppsFlyer’s $1B Raise
In this episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire's head of content, John Still, and COO Lindsay Rowntree discuss Walmart acquiring Vibe.co, AppFlyer's $1B raise, and John's takeaways from Cannes.T...
3 Jul 36min
MadTech Daily: Apple & EU Hold Siri AI Talks; DeepSeek Introduces Peak-Hour API Pricing
In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Apple and the EU holding talks over Siri’s AI rollout, DeepSeek introducing peak-hour API pricing amid China’s AI price war, and Amazon reporting that AI-referred pu...
2 Jul 1min
MadTech Daily: Shopee & Meta Launch Instagram Affiliates; UK Targets Apple & Google App Store Fees
In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Shopee and Meta teaming up on Instagram affiliates, the UK regulator targeting Apple and Google’s app store payment rules, and TAG demonetising World Cup pirate site...
1 Jul 1min
MadTech Daily: Sky Agrees ITV Broadcast Acquisition; YouTube Creators Win AI Search Game; Carat Wins Media Network of the Year
In today’s Digest, we discuss Sky agreeing to ITV Broadcast Acquisition, a study finding that YouTube creator content is shaping AI assistant answers, and Carat being named Media Network of the Year a...
29 Jun 1min
MadTech Daily: BBC Expands YouTube Strategy With 24-Hour News Streaming Tests; DeepSeek Expands Hiring as China’s AI Talent Race Intensifies
In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover the BBC expanding its YouTube strategy with 24-hour news streaming tests, DeepSeek expanding hiring as China’s AI talent race intensifies, and Asda teaming up with A...
26 Jun 1min
