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Judge Tosses Prime Subscriber Suit Against Amazon Over Ads
MediaPost
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Handing Amazon a victory, a federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by Prime subscribers who sued over the company's decision to insert ads in streaming videos. In a ruling issued Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Rothstein in Seattle...
Enviros unleash more ads slamming GOP ‘beautiful’ vote
E&E News
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July 18, 2025
Environmental groups are continuing their advertising onslaught against vulnerable Republican lawmakers who voted to pass the tax and spending bill rolling back renewable energy credits. EDF Action and NRDC Action Fund are spending more than $1...
Google Ads Rolling Out Smart Bidding Exploration To Some Advertisers
Search Engine Roundtable
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July 18, 2025
Google Ads is rolling out its new Smart Bidding Exploration bidding update to some advertisers. At Google Marketing Live, Google called this its "biggest update to bidding in over a decade." Maximilian vom Eyser, who works at Google posted about...
Cannabis Brand Miss Grass Drops Cinematic Ads With All the Vibes
Adweek
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July 18, 2025
Grandma is living her best life—soaking up the sun, shopping for colorful clothes, chatting with inanimate objects, hanging in the park, levitating above the action. She’s staying busy, she tells her granddaughter during a phone call, but she’s...
10 Questions on Advertising... with Bicycle London co-founder Graeme Douglas
The Drum
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From W+K to Leeds United, Graeme Douglas has done it all – creative, strategist, founder and mental health advocate. In this week’s 10 Questions, he dishes out blunt truths, career wisdom and why Parklife still reigns supreme.Graeme Douglas has...
AI Funding Frenzy: Investors Pour Nearly $100M Into Generative Tool, Advertising, Finance Companies
Benzinga
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In a clear signal that the artificial intelligence gold rush shows no signs of slowing, investors have committed nearly $100 million to a diverse array of AI startups in recent weeks. From finance to creativity assessment tools, these investments...
UK Advertising Regulator Slams Play’n GO for Child-Friendly Gambling Ads
Casino Beats
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July 17, 2025
Written by Adam Roarty Adam Roarty Adam is an experienced writer with years of experience in the gambling industry. He has worked as a content writer and editor for five years on sites such as Oddschecker, CoinTelegraph and Gambling Industry...
Ricoh amplifies digital potential for Sai Advertising Service
PrintWeek India
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July 18, 2025
The company’s main business involves in digital large-format printing for producing signage and display graphic solutions Chandigarh-based Sai Advertising Service has put its best foot forward on the commercial digital printing front with the...
Advertising industry converges in Ibadan for AGM
Punch
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July 17, 2025
The 52nd Annual General Meeting and Congress of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria has begun in Ibadan, bringing together key stakeholders from across Nigeria’s advertising and marketing ecosystem. The event, themed “Charting Bold...
Gen Z is more likely to fall for this advertisement than Boomers, study finds
The Mirror US
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July 18, 2025
While Gen Z may be the generation that grew up with technology, they may still be more susceptible to certain types of digital marketing than others. There are a lot of difference between the various generations including the hobbies they enjoy or...
Half of US advertisers are making video ads with AI
Azzet
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July 17, 2025
Around half of all United States advertisers use generative artificial intelligence to make video ads, according to a report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). In total, 86% of buyers surveyed are using or planning to use AI to create...
Netflix to Roll Out Interactive Ads Later This Year
PYMNTS.com - Massachusetts
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July 17, 2025
Netflix said Thursday (July 17) that it expects advertising revenue to roughly double in 2025, as the company introduces interactive ads in the second half of the year. “We’ve closed the large majority of deals with the major agencies, those...
Play’n Go slot game ads banned for appealing to under 18s
iGB
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July 16, 2025
Home > Legal & compliance > Play’n Go slot game ads banned for appealing to under 18s 16th July 2025 | By David Cook The complaints stemmed from slot game campaigns which appeared beside the email inboxes of children. The UK’s Advertising...
CAP – Mind Your Age-vertising: Why older audiences deserve respect in ads
Ethical Marketing News
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July 18, 2025
The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Mind Your Age-vertising: Why older audiences deserve respect in ads. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone...
Substack raises $168 million, betting on subscriptions but coming around to ads
The New Zealand Herald
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July 18, 2025
But the latest investors are betting on an emerging product that could amplify its business. Substack’s app, introduced in 2022, allows users to chat with their favourite creators, watch live video conversations and write and share posts on their...
Netflix profits soar with ads and higher subscription prices
The Sun Daily
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July 18, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO: Netflix has posted a stronger-than-expected second-quarter performance, with profits rising 45% year-over-year. The streaming giant attributed this growth to higher subscription prices and a rapidly expanding advertising business....
Fraudster took over £2,000 from man after falsely advertising her council house for rent on Facebook
Chronicle Live
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July 18, 2025
A fraudster took over £2,000 from a man after she falsely advertised her Newcastle council house for rent on Facebook. Samantha Richardson committed a "mean and nasty" offence when she took £2,400 from the victim, who wanted to rent her home after...
I've Helped 124,393 Entrepreneurs With Their Advertising — Here Are My Top 3 Secrets Proven to Generate Results
Entrepreneur
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July 17, 2025
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It's the end of a typical work day, and you're excited to come home. On the way in, you grab the mail stack and set it aside as you walk in. After getting comfy and settling in for the...
Peacock’s with-ads plan will soon be the priciest of the big streamers
PC World
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Time for another price hike, this time from Peacock, and it’s a big one. Starting July 23 for new subscribers, Peacock will raise the price of its ad-supported Premium tier to $10.99 a month, according to Variety, a $3-a-month increase that will...
Provincial Lottery Corporations Applaud Meta’s Attempts to Clamp Down on Fraudulent Ads
Casino.org
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July 17, 2025
Posted on: July 17, 2025, 01:49h. Last updated on: July 17, 2025, 02:22h. Scammers are pretending to be online gaming apps for casinos Players at risk of handing over personal financial data New Meta rules for advertisers require written...