MadTech Daily: CMA Proposes Search Overhaul to Curb Google’s Dominance; FTC Intervenes in $13.5bn Omnicom-IPG Merger

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover YouTube becoming the top TV choice for children, YouTube being added to Australia’s social media ban for under 16s, as well as Havas reporting solid H1 results and expanding in Southeast Asia.

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Google and Microsoft launching new AI features in search and browsing, Warner Bros Discovery revealing further details of its split, and Temu being accused of violating EU online safety law

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Meta’s suspension of political ads in the EU and UK advertising rising 8% in the first quarter. We also cover strategic acquisitions in media with Netflix bundling with MBC, and Skydance sealing its deal with Paramount.

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover YouTube’s ad revenue nearing $10bn while it decides to drop its Barb subscription, the UK putting tech giants’ age checks to the test, and Southeast Asia becoming TikTok’s largest ad audience.

In this episode of the MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire editor Aimee Newell Tarín is joined by CEO Rachel Smith and Kate Ross, co-founder and CEO of agency eight&four, for an AI special looking at the latest headlines surrounding the technology.  They discuss Netflix using AI in one of its shows for the first time, Meta resisting the EU's AI code of conduct, as well as the UK's AI audit standards which are due to be launched at the end of the month. 

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover the UK targeting Apple and Google’s mobile dominance, ITV reporting a 30% profit fall in the first half of 2025, and Google trialing shopping ads in Gmail.

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Brainlabs' acquisition of Exverus Media to expand its US operations, WARC’s report revealing key consumer trends shaping purchase decisions, and the metrics gap hindering creator marketing impact.

Today’s MadTech Daily discusses the UK striking an AI deal with OpenAI for public sector use, YouTube potentially being required to prioritise British public service broadcaster content, and ‘dark traffic’ surging 49% as ad blockers obscure 1 billion users.

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover France investigating X for alleged algorithm manipulation, Perplexity seeking phone deals for its Comet AI browser, and the UK government looking to defuse its Apple encryption row with the US.

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss HP launching an ad network, OpenAI introducing in-app purchases in a revenue push and launching ChatGPT Agent, as well as Meta settling an $8bn privacy lawsuit.