April 2024

Integration of emerging technology, audience engagement, unique content formats, branding and cross-promotion emerged as significant themes among this year’s Digiday Media Awards shortlist. With publishers and brands looking to reinforce their positions as industry leaders, they are also emphasizing quantifiable metrics and real-world impact to highlight the success of their initiatives. In the Best Use…

By Ronan Shields  •  April 30, 2024  •  2 min read  • Ivy Liu If media industry observers need any clarification that digital is firmly part of its mainstream, they need only look at how the previously distinct lines between the NewFronts and the upfront are blurring. Google hosted its NewFronts pitch on Monday and announced tie-ups…

The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s annual four-day NewFronts kicked off yesterday in New York City, with presentations from Google and Vizio pitching marketers on their advertising offerings. At the end of the day, IAB co-hosted a session with The New York Times to put a spotlight on news organizations to convince more advertisers to support them….

By Kristina Monllos  •  April 30, 2024  •  6 min read  • Ivy Liu This Marketing Briefing covers the latest in marketing for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series → Google’s decision to delay the third-party cookie crumble once again last week was no surprise to…

By Kimeko McCoy  •  April 30, 2024  •  4 min read  • Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify In the era of so-called subscription fatigue, subscription clothing rental service Nuuly has managed to not only increase its number of subscribers, but also turn a profit while its competitors are scrambling for profitability. (A close look at…

Thanks to the growing demand for AI and the resurgence in chip demand, Samsung had a wonderful first quarter. Operating profit increased by 933% and revenue was up by 12.81% compared to the same quarter last year. While political instability, growing competition, and other factors are expected to make the coming quarters difficult, Samsung remains…

4 US Carriers, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile, have been fined $200 million for sharing location data without consent. The issue dates back to 2018, and even after a formal investigation by the FCC in 2020, these companies apparently stuck to their old ways. All four accused have decided to challenge the decision and take…

One project has been leading the crypto discussions recently. It’s a Learn-to-Earn (L2E) token that will soon transition to the Bitcoin network and implement a unique reward system. The 99Bitcoins platform created 99Bitcoins ($99BTC) to continue its educational efforts in the crypto space. The project is endorsed by popular crypto channels like Crypto Gains, ClayBro,…

Elon Musk is planning to expand Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Software (FDS) to China. On his trip, he met with Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, who previously helped him set up Tesla’s first Chinese factory in Shanghai. This move comes at a time when Tesla is under heavy scrutiny in the USA from the NHTSA over…

Individuals and businesses seek digital aids to amplify their presence and operations in the global space. Infosys offers a handy solution through its next-generation consulting and digital services. It’s an Indian multinational information technology company that has branches spread to several clients in over 50 countries. Infosys employed almost 342 thousand people in the fiscal…