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Snapchat demonetizes fully AI-made Spotlight clips
Snapchat will stop rewarding and broadly recommending fully AI-generated videos in Spotlight, requiring 'substantial human involvement' for content to earn creator payouts.
Aug 52 min read


Snap's ad growth rides pricing, not inventory
Snap beat Q2 expectations as ad prices jumped about 10% — but ad revenue grew just 9%, meaning growth came from pricing rather than expanded inventory.
Aug 52 min read


Automated buys near 40% of Spotify's ad sales
Spotify crossed 300M Premium subscribers and revealed its automated sales channel now makes up nearly 40% of ad-supported revenue — a big shift in how brands buy audio.
Aug 53 min read


AI lifts Pinterest to 18% ad-led revenue growth
Pinterest reported Q2 2026 revenue up 18%, crediting AI as a clear accelerant for advertiser performance — though user growth came almost entirely from lower-monetizing markets.
Aug 52 min read


Paramount leans on streaming ads amid the WBD fight
In its first full quarter as Paramount Skydance, the company leaned on streaming growth and argued its pending Warner Bros. Discovery deal will be good for advertisers.
Aug 53 min read


Domino's pays diners to beta test its new app and website
Domino's is paying customers a $5 coupon to test its relaunched app and website — no feedback required — underscoring that digital ordering now drives the bulk of its US business.
Aug 42 min read


Snickers hires a 'Chief Online Chill Officer' to cool the internet
Snickers Ice Cream Minis is recruiting a first-ever 'Chief Online Chill Officer' to post witty comments and coupons on heated online threads — a social-first stunt extending 'you're not you when you're hungry'.
Aug 42 min read


FTC sues Hims & Hers over sharing health data with ad platforms
The FTC, with California and Utah, has sued Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing sensitive health data with ad platforms including Meta and Snap — a stark warning on first-party data in ad targeting.
Aug 43 min read


Jameson becomes the NFL's official spirits sponsor
Pernod Ricard's Jameson has become the NFL's official spirits sponsor in a multiyear deal, taking the slot Diageo declined to renew — a bold bet on live sport as US spirits demand softens.
Aug 42 min read


Popeyes hands US creative to Anomaly in an agency reset
Popeyes has named Anomaly its US creative agency of record, replacing McKinney and rebuilding its roster across Canada creative, comms and CRM in a push for consistency and value messaging.
Aug 42 min read


Academy Sports launches its own retail media network
Academy Sports + Outdoors has launched Academy Retail Media, offering onsite, in-app and off-site ads with closed-loop measurement across 52 million verified customers — retail media's next wave beyond grocery.
Aug 42 min read
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