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In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Omnicom Media merging Hearts & Science and Mediahub into a new global network, a judge approving Anthropic’s $1.5bn settlement, and M+C Saatchi ANZ heading for a management buyout amid steep local losses.

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover a judge halting the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal amid an antitrust challenge, Google integrating Local Services Ads into Search, and AliExpress vowing to appeal a €550m EU fine.

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover a new study finding AI is accelerating the collapse of Google Search referral traffic, the EU fining AliExpress €550m over failures to police illegal and counterfeit products, and Beehiiv launching Community and AI Copilot as it expands beyond newsletters.

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Uber and Delivery Hero joining forces, Stripe and Advent launching a $53bn bid for PayPal, and DoorDash integrating with Shopify.

On this week's MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire COO Lindsay Rowntree and CEO Rachel Smith join John Still to discuss Netflix’s short-form ambitions, Sky’s purchase of ITV and what went down at ATS Singapore...Netflix Strikes Short-Form Video Deals with Major Publishers (Straits Times)Netflix has signed licensing deals with Penske Media, BuzzFeed Studios, Condé Nast, Hearst and People Inc. for short-form video (2–20+ minutes), launching August 3 across the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. They define short-form as 2-20 mins, and this move comes on the back of YouTube overtaking Netflix in daily viewing time and TikTok closing the gap…ITV Sells Media & Entertainment Arm to Comcast's Sky for £1.6bn (Reuters)ITV has agreed to sell its broadcast channels and streaming service to Comcast-owned Sky for up to £1.6bn, spinning ITV Studios off separately. The combined Sky/ITV entity would command over 70% of UK TV advertising and aims to compete with global streamers, though regulators may force Sky to give up its third-party ad sales business.ATS Singapore Wrap-UpWe’re back from a successful ATS Singapore - we had over 1000 guests present to discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities for our industry…

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover publisher ad supply plunging by as much as 40% as AI search erodes web traffic, Spotify testing a conversational AI chatbot for Premium subscribers, and Shein and DeepSeek advancing their IPO plans.

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss OpenAI’s ad business targets, Disney considering and ad-supported free tier, and much more…

In today’s MadTech Daily, we look at Apple suing OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft involving former employees, Microsoft striking a deal with Nine to feature its journalism in Copilot AI results, and Integral Ad Science appointing Lidiane Jones as its new CEO.

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Brussels ramping up pressure on Meta over its alleged "addictive" platform design, Google expanding AI disclosure rules across Search, YouTube, and Discover ads, and an export control gap that has reportedly allowed OpenAI and Google services to reach blacklisted Chinese firms.

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Netflix expanding its short-form video offering through publisher content deals, YouTube becoming the UK's leading podcast platform, and OpenAI launching the GPT-Live-1 voice model for ChatGPT.