Luis Amorim April 25, 2025
Will a Federal Judge Break Up Google?
On Monday, the tech giant and the U.S. government face off in court over how to fix the company’s online search monopoly. The outcome could alter Google and Silicon Valley.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/technology/google-search-antitrust-hearing-breakup.html
Publishers remain unsure of what comes next, even as Google's ad tech is ruled a monopoly
Publishers wanted Google's ad tech business humbled. Now they’re wondering what that means following the antirust trial verdict.
www.digiday.com/media/publishers-remain-unsure-of-what-comes-next-even-as-googles-ad-tech-is-ruled-a-monopoly
The Washington Post will now let ChatGPT summarize its articles
ChatGPT now has more than 500 million weekly users.
www.theverge.com/news/653500/the-washington-post-openai-chatgpt-partnership
The State of Local News
www.localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state-of-local-news/2024/report
Building Cross-Functional AI Teams in Newsrooms: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities
Lessons from the field on bridging editorial and technical divides
www.generative-ai-newsroom.com/building-cross-functional-ai-teams-in-newsrooms-navigating-challenges-and-opportunities-a7997a7d81f9
EBU News Report 2025: Leading Newsrooms in the Age of Generative AI
There is no going back as Artificial Intelligence (AI) transforms how the media work. This year’s EBU News Report shows the way ahead with a wealth of insights and practical steps on AI and journalism.
www.ebu.ch/news/2025/04/ebu-news-report-focuses-on-leading-newsrooms-in-the-age-of-generative-ai
aiAssist redefines newsroom efficiency, engagement at United Daily News Group
With aiAssist, United Daily News Group is using an AI-embedded system designed to enhance journalism quality, optimise editorial processes, and boost audience engagement.
www.inma.org/blogs/ideas/post.cfm/aiassist-redefines-newsroom-efficiency-engagement-at-united-daily-news-group
Trendlines & Headlines: The two charts to rule them all
www.ftstrategies-24982124.hs-sites-eu1.com/trendlines-headlines-the-two-charts-to-rule-them-all
How Clarin is Redefining News Consumption with AI-Powered Audio | The Audiencers
How Argentina’s largest news media organization embraced the shift in content consumption by integrating AI-powered Text-to-Speech, redefining how their audience interacts with the news
www.theaudiencers.com/how-clarin-is-redefining-news-consumption-with-ai-powered-audio
Content discovery is changing — is media ready to lead the next era?
How audiences get to news content is changing. How are news companies meeting those changes?
www.inma.org/blogs/product-initiative/post.cfm/content-discovery-is-changing-is-media-ready-to-lead-the-next-era
Conversational tone, audience interactions underscore ABC’s live blogging success
Live blogging began as a breaking news tool but evolved into a versatile, audience-first format that now plays a key role across ABC’s editorial output.
www.inma.org/blogs/digital-subscriptions/post.cfm/conversational-tone-audience-interactions-underscore-abc-s-live-blogging-success
5 Social Media Advertising Trends You Need To Know Now
Staying up to date with these digital advertising trends will enable you to make your advertising dollar go even further.
www.forbes.com/councils/forbesagencycouncil/2025/04/22/5-social-media-advertising-trends-you-need-to-know-now
AI Overviews Reduce Clicks by 34.5%
Google says AI Overviews increase clicks. Cold, hard logic disagrees, and so does our research.
www.ahrefs.com/blog/ai-overviews-reduce-clicks
Digiday+ Research: Branded content rebounds as a top source of publisher revenue
Branded content is publishers' No. 2 revenue source, after they put a bigger focus on growing that part of their business in 2024.
www.digiday.com/media/digiday-research-branded-content-rebounds-as-a-top-source-of-publisher-revenue
Digiday+ Research Data Sheet: The state of subscription pricing
Digiday takes a look at how publishers are approaching subscription pricing and how subscriptions drive other revenue streams for publishers.
www,digiday.com/media/digiday-research-data-sheet-the-state-of-subscription-pricing
IAB/PwC Internet Advertising Revenue Report: Full Year 2024
Discover key insights from IAB’s Full Year 2024 Internet Ad Revenue Report. Download now to stay informed!
www.iab.com/insights/internet-advertising-revenue-report-full-year-2024
Future of TV Briefing: CTV advertisers fail to reach 80% of households
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at a report from Innovid that seems to show CTV advertisers’ calibrations are out of whack.
www.digiday.com/future-of-tv/future-of-tv-briefing-ctv-advertisers-fail-to-reach-80-of-households
YouTube Continues To Dominate Streaming Market Share
YouTube’s CTV viewing numbers continue to rise.
www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-ctv-market-share-nielsen-gauge-report/745840
Google will keep third-party tracking cookies on Chrome as they are
Google will not make any to changes to how third-party cookies work on the Chrome browser at all.
www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-will-keep-third-party-tracking-cookies-on-chrome-as-they-are-130026362.html
Media Briefs: Bridged Media's Maanas Mediratta on why ROI is increasingly important in AI
For publishers, the conversation around AI has moved on from how to incorporate it into the business. Now, 'Fear of missing out' has been replaced by 'Fear of not being able to measure'.
www.voices.media/media-briefs-bridged-medias-maanas-mediratta-on-why-roi-is-increasingly-important-in-ai
Social Media