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Vue unveils 'love letter to cinema' shot by Taika Waititi

Campaign speaks to Alicia Iveson, co-founder and chief executive at Hijinks, and Marc Allenby, co-founder and chief creative officer at Hijinks, about the making of "Feel it forever".

AA/Warc: adspend forecast for 2026 downgraded

Adspend increased 6.4% in 2025, reaching £46.7bn.

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Amazon Hits $70 Billion in Ad Revenue Over the Past 12 Months

AWS growth rate continues to accelerate, driven by the ecommerce giant's AI services.

Publisher Traffic Is Surging From an Unlikely Source

Push notifications and peer-to-peer sharing have grown dramatically, according to proprietary Chartbeat data shared with ADWEEK.

Alphabet Exceeds $100 Billion In Q1 And Its Profits Almost Doubled

Wall Street investors know that in the advertising business, Q1 is generally the poorest-performing period of the year. And this is a particularly poor macro-economic time. Alphabet is operating in a different reality. Or so it would seem while listening to company’s Q1 earnings, which were released on Wednesday. Alphabet earned $109.9 billion in Q1 […] The post Alphabet Exceeds $100 Billion In Q1 And Its Profits Almost Doubled appeared first on AdExchanger.

Google Search Revenue Grew 19% In Q1, Pichai Cites AI via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Alphabet's Q1 2026 earnings put Google Search revenue at $60.4 billion, up 19% YoY, as Pichai tied AI experiences to higher Search usage. The post Google Search Revenue Grew 19% In Q1, Pichai Cites AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Week of April 20 Evening News Ratings: WNT Only Broadcast With Week-to-Week Growth

CBS News finishes below 4 million total viewers for three weeks straight.

Week of April 20 Morning News Ratings: GMA Shrinks Today’s Demo Lead

All three networks registered positive week-to-week movement in the advertiser-coveted demo.

Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino: ‘X’s Ads Business is Not Falling Short’

Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino defended the platform’s cultural and advertising relevance despite steep revenue declines under Elon Musk.

Meta opens its ad ecosystem to third-party AI tools

The platform is introducing Meta ads AI connectors, as part of its broader AI push to make campaign management easier.

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Thanks to age verification tech, TikTok is going for a booze cruise

On social media platforms, age verification technology can limit underage access and safeguard vulnerable users. Now, the advertising industry has found a more capitalistic use of the cutting-edge tech: It can ensure that TikTok ads for alcoholic beverages reach their target audiences. All major social media platforms have strict rules related to alcohol ads, and those restrictions create roadblocks for brands that want to run efficient digital campaigns. Age verification tech, however, is a game changer. As platforms equip advertisers with the precise demographic targeting they covet, purveyors of alcoholic refreshments are taking advantage. Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.

‘The Guild’ was an iconic web series. Nearly 20 years later, Felicia Day is reviving it as a movie.

It's time to dust off those old World of Warcraft accounts, because The Guild is coming back. 19 years ago (has it really been that long?), Felicia Day created and starred in a show that poked fun at the gameplay and interpersonal dynamics of World of Warcraft clans. The Guild went on to become a shining example of the web series format, and it ultimately ran for six seasons before Day put away her staff and moved on to other ventures. Flash forward to 2026, and the same cultural climate that propelled The Guild to the forefront of the web series world is back in vogue. Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.

The next phase of Tubi’s originals push features creators Keith Lee and Sofi Manassyan

Last year, Tubi went all-in on creators. The Fox-owned streaming service brought in former TikTok exec Kudzi Chikumbu to forge creator partnerships, included YouTube stars like Kinigra Deon in its film development plans, and rolled out a sprawling slate of creator-led originals. Those moves supported Tubi's hypothesis that creator content is more authentic than traditional TV fare, so as the calendar turns over to 2026, the ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) hub is doubling down. Earlier this year, veteran digital content exec Billy Parks joined Fox, where he is heading up a new creator studio. Now, Tubi has announced another original programming slate that will bring YouTube and TikTok standouts into the AVOD world. Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.

TikTok is doing an official BookTok bestseller list–and Heated Rivalry is #1

An entire generation of BookTok bait authors now has a new list to hit. For nearly a century, authors saying they hit “the list” meant they’d made it onto The New York Times‘ weekly bestseller rankings. But now TikTok is doing its own list. Per The Bookseller, BookTok’s official monthly bestseller list will use two […] Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.

Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Yoshi egg, Pringles hack, alien ASMR

'Tis the season for festive holiday beverages, and some of YouTube's biggest channels are raising their glasses. MrBeast led the way with an assortment of hot drinks on offer, while a handful of other sponsored videos depicted boozier methods for keeping warm. Each family is different, but if your folks like sharing cozy meals with each other during December, read on. Millions have already used these videos as inspiration for their seasonal recipes. Will you join the club? Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.

As discounts proliferate, Adidas must ‘defend newness’

In another big growth quarter, the activewear giant said it pulled back on wholesale to avoid promotions on new product.

YouTube Pumps Up Ad Sales 10.7% to $9.9 Billion in Q1

Time spent viewing on YouTube, the internet’s most massive video platform, keeps growing at a healthy clip — and with it, YouTube continues to see a double-digit uptick in ad revenue. YouTube generated ad sales of $9.88 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 10.7% year over year. The growth is especially impressive off […]

Meta Q1 Revenue Soars 33% in Q1, Net Profit Hits $26.8 Billion Ahead of Mass Layoffs

Even as Meta continues make money hand over fist, the tech giant is set to make a large round of layoffs to optimize operations — and as it continues to plow billions into AI projects. Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, reported revenue of $56.3 billion for the first quarter of 2026 as […]

Amazon Posts $181.5 Billion in Revenue and Smashes Wall Street’s Q1 Earnings Expectations

Amazon reported its latest quarterly earnings results Wednesday, revealing sales at its cloud business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), were up 28% year over year to $37.6 billion from January to March. Wall Street forecast earnings per share (EPS) of $1.65 on $177.2 billion in revenue, according to analyst consensus data provided by LSEG. Amazon reported adjusted EPS of $2.78 […]

The Trade Desk’s Jeff Green on agency friction, fee pressure and what comes next

At Possible in Miami, the high-profile chief talks tensions with Publicis, principal-based buying and the agentic future.

Retail Media Silos, Measurement, and Misconceptions Continue to Stymie Growth

During an ADWEEK House group chat during POSSIBLE in Miami, executives from retail and commerce media networks, brands, and adtech companies took the stage to discuss challenges related to profitability, measurement, collaboration, and standardization.