Mediagazer: Ad tech company Viant agrees to acquire TVision, which measures audience engagement through sensors in 5,000 US households, for $40M in cash and stock (Ryan Joe/Adweek)

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

The Sun reports revenue fell 8% to £273.1M in the year to June 29, 2025, citing Google changes; one-off charges rose to £36.7M on Prince Harry legal action — Prince Harry legal action prompted major hit to profits. — Revenue at the publisher of The Sun fell 8% last year blamed …

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Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:

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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:

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Source: a CNN booker privately said that it was concerned about booking a guest critical of Paramount's WBD acquisition; CNN denies any editorial restrictions — THE SCOOP — A CNN booker privately said that the network was concerned about booking a guest critical of Paramount's acquisition …

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Ryan Joe / Adweek:

Ad tech company Viant agrees to acquire TVision, which measures audience engagement through sensors in 5,000 US households, for $40M in cash and stock — Viant, a public adtech company whose tech helps brands buy ads online and on streaming, has agreed to acquire TVision for $40 million.

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Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost:

Google plans to replace Dynamic Search Ads with AI Max for Search, an AI tool that uses advertiser context, landing pages, and keywords, for all advertisers — Google will replace Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) with AI Max for Search, an AI-powered solution, for all advertisers.

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Paramount says CEO David Ellison will not be able to attend Senator Cory Booker's “spotlight hearing” about Paramount's WBD deal due to a death in the family — Sen. Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, is holding a “spotlight hearing” Wednesday in Washington …

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Rachel Scharf / Billboard:

A US judge issues a $322.2M judgment against pirate library Anna's Archive for scraping Spotify, a largely symbolic victory as the site is anonymously operated — At least for now, the court judgment is largely a symbolic victory, as no one has identified the anonymous internet users behind Anna's Archive.

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Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:

ProdPro: movie and TV on-location production filming slowed across the US in Q1, except for New Jersey, based on count of projects and production spending — So far, California, New York and Georgia declined in filming counts while the Garden State saw gains.

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