GroupM, Tesco Forge Retail Media Partnership

GroupM expects to benefit through access to a trove of data owned by the grocery giant that will help develop insights and hone strategic planning capabilities in the retail media space. Tesco Media,
powered by data science subsidiary Dunnhumby, in turn will have access to GroupM clients to showcase its on-site, off-site and connected store offerings.

Horizon’s Night Market Taps Crossmedia’s Singh As Data Chief

Ram Singh, who reports to Night Market President Randy Browning, will oversee the agency’s Neon AI optimization platform in addition to overall analytics.

Havas Deems Samba ‘Meaningful,’ Incorporates Into MRPs

Havas originally introduced MRPs – or “meaningful rating points” – five years ago, as part of a broader “meaningful media engagement” effort utilizing a proprietary “media experience” operating system
dubbed MX.

33% Decline In CPMs Seen In Sandbox-Enabled Impressions

Index Exchange product team members outlined the reasons they believe Google’s Privacy Sandbox in its current form poses “major risks to publishers and the overall programmatic ecosystem.”

Google’s Nonconsensual Explicit Images Problem Is Getting Worse

Reports of intimate images and video posted online without consent are growing, and deepfakes add a horrifying new dimension to the problem. Google insiders say they’ve struggled to get executives to act.