Artificial intelligence will determine whether a publisher has broken Google News rules. An “algorithmic or manual spam” filter will determine the removal. The guidelines specifically address
misrepresentation, and would ban sites from serving up in Google news that intentionally mislead readers.
Disney, Partner Marketing Lifts 'Last Jedi' To Box-Office Records
“Jedi” posted an eye-popping $220 million in U.S. box office receipts — the second-highest haul ever for a U.S. film on an opening weekend.
ESPN's President Skipper Resigns Due To Substance Abuse, Bodenheimer Returns
Skipper has been president since January 2012. Bodenheimer, former president and executive chairman of ESPN, will take over as acting chairman for 90 days as ESPN searches for a new successor.
FTC: 'Common Sense' Techniques Improve Ad Disclosures
“Ads should be identifiable as advertising,” the FTC writes in a new report.
Heads Up: Google Mobile-First Index Rolls Out For 'Handful Of Sites'
Google’s search team is “closely” monitoring the sites it has rolled its mobile-first index out to and preparing to add more, Gary Illyes, house elf and chief of sunshine and happiness at Google, as
he refers to himself on Twitter, confirmed in a blog post on Monday.
Bloomberg, Twitter Launch TicToc News Network
Bloomberg Media has launched what it is calling the first 24/7 news network built for a social-media platform. Called TicToc, the network lives exclusively on Twitter, and targets “on-the-go,
mobile-first news consumers” with global, general interest news.
NBC Sports Secures New Streaming Rights For 'Sunday Night Football'
NBC already streams the games on desktop computers, connected TVs and tablets. The new deal adds smartphone viewing to that mix.
Why Time Earned Should Be Video's New Standard
Digital video continues to grow and evolve in the digital advertising landscape at an exponential rate. According to eMarketer, U.S. marketers will spend on average more than $9 million on digital and
mobile video advertising in 2017. Unfortunately, however, the metrics by which we evaluate the performance of these campaigns trails far behind in innovation.
For Digital Ads, Context Makes A Difference
“For the first time for digital advertising, we have real proof points that having context [understanding] is going to drive up sales and ROI,” Bhanu Bhardwaj, s principal of IRI’s Media Center of
Excellence tells “Marketing Daily.”
Facebook's Plan To Take On TV
Facebook is in the midst of transforming the video content it hosts, reworking its viewing and advertising experience in a bid to capture more of the $70 billion in advertising dollars that currently
flow to television.