Are Publishers Wasting Money on AI Tools Their Teams Can't Use?

In 1982, General Motors closed its assembly plant in Fremont, California. The workforce there had a reputation that the man who ran the UAW’s western region later called “well earned”:...

Two weeks ago, I boarded the Eurostar from Paris to London for the Future of Media Technology Conference. For years I work closely with publishers like Le Monde, Le Parisien, Ouest-France, so I know first hand the challenges, dilemmas, and goals of French publishers. Sitting in a room media leaders from UK publishers opened my […]

In countries like Brazil or India, credit cards aren’t the default way to pay, and platforms don’t always support local payment methods. For many newsletter operators and publishers, adding new ways to get paid could unlock more revenue.

At its annual Made On presentation, YouTube announced several tools that help brands forge partnerships with creators. Now, a related feature has been spotted in the wild.

On X, creator growth platform VidIQ shared a screenshot that shows a YouTube Studio tab described as a "creator discovery" hub. The page shows analytics from the channels of other creators, including the product reviewer Sambucha.

"You can search certain channels and see their backend data: unique viewers, watch time, audience age and gender, top countries," reads the tweet. VidIQ said that YouTube has dubbed the feature Channel Search. 

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Starting October 21st, YouTube will allow certified online gambling advertisers to run Masthead ads, expanding eligibility beyond sports betting.

Press release, London, United Kingdom, 5 October 2026: AudienceProject, a leading provider of independent cross-media measurement, today announces an expanded partnership with visual search and discovery platform Pinterest, building on the direct integration launched earlier this year. Advertisers and agencies across France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland can now get independent and privacy-friendly ...

A podcast can generate viral moments but also give listeners a reason to return when the next episode lands, says Amadi Tagoe, Senior Vice President, MikeWorldWide...

Google has announced its UGC Fresh Data Program, which Google says "is an initiative designed to help platforms display fresh, high quality, and authentic user-generated content (UGC) across various features on Search." Basically, it seems like an API UCG sites like Reddit can use to push content to Google Search faster.