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NRL, AFL brace for impact of gambling advertising reforms
The NRL, AFL and their clubs face the potential of heavy financial fallout from new restrictions on gambling advertising unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The government will cap the number of TV advertisements for betting companies at…
Celebrities and sports players banned from gambling advertising
Celebrities and sports players will be banned from appearing in gambling advertising and odds-style promotions targeting sports fans, under new rules announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday. The move comes after months of pressure…
Morgan Stanley Trims PT on Meta Platforms (META) to $775 Amid Softer Advertising Backdrop
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) earns a spot on our list of 8 Best AI Infrastructure Stocks to Invest in. Photo by austin-distel on Unsplash On March 30, 2026, Brian Nowak, an analyst at Morgan Stanley, reduced his price target for Meta…
YouTube's BrandCast 2026 advertiser event scheduled for May
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. YouTube announced the date of its annual BrandCast event, where it will preview its latest updates and feature additions. YouTube's BrandCast 2026 will be held May 13 at Lincoln…
No, it's not your microphone - this is how advertisers know what you want
Most folks have probably noticed that when they mention something out loud, like a holiday or a random gadget, its ads suddenly start appearing everywhere. It feels as if your phone is listening to you. However, there's no strong evidence that your…
Australia cracks down on gambling advertising, bans celebrity promotions
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Apr 02, 2026, 11:03 AM – Australia is introducing a raft of measures to curb gambling advertising, including banning promotions by celebrities and sports stars…
Advertisers can no longer turn blind eye to social media harms, prof says
When American sociologist and economist Herbert A. Simon first introduced the idea of the attention economy in 1971, the model was based on the “information-rich” mediums of the day — television, radio and print. Boiled down…
As programmatic faces signal degradation, agentic advertising offers a solution
Before the term signal loss gained popularity, media owners and their advertising partners grew accustomed to “hacking” the programmatic auction to increase the value of their inventory. While those reactions addressed the symptoms…
Chromo-cartes: clever advertising in 19th century France
The 19th century saw many changes in Paris. Perhaps the biggest change was the massive modernization push under Baron Haussmann that lasted nearly 20 years. This is the Paris we know today. During that century, the middle class grew, and many…
'Death Markets' and Attack Ads: Prediction Rivalry Turns Nasty
Kalshi Inc. and Polymarket are slinging weighty accusations at each other as the prediction market rivalry heats up and the nascent industry comes under intense scrutiny in Washington. While the platforms have sparred frequently in the past, the…
'Like a TikTok trend': how micro dramas leave big studios in their dust
Like video games, micro dramas can be super addictive. And Timothy Oh, general manager of the Chinese digital content company COL Group, knows exactly how to get viewers hooked. Also called vertical dramas, micro dramas are a rapidly growing…
Kalshi's new campaign in D.C. is an ad for everything wrong with prediction markets
Usually, when Washington, D.C., commuters are inundated with mint green-tinted ads in March, it means the Shamrock Shake is back at McDonald's. This year, the eye-catching color instead appears in a full-court-press ad campaign for prediction…
China youth flock to TCM bars for 'prescription cocktails' amid 'punk wellness' trend
By night, some young Chinese are swapping traditional cocktails for so-called traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) bars, where herbal-infused spirits promise everything from heartbreak cures to wellness boosts. In these dimly lit venues, R&B or rock…
Nvidia Stock Prediction: The Path To A $20 Trillion Market Cap Is Strengthening (NVDA)
Beth Kindig is a veteran technology analyst with more than 15 years of experience covering both the private and public markets. She began her career in Silicon Valley in 2011—just as technology overtook oil as the world's most valuable…
China's JD.com returns to dim sum bond market with 10b yuan offering
Chinese e-commerce major JD.com has priced a 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) dual-tranche offshore bond offering, as issuers from mainland China return to the currency amid improving funding conditions. The Beijing-based e-commerce giant said in a…
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