Online advertising is bad for users, publishers, and even advertisers. The only beneficiaries are the Big Tech platforms. We’re doing something about it.

YouTube is testing a sticky banner that keeps ads visible after skips, giving advertisers extended exposure beyond the initial view. YouTube is experimenting with a format that keeps ads visible even ...

A new banner hanging along the facade of the Justice Department’s headquarters in Washington is sparking criticism from Democrats and a former FBI director, who suggest that it exemplifies President ...

Pokémon celebrates its 30th anniversary with a star-studded Super Bowl LX commercial “Who’s Your Favorite,” featuring Lady Gaga, Trevor Noah, Jisoo, Charles Leclerc, Lamine Yamal, Maitreyi ...

Apple has been forced to make a lot of region-specific changes to the iPhone and iOS in the EU due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). But the company just received good news from the EU commission ...

Last week, digital PC gaming storefront Good Old Games (GOG) found itself at the center of online controversy after users claimed a banner ad for a big sales event was created using AI tools. The ...

An autonomous agent system for editable banner ad image generation empowered by multiple multimodal LLMs. We also extend the 400 abstract banner requests to 5200 concrete requests across 13 standard ...

Amid its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix reported new highs in annual revenue and profit in 2025. The company recorded revenue of $45.2B, up 16% over 2024, and a 28% increase in ...

Streaming ad spending is expected to surge 13% to $12.3 billion this year as advertisers shift budgets from declining traditional television. Viewers increasingly complain about loud, repetitive, ...

Advertising on streaming services is a big new growth business for marketing and media companies, but consumers are increasingly frustrated by what they see and hear on their screens. Ads might be too ...

Crunchyroll, the streaming site dedicated to all things anime, is making a major change. It was recently announced that they will end their free, ad-supported tier. Unsurprisingly, anime fans are ...

The streaming wars have a new entrant. Versant, the cable-heavy company slated to be spun off early next year from NBCUniversal, plans to introduce a new streaming outlet tied to MS NOW in the middle ...