The MadTech Podcast

What does a reimagined approach to targeting look like? Is a new prediction economy emerging in advertising? In this mailbag edition of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire CEO Rachel Smith and COO Lindsay Rowntree join...

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Netflix expanding its ad measurement capabilities, Spotify reaching 306 million paid subscribers in Q3, and Meta growing revenue by 26% as Muse costs mount.

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Australia moves to sue Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google over enforcement of its under-16 social media ban, Spotify launches paid memberships to help podcasters monetise their biggest...

In today’s digest, Apple defends its WebKit crackdown on ad tech identity resolution and signals more to come, YouTube tests AI answers at the top of search results, and Meta removes contract language over scraping...

In today’s MadTech Daily, Google rolls out Universal Cart, its AI shopping tool, in the US ahead of the holiday season, Universal Music Group launches layoffs and an executive shake-up across the US and UK, and Apple...

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss United reorganising its advertising business to support its tech push, WARC tracking shifts in ad spend among 25 global brands, and Alibaba’s Taobao adding AI to cross-border...

Which vendors have been added to Apple's block list? What is ChatGPT Ads' annualised revenue run rate? How many new members joined the Standard for Publishers Usage Rights (SPUR)? ExchangeWire returns for the 6th quiz...

In today’s MadTech Daily, Netflix cuts around 6% of its workforce as growth and engagement slow; Apple wins early access to OpenAI’s hiring records in its trade secrets case; and UK marketing budgets hit a two-year high...

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Apple winning fast-track access to OpenAI evidence in its trade secrets fight, Tencent raising $5.7bn through bond sales despite concerns over AI spending, and ITV’s generative AI ad...

In today’s MadTech Daily: Publicis says it is taking market share as growth picks up in Q3; The New York Times is among more than 40 new members of the SPUR AI licensing coalition; and YouTube brings its AI assistant to...

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss SPUR unveiling an AI content tracking standard, Singapore’s digital economy reaching USD$113bn (£84.75bn), and YouTube putting original content first in its Shorts algorithm

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Skydance uniting Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, Apple moving to block hundreds of programmatic data firms, and the EU preparing to classify Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web...

In this special episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire co-founders Rachel Smith and Ciaran O'Kane join John Still to discuss IAB UK's Digital Adspend report, as well as their top takeaways from ATS London 2026...

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Apple blocking Trade Desk ads on Safari, AppLovin and Unity becoming locked in a data collection dispute, and IAB Europe setting new CTV measurement standards.