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5 questions facing advertisers, publishers and creators heading into fall

A lot can happen in a few months. A few months ago, NBCUniversal was secure within Comcast, LiveRamp was an independent ad tech company, Hank Green was unbesmirched, and publishers’ complaints about Google were simply that. Then this summer happened. In this week’s Digiday Podcast episode, hosts Kimeko McCoy and Tim Peterson recap the season’s biggest developments in the media and marketing industries and the questions they raise for the final stretch of 2026.

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  The case for and against publishers blocking Google

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  AI is reshaping agency work, but where's the line?

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  How much control should AI have over media buying?

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  Inside’s Stagwell’s AI media curation marketplace

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  WTF is the IAB's Redefining Media Types standard?

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  What happens to agencies when AI does the busywork?

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  The anatomy of a sports marketing deal with Ally CMO Andrea Brimmer

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  Creators vs. influencers: Inside the divide (RERUN)

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  Inside the infrastructure behind Unilever’s creator force

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  Meta courts agencies with expanded ad tools while AI reshapes the industry

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  Spotify rebuilds ad business around automation, AI to win bigger media bud…

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  What happens when brands AI clone their talent?

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  How automation and AI are rewriting the upfront marketplace

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  ChatGPT ads are underperforming. Why are brands staying?

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  BuzzFeed, Vox and the end of the site traffic era