Stories that mattered this week: Google's adtech trial, Spectator sale, EssenceMediacom changes
Jack Benjamin and Omar Oakes discuss the major stories of recent weeks following a brief summer hiatus. Key stories include Google's second antitrust case in the US this year, Sir Paul Marshall's purchase of The Spectator and the dissolution of EssenceMediacomX.
Highlights:
1:32: What to know about Google's adtech antitrust trial
11:56: The Spectator sale – what's Sir Paul Marshall's aim?
15:46: X's lack of appeal to mainstream advertisers
17:49: EssenceMediacomX dissolves
19:13: TV no longer the top place for news
21:56: News Corp's activist investor
23:30: August box office boom
25:28: The importance of the TfL account to Global and JCDecaux
Related links:
CMA suggests Google has abused dominant positions in adtech
Marketers’ trust in ads on X drops to historic low
TfL reappoints Global and JCDecaux
August box office tops £120m as summer ends on high note
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