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The MadTech Podcast

All your MadTech podcasts from ExchangeWire in one feed: The MadTech Podcast: our weekly news wrap-up with a special guest The MadTech Daily: your media and marketing news in minutes each morning Podcast Specials: interviews with industry leaders on their specialist subjects

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MadTech Daily: DOJ Appeals Google Search Monopoly...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/02/05

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover the DOJ appealing the Google search monopoly ruling, WeChat blocking a Tencent AI chatbot giveaway, and Netflix and Warner Bros struggling over a potential merger.

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1:33

MadTech Daily: Amazon Opens Ad Stack to AI Agents;...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/02/04

In today’s Digest, we look at Amazon opening its ad stack to AI agents, Uber returning to Asia via Macau, and Publicis Groupe ending 2025 on a high.

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1:53

MadTech Daily: OpenAI Sets $200,000 Spend for ChatGPT...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/02/03

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover OpenAI setting a $200,000 minimum spend for ChatGPT advertising, Alibaba’s Qwen heating up the AI app race, and Sky research suggesting the UK could fully shift to internet TV in the 2030s.

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1:45

MadTech Daily: IAB Forecasts 9.5% US Ad Spend Growth;...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/02/02

On today’s MadTech Daily, we cover the IAB forecasting 9.5% US ad spend growth in 2026 driven by digital and agentic AI, OpenAI eyeing USD$40bn (£29.6bn) in funding from Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft, as well as Nine selling 2GB and 3AW to Arthur Laundy.

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39:05

Publicis Media’s Mazen Mroueh on Retail Media and...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/30

In this special episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire CEO Rachel Smith is joined by Mazen Mroueh, head of performance product & operations & retail media at Publicis Media in Dubai, to talk about the new phase of retail media.Their conversation looks into shifting consumer behaviours and the move from monetisation to orchestration, exploring how agencies and data collaboration are driving a more sophisticated retail media ecosystem in the MENA region.0:00 The new phase of retail

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2:17

MadTech Daily: Meta to Almost Double AI Investment;...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/30

On today’s MadTech Daily we cover Meta planning to nearly double its AI investment amidst Q4 revenue growth, Thailand moving to tighten advertiser verification, and OpenAI teaming with Booking.com for a new UK programme.

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2:03

MadTech Daily: VOD to Power UK Ad Growth; Is an AI...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/29

Today’s MadTech Daily covers the UK pressuring Google over AI Overview opt-outs for websites, Google axing YouTube vs TV viewing comparisons, and UK advertising hitting £12.5bn in Q3, up 11.4%.

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1:49

MadTech Daily: Meta to Test Premium Subscriptions...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/28

On today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Meta testing premium subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp as well as Google agreeing to a USD$68m settlement over voice assistant privacy claims, while it receives guidance from the EU about how to help search rivals. We also cover YouTubers suing Snap over AI-related copyright infringement.

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1:48

MadTech Daily: ICE Seeks Ad Tech Tools for...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/27

On today's MadTech Daily, we cover ICE seeking ad tech and big data tools for investigations. We also look at major Meta news, including Threads rolling out global ads and Meta banning teens from AI bots amid a youth addiction trial, as well as WPP retiring Hogarth and launching WPP Production.

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1:50

MadTech Daily: TikTok Splits US App From Global...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/26

On today’s MadTech Daily, we look at TikTok splitting its US app from its global business, YouTube CTV ads enabling shopping, and Netflix doubling ad revenue while eyeing growth in 2026.

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34:00

ExchangeWire on the BBC's YouTube Partnership, Amazon...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/23

“If you think about GAM’s stranglehold, it’s over the open web, and the open web is in decline, so they can make the argument that [they’re] not really a monopoly.”In this episode of the MadTech podcast, ExchangeWire editor Aimee Newell Tarín is joined by co-founder & advisor Ciaran O’Kane and head of content John Still to discuss the TV and video landscape, shifting consumer mindsets in e-commerce, and Google’s legal battles.They look into the BBC’s new partnership with YouTube, Temu catching

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1:55

MadTech Daily: TikTok Lowers its Walled Garden Walls;...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/23

On today's MadTech Daily we cover TikTok using Pixels to track performance beyond its platform, Amazon launching Prebid Adapter Beta to connect ad demand, and UK Lords backing social media ban for under-16s.

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2:00

MadTech Daily: BBC and YouTube Strike Strategic...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/22

On today’s MadTech Daily, we cover the BBC Group and YouTube striking a strategic UK partnership, the FTC moving to appeal a Meta antitrust ruling, and the IPA launching the IPAi Forum focused on generative AI.

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1:56

MadTech Daily: Temu Revenue Catches up to Amazon;...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/21

On today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Temu catching up to Amazon in global cross-border e-commerce, the UK Gambling Commission accusing Meta of ignoring illegal gambling ads, and ByteDance challenging Alibaba with an AI-powered cloud push.

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2:21

MadTech Daily: Publishers Sue Google Over Alleged Ad...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/20

On today’s MadTech Daily, we cover five US publishers suing Google over alleged ad tech manipulation as well as Google appealing a landmark antitrust verdict over its search monopoly. We also cover 60 plus MPs urging Starmer to act on an under-16s social media ban and Threads surpassing X in daily mobile users.

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2:17

MadTech Daily: Ads Come to ChatGPT; BBC to Air...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/19

In today’s MadTech Daily, we look at the new ChatGPT ads, BBC teaming with YouTube, and Singapore changing laws to ease data sharing.

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28:30

ExchangeWire on Google’s UCP, Apple Tapping Gemini...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/16

In this episode of the MadTech podcast, ExchangeWire’s head of marketing Grainne Reid is joined by head of content John Still and COO Lindsay Rowntree to discuss three major stories surrounding AI, consumer tech, and media power dynamics.They look into Google’s new protocol for AI-driven commerce, Apple’s decision to tap Google’s Gemini for Siri, and Paramount’s lawsuit following Warner Bros’ rejection of its latest offer.0:00 Introduction0:56 Google announces Universal Commerce Protocol13:53 Apple

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1:55

MadTech Daily: Wikimedia Expands AI Partnerships...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/16

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Wikimedia expanding AI partnerships across tech giants, Alibaba’s Qwen app topping 100m users, and Freely surpassing 1m weekly users.

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1:44

MadTech Daily: Dentsu’s Bid to Sell Global Unit nears...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/15

In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Dentsu’s bid to sell a global unit nearing collapse, the UK seeking a copyright reset between AI firms and creators, and Netflix eyeing a cash deal for Warner Bros. and HBO Max.

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1:56

MadTech Daily: Apple Taps Google Gemini to Power AI...

The MadTech Podcast ·

2026/01/14

On today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Apple tapping Google Gemini to power AI Siri, Paramount Skydance taking Warner Bros. Discovery to court, and a study revealing publishers’ grim outlook for search.

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