#digital-advertising

#digital-advertising

Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, said in May that web publishing is not dying. Nick Fox, VP of Search at Google, said in May that the web is thriving. But in a court document filed by Google on late Friday, Google's lawyers wrote, "The fact is that today, the open web is already in rapid decline."

Google entered a $45 million advertising contract with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in late June to promote government messages about Gaza, according to government documents obtained by Drop Site News. The six-month campaign uses YouTube and Google's Display & Video 360 platform to distribute videos denying famine in Gaza, according to the report. One Foreign Ministry video declaring, "There is food in Gaza. Any other claim is a lie," garnered over 6 million views, largely through paid promotion. Government contracts describe the campaign as "hasbara," a Hebrew term for public relations or propaganda, according to Drop Site News.

"an enterprising initiative"

Vox Media sold Outsports, which covers LGBTQ+ athletes, to Q.Digital last March in an "acqui-hire" deal (a non-cash transaction where Q.Digital took over Outsports' operations and revenue costs while keeping the team intact). It was part of Vox Media's reorganization to focus on its core brands last year. Under its new owners - which have other LGBTQ+ focused titles like Queerty and Gay Cities in its portfolio - Outsports has grown revenue by about 50% year over year,

S4 Capital Plc ( (GB:SFOR) ) just unveiled an update. S4 Capital Plc announced its total voting rights and capital structure, consisting of 639,587,561 ordinary shares and 1 B ordinary share. This information is crucial for shareholders to determine their interests under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, impacting how they manage their investments in the company. The most recent analyst rating on (GB:SFOR) stock is a Hold with a £21.50 price target.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has firmly established itself as the leading player in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, as it accounts for nearly 92% of the data center GPU market. That dominance has been the foundation of its robust financial performances of recent years. In its fiscal 2026 second quarter (which ended July 27), Nvidia reported revenues of $46.7 billion, up 56% year over year and exceeding guidance, while its GAAP ( generally accepted accounting principles) gross margin was 72.4%.

As we move through the second half of 2025, digital advertising has reached a curious inflection point. What was once a race to outspend competitors on audience targeting and bidding algorithms has now plateaued as many brands deploy similar tools and tap into the same data pools. According to research by Taboola, more than 60% of performance marketers believe their ads are becoming less effective because potential customers have already been reached or have already seen the same ads too often.

Shares of Roku have soared 55% in the past 12 months, despite still trading 82% off their peak from July 2021. The business continues to report solid financial results.

Linda Marticek, a long-time resident, fears that the proposed 40-foot billboard would disrupt her peaceful neighborhood, impacting her home and the nearby historic church and cemetery.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held the tax speech ban violated the First Amendment. Companies that make money advertising on the internet must not only pay the tax but avoid telling their customers how it affects pricing.