Digital

“The local advertising marketplace has been significantly altered over the past five years with the growth of local advertising on Google, and to a lesser extent Facebook”, says Tom Buono, CEO of .BIA Advisory Services, adding:  “However, we also realize the advantage traditional media has in local marketplaces and key decisions now around digital advertising will make all the difference to safeguard their share of the ad wallet.”

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has called on the Federal Trade Commission to stop tracking users across websites after they have logged out of Facebook accounts, and to suspend facial recognition tools pending the FTC’s completion of an investigation into Facebook’s compliance with an existing consent decree.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to file a discharge petition on Wednesday to force a vote on a bill that would nullify the FCC’s December decision to kill the rules, which mandated that internet service providers treat all traffic equally.

Facebook has been conducting market research in recent weeks to determine whether an ad-free version paid by subscriptions would spur more people to join the social network, according to people familiar with the matter. The company has studied such an option in the past, but now there’s more internal momentum to pursue it in light of Facebook’s recent privacy data scandal, the people said.

NBCU is working with iSpot.tv to show brands business outcomes that result from their ads, such as increases in web visits and sales.

Univision Friday looked to secure its digital future with the announcement of several new partnerships and enhancements to its Univision Now on demand service during its pre-upfront event in New York.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix says that Jeffrey Tambor will appear in the next season of “Arrested Development.” Tambor exited Amazon’s “Transparent” earlier this year amid misconduct allegations made by […]

What the Fact will sort through what’s real and what’s not to fact-check recent statements about topics in the news using PolitiFact’s Truth-O-Meter rating system.

WASHINGTON (AP) — African-Americans are among the top owners of mobile devices — but when it comes time to hire, tech companies aren’t looking to them. The National Urban League […]

Over-the-top video is something of a hot topic now, with streaming bundles of content continuing to proliferate, and legacy TV companies being joined by startups in trying to launch their own streaming products. Yet, during NewFronts week, it was publishers that introduced dedicated OTT content.

Digital subscriptions were up more than 25% year over year, helping to offset the first quarterly decline in digital advertising since the second quarter of 2016.

Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, NRA TV is the nonstop answer to any and all threats to gun rights. The message is loud and constant: Nothing less than American freedom is at stake if the Second Amendment is challenged and firearms are regulated.

Our digital future could be a bleak dystopia of fake news, computer viruses, artificial intelligence gone rogue, and massive job losses. Industry leaders see a glass half full.

Hulu takes a victory lap as The Handmaid’s Tale continues to draw new subscribers and everyone from George Clooney to Sarah Silverman stump for the streamer. The Handmaid’s Tale not only vaulted Hulu into the prestige-TV conversation and earned it several Emmy and Golden Globe wins, but the dystopian drama also has driven new viewers to the streamer.

Video streaming service Hulu will soon offer viewers downloadable movies and TV shows that can be watched without an internet connection, but it comes with a price — watching commercials. It’s the first time advertisers are being offered the chance to buy ads in downloads of TV programming — as opposed to shows that are available through streaming — according to Peter Naylor, Hulu SVP for ad sales.

ESPN is extending its TV tendrils deeper into digital: The Disney-owned sports programmer announced plans for a condensed daily digital version of its flagship SportsCenter show, along with other new initiatives to reach younger-skewing audiences online.

Analysts were quick to tell a reactionary Wall Street that cord cutting by consumers didn’t actually accelerate in the first quarter, with the rate of increase over the fourth quarter remaining at around 3.4%. However, with four of the top five pay TV platforms having reported first-quarter performance, it’s clear that attrition is already way up year over year for linear services.

At its annual NewFront on Tuesday the company introduced a new digital brand called Disney Eats. The online channel and editorial site features culinary shows and products aimed at families.

Across the country, but especially in and around Washington, people are trying to figure out how to consume news when the news is all-consuming. Every time news breaks, it means thousands of people look to their loved ones, to Twitter, to Slack and ask: Does this matter?

PlayStation Vue has removed all Sinclair-owned local stations from its streaming lineup without an explanation. The live streaming service pulled the stations Tuesday morning, shortly before notifying subscribers via email that the channels would be replaced with an On-Demand version.

Supply side ad platform SpotX said it will be using Nielsen audience data for connected TV to evaluate ad campaigns that buy spots in programming on both traditional TV and over-the-top programming.