The MadTech Podcast

On today’s MadTech Daily, we cover OpenAI expanding ChatGPT ads globally as The Trade Desk’s CSO joins the company, Meta taking Ofcom to court over online safety penalties, and Apple agreeing to a USD$250m payout over Siri AI misrepresentation.

In this episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire's head of marketing, Grainne Reid, is joined by COO Lindsay Rowntree and John Still, head of content. The first story this week is the four tech giants collectively earning over $100bn in ad revenue in Q1 of 2026, with Alphabet in the lead. The team discuss areas of growth for the walled gardens and the 'squeeze' of the open web. The second dive...

On today’s MadTech Daily we cover Meta preparing AI agents to perform tasks for users, the EU easing AI restrictions, and Meta asking a judge to throw out the verdict for its social media addiction case. 

On today’s MadTech Daily we look at OpenAI expanding ChatGPT ads with a US-based manager and CPA bidding, Amazon taking aim at supply chain dominance, and publishers suing Meta over AI training copyright claims.

On today’s MadTech Daily we look at the Trump administration considering AI model safety reviews, Duncan Painter leaving Omnicom’s data and commerce role, and Image AI models outpacing chatbots in app growth

On today’s MadTech Daily, we cover OpenAI laying the groundwork for ChatGPT ads in the EU and sharing user data with advertisers, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs backing a new enterprise AI venture, and Elon Musk settling an SEC lawsuit over his Twitter purchase, paying a USD$1.5m fine.

In this episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire's head of marketing, Grainne Reid, is joined by CEO Rachel Smith and COO Lindsay Rowntree. Index Exchange has deployed the world's first containerised DSP on its new cloud infrastructure. The team discuss the technical side of Index Cloud and how it changes bid mechanics on the open web. The second story covers Meta's plans to extend its adverti...

On today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Meta being found in breach of EU law over child safety and it opening its ads ecosystem to third-party AI. We also cover big tech surpassing $100bn in Q1 ad revenue as well as Uber expanding into hotels through an Expedia deal.

On today’s MadTech Daily, we look at Omnicom testing AI agents to cut out ad tech middlemen as it reports its Q1 results, Australia forcing big tech to pay for news or face a 2.25% tax, and retail media ad spend seeing 30.5% growth in Q4 2025. 

On today's MadTech Daily we discuss Pinterest launching CTV audiences following its tvScientific deal, Google signing a Pentagon agreement for ‘any lawful’ AI use, and Anthropic testing AI-to-AI commerce in an internal marketplace pilot.

On today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss Meta eyeing CTV to fuel ad growth, News UK building a synthetic audience tool to sharpen targeting and prove ROI, plus Musk and Altman heading to trial in a high-stakes battle over OpenAI’s future. 

In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss ChatGPT beginning to show ads to logged-out users, and Norway planning an under-16 social media ban as Turkey passes an under-15 ban. We also look at Meta launching an Instagram spinoff app, ‘Instants’.

What was the minimum spend commitment from advertisers on ChatGPT ads? Which marketing spend category was the standout performer in Q1 of 2026? What is the percentage of active social media users in the UK in 2026? In this quiz edition of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire's head of marketing, Grainne Reid, is joined by COO Lindsay Rowntree and head of content, John Still. They look into advertisin...

On today’s MadTech Daily we cover WBD shareholders approving the Paramount–Skydance merger, WPP restructuring its commerce capabilities, and PayPal targeting streaming TV ads.

On today’s MadTech Daily we discuss Bedrock Platform piloting Index Exchange’s new Index Cloud, the Consumer Federation of America suing Meta Platforms over alleged scam advertising practices, and Radiocentre urging MPs to reject advertising on BBC platforms. 

On today’s MadTech Daily we cover California filing a price-fixing legal claim against Amazon, Singapore proposing a global standard for generative AI testing, and Apple naming John Ternus as CEO successor to Tim Cook.

On today’s MadTech Daily we cover Meta planning to begin a new round of layoffs on 20th May, the White House and Anthropic holding “productive” AI talks, and ByteDance’s profit being hit by AI costs despite an overseas surge.

Today's MadTech Daily covers advertisers reporting prices dropping for ads on ChatGPT, Google holding discussions with the Pentagon for a Gemini deal, as well as the BBC and Bauer Media planning massive workforce cuts. 

Today’s MadTech Daily covers OpenAI building a tool to track ChatGPT ad conversions, UK MPs voting down under-16 social media ban for a second time, and Publicis’ CEO ruling out launching a rival for The Trade Desk. 

On today’s MadTech Daily we cover investor expectations for Netflix after its Warner bid, the IAB unveiling guidelines for AI-driven commerce media, and WPP reportedly launching talks to sell Burson, its PR arm

On today’s MadTech Daily we cover Meta set to overtake Google in ad revenue for the first time, Publicis marking its 20th consecutive growth quarter despite momentum slowing, and Freely launching FAST ‘Spotlight Channels’.

Today's MadTech Daily looks at the FTC moving toward a settlement in an ad boycott investigation, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ordering Meta to face a youth addiction lawsuit, and YouTube raising Premium prices.

On today’s MadTech Daily we cover OpenAI launching its Ads Manager and lowering the minimum spend for its ads pilot, Meta removing ads recruiting plaintiffs in social media addiction lawsuits amid rising legal pressure, and YouTube's 90-second unskippable ads amid a CTV push.

In this episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire editor Aimee Newell Tarín is joined by CEO Rachel Smith and head of content, John Still. They look into OpenAI's foray into media ownership, an AI-publishing crossover, and the streaming market. The first story this week is OpenAI's acquisition of the tech and business talk show, Technology Business Programming Network. The team discuss what thi...

Today’s MadTech Daily covers Tubi pioneering a ChatGPT-native app launch, Microsoft and Publicis deepening their partnership on agentic marketing, and Paramount debuting a publishing arm amid the exit of a president.