Canva hands creative to Omnicom’s Goodby Silverstein, no pitch needed
MediaPost’s Steve McClellan reports that Omnicom’s Goodby Silverstein & Partners won Canva’s creative account without a competitive review, launching a new brand platform, “What Will You Canva Today?”
Broadcast execs push multi-platform ad sales to fight streaming’s gains
The Desk’s Matthew Keys reports that at NAB Show New York, Fox’s Tom Fleming and Sinclair’s Del Parks said broadcasters must modernize ad sales, bundling broadcast, cable and streaming inventory.
Alaska Air Group names Anomaly creative AOR, dropping incumbent Mekanism
Ad Age’s Ewan Larkin reports that Alaska Air Group has named Anomaly its creative agency of record, tasked with showcasing the airline’s global reach. Incumbent Mekanism, which had held the creative and strategy account since 2016, did not participate in the review.
DoubleVerify stockholders approve Nielsen parent’s buyout ahead of Q3 earnings
Markets Insider reports that DoubleVerify posted third-quarter revenue of $205.6 million, up 9% year-over-year, with net income of $15.9 million and a 37% adjusted EBITDA margin.
FlareFlow brings microdramas to Thailand via AIS Play telco deal
Variety’s Naman Ramachandran reports that COL Group’s FlareFlow will launch in Thailand on November 2 through AIS Play, priced at THB39 a month, with Singapore’s Rock Networks brokering the telco integration.
Instagram’s 90-minute video push gives creators a trust edge over publishers
Puck’s Julia Alexander reports that Meta is testing a longform video feature on Instagram allowing posts up to 90 minutes, letting creators cross-post from YouTube into the new “Features” tab to reach new audiences.
Media Rating Council pulls Nielsen Audio accreditation in several PPM markets
TheDesk.net reports that the Media Rating Council has revoked Nielsen Audio’s PPM accreditation in several markets, a rare rebuke of the industry’s longtime radio currency.
Amazon ad growth halves to 11% as DoorDash buys Instacart for $17 billion
PPC Land’s Luis Rijo reports that Amazon’s advertising revenue grew 10.9% to $19.64 billion in the third quarter, down from 26% last quarter, while Amazon guides to high-teens growth for the fourth quarter versus 22% a year earlier.
Cynopsis: ratings alone no longer define TV success
Cynopsis’s Alyssa Boyle reports that “Celebrity Traitors UK” drew 15.7 million viewers yet faced fan backlash, while Starz and TelevisaUnivision earnings show sports rights and subscriber retention now matter more than tune-in counts.
YouTube’s TV watch-time share nears parity with all of broadcast
nScreenMedia’s Colin Dixon reports that YouTube’s Nielsen Gauge share hit 15.8% in August, up from 13.1% a year earlier, while combined broadcast and cable fell to 36.4% from 41.6%.
Madison and Wall: Q3 ad growth decelerates, AI spending still a risk factor
Madison and Wall reports that Q3 2026 earnings from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Pinterest and Reddit show decelerating ad revenue growth, even as AI capex climbs and unsettles investors.
Instagram’s longform push comes with no creator revenue share
Simon Owens’s Media Newsletter reports that Instagram is pushing creators to upload longform video despite having no YouTube-style revenue-sharing program, betting exposure alone will lure YouTubers and podcasters already monetizing elsewhere.
DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17B, folding in its ad business
Grocery Dive’s Catherine Douglas Moran reports DoorDash will acquire Instacart for about $17 billion, a 26% premium, closing by mid-2028, keeping Instacart’s brand, app and enterprise tech while absorbing its 600,000 couriers and retail media arm.
DoorDash to buy Instacart for about $17 billion
Adweek’s Mitchell Parton reports DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart for roughly $17 billion, or $65 a share, a 26% premium on its Oct. 22 closing price, combining delivery, grocery fulfillment, advertising and AI tools, with the deal targeted to close by 2028.
Starz narrows losses as streaming growth offsets linear decline
TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports Starz posted its second straight quarter of revenue growth, with total revenue up 0.5% to $322.4 million and net loss narrowing to $34.8 million.
Amazon releases TV’s first fully AI-generated series
The Ankler’s Alison Brower reports that Amazon’s Prime Video has become the first major streaming platform to distribute a fully AI-generated television series, “Castle Walls.”
Spain: Linear TV still leads daily viewing, Barlovento finds
Advanced Television’s Nik Roseveare reports that Barlovento Comunicación’s September 2026 audiovisual consumption report found adults 18-plus in Spain watched an average of 159 minutes of linear TV daily, with pay-TV accounting for nearly a third of total viewing.
Bloomberg’s Screentime gathers Sarandos, Langley, Affleck, O’Brien on AI and creators
Bloomberg is reporting, in its Screentime video special, that Ted Sarandos, Donna Langley, Ben Affleck and Conan O’Brien discuss how streaming, AI and the creator economy are reshaping Hollywood.
Study: political advertisers favor streaming TV for targeting
MediaPost cites a Premion and Advertiser Perceptions study finding political advertisers are shifting to streaming TV to stretch budgets. Of decision-makers polled, 32% plan political ad spend in the next six to 12 months, citing efficiency, targeting and measurement.
Analyst: media M&A shifts from dealmaking to the hard work of integration
TheWrap’s Jon Lafayette reports that TD Cowen analyst Doug Creutz says earnings season will be dominated by the fallout from Skydance’s completed Warner Bros. Discovery takeover and Fox’s pending Roku deal, with focus shifting to integration risk over deal value.
TBS, Toei Animation, TV Tokyo back anime licensing platform AniBiz.com
C21Media reports that Japanese media groups TBS, Toei Animation and TV Tokyo have invested in Nakama’s AniBiz.com, a licensing platform now connecting more than thirty anime rights holders with brands, retailers and agencies seeking IP deals.
Walmart’s data now powers CTV ad targeting in Vibe
eMarketer’s Asa Hiken reports that Walmart has begun feeding 3,300 audience segments into Vibe, its in-house ad platform, to power connected TV targeting.
DoorDash-Instacart deal would rival Uber’s $2 billion ad business
Adweek’s Mitchell Parton reports that DoorDash’s roughly $17 billion agreement to buy Instacart would unify the two companies’ retail media networks under one parent.