News from the open internet

NBCUniversal is anticipating a surge of new brands entering the Olympic marketplace for the Winter Games, bolstered by programmatic access.

Ilyse Liffreing

Across the internet

Social bans

Spain announces plans to ban social media for under 16s, following France and Australia.

The search is over

Disney named parks and experiences chief Josh D'Amaro as its next CEO, succeeding Bob Iger starting in March.

Streaming star

Disney reported strong streaming growth in the most recent quarter, thanks to popular movies and lower cancellation rates.

Open up

The EU gave Google six months to open Android to rival AI assistants and share anonymised search data with competing search engines.

Pas possible

French social media ban for under-15s set to advance rapidly, President Macron said.

Real time on Netflix

Viewers can now interact with Netflix's live events with new real-time voting during select shows like Star Search.

Ads on ChatGPT

OpenAI will begin testing ads on ChatGPT in the U.S. in the coming weeks.

Brand safety

YouTube will allow content focusing on abortion, self-harm, suicide and domestic and sexual abuse to earn full ad revenue when the content is dramatized or discussed in a non-drastic manner.

Google vs EU

The European Commission published the provisional findings of its September €2.95 billion fine against Google's adtech practices.

BBCTube

The BBC will start making bespoke shows to be shown on YouTube, aiming to monetize them to viewers outside of the U.K.

Opinion

Graph titled, "A spike in Black Friday offline sales YOY by region"

The Readout

Black Friday offline sales jumped 21% from last year as shoppers sought in-person discounts

Sales data shows that shoppers flocked to physical stores on Black Friday more so than last year, particularly discount retailers, suggesting the value of an omnichannel advertising strategy.