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Legal and Legislative Monthly Virtual Meeting
Agenda: DCN Action re AI Scrapers The DCN Legal and Legislative Committee’s monthly virtual meetings summarize and comment on important policy, legal, and legislative news surrounding digital content. This is…
Optable
Optable is the Agentic Audience Platform connecting the advertising ecosystem. Our mission is to empower publishers and their partners to securely connect and activate audience data to drive smarter, more…
Speed vs. accuracy: Journalism’s ethical balancing act
The pressure to publish first has always existed in journalism. What has changed is the pace at which decisions are made. In today’s digital-first newsrooms, journalists often report live, publish…
Publishers rethink YouTube strategy as search traffic erodes
Media businesses have had a love-hate relationship with YouTube. As a competitor for ad revenue, it has been a thorn in their sides. But as an audience development and discovery…
DCN’s media industry must reads: week of March 12, 2026
Here are some of the best media stories our team has read so far this week:
Algorithms alter political information flow on X feeds
How platforms rank content has become a central issue in the digital information ecosystem. Algorithms determine what millions of users see each day, shaping which voices gain visibility and how…
Retention over reach: the strategic reset behind publisher apps
Is this round two of apps? That was the question Jonny Kaldor, CEO of Pugpig, posed on stage at Arc XP Connect NYC. After years dominated by platform distribution, algorithmic…
How microdramas hook viewers and drive revenue
Microdramas, sometimes called vertical dramas, are fast-paced, feature-length video series, shot vertically and split into episodes of between 60 and 90 seconds. They have been popular in China for some…
DCN’s media industry must reads: week of March 5, 2026
Here are some of the best media stories our team has read so far this week:
Ad tech dominance defines market power and pricing
Digital advertising remains a primary source of revenue for media companies. Yet the system that allocates that revenue is controlled by a small number of intermediaries that design the auctions,…
Media sellers face a performance reset in 2026
After years of volatility—shifting buyer expectations, uneven ad spend, and constant platform change—this year is shaping up to be a defining one for media sellers. Unlike previous cycles, the uncertainty…
DCN’s media industry must reads: week of February 26, 2026
Here are some of the best media stories our team has read so far this week: