2025 Ad Industry News

Hosts: Thomas Vander Schaaf & Jully Hong

Contributors: Sydney Munn, Sabrina Varrasso, Meghan Mostyn

January 2025: Amazon's Metaverse Storefront, Cognitive & Index Exchange AI, Aus. Social Media Ban

Co-Host: Mandi Paul and Michael Consolazio
Contributors: Hailey Studley and Aaron Tumy

February 2025: The Public's Reaction to TikTok Bans, OpenAI and CSAM

Co-hosts: Jency Barnes and Jason Chou
Contributors: Jailyn Aceron, Kaylan Waldron, Kevin Wang

March 2025: Amazon Prime Video CPM, Google AI Mishap and Pharma Marketing

Co-Hosts: Caroline Sullivan and Kevin Chou
Contributors: Sabrina Varrasso, Brielle Trinidad, Jen Quintero

May 2025: Buzzfeed's Partnership with ShopSense, Meta's GEM, AI and IP Nuances

Co-Hosts: Jackie Hogan and Elliot Guzman
Contributors: Olivia Graziano, Claire Hall, Erik Cozangi

June 2025: Google Cookie Update, Spotify Ad Exchange and Publicis' Acquistion

Hosts: Rob Auger and Thanyawan Ausaranurak
Contributors: Grace Grimard, Brielle Trinidad and Michael Consolazio

August 2025: Meta Age Verification, Brands Use of AI and Digitas AI Agents

Welcome to The Polite Download, hosted and produced by the Media Technology team at Digitas North America. Each episode will bring forth a collection of digestible, newsworthy topics surrounding the advertising and media industries. Tune in for content curated by people working day-to-day with brands you love!