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FTC SAYS ‘IT’S OVER’: Dating Service Operator, Match Group, to Pay $14M for Deceptive Ads and Cancellation Policies
National Law Review
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August 12, 2025
In yet another multi-million dollar enforcement action, Match Group, Inc. and Match Group, LLC (“Match”), owners of Match.com, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, and The League, have agreed to pay $14 million and overhaul core business practices after the...
Netflix raises subscription prices across all Australian plans, standard with ads, standard, and premium users
The West Australian
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August 13, 2025
Netflix has announced another round of price hikes for Australian customers, marking its sixth increase since launching locally in 2015. All subscription tiers will see changes, hitting users as soon as September, 2025. For Aussie’s already...
AMC Theatres, once a refuge from ads, embraces commercials
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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AMC Theatres, facing years of stagnating attendance, took a bet in July when it added commercials to its preview roll, eager to boost its bottom line. Early numbers show that the deal is working and is expected to bring in “tens of millions of...
Event recognizing advertising, marketing and creative industries in Central California
ABC 30 - California
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August 12, 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 10:28PM A special event is recognizing excellence in advertising, marketing and creative industries across central California. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A special event is recognizing excellence in advertising, marketing...
Amb. Tipu pays tribute to founding fathers
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 17, 2025
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 17 (APP): Ambassador of Pakistan in Tehran Muhammad Mudassir Tipu on Sunday paid tribute to the founding fathers of Pakistan who offered sacrifices under the dynamic leadership...
Remember these? A look back at Kodak’s most iconic commercials
Democrat & Chronicle - New York
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Eastman Kodak, the iconic film company founded in Rochester by George Eastman 133 years ago, is warning that there is “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in business. In its earnings report Aug. 11, Kodak said it doesn’t have “committed...
Washington’s advertising services tax: Sourcing rules clear as mud
JD Supra - California
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August 12, 2025
Washington’s sales tax on advertising services takes effect October 1, 2025, and comes in two forms: a tax on digital automated services and a tax on retail sales of advertising services. Both impositions apply to digital advertising services...
T-Mobile Must Drop Misleading "Savings" Ads After Watchdog Review
Android Headlines
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August 12, 2025
Companies love advertising their products as being the best, or their services as being the cheapest, or that you can get the most savings. But more often than not, we have to wonder, is it true? Unfortunately for T-Mobile, it is being asked to...
ACT needs tougher electoral laws to act against deepfake AI ads: commission
Canberra Times
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August 13, 2025
"It is possible that the marked increase since 2004 in the number of non-voters choosing to pay the $20 penalty for failing to vote may be due, at least in part, to the low value of the penalty. For some electors, it may be that the $20 penalty is...
8.13.25 LEGAL NOTICE: Docket No. 25-21292 Elizabeth Kimbrough, Kanden Kimbrough Petitioners, V. Bennie James Holt, Jr., Tamaja Bayon Sealy, Respondents Advertisement
Speakin' Out News - Alabama
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August 13, 2025
IT APPEARING from the Complaint which is sworn to, and by Affidavit attached to the Complaint, TAMAJA SEALY, the Defendant, that personal service of process cannot be had upon her; service of process by publication having been Ordered, she is...
Job ads after termination leads worker to challenge employer’s redundancy decision
Human Resources Director Australia
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Regarding the subsequent job advertisements, the Commission preferred the employer's evidence about role differentiation, stating: "I find that these were for lower level roles... This was not an advertisement for [the worker's] job, nor does it...
Match Group agrees to pay FTC $14M for misleading ads, dating app messages
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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August 12, 2025
Match Group agreed to pay $14 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle claims related to accusations of deceptive business practices on its platform Match.com, the agency announced on Tuesday. The settlement with the Dallas-based parent...
Study: Nearly 67% of SEA consumers tune out repetitive ads
Marketing-Interactive
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Nearly two-thirds of consumers in Southeast Asia are tuning out repetitive ads shown on a single channel, according to a new report by advertising technology company The Trade Desk. The study, titled "The untapped opportunity of omnichannel",...
IAB Tech Lab Updates Taxonomy For Mapping Content To Ads
MediaPost
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Defining products makes it easier for advertisers and publishers to understand how content is organized and how ads are classified. IAB Tech Lab, the global organization responsible for digital advertising technical standards, on Tuesday released...
YouTube’s deliberate pace on scalable creator ads raises eyebrows among marketers
Digiday
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August 12, 2025
As brands increase their spending on scalable creator ads, three marketers say YouTube is lagging behind rival platforms in its implementation of the paid ad format — but YouTube execs insist its slower rollout is designed to protect the...
Vodafone Idea appoints Abhijit Kishore as new chief executive officer
Afaqs
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Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) has announced the appointment of Abhijit Kishore as its new Chief Executive Officer and Key Managerial Personnel, effective from 19 August 2025. The appointment comes as the current CEO, Akshaya Moondra, completes his...
Be the Face of Faith in New Ads for Church of Philadelphia
Catholic Philly
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By CatholicPhilly Staff Report • Posted August 12, 2025 A major advertising campaign for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is coming this fall, and scenes for the ads will be filmed this week throughout the local Church. All Catholics are invited to...
esbconnect Launches Optivo to Enable Brands to Retarget Anonymous Website Visitors via Email, Not Ads
MarTech Series
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August 12, 2025
A UK-first, the service leverages esbconnect’s GDPR-compliant database of 17m UK email addresses to identify and convert unknown website visitors through email Customer acquisition specialist, esbconnect, has launched Optivo, its new audience...
tvbeat & Spectrum Reach Launch Programmatic Linear TV Solution To Expand CTV Advertising Using Traditional TV Ad Inventory
TV News Check - Pennsylvania
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August 12, 2025
tvbeat, a global provider of total TV campaign forecasting, planning and optimization, and Spectrum Reach today announced a partnership to bring tvbeat’s programmatic capabilities to linear TV advertising in the U.S. market. This collaboration,...
SC disposes of IMA plea on misleading medical ads, lifts stay on Rule 170 omission
The Statesman (India)
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August 12, 2025
The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of the Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) petition against misleading advertisements allegedly undermining allopathic medicine, noting that the reliefs sought had already been addressed through earlier orders....