AI is taking over the media and tech industries in the name of simplification, and marketers are pining for provable campaign outcomes, including from TV. These shifts are also causing significant change in Agency Holdco Land, according to Angela Steele, the first chief client officer for WPP Media US.

No major retail media player has taken as circumspect an approach to ad revenue as Shopify. But the company has recently taken its next important step with a product called Campaign Autopilot.

OpenAI’s head of monetization, Benji Shomair makes the case for ads as a way to bring ChatGPT to more people, with user trust taking priority over advertiser demands.

In Q3, The Trade Desk beat the admittedly pessimistic revenue forecast it set for itself earlier this year. But growth has stalled.

Viant is doubling down on CTV with its $20 million Waymark acquisition, betting that AI-generated ads can bring more advertisers to streaming TV.

TIME is using AI agents to draft proposals and troubleshoot campaigns – but not to replace the human relationships that drive ad sales.