Asha Sharma

Freewheel will begin reporting show-level data; Xbox will let users stream games for free if they watch ads; and Meta and Google can develop AI ads without even a prompt.

Criteo has two potential buyers; publishers consider blocking Google’s joint AI-scraping/search-indexing bot; and Microsoft’s billion-player gaming goal might make sense for mobile.

TVision won a jury trial regarding its use of digital signatures to recognize audio content, which Nielsen alleged was infringement. Plus: Consumer wearable hardware businesses often grow quickly but lack staying power.