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YouTube Blocks Netflix Creator Deals; India Lifts TV Ad Cap

This Week in Review covers platform competition, media deals and regulatory changes: YouTube is reportedly offering large payments and warning creators against distributing content to Netflix, aiming to limit Netflix’s access to YouTube-originated talent. British podcast group Goalhanger has hired Tom Miceli as Head of IP Development to push TV and film expansion. The Indian government removed a 12-minute-per-hour TV ad cap, citing market changes and aiming to level broadcasters with digital platforms. The digest also highlights industry developments including the launch of Divine (a Vine-style app), Germany’s Bundeskartellamt securing changes to Apple’s App Tracking Transparency in Germany, OpenAI rolling out ChatGPT ads in 31 European countries, Nielsen updating its Big Data + Panel currency methodology, and LiveRamp shareholders approving a $2.2bn takeover by Publicis Groupe.

ATS London 2026 — Speakers & Vendor Consent List

ExchangeWire's ATS London 2026 “Meet the Speakers” page (published 2026-08-19) lists speakers/vendors and publishes a long vendor registry showing each vendor's declared purposes for consent and legitimate interest, data categories, special features, tracking methods and data retention periods. The page highlights vendors participating in the IAB TCF 980 and provides per-vendor consent expiry and cookie/tracking details. The content functions as a reference for privacy, consent and adtech vendor declarations linked to the ATS London 2026 event.

DAZN: More Ad Touchpoints, Fewer Interruptions

DAZN's Patrick Kettenbach discusses the streamer’s approach to advertising around live sports, including new formats like Pause Ads, Stories and a Fanzone designed to add touchpoints without interrupting viewing. DAZN reports most live football viewing occurs on the big screen (75–85%+), consolidates inventory via Google Ad Manager across OTT, YouTube, Kicker and FAST channels (Pluto, Samsung), and runs measurement partnerships with AudienceProject, Nielsen and Data Clean Room provider Decentriq. DAZN uses identity integrations such as LiveRamp's Ramp-ID and The Trade Desk IDs and is in advanced talks to add Utiq, while emphasizing contextual targeting and frequency capping via logins. A cited Lieferando activation showed strong brand-lift and voucher redemption results.