Edition No. 128 · Wed 28 Oct 2026 · Story 17 of 54

Google co-opts IAB, Comcast splits FreeWheel, Stagwell buys both sides

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A Google deposition filed in Gannett's antitrust case says members routinely draft communications issued by the IAB.

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