DraftKings is reportedly eyeing sports betting acquisitions

Hi and welcome to Insider Advertising for March 2. I'm senior advertising reporter Lauren Johnson, and here's what's going on:

• DraftKings' M&A.
• Instagram's new Clubhouse-like feature.
• Big Tech's regulatory issues.

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Industry insiders say DraftKings is having M&A talks with a variety of potential targets. Here are the companies that could be on its shopping list and why.

• The sports-betting industry is abuzz with chatter that DraftKings could soon make a big acquisition, reports Ashley Rodriguez.
• DraftKings is exploring a variety of buys, four industry sources said.
• Insider analyzed some of the potential targets including TheScore and X Games and what they'd mean for DraftKings' business.

Read the story.

Instagram takes on Clubhouse by letting up to 4 speakers livestream together and make money from tips and brand deals

• Sydney Bradley reports that Instagram has expanded its livestreaming feature, which now allows up to four speakers.
• The update comes as the live-discussion app Clubhouse surges in popularity.
• Creators can use the new tools to promote e-commerce links and partner with brands.

Read the story.

These are the key investigations and regulatory issues facing Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon in Europe

• The European Commission and various national regulators in Europe are investigating scores of Big Tech cases.
• Those investigations concern ad market dominance, payments, the App Store, commerce, and more.
• Insider rounds up some of the key live cases facing Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook.

Read the story.

More stories we're reading:

• 3 Black queer journalists share their advice for breaking into the journalism industry and what publications should do better to recruit minority employees (Insider)
• Chobani says it's rolling out a 'multi-million dollar' ad push as it looks to expand beyond yogurt and eyes an IPO (Insider)
• Google says publishers don't want collective bargaining as it starts news partnership talks in the US. USA Today disagrees. (Digiday)
• After Australia row, Facebook signs up partners for German news product (Reuters)
• Amazon ad exec Ryan Mayward joins Instacart (Instacart blog)

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