<keyword id="20253141" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharti-Global" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Bharti Global" meta.hostid="268" meta.entityid="Bharti Global">Bharti Global</keyword>, the international <keyword id="19895437" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="investment" source="keywords">investment</keyword> arm of Bharti Enterprises, will acquire about 24.5 per cent stake in <keyword id="20115879" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BT-Group" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="BT Group" meta.hostid="268" meta.entityid="BT Group">BT Group</keyword>, Britain's largest broadband and mobile company, from <keyword id="22756191" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Altice-UK" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Altice UK" meta.hostid="268" meta.entityid="Altice UK">Altice UK</keyword>, a release said on Monday. Although it did not divulge the size of the deal, market watchers say that at BT's valuation of roughly USD 15 billion dollars, the deal could be in the ballpark of USD 4 billion. <br /><br /> The shares will be purchased through Bharti Televentures UK, which is wholly-owned by Bharti Global. <br /><br /> Bharti Televentures UK has inked an agreement with Altice UK to acquire about 9.99 per cent stake of BT Group's issued capital imminently with the rest about 14.51 per cent of BT's share capital is to be acquired post regulatory clearances. <br /><br /> Telecom billionaire Patrick Drahi's Altice UK, the largest shareholder in BT, has been struggling with high debt. <br /><br /> "Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, a leading Indian business group with world-class companies in telecoms, digital infrastructure and space communications, has reached an agreement to acquire an interest in 24.5 per cent of the issued share capital of BT Group plc from Altice UK," Bharti said in a release. <br /><br /> Bharti hopes the investment will further help create new synergies in the telecom sector between India and UK in the areas of AI and <keyword id="19916120" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="5G" source="keywords">5G</keyword> R&amp;D and core engineering among others, "offering great potential to collaborate on industry best practices and emerging technologies". <br /><br /> It is pertinent to mention here that Bharti and BT have a relationship going back more than two decades. <br /><br /> In 1997, BT acquired a 21 per cent stake in Bharti Airtel, and hence Bharti's latest move to acquire a 24.5 per cent chunk in the iconic British company marks a defining moment for the Indian telecom conglomerate. <br /><br /> Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises said: "Bharti and British Telecom (BT) have an enduring relationship going back more than two decades wherein BT owned 21 per cent stake along with two board seats in Bharti Airtel Limited from 1997-2001. Today marks a significant milestone in Bharti Group's history as we invest in BT - an iconic British company". <br /><br /> Bharti's investment in BT aims to support the commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards his vision in elevating and broadening the India-UK ties, the release said. <br /><br /> It noted that during the recently concluded visit of UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy to India, the UK-India Technology Security Initiative was announced to expand collaboration in critical and emerging technologies across priority sectors including telecom. <br /><br /> Sunil Mittal said: "This investment in BT aims to support the commitment of our Prime Minister towards his vision in elevating and broadening the India-UK ties. Bharti's own record of owning and operating telecom and broadband networks around the world is underpinned by placing customers, digital innovation and operational efficiency at the heart of its business". <br /><br /> Shravin Bharti Mittal, Managing Director of Bharti Global said: "We review global investment opportunities in the world of technology from digital infrastructure to software. BT is well known to us from the long association with Bharti, so we are pleased to have this opportunity to acquire a significant stake in the company." <br /><br /> Bharti believes that BT is poised for leadership in the telecom arena, especially home broadband services, he added. <br /><br /> Meanwhile, BT Group, in a separate statement said the investment from Bharti is a strong vote of confidence in the future of the British telecom carrier and its strategy. <br /><br /> Allison Kirkby, Chief Executive of BT said: "We welcome investors who recognise the long-term value of our business, and this scale of investment from Bharti Global is a great vote of confidence in the future of BT Group and our strategy". <br /><br /> "BT has enjoyed a long association with Bharti Enterprises, and I'm pleased that they share our ambition and vision for the future of our business. <br /><br /> They have a strong track record of success in the sector, and I look forward to ongoing and positive engagement with them in the months and years to come," Kirkby said. <br /><br /> Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank served as the sole financial advisor and Linklaters LLP served as legal advisor to Bharti Global in connection with the transaction.<br /><br /><b>SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/saraswati-saree-depot-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/112457330.cms" target="_blank"></a></b><br /><br /> <b><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/saraswati-saree-depot-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/112457330.cms" target="_blank">Saraswati Saree Depot IPO – Price band to risk factors, all you need to know</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indias-wearables-market-decline-for-the-first-time-as-smartwatch-shipments-fall/articleshow/112397246.cms" target="_blank"></a></b><br /><br /> <b><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indias-wearables-market-decline-for-the-first-time-as-smartwatch-shipments-fall/articleshow/112397246.cms" target="_blank">India’s wearables market decline for the first time as smartwatch shipments fall</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/ola-wants-to-re-enter-the-quick-commerce-business-to-take-on-blinkit-and-swiggy-instamart/articleshow/112364583.cms" target="_blank"></a></b><br /><br /> <b><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/ola-wants-to-re-enter-the-quick-commerce-business-to-take-on-blinkit-and-swiggy-instamart/articleshow/112364583.cms" target="_blank">Ola wants to re-enter the quick commerce business to take on Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart</a></b>

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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5535e77edd089566798b45a0-1200-924/asian-traders-japan-nikkei-stock.jpg" border="0" alt="Asian traders Japan Nikkei stock"><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Issei Kato</span></p><p class="caption">Asian markets rallied after a bad performance on Monday</p></img></div><p></p></div></div>Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know before markets open.</p><p><strong style="line-height: 1.5em;">BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says China needs to do more to avoid a bust. </strong><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The chief executive of BlackRock, the world's largest money manager, said on Tuesday that China will need to continue to reform its capital markets to avert what he called boom and bust scenarios. </span><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-china-needs-more-reform-to-avert-boom-bust-market-scenarios-blackrock-2015-4#ixzz3Xv44KD8C">"It is our strong belief that China needs more robust capital markets," CEO Larry Fink said at a Credit Suisse conference in Singapore</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">.</span></p><p><strong>The Bank of England wants to know if Warren Buffett is too big to fail. </strong><a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/ft-bank-of-england-asking-about-berkshire-hathaway-2015-4#ixzz3Xv4QB9ex">According to a report from The Financial Times, the Bank of England has asked the US Treasury why Berkshire Hathaway's reinsurance operations were left off a list of "too big to fail" institutions</a>. Berkshire's reinsurance operations include Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance and General Re.  </p><p><strong>The US and Japan are within "grabbing distance" of a massive trade deal. </strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-us-japan-in-grabbing-distance-of-pact-on-asia-trade-deal-2015-4">The United States and Japan are within "grabbing distance" of resolving their differences on a much-awaited massive Pacific free-trade pact</a>, assistant secretary of state Danny Russel said Monday.</p><p><strong>The ZEW survey of German confidence is coming. </strong>Investors' economic sentiment has been improving in Germany since November, and it's expected to be bullish again in April, but the figures haven't yet returned to highs seen in the middle of last year. That's out at 10 a.m. London time (5 a.m. New York) and analysts are expecting a score of 56.</p><p><strong>Rio Tinto's iron ore output was disappointing. </strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-rio-tinto-iron-ore-output-slows-but-still-rising-as-prices-plunge-2015-4#ixzz3Xv5HrDBp">Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto recorded lower-than-expected iron ore output for the first three months of the year blaming poor weather conditions</a>, but continued to boost its production of the commodity despite plunging prices. Ore production was 74.7 million tonnes in January to March, a 12% increase from the same period in 2014, but a six% drop from the previous quarter. </p><p><strong>France's Altice won the right to acquire Portugal Telecom. </strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-altice-wins-eu-greenlight-on-portugal-telecom-buy-up-2015-4#ixzz3Xv5f21NN">France's Altice cable and telecoms firm on Monday said it had won European Commission approval for its 7.4-billion-euro ($7.9 billion) purchase of Portugal Telecom's Portuguese assets</a>.  </p><p><strong>Asian markets are rallying. </strong>After a 2% fall on Monday, Hong Kong's Hang Seng is back up 2.03%, while the Shanghai Composite Index is back up 0.83%. Japan's Nikkei also climbed, rising 1.22%.</p><p><span><strong>GE is reportedly in $74 billion (£49.70 billion) talks to sell its lending unit. </strong>General Electric, refocusing on its industrial roots, is in talks to sell its $74 billion commercial lending unit to Wells Fargo, the fourth-largest US bank, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.</span><span><br /></span></p><p><strong>IBM revenues are still sliding. </strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-ibm-revenue-slides-about-12-percent-2015-4#ixzz3Xv6lRkYL">International Business Machines reported an about 12% fall in first-quarter revenue as the technology company continues to shed unprofitable businesses to focus on cloud-computing initiatives</a>. Net income fell slightly to $2.33 billion (£1.56 billion), or $2.35 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, from $2.38 billion, or $2.29 per share a year earlier.</p><p><strong>A Senator wants to lift the US crude export ban. </strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-senator-to-introduce-bill-to-lift-crude-export-ban-2015-4">Senator Lisa Murkowski (an Alaska Republican) said on Monday she will introduce legislation this year to allow US crude exports</a>. 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<p>Hello and welcome to the first edition of the revamped <keyword id="11596326" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="insider-advertising">Insider Advertising</keyword>, a weekly <keyword id="621414" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Newsletter">newsletter</keyword> where I'll break down the most important news and trends on Madison Avenue and beyond. I'm Lara O'Reilly, Insider's media and <keyword id="35666" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="advertising">advertising</keyword> editor. <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/insider-advertising"><strong><em>If this was forwarded to you, sign up here.</em></strong></a></p><p>In each Thursday's letter you can expect to-the-point analysis breaking down the biggest industry stories and why they matter. We'll also deliver exclusive interviews, scoops, and data to keep you one step ahead of your competitors. And it goes without saying: There will be puns.</p><p>Over the course of the next few weeks and months, we'll be trying out some new things with Insider Advertising - so please do send your feedback to <a href="mailto:loreilly@insider.com">loreilly@insider.com</a> on what you'd like to see more - and less - of.</p><p>Enough housekeeping. Let's get you straight to the good stuff.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/people-are-quitting-ad-industry-and-agencies-struggle-to-hire-2021-7">Ad industry's labor shortage</a></li><li>Adtech's deal flurry</li><li>TikTok on its Euro 2020 sponsorship</li></ul><hr /><h3>Leaving on a jet plane</h3><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/people-are-quitting-ad-industry-and-agencies-struggle-to-hire-2021-7"></a></p><p>Much like their fellow executives in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/restaurant-prices-labor-shortage-worker-wages-food-2021-6">hospitality</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/investment-banks-labor-shortage-analysts-hiring-deals-goldman-jpmorgan-2021-6">banking</a>, and the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/20/business/american-airlines-flights-canceled-labor-shortages/index.html">airline sector</a>, ad-agency bosses are grappling with labor shortages.</p><p>As my colleagues Lindsay Rittenhouse and Patrick Coffee reported, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/people-are-quitting-ad-industry-and-agencies-struggle-to-hire-2021-7">ad-agency workers are abandoning ship in droves</a>, with many citing burnout or a desire for more flexible working.</p><p>The return to the office is now likely to serve as another pressure point - and for some, close proximity to certain coworkers or clients presents a grim prospect.</p><p>Earlier this week, Zoe Scaman, the founder of the London-based strategy studio Bodacious, lit a fire under Adland with her <a href="https://zoescaman.substack.com/p/mad-men-furious-women">essay "Mad Men. Furious Women,"</a> which put the industry on blast for not doing enough to stamp out misogyny and harassment.</p><p>Indeed, <a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/lets-stamp-sexual-harassment-adland-office-working-returns/1721395">a 2020 survey from the UK ad-industry nonprofit TimeTo</a>, found that 49% of agency staffers polled were concerned sexual harassment would be a bigger issue once back in the office, with some fearing a release of untoward "pent up" feelings.</p><p>All in all, not a great advertisement for agencies desperately trying to recruit new talent - and just as the workload from clients has begun to rebound.</p><p>Cindy Gallop, the entrepreneur, consultant, and former ad exec, told me there were some practical steps agency leaders should be taking to address these issues and prevent more workers from tapping out of advertising altogether:</p><ol><li>Fire every white male sexual harasser and sexist bully currently in power.</li><li>Promote women into those leadership roles instead.</li><li>Stand back and let women lead, design, and manage the future of the industry.</li></ol><p>"I guarantee those steps will not only stop people leaving the industry, but, when the industry is led, designed, and managed by women - i.e., the primary advertising target - have talent flooding into advertising instead," Gallop said.</p><p><strong>Related reading:</strong> Ad Age's Jeanine Poggi takes an in-depth look at how ad agencies are <a href="https://adage.com/measuring-ad-agencies-diversity-promises-commitment-george-floyd/2347111">living up to the diversity promises they made last summer</a> - and where they're falling short.</p><hr /><h3><strong>Merger, she wrote</strong></h3><p>In a stark reversal to the past few <a href="https://digiday.com/media/nuclear-winter-ad-tech-enters-vulture-capital-era/">wilderness years</a>, you're now the exception to the rule if you're an adtech company of a certain vintage that isn't public or filing to go public. The latest to join the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-ad-tech-stocks-soaring-ipo-returning">ever-bulging adtech IPO list</a> is the Altice-owned video-ad specialist Teads, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/altices-ad-tech-company-teads-plans-to-file-for-ipo-11625604384">which filed on Tuesday</a>.</p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/adtech-company-openx-explores-possible-sale-2021-5">adtech M&amp;A is going gangbusters</a>.</p><p>"Just about <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/brands-acquiring-tech-firms-to-keep-up-with-ecommerce-and-ad-changes">every adtech company is in play</a>, and if not, they should be," Nick MacShane, the senior managing director at Progress Partners, told me. (Which is exactly what I'd be saying if I were an adtech banker, too.)</p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/digital-ad-opportunities-and-capital-spur-investor-interest-in-ad-tech-11625220000">The Wall Street Journal's Alexandra Bruell reported last week on why adtech had come back in vogue</a>. The tl;dr version: Digital ad spending is up, public adtech company valuations are higher, interest rates are low, and there's a growing appetite for adtech in new areas like streaming TV and e-commerce.</p><p>(I'd also throw in another reason some companies are looking for a quick exit, from the JEGI Clarity managing director Hugh Boston: "In the States, certainly for some types of businesses that are founder-owned, there's a concern that capital gains tax could go up, effective next year.")</p><p>What does it all mean for advertisers? Probably a bunch of new vendor names and logos to learn for one (<a href="https://jamesnames.com/2021/07/after-acquiring-mountain-com-mntn-also-acquires-mntn-com/">MNTN</a>, anyone?) But also, hopefully, it means more of those vendors will have the money and scale required to throw resources at some of the industry's biggest challenges - particularly around data privacy. At least before the founders cash out and sail into the sunset on an <a href="https://digiday.com/marketing/cannes-briefing-battle-ad-tech-yachts/">adtech flotilla</a>, that is. (I jest, I jest.)</p><hr /><h3><strong>The only way is up?</strong></h3><div type="image" title="Adtech M&amp;A deals, 2017-2021" height="880" width="1280" msid="84232417" hostid="261"></div><hr /><h3><strong>The 90-second slot</strong></h3><p><em>In this semiregular corner of the newsletter, I'll bring you a rapid-fire, 90-second interview with the industry's most influential executives who are dominating the week's advertising news.</em></p><p>This week, I spoke with James Rothwell, the head of EMEA marketing at TikTok, an official sponsor of the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/where-to-watch-euro-2020">UEFA Euro 2020 soccer football tournament</a>.</p><div type="image" title="Harry Kane of England celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Quarter-final match between Ukraine and England" height="2033" width="3049" msid="84232419" hostid="261"></div><p><strong>You weren't initially a sponsor of Euro 2020 before it got COVID-delayed. Why did you hop on board for the postponed version?</strong></p><p>Our overall goal as a brand is to really become part of the fabric of the European culture and society - and football is the absolute lifeblood of European culture. As we've grown our user base and grown our brand it really felt like a natural next step.</p><p><strong>What's the key metric you're looking at to measure the success of your Euro 2020 activity?</strong></p><p>We are really hoping we are going to continue to be welcomed with football fans in Europe and beyond, so brand health and association with the sport is important to us. We're very carefully tracking engagement in the app: video creation; video consumption; overall fan engagement for football.</p><p>When we launched this on February 11 we had 70 billion views for #football - we are now at 154 billion views. (#Soccer is at 71 billion views.)</p><p><strong>Does this pave the way for more big TikTok sponsorships?</strong></p><p>We want to continue to play a role in the cultural events that matter, whether that's football or beyond. We've made an amazing first step in the football space.</p><p>We want to continue doing that, whether that's the news that came out with [Ryan Reynolds and] <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57667937">Wrexham</a> and <a href="https://www.cityam.com/burnley-women-agree-groundbreaking-deal-with-tiktok-to-live-stream-all-home-matches-on-the-social-media-platform/">Burnley</a> last week, or ongoing conversations we're having with leagues, players, and teams, we're here to stay in football.</p><p><strong>Who's going to win the tournament?</strong></p><p>England!</p><hr /><h3><strong>Recommended reads</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vice-exec-heads-to-tiktok-to-lead-agency-promotions-2021-7">TikTok has hired Krystle Watler, a former executive at Vice's ad agency Virtue, as its first creative agency lead</a> - Insider</li><li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/29cc2161-95c1-4fb8-b58a-af97d6c39a68">Dentsu has a massive Olympics-shaped hole to dig itself out of</a> - Financial Times</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-robinhood-declined-paid-marketing-and-customer-acquisition-costs-2021-7">How Robinhood reduced paid marketing expenses by 14% and its average customer-acquisition cost by more than 60%</a> - Insider</li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/tv-upfront-secret-advertising-primetime-1235011808/">Media buyers say a chunk of the volume of ad commitments in this year's US TV upfronts is moving away from prime time</a>. Still, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-tv-advertisers-raise-upfront-tv-spending-to-20-billion-2021-5">US TV advertisers are expected to spend $19.90 billion up front in the 2021-2022 TV season, an increase of 7.6% over the previous cycle</a>. - Variety/eMarketer</li><li><a href="https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/as-marketers-line-up-for-ncaa-athlete-deals-pitfalls-await/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Adfreak+%28Adfreak%29freak%29">A look at the challenges that await marketers now that the NCAA has cleared the path for athlete endorsement deals</a> - Adweek</li></ul>

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<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/58ede81377bb701a008b7e26-2400/undefined" alt="Kevin Systrom Instagram" /><p class="source"><span>Spencer Platt/Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom.</p>Good morning. Here's everything you need to know in the world of advertising today.<p><strong>1. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-unseals-anthony-pompliano-lawsuit-over-user-growth-metrics-2017-4">Snapchat said it has nothing to hide in a lawsuit claiming it inflated user metrics</a>. </strong>The company unsealed the original complaint from the former employee.</p><p><strong>2. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-attacks-snapchat-with-disappearing-messages-2017-4">Instagram copied another Snapchat feature</a>. </strong>The app now allows users to send disappearing messages.</p><p><strong>3. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/production-company-thirtyrev-put-standing-rock-footage-in-the-kendall-jenner-pepsi-ad-2017-4">A production company recreated the Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad</a>. </strong>It used real footage from the North Dakota Access pipeline protests.</p><p><strong>4. <a href="http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/10/nielsen-and-espn-strike-partnership-measure-ooh-video-viewing">Nielsen and ESPN partnered to track viewing of sports events outside of consumers' homes</a>. </strong>The deal is less important financially and is more a way to reduce the likelihood Disney management will attack the quality of products released by the audience measurement company, according to a report from The Drum.</p><p><strong>5. <a href="http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/dailymotion-relaunch-vivendi-premium-content-1202027520/">Dailymotion is planning a major relaunch and focus on premium content</a>. </strong>The French competitor to YouTube wants to reduce its reliance on user-generated content and said it would be more generous with ad revenues than existing platforms, according to Variety.</p><p><strong>6. <a href="http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/digital-advertising-breaks-10bn-barrier-despite-brand-safety-controversy/1430261">Digital advertising grew by over 17% in the UK in 2016</a>. </strong>Driven by an increase in mobile advertising, spend grew to $12.8 billion (£10.3 billion) last year, as reported by Campaign.</p><p><strong>7. <a href="https://digiday.com/media/facebook-faces-increased-publisher-resistance-instant-articles/">Publishers are leaving Facebook's Instant Articles</a>. </strong>Many are complaining about the monetization on the social network's fast-loading page format and dropping it, according to Digiday.</p><p><strong>8. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/altice-usa-ipo-seen-raising-more-than-1-billion-valuing-company-at-over-20-billion-1491911253">Altice USA, the owner of Cablevision and Suddenlink, will IPO</a>. </strong>The American arm of the Dutch telco will raise up to $100 million, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.</p><p><strong>9. <strong><a href="http://digiday.com/media/40-sales-snapchat-building-uk-ad-business/">Snap is growing its ad sales business in the UK</a>. </strong></strong>The company has hired over 40 sales people to liaise with British ad agencies, according to a report from Digiday.</p><p><strong>10. <a href="http://adage.com/article/agency-news/ceo-andrew-swinand-explains-leo-burnett-s-core-offering/308626/">Leo Burnett launched a new data and analytics offering to compete with consulting companies</a>. </strong>The agency's CEO said ad agencies need to integrate data and analytics into their creative culture, according to Ad Week.</p>            <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mq-25a-stingray-us-response-china-carrier-killers-2017-3">Meet the MQ-25A Stingray - the US's response to threats like China's 'carrier killers'</a></h3>                                    Please enable Javascript to watch this video                    

The 10 things in advertising you need to know today

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54131270ecad0459589d1196-2556-1917/jonah-peretti-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Jonah Peretti" data-mce-source="Brad Barket/Getty" data-link="https://secure.gettyimages.com/SubscriptionDownload/Download/168245404"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://secure.gettyimages.com/SubscriptionDownload/Download/168245404">Brad Barket/Getty</a></span></p><p class="caption">BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div>Good morning. Here's everything you need to know in the world of <keyword id="35666" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="advertising">advertising</keyword> today.</p><p><strong>1. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/buzzfeed-google-glitch-turned-us-to-social-2015-9">Here's how a Google glitch propelled BuzzFeed to become a $1.5 billion company.</a></strong> BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti explained that a bug in Google that de-indexed the website from search "actually caused us to go all in on social."</p><p><strong>2. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/buzzfeed-gets-21-of-its-traffic-from-snapchat-2015-9">Peretti also also revealed that Snapchat generates 21% of BuzzFeed's total traffic.</a></strong> That's astounding considering BuzzFeed only joined Snapchat's "Discover" feature in late July</p><p><strong>3. <a href="https://unruly.co/news/article/2015/09/16/news-corp-acquires-social-video-ad-platform-unruly/">News Corp has acquired Unruly Media for $90 million</a>.</strong> News Corp will also pay up to $86 million more if the UK-based video ad tech company meets certain performance goals.</p><p><strong>4. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/draftkings-fantasy-sports-startup-blew-20-million-in-a-week-2015-9">Billion-dollar fantasy sports startup DraftKings blew through around $20 million in just one week.</a></strong> Since August 1, DraftKings has spent $81 million on 22,000 TV ad spots.</p><p><strong>5. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/3g-capital-jorge-lemann-2015-8">Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch InBev wants to buy Miller maker SABMiller, in what could be one of the top six corporate takeovers in history.</a></strong> It would create a merged group with a value of around $275 billion.</p><p><strong>6. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/prison-inmates-write-letters-about-jared-fogles-plea-deal-2015-9">Some prison inmates are outraged by former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle's plea deal for the child-pornography charges against him</a></strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/prison-inmates-write-letters-about-jared-fogles-plea-deal-2015-9">.</a> Two felons have written letters to the judge who will decide Fogle's fate, saying the plea deal is "ludicrous," and that he deserves a longer prison sentence.</p><p><strong>7. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-for-work-screenshots-2015-9">Here's a look at Facebook's plan to kill Slack.</a></strong> Facebook for Work won't have ads, but may appeal to lots of advertising agencies and marketers.</p><p><strong>8. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/cablevision-reportedly-selling-to-altice-2015-9">French telecoms giant Altice is reportedly lining up a $18 billion acquisition of Cablevision.</a></strong> It would give Altice a meaningful stake in the US market.</p><p><strong>9.<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sap-ceo-bill-mcdermott-lost-his-left-eye-2015-9"> SAP CEO Bill McDermott lost his eye in a freak accident that almost killed him.</a></strong> He's been working through his recovery and is expected return to SAP's headquarters in Germany when doctors to allow him to fly in October.</p><p><strong>10. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/google-project-aura-revealed-2015-9">Google has hired a bunch of engineers from Amazon's Lab126 for a new wearable tech initiative.</a></strong> It's called "Project Aura."</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/new-snapchat-selfie-filters-2015-9">Snapchat's new selfie filters are super trippy</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="V2czBrdzrc_HRfIAaBQ5gKkt2UyOPc6c" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'V2czBrdzrc_HRfIAaBQ5gKkt2UyOPc6c',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/59b7e2fc38d20d1f008b4a4c-2400/helensloanhbophoto50.jpg" alt="game of thrones" data-mce-source="HBO" /><p class="source"><span>HBO</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul><li><strong>The <keyword id="6354777" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Media">media</keyword> industry is suddenly mulling a flurry of huge deals.</strong></li><li><strong>Cord-cutting, streaming and shifting consumer and advertiser preferences have upended the power structure as former giants scramble for relevance long term. </strong></li><li><strong>The stakes are as high as it gets - who controls content, distribution, <keyword id="35666" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="advertising">advertising</keyword> and connections with consumers.</strong></li></ul><hr /><p><br />If you spend any time on <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/TWTR-Quote">Twitter</a> and follow any media industry people, you'll often come away dizzy, and fairly certain that every media company is buying everyone.</p><p>It started a year ago when <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/T-Quote">AT&amp;T</a> announced it had reached an agreement to buy <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/TWX-Quote">Time Warner</a>. Then things really turned upside down when 21st Century Fox <span>- </span>just three years after trying to buy Time Warner <span>-</span> signaled it wanted to sell some assets to <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/dis-Quote?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest">Disney</a>. </p><p>Then on Thursday, it was <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/21st-century-fox-disney-comcast-verizon-possible-bidding-war-2017-11-1008444743">reported that Comcast might buy some of Fox</a>. Or <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/vz-Quote?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest">Verizon</a> might. And of course, President Trump might not allow AT&amp;T to buy Time Warner. The FCC is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-passes-media-ownership-regulations-rules-2017-11">potentially loosening media ownership</a> rules. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-fcc-plans-to-vote-to-overturn-us-net-neutrality-rules-in-december-sources-2017-11">Net Neutrality</a> might go away. </p><p><span>Confused yet</span><span>? </span></p><h2><strong>When did media become Game of Thrones? </strong></h2><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/552ebebeeab8ea4d0fa7b512-1920/jamiel.jpg" alt="Jamie Lannister" data-mce-source="HBOGO" /><p class="source"><span>HBOGO</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Media used be an industry that was primarily about content, distribution and advertising. Now, the emergence of deep-pocketed tech giants has changed everything. People are streaming, ditching cable, avoiding live TV, watching shows on mobile, etc. </p><p><span>"The one take away is that the media industry is facing real pressure," said Rich Greenfield, BTIG media and tech analyst. "You've got cord cutting, ads moving to mobile, etc. None of these companies has been prepared for that."</span></p><p>So all these media machinations are about power and control. These giants want to make as much money as possible, position themselves for the future and prevent rivals from getting into their territory.</p><p><span>"What we've noticed is w</span><span>here</span><span> there's big change there's often a lot of M&amp;A," said Terry Kawaja founder and CEO of M&amp;A advisory firm Luma Partners. "In this case, it's motivated by fear, not greed."</span></p><h2><strong>What gives you the most power in the future?</strong></h2><p>"In the pre-web video era, it was all the same for decades. Content was king, distribution was queen," said Toby Chapman, associate partner at strategy consulting firm OC&amp;C. "Then, suddenly people are talking about, is content king any more? In a platform world, is it the relationship with consumer? Or is it the pipes?"</p><p>Those questions get at the heart of why everyone in media seems to be rethinking who their friends and enemies are.</p><ul><li><strong>Is content still king?</strong> Does the company with the best shows and movies (like Disney) have the most power? </li><li><strong>Is distribution where the true power lies? </strong>Does the company with cable boxes or broadband pipes in people's homes (like say Comcast) rule?</li><li><strong>Is having a direct relationship with the consumer the winning strategy?</strong> <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/AMZN-Quote">Amazon</a> is one of America's favorite brands, and <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/NFLX-Quote">Netflix</a> is a favorite with millennials.</li><li><strong>Or is it all about the browser or the interface? </strong>Maybe delivery mechanisms don't matter, as long as you own the browser (like <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/GOOGL-Quote">Google</a>) or the interface (like <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/FB-Quote">Facebook</a>).</li><li><strong>Or do you need to have everything?</strong></li></ul><p>"No matter how big you are, tech and user behavior throws it all off," said Elgin Thompson, managing director at Digital Capital Advisors. "Unless you are the full ecosystem, you're not an emperor. These companies want to be so big they can create their own weather."</p><p>It seems that suddenly, Fox has many suitors interested in some of its assets (it's not selling Fox network, Fox News or Fox Sports.) Why?</p><p><strong><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/583c718cba6eb619268b62cb-2000/disney-moana-review-9.jpg" alt="disney moana review 9" data-mce-source="Walt Disney Animation Studios" /><p class="source"><span>Walt Disney Animation Studios</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></strong></p><h2><strong>The rise of Netflix</strong></h2><p>You may recall, Disney is planning taking on Netflix with its own streaming service, and it may want to own as much content as possible, so Fox's Studio could be a big help.</p><p>Disney already owns Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar. Theoretically, if it gets Fox's content and other TV companies start starving Netflix of their shows, Netflix would have fewer people signing on to binge "Breaking Bad" and would have to live and die on its own shows.</p><p>"A lot of people would look at them and say, they've stood alone in that space," said Chapman. "But they may suddenly have very credible competitors. And you've also got so many channels who've never been good friends with Netflix." </p><p>Netflix, of course, plans to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/16/business/media/netflix-earnings.html">spend $8 billion on content next year</a>. So don't count them out of anything.</p><h2>The Verizon playbook</h2><p>Meanwhile, Verizon is eyeing a deal with Fox, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/comcast-approached-21st-century-fox-over-acquisition-interest-1510869129">according to the Wall Street Journal</a>. What is it doing?</p><p>Like AT&amp;T, all of the wireless giants need to get into new revenue streams, since pretty much everyone in the US who wants a cell phone has one and they keep switching to get better deals.</p><p>Verizon has acquired AOL and Yahoo in recent years to challenge Facebook and Google, which remains a brutal task. Meanwhile, it has a very limited footprint in TV, other than Verizon Fios. This gets them in the TV game, theoretically.</p><h2>What about Comcast?</h2><p>What about Comcast? Many see this cable company as being in great shape, given that it has such a complete set of assets: NBCUniversal (TV networks, and a studio) and the largest pay TV service in the US. Buying some of Fox could help strengthen them against competitors. One very appealing asset: Sky, which is sort of like Comcast or DirecTV in the UK.</p><p>Yet Greenfield believes Comcast may have to sell NBCU if it wants to make any more big moves, given the Trump administration's objections to the AT&amp;T/Time Warner deal. </p><h2><strong>Isn't everyone cutting the cord? </strong></h2><p>Millions of people still have cable. There's a lot of money to be rung out of that business over the next few years - and maybe even some untapped potential.</p><p>For example, Comcast theoretically knows what you watch and what you do on the web. They could tie that together with data for advertisers and programmers, for example.</p><p>And don't forget that even if you cut the cable cord, you're likely to keep the broadband one. Cable TV companies are essentially broadband companies. And that business isn't going away quickly. The company that delivers broadband to your home could always charge cord cutters more. And if <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/net-neutralityfor-dummies-and-how-it-effects-you-2014-1">Net Neutrality</a> goes away, they could also charge some companies like Netflix a toll to reach consumers. </p><p>A big limit to cable companies' power is that<strong> </strong>are inherently regional. You can't get Comcast in New York, for example. No one's been able to roll up all these cable companies into a national play. At least not yet.</p><p><strong><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/57dafcc4077dcc0f208b5116-1366/4629317-5154203014-wk7n.jpg" alt="game of thrones" data-mce-source="HBO" /><p class="source"><span>HBO</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></strong>Still, these companies have the most to lose in an 'over the top' TV future.  As Kawaja explained it, a company like CBS is happy to deliver its network to new distributors like Sling TV or YouTube TV. Even if people cut the cord for skinny bundles or they just pay for CBS All Access to get the new "Star Trek," CBS makes money.</p><p>But recently earnings for Comcast and DirecTV showed both losing subscribers faster. "Now everyone is saying, oh shit, it's on," Kawaja said. "Cord-cutting is suddenly not a college graduate thing. It's accelerating faster. And the distribution people have the most urgency to move. An OTT world messes with their bundle first and foremost."</p><h2><strong>Who else should we think about?</strong></h2><p><strong>Charter Communications:</strong> Charter Communication is<strong> </strong>another big regional pay TV provider (they are the ones who bought Time Warner Cable a few years ago). <a href="https://nypost.com/2017/11/12/charters-ceo-butts-heads-with-biggest-shareholder/">According to the New York Post</a>, Charter has considered buying the cable TV company Cox Communications or even selling itself to Softbank.</p><p>(By the way, watch Softbank in this area. They have lots of money. They're the Iron Bank in this scenario)</p><p><strong>Liberty Media:</strong> Liberty Media chairman John Malone <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/16/john-malone-there-have-been-four-different-approaches-for-charter.html">told CNBC </a>that the company has received four acquisition overtures recently.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5a0f15f9f914c31d008b4a49-900/sun-valley-getty-19.jpg" alt="john maloney" data-mce-source="Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images" /><p class="source"><span>Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>Malone is a legendary media industry investor who's worth billions. As the <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2016/11/10/liberty-media-chairman-john-malone-exclusive-full-interview.html">chairman of Liberty Media</a> could make a big move at any moment. Liberty Media has stakes in SiriusXM, Formula One Racing and the Atlanta Braves. Malone also has a big stake in Discovery Communications. </p><p><strong>Altice</strong>: What's an Altice again? Ad tech nerds know them as the company that bought the web video company Teads last year. They acquired Cablevision a few years ago. Now, <a href="http://variety.com/2017/film/global/altice-stock-plummets-forcing-change-in-strategy-top-management-1202616408/">the stock is tanking</a>, and they could be looking for a savior.</p><p><strong>Viacom and Discover/Scripps: </strong>These cable programmers used to be among the power players in the TV industry. Now they're suddenly vulnerable. Do they need to find buyers? Greenfield argues that Viacom needs to reunite with CBS (they two companies split a decade ago) "yesterday."</p><p>What about selling to someone like Google or Facebook, both of whom want to get into premium content in a big way (and TV advertising). Greenfield says no way. "Tech companies can build, they don't need to buy. Nothing has changed my thinking on that."</p><p>A good example is Amazon inking a deal to make an original series centered on "Lord of the Rings." You don't have to own a studio or network to do content, if you can spend a lot of money.</p><p><strong>Amazon: </strong>It's coming for every industry, so it seems. The billionaire media mogul Malone earlier this week called them "The Death Star," <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/16/john-malone-says-amazon-is-a-death-star-moving-in-striking-range-of-every-industry-on-the-planet.html">reported CNBC</a>. Though in this case, The White Walkers might be a better analogy, since few know what Amazon really wants to do.</p><h2><strong>What's Next?</strong></h2><p>Dave Morgan, CEO of the data-centric TV ad company Simulmedia, sees a flurry of activity.</p><p>"Charter could combine with Discovery/Scripps," he said. "Or they could do a deal with Sprint or T-Mobile, since they each will need a scaled partner. Comcast will talk to one or both of those wireless company. As will Dish."</p><p>Morgan also predicted that Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google could become sudden buyers. In particular, he predicts Netflix could buy a studio to hedge against Disney. "I think that they will have to, and may want a network for its ability to help them market their programming and maximize its monetization."</p><h2><strong>The Wild Card</strong></h2><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5a0f14113dbef4460e8b6b33-2000/donald trump.jpg" alt="Donald Trump" data-mce-source="AP Photo/Andrew Harnik" data-mce-caption="President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter aboard Air Force One after leaving the APEC summit, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, while traveling to Hanoi, Vietnam." /><p class="source"><span>AP Photo/Andrew Harnik</span></p><p class="caption">President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter aboard Air Force One after leaving the APEC summit, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, while traveling to Hanoi, Vietnam.</p></div><p></p></div></div>Trump and his team are the great unknown. Few thought that the AT&amp;T/Time Warner deal was in trouble. Now it's headed for a court battle.</p><p><strong>"</strong>Usually logic reigns supreme," said Thompson. "But with Trump, none of this matters. That's what these guys have to deal with."</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hyeonseo-lee-on-life-under-a-dictatorship-north-korea-refugee-defector-2016-1">A North Korean defector tells us what life was like under a dictatorship</a></h3>        <div>            <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/cEcg5tt3-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script>        </div>    </div>

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