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January 20, 2026

Netflix earned $1.5 billion from ads in 2025

The Verge

Owner: Jay Penske

The Verge

Owned By	Jay Penske through Penske Media Corporation & Vox Media
Year Founded	2011
Website	www.theverge.com
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Netflix Execs Keep Stumping For Warner Bros. Deal, Say The $83B Stunner Is In Line With Pivots On Ads & Sports

Deadline

Owner: Jay Penske

Deadline Hollywood

Neutral

Owned By	Jay Penske through Penske Media Corporation
Year Founded	2006
Website	https://deadline.com/
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, California, Los Angeles
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Nova Launcher’s new owner might offer a version with ads

The Verge

Owner: Jay Penske

The Verge

Center-left

Owned By	Jay Penske through Penske Media Corporation & Vox Media
Year Founded	2011
Website	www.theverge.com
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

I broke my Kindle Paperwhite on purpose to get rid of ads, and it mostly worked

Pocket-lint

Owner: Sam Youseff

Pocket-lint

Neutral

Owned By	Sam Youseff through Valsef Group & Valnet Inc.
Year Founded	2003
Website	www.pocket-lint.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Canada, St. Lauren
Owner Country	Canada

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January 20, 2026

Ads in Xbox Game Pass Were Inevitable

Gizmodo

Owner: Great Hill Partners

Gizmodo

Neutral

Owned By	Great Hill Partners through G/O Media
Year Founded	2002
Website	gizmodo.com
Domain Registration Year	2002
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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Netflix Q4 Earnings: Double Beat, Advertising Growth In Focus, Stock Slides On Guidance

Benzinga

Owner: Jason Raznick

Benzinga

Neutral

Owned By	Jason Raznick
Year Founded	2010
Website	www.benzinga.com
Domain Registration Year	2009
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Michigan, Detroit
Owner Country	United States

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DesignCraft Advertising announces new owner

In Business - Wisconsin

Owner: Woodward Communications Employees

In Business - Wisconsin

Indeterminate

Owned By	Woodward Communications Employees through Woodward Community Media
Year Founded	1978
Website	www.ibmadison.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Wisconsin, Madison
Owner Country	United States

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Ads are coming to ChatGPT soon. Here's what they look like

PC World

Owner: Stephen A. Schwarzman

PC World

Neutral

Owned By	Stephen A. Schwarzman through Blackstone Inc. & Foundry Publications
Year Founded	1983
Website	www.pcworld.com
Domain Registration Year	1992
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, California, San Francisco
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Pelican man indicted for advertising, distributing child pornography

Alaska Native News

Owner: Non-transparent

Alaska Native News

Indeterminate

Owned By	Non-transparent (Alaska Native News Inc)
Year Founded	1982
Website	alaska-native-news.com
Domain Registration Year	2011
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Alaska, Homer
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

OpenAI to trial ads in ChatGPT – what might that mean for retail media?

Internet Retailing

Owner: Mark Pigou & Wayne Darroch

Internet Retailing

Indeterminate

Owned By	Mark Pigou & Wayne Darroch
Year Founded	2006
Website	internetretailing.net
Domain Registration Year	2006
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United Kingdom, London
Owner Country	United Kingdom

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Political expert on the proliferation of negative campaign ads

Virginia Tech School of Communication

Experts available: Israel, Hamas exchange hostages, government shutdown, campaign ads, and more

Virginia Tech School of Communication

January 20, 2026

Audit: Lottery spent $5 million more on ads, sent $35 million less to schools

KY3 - Missouri

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

KY3

Neutral

Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	https://www.ky3.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Springfield
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

New Mossad recruitment ads exploit Iran’s unrest with help from U.S. comedian

Strategic Culture

Owner: Vladimir Ilich Maksimenko & Andrey Grigoryevich Areshev

Strategic Culture Foundation

Right-wing

Owned By	Vladimir Ilich Maksimenko & Andrey Grigoryevich Areshev
Year Founded	2005
Website	strategic-culture.su
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Russia, Moscow
Owner Country	Russia

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January 20, 2026

Missouri report shows increased spending on lottery advertising, reduction in money transferred to education

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January 20, 2026

UK Watchdog Accuses Meta of Turning a Blind Eye to Illegal Gambling Ads

Casino Beats

Owner: Rasmus Sojmark

Casino Beats

Neutral

Owned By	Rasmus Sojmark (Founder & CEO) through SBC Ltd
Year Founded	2017
Website	https://casinobeats.com/
Domain Registration Year	2016
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United Kingdom, London
Owner Country	United Kingdom

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January 20, 2026

OpenAI to Begin Testing Ads Within ChatGPT

ExtremeTech

Owner: Ziff Davis Inc.

ExtremeTech

Neutral

Owned By	Ziff Davis Inc. (Vanguard Group & BlackRock amongst largest shareholders) through Ziff Davis Media
Year Founded	2001
Website	www.extremetech.com
Domain Registration Year	2000
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

UK Regulators Accuse Mark Zuckerberg's Meta of Allowing Illegal Gambling Ads on Platforms

Breitbart

Owner: Larry Solov, Susie Breitbart and The Mercer Family

Breitbart

Right-wing

Owned By	Larry Solov, Susie Breitbart and The Mercer Family through Breitbart News Network LLC
Year Founded	2007
Website	www.breitbart.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States,
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Jellico board votes to sell property to utilities authority without advertising for bids or auction; LeForce trying to stop it

The Mountain Press - Tennessee

Owner: Paxton Family

The Mountain Press - Tennessee

Indeterminate

Owned By	Paxton Family through Paxton Media Group
Year Founded	1964
Website	www.themountainpress.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Tennessee, Sevierville
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Audit: Lottery spent $5 million more on ads, sent $35 million less to schools

KCTV 5 - Missouri

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

KCTV 5 - Missouri

Neutral

Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.kctv5.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Fairway
Owner Country	United States

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