Digiday Daily

October 14, 2025

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Daily email newsletter 1440 is evolving into what it’s calling a “knowledge collective,” creating a library of explainers on its own website on topics that its readers want to learn more about. It’s chasing advertisers — not subscriptions — with the rebrand.

TOP STORY

Strategizing for the Future

Why 1440 is evolving from a newsletter company to a destination of explainers

Newsletter company 1440 is expanding beyond email by building an online library of explainers, amid the rise of AI-driven search.

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW

A lot of marketing waste is a result of playing it safe and repeating what worked last quarter without questioning whether it’s still earning its keep. Partner insights from Tinuiti.
Live TV is no longer tethered to the living room, and neither are the audiences that advertisers want to reach. Partner insights from DIRECTV.
If you ask someone in ad tech what makes an ad quality, they’ll likely give the answer: viewable and human. But these barely scratch the surface, and there are signals that tell a fuller story. Partner insights from Browsi.

MEDIA & PLATFORMS

Member exclusive

Ad Tech Briefing: Inside The Trade Desk’s POV on the future of open internet monetization

Sincera co-founder Mike O’Sullivan is hopeful that a GAM breakup can rejuvenate publishers’ yield-management prospects.

Marketing on Platforms

The Sora-TikTok U.S. era of short-form video

Digiday senior platforms reporter Krystal Scanlon joined the Digiday Podcast to discuss the state of the short-form video market as all-AI entrants like OpenAI’s Sora and Meta’s Vibes enter the fray.

PARTNER INSIGHTS FROM META

Advertisers are turning to Meta platforms to drive holiday sales

According to a 2024 holiday shopping study by YouGov, commissioned by Meta, 58% of shoppers said Meta is likely to influence their purchases — up from 55% in 2023.

A MESSAGE FROM DISNEY CAMPAIGN MANAGER

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MARKETING

Retail Revolution

Etsy sellers aren't sure about the new ChatGPT checkout integration

Etsy sellers weigh in about the platform’s new partnership with OpenAI, which marks a major development in how consumers are using AI engines to shop.

PARTNER INSIGHTS FROM URBAN SCIENCE