June 29, 2023
The Role of Data for Competition in Online Advertising

Data being the lubricant of any interest-based advertising, control over access to data has become a central competitive factor in the advertising business; and a focal point of several antitrust...

June 29, 2023
A Brief Look at Recent Market Developments Since The Bundeskartellamt’s...

In a Discussion Report published in August 2022 the Bundeskartellamt outlined the findings of its sector inquiry into non-search online advertising and presented them to market participants and observers for...

June 28, 2023
10 Years and 5 Billion Orders Later, DoorDash Expands to...

In DoorDash’s decade of operation, the company has taken the restaurant aggregator business model and expanded it to so much more, shifting its goals from food delivery to providing everything on...

June 28, 2023
Costco’s Membership Crackdown Follows Netflix’s Lead, But Will It Backfire?

Costco is taking a page from Netflix’s book, cracking down on membership sharing, but the wholesaler may be overlooking a key difference between its membership and the streaming service’s. In...

June 25, 2023
Google Reportedly Testing Online Games for YouTube

YouTube could go from a place to watch others play video games to a gaming platform. The streaming company has begun testing an online gaming product, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...

June 22, 2023
Can Self-Preferencing Algorithms Be Pro-Competitive?

In response to the growing concerns around artificial intelligence, algorithms, and their influence over consumers’ choices, competition authorities have adopted more stringent rules regarding self-preferencing algorithms used by digital platforms....

June 14, 2023
Netflix Steps Into Connected Experience Space With Pop-Up Restaurant

Netflix’s new pop-up eatery comes as brands leverage restaurants to create physical touchpoints to connect with consumers, either building on existing affinity or looking to reestablish what was lost. The...

June 14, 2023
Netflix Continues Live-Experience Push With Pop-Up Restaurant

Have you ever watched “Iron Chef” and wanted to sample what the judges are eating? Netflix is hoping you have. The streaming service on Tuesday (June 13) announced the impending...

June 11, 2023
Netflix Signed Up 200K in Days After Password-Sharing Crackdown

Netflix’s password-sharing ban hasn’t hurt its subscriber numbers. The streaming service announced May 23 it would begin efforts to block password sharing.  Since then, subscription research service Antenna said last week, Netflix enjoyed...