News Summary:
On March 11, 2026, Taboola analyzed readership trends across its U.S. publisher network, reviewing millions of pageviews on Oscars-related content over the previous 90 days, finding surging online interest around key announcements for the upcoming awards ceremony. This followed REV Media Group, a Malaysian digital publisher, becoming the first in Malaysia to launch Taboola's DeeperDive, a generative AI answer engine built for the open web, on its flagship news site, the New Straits Times (NST) on March 9. The partnership aims to enhance reader experience and drive revenue, audience engagement, and traffic recirculation. Earlier on March 9, Jeff Moriarty discussed generative AI's impact on publishers, noting that AI-powered search engines are increasingly scraping content and answering questions directly, potentially reducing traffic to publisher sites. Also on March 9, Taboola released its 2026 Travel Marketing Trends, outlining five key trends to help tourism brands stay competitive by leveraging more precise targeting, faster testing, and tighter alignment between campaigns and trip-planning behavior.
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