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Gamera, a media quality measurement startup for publishers, announced on Tuesday it raised $1.6 million to promote its service that combines data about a site’s ad experience with data about how its ads perform.
CES 2026: What’s Real – And What’s BS – When It Comes To AI
Ad industry experts call out trends to watch in 2026 and separate the real AI use cases having an impact today from the AI hype they heard at CES.
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Fraud is eating into retail profits. A new startup called Pinch AI just launched with $5 million in funding to fight back.
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On Wednesday, retail and CPG data company SPINS added a new piece with its acquisition of MikMak, a click-to-buy ad tech and analytics startup that helps optimize their commerce media.
How Valvoline Shifted Marketing Gears When It Became A Pure-Play Retail Brand
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CES 2026: What’s Real – And What’s BS – When It Comes To AI
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CTV Is Stuck In Its Growing Pains. Can AI Save the Day?
Returning to the news desk after a year away from CTV beat reporting is like discovering a time capsule with the industry’s core dilemmas. One thing that has changed, however, is the CTV industry’s infatuation with agentic AI.
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Getting Lost In The Protocols At NRF’s Big Show 2026
Retail’s Big Show, the annual NRF event in New York City, was big on agentic commerce, unsurprisingly, as well as influencer and creator marketing, which was an eye-opener.
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Linkby Raises $15 Million For its Hybrid PR And Affiliate Marketing Network
Linkby, which connects brands with publisher content that advertisers pay for based on reader engagement, announced its $15 million Series B on Tuesday.
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A Jury Orders EDO To Pay $18.3 Million To iSpot Over Data Misuse
A jury in California awarded $18.3 million to video measurement firm iSpot to resolve its lawsuit against EDO, a measurement company co-founded by actor Ed Norton.