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Facebook Settles Over Inflated Video Metrics; Disney Agency Review Draws Fire
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Plaintiff Engagement Remember Facebook’s video metrics mess? That situation led to a class action lawsuit, in which ad agencies alleged that Facebook inflated video engagement. And now, a proposed settlement would have Facebook pay $40 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The money would […]
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OPINION: On TV & Video
OTT Advertising: Why The Industry Needs More Transparency
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Samantha Stockman, group director at The Media Kitchen. The over-the-top (OTT) landscape is rapidly changing, ushering in a slew of new subscription and ad-supported video-on-demand services – and an abundance of advertising opportunities. There are […]
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Disney Bans Ads From Netflix; What TikTok Has In Common With Casinos
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Getting Ugly Disney has banned ads from Netflix across its platforms as it gears up to launch a subscription streaming service in November, The Wall Street Journal reports. Disney, Comcast and AT&T will spend hundreds of millions of dollars each on advertising over the […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Browser Wars: The Rules Are Being Rewritten, With Advertisers Caught In The Middle
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Harry Kargman, founder and CEO at Kargo. The advertising industry is facing sweeping and unprecedented changes, where user targeting is being challenged with extinction. We need to accept the fact that the […]
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OPINION: The Sell Sider
Marketers, Do You Know What’s On Your Block Lists?
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Scott Gatz, CEO and founder at Q.Digital. It was the first day of LGBTQ Pride Month and a major brand advertiser was sponsoring our Pride coverage, running creative with diverse LGBTQ representation. It was a […]
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Comic: Warren's Recipe
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TikTok Snubs Campaign Ads; Outbrain And Taboola To Merge
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. TikTok Snubs Campaign Ads Candidates: The world’s fastest-growing social app doesn’t want your money. “We have chosen not to allow political ads on TikTok,” VP of Global Business Solutions Blake Chandlee, writes in a post innocuously titled “Understanding our policies around paid ads.” He […]
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OPINION: On TV & Video
TV Device Graphs Are Not (Yet) Ready For Prime Time
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Philip Inghelbrecht, co-founder and CEO at Tatari. Until recently, television was considered an offline medium. Not anymore. Thanks to automatic content recognition technology and the shift to streaming TV, whether mobile, PC or connected […]
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Vice Snaps Up Refinery29; Google Faces Class Action Suit In UK Over Tracking iPhone Users
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Vice And Virtue The consolidation of media proceeds apace. One week after Vox nabbed New York Media, Vice said it will acquire Refinery29. The price was not disclosed, but CNN business sources put the deal below $500 million. Vice CEO Nancy Dubuc called the […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
What Amazon’s Broadband Trial Means For The Advertising World
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Ramsey McGrory, chief revenue officer at Mediaocean. Major internet service providers (ISPs) will be intently watching Amazon’s corporate facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif., for the next four-plus months as it tests […]
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FreeWheel Takes On Google; CMOs Expect Budget Increase
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Big Guns Vs. Google Comcast’s FreeWheel unit told a congressional task force last month that Google used privacy concerns to limit FreeWheel and other video advertising companies from selling ads for its clients on YouTube. Other ad tech and cable companies have spoken out […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Cross-Channel Attribution: A Bad Idea That Gets Worse With Time
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Kevin Hill, founder and CEO at VuPulse. Sure, I’d love to be able to tell you that attribution has been solved and all your marketing and ROI worries are done and […]
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ISPs Worried About Google's Shift To New Standard; Biden Backs Off Online Advertising
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Rerouting Traffic Google plans to use a new internet protocol (DNS over TLS) to improve security in its Chrome browser, and internet service providers are worried. Specifically, they fear Google’s shift to a new standard could change the competitive landscape in Google’s favor. “They […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Audience Planning Ate Media Planning
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Brian Monahan, global client president and head of US ventures at Dentsu Aegis Network. Technology is often overhyped in the short term and underhyped in the long term. While the […]
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IAB Gears Up For CCPA; Vodafone Ramps Up In-House Media Team
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Help Us, IAB Next up for the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA): Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to sign the bill into law, and the attorney general needs to release practical guidelines. (Read AdExchanger’s coverage.) It’s all happening fast, and if you’re an ad tech […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Google Is In A Giving Mood With Its App Campaign Rethink
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Kazu Takiguchi, CEO and founder at Creadits. Google giveth and Google taketh. The world’s biggest search engine can make or break an advertising campaign, and, luckily for digital marketers, Google […]
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Comic: Merge Ahead
A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem…
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DoJ Piles Onto Facebook; FTC Sues Match Group Over Fake Ads
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Yet Another Facebook Probe Bloomberg reports that the Justice Department, at the behest of Attorney General William Barr, will launch an antitrust investigation into Facebook. It’s not clear what exactly the Justice Department will look into, though it will scrutinize conduct that’s not within […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Black Holes In Our Data Models Are Quietly Getting Bigger
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Nathan Woodman, an independent consultant and former chief data officer at Havas Media Group. We don’t talk about it much, but there is a growing bias in the data that […]
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OPINION: On TV & Video
There’s An Upside To Sharing Our Data
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Jane Clarke, managing director and CEO at the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM). Smart marketers today are trying to understand the impact of their advertising across a fragmented ecosystem of platforms. In particular, we want to […]
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ViacomCBS CEO Bakish Has A Plan; Alexa Supports Billions Of Dollars Of Transaction
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. ViacomCBS Vs. The World ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish believes the key to winning the streaming wars is to unite ad supported products like Pluto with subscription video products. “The cool thing about streaming in the context of ViacomCBS is it unites two strategies that […]
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SEC Charges Comscore And Former CEO Matta With Fraud; OpenAP To Start Buying Ads
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Settling The Score The US Securities and Exchange Commission charged Comscore and its former CEO, Serge Matta, with engaging in a fraudulent scheme to inflate its revenue and making false or misleading statements to investors and auditors. Read the SEC release. Between 2014 and […]
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Emmy Awards Ad Spend Foretells The Streaming Wars; No Love For The Walled Gardens
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Move Over Rick Welday is stepping out of his shoes as Xandr president and likely right into a position at either AT&T or WarnerMedia. The change comes as AT&T begins to bring the three pillars of its new media empire – communications, advertising and […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Why We Need A UPC Code For Ads
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Vijoy Gopalakrishnan, senior vice president and principal at the IRI Media Center of Excellence. Fifteen years ago, ad tech was a manual affair. Piecing together ad serving was such a […]
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OPINION: On TV & Video
To Navigate Advertising Uncertainty, Marketers Must Aim To Maximize Unduplicated Reach
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Eric Schmitt, senior director analyst at Gartner. Advertising today is filled with uncertainty. Some of the greatest unknowns revolve around consumers’ rapid adoption of streaming video, enabled by Netflix, YouTube, Hulu and Amazon. This […]
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Trackers Abound On Amazon Fire TV And Roku; Omnicom Folds McDonald's Agency Into DDB
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. I Spy A study from Princeton University and the University of Chicago revealed the extent of ad tracking on OTT platforms like Roku and Amazon Fire TV, as well as the lack of controls to manage trackers. According to the study, 89% of channels […]
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Comic: "Oh, Yeah!"
A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem…
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Innovid Snaps Up Display Ad Company For $30M; Modern Publishers Need To Think Like DTC Marketers
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Is This Innovid-ive? Video ad company Innovid bought Argentinean display company Herolens for $30 million, after raising $30 million in January. “Display is a bad business,” Innovid CEO Zvika Netter told The Wall Street Journal. Huh? Well, Innovid needs a display ad business to […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Though They Can Be A Pain Point, Marketers Should Embrace Data Clean Rooms
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Hugo Loriot, managing director at 55. A couple of months ago a friend of mine, who works for a large brand, asked me whether to add Google’s clean room, the […]
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OPINION: On TV & Video
The 5G Revolution Already Presents Unique Challenges For Marketing Measurement
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Ken Archer, vice president of product at Survata. As a marketer, it’s often difficult to know how to respond to 5G hype and provide guidance internally so you’re not caught flat-footed. So many 5G predictions […]