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Bill Gates On Ad Regulation; The Spread Of First-Price Auctions
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Bill Gates On Ad Privacy Regulation poses a striking challenge to online ad sellers, “but I do think the big companies, as regulation comes, will be able to handle it,” says Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in a CNBC interview alongside Warren Buffett. “People don’t […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoWhat Might Replace The CPM Pricing Model For Video Ad Buying?
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Steve Wadsworth, president and CEO at Tapjoy. Many in digital advertising have been calling for the end of CPM pricing for years. It is an antiquated pricing model that attempts to deliver on one […]
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Paywall Fever; Programmatic Agencies Find Niche With Direct-To-Consumer Brands
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Membership Has Its Privations A paywall and digital subscription craze has swept newspapers, magazines and new media companies in the past year, but many “will soon realize the size of their ‘real audience’ and will soon realize that they don’t pass the ‘value for […]
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Uncertainty In EPrivacy; Instagram Tests Payments
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. ePainfully If legitimate interest is disallowed as a provision for targeted advertising by the EU’s ePrivacy law, which expands on GDPR regulations, it could cause a 70% reduction in display ad revenue in Europe and a 33% cut in digital ad budgets, according to […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoAdvertisers And Media Companies: It’s Time To Embed Identifiers In Your Video Assets
“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). When buying a product, the cashier scans the barcode, and the name and price of the item pops up immediately, […]
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Cambridge Analytica Shuts Down; Oath Reportedly Scans Email For Transaction Data
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. End Of An Error Cambridge Analytica has shut down. “The Company is immediately ceasing all operations and the boards have applied to appoint insolvency practitioners Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP to act as the independent administrator for Cambridge Analytica,” the company said in a statement. […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderA Publisher’s Success Begins And Ends With A Data And Audience Strategy
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Alessandro De Zanche, an independent audience strategy consultant. In a world of “popcorn data,” quantity and reach are more important than quality and depth, and users are seen as “data cows” rather than customers. […]
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New Research On Audio Ads; Twitter Lets Publishers Rep Pre-Roll Video Ads
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Listen And Learn Data scientists from Uber, Pandora and Netflix published joint research measuring the impact of audio ads on listeners over a 21-month period. Pandora listeners were broken into nine groups, each with different ad exposure levels over that time. With such a […]
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YouTube Turns On TV Device Targeting; Google GDPR Plan Angers Publishers
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. TV Dinner A raft of new YouTube ad products highlights the importance of OTT and skinny pay-TV services in its strategy. For the first time, advertisers will be able to target YouTube television screen inventory, just as they can choose to exclusively buy tablet, […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoEnvisioning An All-Encompassing Total Video Strategy
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Allen Klosowski, senior vice president of the advanced solutions group at SpotX. When people say, “I’m watching TV,” many would likely envision them gazing at moving pictures on a television screen while lounging on a […]
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FTC Back To Full Power; Splitsville For Kantar And WPP?
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. FTC OK Go The Federal Trade Commission is finally at full power. More than a year into Trump’s presidency, the Senate voted Thursday to confirm a full new slate of commissioners: three Republicans and two Democrats. It was in the nick of time. Acting […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderA Publisher’s Perspective: Working With Brands That Take Media Buying In-House
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Caley Lewis, senior director of programmatic strategy at Bauer Xcel Media. The number of brands moving programmatic media buying in-house doubled to 35% in 2017. With brands pushing for more control and transparency, this […]
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Amazon Ad Revenue Grows; Snap Tests Unskippable Ads
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Amazon Ad Revenue Accelerates Revenue in Amazon’s “Other” category grew 132% YoY to $2 billion this quarter, with advertising services making up a “majority” of that segment, CFO Brian Olsavsky said during the company’s earnings call Thursday. So it’s safe to say Amazon’s ad […]
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Criteo Gets A New CEO; Sorrell Fill-In Mark Read Speaks
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Criteo Swaps Out CEO With the GDPR compliance deadline bearing down, Criteo has restored its former CEO to the corner office. JB Rudelle will once again take the reins at the company, as Eric Eichmann steps into an advisory role prior to transferring […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderGDPR: The Clock Is Ticking For Publishers
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Somer Simpson, GDPR product lead at Quantcast. The May 25 deadline to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is only weeks away. When it comes into effect, website owners that want to […]
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Spotify Revamps Ad-Supported App; Measuring The Progress On GDPR
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Free Ride Spotify updated its free, ad-supported app on Tuesday with personalized playlists and other features. The changes elevate the user experience to within spitting distance of its paid tier. So why would anyone buy a subscription? “The better our free experience is, the […]
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Google Dodges Privacy Scrutiny; Fiscal Wonk Sues Facebook Over Likeness In Crypto Ads
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Other Giant Google deserves some of the flack that Facebook is almost exclusively catching in the wake of its Cambridge Analytica scandal, writes Christopher Mims for The Wall Street Journal. Mims argues that Google has lax standards for merging data between its various […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoIn the Streaming Wars, There Are Many Paths To Monetization
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Francis Turner, co-founder, US general manager and chief revenue officer at Adyoulike. Though subscription video services are signing customers fast, spiraling costs may soon force them to rethink how they make their money. Take […]
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YouTube Still Has A Problem; ANA Resists US Privacy Legislation
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Safe Or Sorry YouTube still has a brand safety problem. The media world has had its eyes trained on Facebook for the past month, but CNN reports that more than 300 brands recently ran against YouTube channels featuring violent extremist content, white nationalism, pedophelia […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderTaking Control Of Your Publisher Reputation
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Rachel Parkin, senior vice president of strategy and sales at CafeMedia. Imagine if every impression could find its perfectly matched buyer. Demand-side platforms (DSPs) are the ultimate gatekeepers for screening inventory, but publishers only […]
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WPP Denies Break Up; Court Tosses Axel Springer Suit
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Business As Usual WPP’s interim leadership is denying reports that it will break up the company as a result of CEO Martin Sorrell’s exit. “We don’t believe this makes sense,” co-Chief Operating Officer Mark Read told staff in a memo Thursday. “WPP is a […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoRedefining The User Experience In The Connected TV Era
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Tal Chalozin, co-founder and chief technology officer at Innovid. Fifty-six percent of the US population uses connected TV devices, and with this number growing rapidly, it has never been more important for the television […]
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Ad Buyers Dig Twitter Video; More Facebook Vulnerabilities
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Time To Shine Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes took the stand today during the federal antitrust trial to defend his company’s $85 billion sale to AT&T. His rationale for the merger? Without powerful data and distribution across mobile and streaming media, Time Warner was […]
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Martin Sorrell's Legacy, WPP's Future
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. WPP Breakup What will WPP do without CEO Martin Sorrell? One school of thought, highlighted by Bloomberg, predicts a board-led breakup of WPP’s more than 400 operating companies as it “loses the man holding the empire together.” Kantar is the most obvious target for […]
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Nielsen Stands To Gain In Restrictive 3P Data Climate; Maven Courts Publishers
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Long On Nielsen Dan Salmon, a BMO Capital Markets equity research analyst, upgraded Nielsen from market perform to outperform, an “opportunistic call” based on Nielsen’s clients’ growing need to measure and verify third-party data and online media. “We believe tightening regulations on open internet […]
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Martin Sorrell's Exit; Facebook's Missed Opportunity
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Exit Sorrell Martin Sorrell, who resigned on Saturday as CEO of WPP Group, is a singular figure in the industry and will not easily be replaced. His unique qualities were summed up nicely by anonymous “client and friend” quoted in this morning’s Axios email […]
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Google's Next EU Showdown; Oracle's Moat Adds Capabilities
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Spirit Of Competition This summer, the EU is is expected to rule against Google in the most important of three antitrust cases levelled at the US tech giant by Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s top antitrust regulator, Reuters reports. Its aim is to stop Google’s […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoAs New Ad Marketplaces Form, Media Companies Must Find Their Place
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lorne Brown, CEO at Operative. TV is not dead. Advertising is not dead, either, but it is changing, fast. That’s an opportunity for growth. Equity analyst Omar Sheikh has predicted that advanced TV will […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderIs Efficient Market Pricing Possible?
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Matt Minoff, senior vice president and chief digital officer at Meredith Corp. In an efficient market, pricing incorporates and reflects all relevant information. Advertisers should pay the least amount necessary to generate the greatest […]
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Snap Tests Commerce; DoJ's Star Witness Testifies
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Publisher Push Snap is testing a commerce feature allowing users to swipe on publishers’ Discover channels to buy products in the app’s Snap Store. Snapchat is looking for publisher monetization angles as news media companies split with Facebook, Digiday reports. The app recently began […]