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Comic: Second-Party Data Party
By Nate Neal
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PODCAST: The Big Story
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Which means it’s time for a memorial service.
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Google Pulls The Plug On Topics, PAAPI And Other Major Privacy Sandbox APIs (As The CMA Says ‘Cheerio’)
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Prebid.org Is At A Crossroads, And Must Now Decide Whose Interests It Serves
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Acast’s CEO On Why Audio Doesn’t Need Video – Or Political Ads – To Win
Greg Glenday weighs in on why Acast is resisting the allure of video, the trade-offs of accepting political ad bucks and positioning influencer marketing as audio’s entry point into the omnichannel mix.
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Comcast Intros Biddable And Programmatic For Linear TV
On Thursday, Comcast Advertising announced that the cable provider’s linear TV inventory will now be available on a targetable, biddable basis for advertisers that want to transact programmatically.
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Understanding where AI agents make financial sense today is the difference between building a sustainable competitive advantage and burning through your margins in pursuit of buzzwords.
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