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A Publisher Didn’t Get Its UID2 Setup Right. The Trade Desk Didn’t Notice. What Went Wrong?
TTD confirmed that this CTV publisher’s errors would have made its UID2s useless for ad targeting. But TTD also said it wouldn’t have had enough information to flag anything wrong.
Criteo Faces Tough Headwinds Until Agentic AI Ad Revenue Materializes
Criteo shares dropped by 20% Wednesday morning after the company reported shaky Q1 earnings and revised its guidance downward for the rest of the year.
Disney’s New CEO Is Focused On Two E’s: Engagement And ESPN
On Wednesday, Josh D’Amaro led his first earnings call as the new CEO of Disney. The company closed last quarter with $25.2 billion in revenue, a 7% year-over-year increase. Disney Entertainment advertising revenue rose 5% YOY, but ESPN ad revenue was down 2% YOY, although subscription and affiliate revenue was up 6%.
People Inc. Looks Inward For Growth As Its Search Traffic Downsizes
People Inc. previewed plans to downsize by focusing mainly on its key properties. The strategy makes sense considering its publishing portfolio has lost about two-thirds of its Google traffic.
POSSIBLE 2026: Industry Experts Dish On AI – And Other Trends To Watch
At POSSIBLE 2026 in Miami, the ad industry was over the hype around AI.
Will OpenAI’s New Measurement Tools And Ads Manager Prove Its Worth As An Ad Channel?
OpenAI announced a CAPI, along with the public launch of its self-serve ads manager, as the latest features of its rapidly evolving ads business.
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NBCU’s Peacock Is Officially On Its Way To Profitability
NBCUniversal successfully called its shot with the nickname “Legendary February.”
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Google Ads Launches New Tools For Mapping Incrementality
Google is launching Meridian Studio, an enterprise version of its Meridian media mix modeling platform and an updated open-source version of its GeoX tool for measuring incrementality across geos.
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Upfronts Advertisers Say They Want Outcomes – And Amazon Licks Its Chops
Amazon has packaged a handful of upgrades to its ads measurement solutions, obviously catered to TV and streaming media advertisers.
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The FTC Bars Kochava From Selling Sensitive Data Without Consent
It’s been nearly four years since the Federal Trade Commission first accused Kochava of selling highly sensitive location data. Now, the two have finally reached a settlement.
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POSSIBLE 2026: AdExchanger's Hot Takes
AdExchanger Senior Editors Alyssa Boyle and Anthony Vargas share their takeaways from three days chatting about agentic AI at POSSIBLE.