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Given industrywide pushback, the IAB Tech Lab has amended its previous update to its guidelines for in-stream and out-stream video.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. What Could Possible Go Wrong? Elon Musk was a splashy late get for the POSSIBLE marketing conference in Miami next week.   He’s a major draw, but he comes with risks, as some brand leaders are concerned about Musk’s participation, Semafor reports.  In previous […]

Tubi’s ad load felt fair, considering it’s free. But some of the streamer’s ad placements felt jarring relative to the content and, at times, the other ads in the pod.

The corporate drama continues at LG Ads. Alphonso’s founders – including several who were unceremoniously booted from the company in December –  along with a group of minority shareholders are suing South Korean electronics manufacturer LG and Zenith, its US R&D subsidiary, over alleged board malfeasance. LG acquired TV data measurement provider Alphonso in January […]

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Sebastian Tomich, The Athletic’s chief commercial officer and a longtime fixture in the Times’ ad tech division, believes the Times can use its blueprint for building a publishing business on The Athletic. And he’s also betting that advertising is an easier sell for sports fans than news readers.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. SP-Oh, It’s On Call it supply-path optimization, transparency or premium publisher marketplaces. Whichever you choose, Digiday writes, it “amounts to disintermediation.” In recent years, DSPs have leapfrogged SSPs to establish direct connections with media companies. The marketers are interested in media, after all, […]

Now that YouTube is barreling into the CTV space, legacy programmers are putting their collective foot down about what counts as premium content.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Dissing And Dismissing Quelle surprise. On Monday, Google filed a motion to dismiss the Justice Department’s antitrust case over Google’s dominance over the online advertising market. The DOJ sued Google in January alleging that the behemoth – sorry, the company – not only […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Palm Readers Panera is an early adopter of a palm-scanning biometric data collection product created by Amazon that allows customers to “sign in” with their palms. Doing so links their purchases to Panera’s loyalty program so they can collect rewards. Privacy advocates have […]

Despite a sluggish macroeconomic environment and jittery consumers and businesses, US media ad spend is expected to increase by 3.4% in 2023, according to a Magna forecast released Monday.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Snapped For Cash  Snap is beta testing an ad revenue-sharing program with creators, Insider reports. Since competing creator programs on social media platforms have been falling flat, Snap’s got a fresh influx of influencer demand on its hands. For example, creators complain that […]

Paramount, which is part of a new joint industry committee set on creating TV currency standards, held a conference to share a pulse check on TV currency and the JIC’s progress.

Hulu might have a tolerable frequency rate, but it also has a much higher ad load than many of its streaming service competitors.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Tubi Or Not Tubi Fox-owned Tubi recently made its first ping on Nielsen’s radar with 1% of US TV viewership – just in time for Tubi’s first-ever advertiser conference ahead of upfront season on Thursday, where it showcased glitzy new data partnerships. And […]

Spotify is all about audio, obviously. But video advertising is a strategic priority for the audio streaming service. Emma Vaughn, Spotify’s senior director of advertising business development and partnerships, explains why.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. A Verified Love Triangle When Netflix jumped into ad sales, it promised to include ad verification through both DoubleVerify and Integral Ad Science. And so it came to pass. On Monday, DV and IAS both released their verification solutions for Netflix inventory. Considering […]

Warner Bros. Discovery decides to transact media with VideoAmp and Comscore currencies during its upfront this year.

Now that short-form video giant YouTube is entering the TV measurement debacle, fresh debate is afoot.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. No Fund At All After luring influencers with massive creator funds, social media companies are reverting back to an advertising revenue-share model to compensate creators. Meta will put its Reels Play bonus program for US Instagram users on hold, and Facebook is dropping […]

NBCU’s Peacock has more experience running streaming ads compared with some of the competition. But it’s also got an ad frequency problem.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Great Search TikTok has made waves because of its organic traction as a new kind of search engine. People use it to look for stores and restaurants nearby, where to travel, where to stay – you name it. But TikTok hasn’t effectively […]

Ask most industry experts about the advantage of advertising on streaming platforms, and chances are they will tell you “better targeting.” It’s true that streaming TV offers much better targeting than traditional linear. The only problem is that most major TV advertisers don’t want better targeting; they want massive reach and frequency – and an effective […]

It ain’t easy being a broadcaster these days. Or a TV tech company. TV budgets are getting cut, the streaming wars are raging, and the axe of supply-path optimization is hovering.

DoubleVerify reaped the benefits of a cautious Q4 for ad spending – and it will continue to benefit as measuring performance remains a priority for advertisers. The measurement company reported a 27% growth rate in Q4.

Television advertising has the reputation of mainly being a vehicle for branding. But that’s a misconception, says Arjun Kapur, managing partner and founder of Comcast’s Forecast Labs.

Innovid confirmed plans to lay off 10% of its global staff this year. But considering the external pressures, the numbers it reported for Q4 could’ve been worse.

Warner Bros. and Discovery insist their marriage is working. Although they’ve had to go through a little, shall we say, counseling.

The TV term du jour is supply-path optimization. And SSPs in particular are under intense pressure to carve out competitive edges.

TV fragmentation is only getting worse. And, according to FreeWheel’s newly promoted chief product officer, troubleshooting means simplification.