Comic: Smart Bet
Enjoy this weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem …
Topic
Data Privacy
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TripleLift Extends The Amazon RMN; Do Media Brands Ever Die?
In today’s newsletter: How the Amazon-TripleLift deal illustrates retail media’s need for standardization; legacy publishing brands persist as investors extract value from their name recognition; and mortgage lenders get caught sharing data with Meta.
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Life, Or Something Like It; Buyers Bet On Upfront Week
In today’s newsletter: Companies looking to sell data target the US market; which media companies to bet on at TV upfronts; and generative AI data licensing is the new publisher revenue stream.
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User Agents Or Double Agents?; Agencies, The Agents Of Arbitrage
In today’s newsletter: The “user agent” concept is dead; principal-based buying is just arbitrage by another name; and a deep dive into BuzzFeed’s doomed acquisition of Complex.
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Google Is Backing A National Approach To US Privacy Compliance
Google has said publicly that it will eventually (“soon”) adopt a national approach to privacy compliance in the US. That’s a big deal – but only if Google actually does it.
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Searching For The End; One Ad Spend Bubble Has Nearly Popped
In today’s newsletter: Closing arguments begin in the DOJ vs. Google Search antitrust trial; the sports betting ad bubble might be set to burst; and Etsy struggles to stand out among ecommerce competitors in audience scale and marketing spend.
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PODCAST: The Big StoryPrivacy Sandbox Yellow Flags
Debrief on the CMA’s biggest issues with the Privacy Sandbox highlighted in its latest report. Then, a vibe check on the Newfronts.
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhy SSPs And DSPs Are Breaking The Barrier Between Supply And Demand
There are other motivating factors for crossing the LUMAscape, besides increased efficiency and less ad fraud. These businesses are trying to position themselves to win in a transformative era that will make or break many ad tech companies.
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The CMA Updates Its Privacy Sandbox Concerns; The FCC Is In On The Action
In today’s newsletter: The CMA still has a bone to pick with the Chrome Privacy Sandbox; the FCC fines mobile carriers for selling customer location data to data brokers; and the Financial Times is the latest publisher to strike a licensing deal with an AI company.
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Verve Group Capitalizes On The PET Trend With On-Device Cohort-Based Targeting
The purpose of ATOM 3.0 is to preserve addressability, but to do it in a way that passes the privacy sniff test.
Must Read
Nielsen and Roku Renew Their Vows By Sharing Even More Data With Each Other
Roku’s streaming data will now be integrated into Nielsen’s campaign measurement and outcome tools, the two companies announced on Monday,
Lionsgate Enters The Ads Biz With An Exclusive Ad Server
The film and TV studio Lionsgate has chosen Comcast’s FreeWheel as its exclusive ad server to help manage and sell the growing volume of ad inventory Lionsgate creates with new FAST channels.
The Trade Desk Lays Off Staff One Year After Its Last Major Reorg
The Trade Desk is cutting its workforce. A company spokesperson confirmed the news with AdExchanger. The layoffs affect less than 1% of the company.
A Co-Founder Of DraftKings Wants To Help Creators Monetize Content
One of the DraftKings founders now leads HardScope, parent of FaZe Clan, aiming to bring FaZe’s content and distribution magic to creators beyond gaming.
APIs Have Had Their Moment, But MCPs Reign Supreme In The Agentic Era
On Tuesday, Infillion launched fully agentic media execution platform built on MCP, marking a shift from the programmatic to the agentic era.
Albertsons Launches New Off-Site Click-to-Cart Tech
The grocery chain Albertson’s is trying to reduce the time and number of clicks it takes to add an item to an online shopping cart. It’s new click-to-cart product should help.