The European Commission verified in writing on Friday that Google’s use of data to fuel its ad tech business is a focus of its ongoing antitrust investigation. And here’s the kicker: “Google’s proposals to deprecate third-party cookies are within the scope.” As Brussels-based journalist Alexander Fanta highlighted on Twitter, this could mean by extension that […]
Microsoft hosted its Elevate partner event earlier this week, when the advertising industry was still recovering from Apple’s roundabout announcement confirming the start of ATT enforcement. But there is news that isn’t Apple-related. Microsoft released a bunch of ad products at its event, including new formats such as video ads that appear in search results, […]
Amazon provided the spark for a surge in retail and commerce-based advertising. That surge has now reached fever pitch as other online retailers, including Walmart, CVS and Target, launch ad platforms in pursuit of incremental advertising revenue. It’s working. Already advertisers are spending $5 billion annually on non-Amazon retail media platforms, according to Forrester Research. […]
Snapchat is growing up. Well, its ad tech is, at any rate. The youthful makeup of Snapchat’s user base is still one of its biggest selling points for advertisers. But competing against Facebook, Google and even Twitter for direct response dollars requires a big investment. DR spending was up during the pandemic across most large […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Swimming With The Stream In an effort to change with the times, Nielsen is releasing a new ratings system that will measure streaming more like linear TV, Adweek reports. The system, called Nielsen Streaming Video Ratings, will track who is watching, when they’re watching, […]
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max and HBO gained nearly 3 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2021, and the company is bullish about launching an ad-supported version of the streaming service in June. During its Thursday earnings call, WarnerMedia parent company AT&T said that the total number of domestic HBO Max and HBO subscribers combined topped 44 […]
Kelly Abcarian spent 16 years at Nielsen, most recently heading up the measurement company’s advanced video advertising product. Now she moves to NBCU, in the newly-created role of EVP of measurement and impact, to build out the broadcaster’s in-house measuring capabilities. It’s a deceptively large purview. Abcarian will oversee a ton of measurement-related initiatives that […]
Eric Seufert summed it up on Twitter: “Quelle surprise!” Sources tell the Financial Times that Apple plans to expand its App Store business with a new ad slot appearing in the “Suggested” apps section of the store’s search page. This would give advertisers the opportunity to reach potential users before they actually search for something. […]
Subscribe to AdExchanger Talks on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud or wherever you listen to podcasts. Rick Webb recently wrote an essay for the Why Is This Interesting newsletter about Apple’s looming App Tracking Transparency release, which will become reality next week. In it, he digs into some less commonly discussed issues with Apple’s […]
This week on The Big Story, the team broadcasts LIVE from AdExchanger’s Innovation Labs: Commerce Day event. And here’s your main takeaway if you weren’t able to attend: the fragmentation in the world of commerce-related media is … insane. An emerging cluster of media networks from retailers such as Walmart, Target, Kroger and numerous others […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Darren Moore, VP and head of product marketing, TVSquared. The last few years have been lightning in a bottle for direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, who are now investing in TV – but demanding more out […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Correction Streaming giant Netflix slipped a bit after riding high when demand surged at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. CNBC reports that Netflix shares dropped more than 10% in after-hours trading on Tuesday night following an earnings report with fewer-than-expected subscribers. Netflix gained […]
Antitrust expert and legal scholar Lina Khan embodied the phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick” as she testified at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday for a spot on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Although some senators questioned her lack of experience, the 32-year-old Khan is a celebrity in legal circles. She rose to […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Melissa Coleman, Director of Client Success, Americas, at Adjust. Apple’s latest update that its IDFA restrictions are set to kick in on April 26 means that you’ll soon learn whether […]
Pinterest and Shopify have globally expanded a social commerce partnership that launched last year. The partnership began in the United States and Canada with the Pinterest Shopify app, which allows businesses to quickly upload their product catalogs to Pinterest and convert them into shoppable Product Pins. The app is now available in 27 other countries, […]
Ad verification company DoubleVerify went public on Wednesday, a month after it filed an S-1, and a week after it set the terms for the IPO, which had it valued at $4.2 billion. However, the company’s stock opened at $35 a share – nearly 30% above its IPO price – valuing the company at more […]
Step right up, Infutor. On Wednesday, the identity management and ID resolution provider announced that it’s joining Unified ID 2.0, the open source industry initiative that was initially kicked off by The Trade Desk to create an email-based alternative to third-party cookies once they go kaput. UID 2.0 entered beta in March. Infutor’s plan is […]
Hive, which supplies AI-based contextual and measurement technology to media and ad tech companies, said Wednesday it raised $85 million in funding, valuing the company at over $2 billion. The company has raised $121 million in total. Hive has raised a lot in the past year. It closed a $50 million Series D round earlier […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Jay Stocki, the data practice lead at Prohaska Consulting. When consumer data goes into a walled garden, it never comes out. Ad dollars go in, but the true measurement of the results never come out. […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Not So Safe Eighty percent of the more than 3.3 billion pieces of content removed from social media platforms – including Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and Snapchat – is either spam, adult or explicit content, or hate speech, according to a new report from the […]
UPDATE: 6:15 p.m. ET And so speaketh Apple. Sort of. In a brief blog post published on Tuesday, Apple appears to finally share a specific date for AppTrackingTransparency enforcement: April 26. In the post, Apple notes that its ATT framework will be required for all apps beginning with the upcoming public release of iOS 14.5, […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Nancy Marzouk, CEO and founder of MediaWallah Here’s a quick survey for you marketers. As of today, are you up and running with a third-party cookie alternative? Are you […]
When the ad tech company Minute Media acquired the publication Players’ Tribune in 2019, the deal underscored how consolidation is creating unlikely portfolios. “For years, we thought it would be difficult long term to be a standalone publisher, which was why we focused on being a standalone tech platform,” said Asaf Peled, CEO of Minute […]
Some media buyers report feeling a niggling sense of FOMO when they try to use Facebook Ads Manager to target their ads on Facebook and Instagram. “Everyone I talk to has the sense that they’re missing out on something, that something feels … hidden,” said Ty Martin, a former iCrossing search and digital media executive […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. FLoC Fears There’s no love lost for FLoC. In a blog post on Sunday entitled “Proposal: Treat FLoC As A Security Concern,” a WordPress developer called Carike suggested that users of the open source content management software block FLoC by default. If that happens, […]
In 2016, Heineken USA embarked on a customer data strategy to understand more about its consumers and to help drive brand awareness. Since that time, privacy regulations in Europe, California, Virginia and elsewhere have rolled out, and Apple will soon make IDFA opt-in, likely limiting its use for advertisers. The world’s second-largest beer maker was […]
Rumors are flying that Apple will finally (finally!) rip off the IDFA band-aid and release iOS 14.5 in tandem with its “Spring Loaded” product event scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday). Always buttoned up, Apple didn’t announce an agenda, of course. The consensus is that the event will be mainly a showcase for flashy new hardware, like […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Adam Gaynor, VP of Network Partnerships and Head of Addressable at VIZIO. While we’ve been talking for years about using addressable to build a bridge between linear and connected TV, the seismic events of […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Audit Demanded Remember when the TV networks and Nielsen got into a pretty big fight because Nielsen didn’t do such a great job of measuring TV audiences during the pandemic? Well, CBS, ABC, NBC and other TV networks are now calling for an audit […]
