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Rest In Privacy, Sandbox

Last week, after nearly six years of development and delays, Google officially retired its Privacy Sandbox.
Which means it’s time for a memorial service.




EDITOR’S CHOICE

Netflix Boasts Its Best Ad Sales Quarter Ever (Again)

In a livestreamed presentation to investors on Tuesday, co-CEO Greg Peters shared that Netflix had its “best ad sales quarter ever” in Q3, and more than doubled its upfront commitments for this year.

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Swivel Wants To Create Agentic Infrastructure For CTV

Agentic media buying is the No. 1 topic du jour in ad tech discussion circles. But how does agentic buying even work when it comes to buying TV and streaming ads? And how does that workflow differ from programmatic? The startup Swivel aims to address those questions.

AppLovin Is Back To Smashing Earnings, But Investors Are Slow To Buy

AppLovin is growing at a blistering pace, but Wall Street investors remain cautious about the business.

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Gamers Love Ad Blockers. So This Site Found Another Way To Show Them Ads

High-end ad blockers mimic some of the same behavior as bot traffic. So WiseGuyGaming repurposed the tools it was already using to identify bots to reveal its ad-blocking audience as well.

Criteo Is A Survivor, But Expanding Beyond Retail Media Will Be Its Toughest Challenge Yet

Criteo has weathered considerable storms in its day, including a painful moment in March 2020 when its market cap bottomed out below $500 million. Can it pull off yet another turnaround?  

Sports Leagues Can’t Stop Putting Ad Revenue Ahead Of Fan And Player Interests

Disaffection and outright anger toward US sports institutions run deeper than logo-cluttered fields. Leagues and teams are sacrificing player safety and fan enjoyment for marketing dollars.

Comic: Traffic Jam

With Search Traffic Down 70%, People Inc. Bets On Revenue Beyond Site Visits

People Inc.’s referral traffic from Google search is down 70% over the past two years, and by 22% in Q3 alone. But its digital revenue is still growing, albeit slowly.

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Intent Data Is A Gift, With Edible Brands

Gift shoppers wait until the last minute, but when they show up, they know exactly what they want. That’s why Edible Arrangements shrinks its catalog on peak days, says Erica Randerson, chief digital officer at Edible Brands.

The Big Story

Will The Blue Wave Midterms Put A Damper On Ad Tech M&A?

Why the midterms may not spell doom for ad tech consolidation. Plus, how sports leagues are putting ad revenue before player safety.