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Ad Performance And Politics Steered Brand Dollars Away From LGBTQ+ Communities – But The Pendulum Will Swing Back

The current administration has discouraged many marketers and organizations from showing support for the LGBTQ+ community, including during Pride month.

How Tovala Banks On Subscriptions And Incrementality – But Not Ads – To Profit From Its Oven

Smart TVs, refrigerators and other home appliances may pester you with marketing, but at least the hardware is cheap. Another startup taking a different approach to the same theory is Tovala, which was founded in 2015 and combines a standalone countertop oven with a weekly meal kit subscription.

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Shopify Wades Deeper Into Advertising, But Not Ad Tech

Shopify is slowly but surely making its way into the ads business. But the ecommerce leader maintains its laissez-faire approach to ad monetization.

Advertisers Say They Need More Data From Netflix

Netflix touts sharper targeting, but buyers say its black-box approach – especially the lack of usable IP data – is blunting measurement and quietly pushing performance-driven spend elsewhere.

Walmart Buys Vibe.co To Woo SMBs To Streaming

Walmart will buy Vibe.co, a self-serve video ad platform, in hopes of attracting more small and medium-sized advertisers to connected TV.

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Fire TV Makes A Play For Its Share Of Home Screen Ad Dollars

Amazon is making a splash at Cannes by touting recent Fire TV interface upgrades designed to help viewers find relevant content more easily, including when they are watching the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Reddit Is Training The Robots

Reddit is now one of the main data sources feeding LLMs and AI search. In this episode, recorded live in Cannes, COO Jen Wong talks data licensing deals, how people use Reddit to validate what they’re about to buy and what it takes to stop bad actors from gaming its forums to sway AI results.

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2026 Cannes Lions: Authenticity In The Age of AI

Authenticity. Outcomes. Workflow… and containerization? After a week sweating on the Croisette, the AdExchanger team offers you a sweat-free synopsis of the 2026 Cannes Lions.