Ready To Stick With Google; Banking On High Earners
Pinterest’s CEO doesn’t want Google divested; most consumer spending comes from the rich; and the “Sephora kids” aren’t alright.
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Pixability Introduces Agentic AI Audience Tools To Its YouTube Contextual Segments
On Tuesday, video advertising platform Pixability launched its own agentic product, which will help marketers more quickly identify and target scalable audience segments on YouTube.
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Minute Media’s Latest Acquisition Brings Automated Content Creation To Its Online Sports Video Network
As display falters, Minute Media is acquiring AI tech that cuts longer-form video content and full-length games into bite-size clips.
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With GAM Going Direct To Buyers, SPO Is The New Normal
GAM’s dinner with ad agencies sparked speculation that Google is preparing to spin off its bundled SSP and ad server as a remedy to its ad tech monopoly. But Google says it’s just part of the trend of SSPs going direct to buyers.
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PubMatic Is Suing Google For Monopolistic Behavior, The Second Such SSP Case
On Monday, PubMatic became the second sell-side platform to file a follow-on antitrust lawsuit against Google.
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Google’s Proposed Fix To Its Ad Tech Monopoly Is At Odds With The DOJ’s Remedies
Late Friday evening, Google filed its proposed remedies to its ad tech monopoly to District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema, and unsurprisingly, they’re rather mild – and very different from what the Department of Justice is looking for.
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Judge Mehta’s Remedies For Google’s Search Monopoly Won’t Cure What Ails Publishers
Remedies in the federal search antitrust case against Google landed with a thud earlier this week. Most publishers and ad industry pundits were sorely disappointed.
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Conversion APIs Are Becoming Table Stakes – But Not All Brands Have Bought In
CAPI integrations have moved from a nice-to-have to a necessity for anyone operating within walled garden environments. Now they’re laying the groundwork for an outcomes-driven ad ecosystem.
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe 7 Traits Every Ad Tech Leader Needs To Thrive In The Age Of AI
We spoke to a score of ad tech leaders to uncover seven competencies essential for the success of the next generation of ad tech leadership.
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Amazon Gets Scraped, Too; LinkedIn Loves Video
Amazon gets a taste of its own AI medicine; LinkedIn continues its pivot to video; and YouTube and Fox are on a fight.
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Brands Want To Know What LLMs Are Saying About Them, And This Startup Has Answers
Spotlight recently partnered with Cheil UK to help the agency give its clients better insights that they can use to stand out in AI search.
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How Encryption Keys Could Resolve The TID Furor
Rather than sharing universal TIDs that any DSP or curator can access, Raptive says publishers should instead share encrypted TIDs with an encryption key provided only to trusted demand-side partners.
Clear Channel Brings Mid-Flight Measurement To Its OOH Network
Clear Channel will provide advertisers weekly, mid-flight reports on outcomes driven by its inventory in order to bring OOH measurement closer to the speed of digital.
FTC Commissioner Mark Meador: ‘No Human Society Can Long Survive Without Consumer Trust’
Keeping American kids safe in what FTC Commissioner Mark Meador calls “an increasingly complex and fast-paced technological environment” is a top priority for the agency.
Amazon Expands Its Programmatic Integration With SiriusXM
On Tuesday, Amazon DSP announced an expanded integration with satellite radio company SiriusXM.
Omar Tawakol Is Merging His AI Startup Rembrand With Spaceback
Rembrand announced that it’s merging with creative automation startup Spaceback to build a unified AI-powered platform for “content-based” CTV, digital video and display.
Retail Media Is Starting To Come To Grips With The Fact That We All Know Nothing
Retail media is entering what might be called its Socratic phase. The closer we to get to understanding an ad campaign’s real impact and business results, the clearer it is that we have no idea how this thing works.