Joseph Lospalluto

Flexibility to innovate is part of the reason Netflix teamed up with Microsoft – but the potential of the match goes beyond ads. With studio costs for original content soaring and subscribers willing to drop subscriptions based on the attractiveness of a content library, a marriage with the owner of Xbox offers scope for diversification far beyond ad dollars, writes Joseph Lospalluto, US country manager of ShowHeroes Group.

The Trade Desk’s OpenPath gives advertisers a direct link with premium publishers, collapsing the supply chain from the DSP directly to the publisher’s inventory. While a win under the guise of supply path optimization, it also spells danger for SSPs, the traditional guardians of publisher inventory who now risk being squeezed out entirely, writes Joseph Lospalluto, US Country Manager of ShowHeroes Group.

“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community.  Today’s column is written by Joseph Lospalluto, regional executive vice president, Americas, at Smart. To decrease their dependence on Facebook and Google, publishers like Meredith are embracing a publisher-as-platform approach. This is yet one more example of what I […]