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  • Comic: The Privacy Sandbox Naming Committee

    IAB Tech Lab Enters The Sandbox; The Google Trial Behind Closed Doors

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. A Line In The Sandbox The Chrome Privacy Sandbox was hyperactive when it launched in 2019. (Remember the sudden appearance of all those bird names?) That was back when the deadline to remove third-party cookies was Q2 2022. But in 2021, Google Chrome […]

  • House Members Threaten Antitrust Overhaul; NBCU Sells Addressable Campaigns On Charter

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Big Tech Taken To Task Big Tech was in a familiar yet uncomfortable role Thursday: Another tongue-lashing from Congressional members alarmed by its outsize market power. MarketWatch reports that the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law held the first in a […]

  • Kepler Group Buys Infectious Media; Walgreens Is Latest Retailer To Launch An Ad Platform

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Programmatic Merger Kepler Group has acquired UK-based Infectious Media for an undisclosed sum. Read the release. The combined global programmatic agency company has 400 professionals across London, Singapore, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco and Costa Rica. The firms’ combined client roster includes Hasbro, […]

  • John Donahue, CEO and co-founder, WLxJS

    Why The Narrow Scope Of The DOJ’s Antitrust Suit Could Solidify Google’s Power

    “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 John Donahue, CEO and co-founder of WLxJS. The Justice Department’s antitrust suit against Google alleges that the search giant created and subsequently abused a monopolistic position in, well, search. And […]

  • Plagiarized Content Still Eluding Ad Tech Filters; DOJ Moves Ahead With Google Ad Investigation

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Day Of Reckoning The Justice Department is plodding ahead with an investigation into Google’s dominance of online advertising, including allegations that the tech giant abuses its control over search advertising to harm competitors, two people familiar with the investigation told The New York Times. […]

  • Behind Instagram Founders' Exit; Snap Fizzles?

    Snap Fizzle? This year, eMarketer estimates Snapchat will bring in $662.1 million in US ad revenue, a significant drop from the $1.03 billion it had projected last March. “We now expect that Snap will not break $1 billion in US ad revenue until 2020,” according to the revised figures. The downgrade is mainly due to […]

  • AT&T Closes AppNexus Acquisition; Facebook Restores Crimson Hexagon Data Access

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Retired, But Not Resting Justice Department appeal or not, AT&T is full steam ahead with its advertising platform plans. AT&T’s advertising and analytics group, run by Brian Lesser, officially closed its acquisition of AppNexus on Wednesday. Brian O’Kelley, co-founder and CEO of AppNexus, will […]