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  • Xandr’s POV On The CTV Ad Server Space; Are Sunnier Times Ahead For News?

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Suite Smell Of Success Xandr CTO Ben John and EVP and GM Mike Welch recently shed some light on how Xandr plans to win in the CTV and video ad-serving market, which is essentially new to Xandr and a capability it’s building […]

  • An Update On Xandr, With EVP Mike Welch

    It’s been a kind of a downer week for telco-owned ad platforms. Verizon’s deal to sell Verizon Media to PE giant Apollo Global Management casts a pall over the once-exciting group of mergers that created Russian doll-like business structures featuring ad tech nested within media assets, in turn nested within enormous “access” providers. The theory […]

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    Fall From Grace: AT&T Explores Sale Of Ad Tech Unit Xandr

    AT&T is reportedly exploring a sale of Xandr, the ad tech unit it launched in 2018 with lofty ambitions to transform the TV advertising industry with data and automation. The talks are still preliminary and a deal may not go through, per The Wall Street Journal, which broke the news. Xandr made a big splash […]

  • Disney, AMC Networks And WarnerMedia To Sell Linear TV Through Xandr Invest

    Might the TV buyer’s dream of purchasing inventory across networks using the same audience definition finally be coming true? AMC Networks, Disney and WarnerMedia said Wednesday their linear TV inventory will be available through Xandr Invest. Starting mid-April, buyers will be able to log into Xandr Invest, Xandr’s programmatic buying platform, to access linear TV […]