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  • Email-Based Identifiers Struggle To Communicate Consent; More Ad Tech Companies Poised To SPAC

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. We’ll take that as a ‘yes’ The age of email-based identifiers is nigh. But are these cookie replacements actually as transparent about consent as promised? Digiday’s Kate Kaye says mebbe not. “Because many identity technologies, including Unified ID 2.0, use email addresses and other […]

  • There were three big pieces of mobile news before lunch on Monday – evidence that the mobile app market is white hot and only getting hotter.

    Mobile Mania: Digital Turbine To Buy Fyber For $600M, IronSource To IPO Via SPAC, TikTok Drops $4B On A Game Studio

    It’s mobile mania. There were three big pieces of mobile news before lunch on Monday – evidence that the mobile app market is white hot and only getting hotter. Content discovery provider Digital Turbine is acquiring app monetization company Fyber for $600 million in cash and stock – less than a month after spending $400 million to […]

  • China Ad Giants Test Apple Privacy Workaround; Political Data Startup Acquired

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Breaking The Rules Some big tech companies in China are apparently taking that old adage “rules are meant to be broken” to heart. According to the Financial Times, ByteDance and Tencent are testing a tool to bypass Apple’s new privacy rules and continue tracking […]

  • How The SPAC Boom Can Reshape The Digital Media IPO

    “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 Patrick O’Leary, CEO at Boostr. If last year was any indication, 2021 is going to be the year of the SPAC for digital publishers. SPACs – or Special Purpose […]

  • Taboola Set To IPO Via SPAC; Digital Pubs Eye Their Own SPAC Exits

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. SPAC Bandwagon Content recommendation engine Taboola became the latest tech company to exist via SPAC when it announced plans to go public on Monday by merging with special purpose acquisition company ION Acquisition Corp, per Business Insider. The deal, which will value Taboola at […]

  • Overall M&A activity was down 30% year over year in Q2 2020, but if Q4 was any indication, momentum will continue to pick up in 2021 and then some.

    LUMA: The Top 4 Takeaways On Dealmaking In 2020 And What To Expect In The Year To Come

    Here’s 2020 in a nutshell from the investment banker’s point of view: “Turmoil caused acceleration and unexpected change, and it was a breeding ground for opportunity,” says Conor McKenna, a VP at LUMA Partners. After stalling to near zero during the first three months of the pandemic, conversations and negotiations started to pick up again […]

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