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Publishers Rejoice: VPAID Is Out And SIMID Is In

On Tuesday, the IAB Tech Lab explained how it would start phasing out the decade-old Video Player Ad-Serving Interface (VPAID) spec in favor of a new specification – snappily dubbed Secure Interactive Media Interface Definition (SIMID) – that specifically supports interactive video ads. The IAB Tech Lab, which has been working on a VPAID replacement since 2017,... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // April 23rd, 2019 //
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New Rules For Facebook Custom Audiences; Snap Opens Up

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. How The Sausage Gets Made Facebook announced new requirements for businesses building Custom Audiences. Facebook wants to make it clearer to users how their names got on lists that are commonly used for ad targeting. Starting July 2, businesses using the tool will have... Continue reading »
by AdExchanger // June 15th, 2018 //
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VPAID Is Out, And The IAB Tech Lab Says It Has Its Replacement

The video player ad-serving interface definition (VPAID) standard, which was supposed to improve the delivery of digital video ads but struggled to hit its stride, will be sunsetted. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Tech Lab revealed Thursday (read the blog post) that the unpopular nine-year-old video ad spec will be retired and replaced with two... Continue reading »
by Kelly Liyakasa // November 9th, 2017 //
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VPAID May Improve Video Measurement, But Gaps Remain In Mobile And OTT

Although the Video Player Ad-Serving Interface (VPAID) was meant to create better measurement in online video, it’s not that compatible with mobile video or OTT. “Everyone wants to measure [viewability] and they’re giving us VPAID tags, but VPAID doesn’t work in all environments,” said Soo Jin Oh, VP of client strategy for Cox Media’s digital... Continue reading »
by Kelly Liyakasa // August 21st, 2017 //
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IAB Tech Lab Wants To Make Sure Advertisers Are Deploying Ads Correctly

In ad tech, even standards need standards. On Monday, the Interactive Advertising Bureau Tech Lab unveiled a compliance program for vendors to prove they’re adhering to the alphabet soup of ad delivery industry standards. Over the years, the IAB has developed a protocol for ad delivery: VAST for video ad serving; VPAID to allow video ads... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // November 7th, 2016 //
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Iframing The VAST Problem Of Video Viewability

Remember the scene in the movie "Kill Bill, Vol. 2" where the vengeful heroine, the Bride, is buried alive in a coffin and has to pound her way out with her bare fists? That’s your video ad. It’s essentially trapped in a box and buried in the publisher’s web page, and whether it can get out... Continue reading »
by Ryan Joe // July 9th, 2014 //
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eXelate Releases Index Report On Intenders; UK Adopts IAB VAST Standards; Pass The Patent Portfolio

Here's today's AdExchanger.com news round-up... Want it by email? Sign-up here. eXelate Releases Intender Report Data exchange, eXelate, released the "eXelate indeX, a research report based on audience interest and purchase intent trends observed by its data lab." Among the findings, Apple's iPad announcement ignited purchase intent for portable computing products - Google's Nexus One... Continue reading »
by AdExchanger // February 12th, 2010 //
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Video Ad Network ScanScout's CEO Lau On Keys To Successful Cost-Per-Engagement Model, Importance Of VAST For Publishers And More

Waikit Lau is President and Co-founder of ScanScout, an online video advertising network. AdExchanger.com: How does ScanScout contextual video advertising solution fit with today's audience-focused media plans? WL: ScanScout rolled out audience targeting about a year and a half ago. Today, majority of ad buys are audience targeted. We also offer contextual, geographical, time of... Continue reading »
by AdExchanger // January 14th, 2010 //
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