Verizon Media

Yahoo pulling the plug on its SSP demonstrates how difficult it’s become for supply-side platforms to prove their value in a commoditized marketplace.

In the wake of Nielsen losing its National and Local TV accreditation from the Media Rating Council, networks are eyeing alternative measurement companies. Sitting within many of these data sets is automated content recognition (ACR) tech. ACR tech captures and interprets audio and video snippets on a TV, helping data companies understand the totality of […]

As of September 1, Verizon Media is now officially … Yahoo. Was that on anyone’s 2021 bingo card? Guess everything old is new again – with a twist. This week on AdExchanger Talks, we catch up with Iván Markman, who joined Verizon Media in early 2019 as chief business officer and now fills the same role […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The States vs. Android Three dozen state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, targeting the company’s Play Store policies and dominance in app distribution. Google has made concessions to Android developers. Earlier this year, Google cut its commission on in-app sales from […]

Networks pitched their ad-supported streaming services at this year’s NewFronts and Upfronts as a way to continue to reach audiences. Their efforts build upon a massive shift in viewing behavior fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. But for ad-based video on demand (AVOD) to succeed, providers need to deliver better ad experiences that include relevant targeting […]

This article is sponsored by Verizon Media. It’s been well past a decade since we started talking about the fundamentals of audience targeting: concepts like profile (demo, technographic), behavioral, retargeting, location and advertiser-owned first party data. These have been, and will continue to be, the basis of a foundational audience-driven advertising strategy. Somewhere along the […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Swan Song? Telcos rushed headlong into the ad tech business, but will they survive it? Verizon washed its hands of ad tech with the sale of Verizon Media to Apollo; And Xandr is in limbo following AT&T’s mega-spinoff of WarnerMedia. But three’s a trend. […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Tim’s Turn Apple CEO Tim Cook will soon testify in the company’s lawsuit with Epic Games. Epic sued after its hugely popular game Fortnite was kicked out of the App Store last year for flouting Apple’s 30% cut of in-game revenues. Epic claimed that […]

Remember when telcos kept dropping billions on media and ad tech assets because they just couldn’t wait to activate their first-party data for advertising purposes? Didn’t pan out. This week on The Big Story, the team dives into the “why” in the wake of private equity firm Apollo Global Management’s $5 billion acquisition of Verizon […]

Remember when telcos wanted to be digital media companies? That was so 2017. On Monday, private equity firm Apollo Global Management announced its intention to acquire Verizon Media for $5 billion. The new company will be called Yahoo – yes, for real – and Verizon will maintain a minority 10% stake in it. Read the release. […]