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You know that old saw about how regulators aren’t technical and don’t understand how online advertising works? Yeah, that’s not a thing anymore.

The more new FAST channels there are, the harder it is for them to stand out to advertisers that have long perceived them as the bargain bin of streaming. One way to grab the attention of advertisers is to provide the data and transparency they’ve long been asking for from CTV partners.

The IAB projects digital video ad spend will rise to $63 billion in 2024, representing a 16% increase from last year. Of the three video ad categories the report breaks out (social and online video and CTV), the clear winner is social video.

AdExchanger will lift the hood on the hottest topics in CTV live onstage at the inaugural CTV Connect event in New York City on March 13 and March 14.

With the final phaseout set for the end of this year and multiple new state privacy laws now in effect, privacy lawyers (and privacy pros in general) are gonna be busy.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. All Is Fair In Love And Panels Nielsen has changed its mind: It won’t force Amazon streaming data into its TV ratings, Ad Age reports. After over a week of drama, which involved exchanging letters with the Video Advertising Bureau, Nielsen is going back […]

Although it’s not legally required, many websites in the US have started using cookie banners in a misguided attempt to protect themselves from lawyers who smell blood in the water.

The more the TV industry rallies around new video currencies, the more programmers and advertisers are zooming in on ACR as a must-have data set for measurement and targeting. But how does ACR work? And is it really privacy-safe?

TV industry executives discussed next steps for measurement and alternate currencies at CES in Las Vegas. Expect a heightened focus on ACR, calibration panels and advanced audiences.

Advertisers are demanding transparency – and their calls are becoming louder and more urgent. But programmers claim their hands are tied over a video-rental-era law from 1988.