Mathew Broughton

Research Lead
Mat Broughton joined the ExchangeWire team in March 2019 as Editor. After a brief stint as editor at ExchangeWire's sister publication, TheGamingEconomy, Mat is now Research Lead at ExchangeWire, running creation, analysis and report production of ExchangeWire's suite of research products. Before joining the company he worked as a project manager working within the telecoms and travel marketing industries. Mat graduated from the University of Liverpool with an honours degree in Biological Sciences.Articles by Mathew
Group Black Launches with USD$75m Backing; Amazon Demanding Warrants from Partners
In today's daily news digest from ExchangeWire: Group Black launches with USD$75m (£54m) backing; Amazon demanding warrants from partners; and Retina raises USD$8m (£5.8m). Group Black launches with USD$75m (£54m) backing Group Black Inc., a collective of media companies with the shared [...]
Blackstone Backs Simpli.fi; Tapcart Raises USD$50m
In today's ExchangeWire daily news digest: Blackstone backs Simpli.fi; Tapcart raises USD$50m (£36m); and ShipBob secures USD$200m (£144m). Blackstone backs Simpli.fi US private equity firm Blackstone has acquired a majority stake in programmatic advertising and agency workflow software provider Simpli.fi, at a [...]
Danish Media Companies in Collective Bargaining Push; Amazon Acquires Art19
In today's ExchangeWire daily news digest: Danish media companies in collective bargaining push; Amazon acquires Art19; and Voyager raises USD$167m (£120m) Danish media companies in collective bargaining push A near-30-strong collective of Danish media companies has been formed to negotiate with major [...]
Skillz to Acquire Aarki; Etsy Purchases Depop for USD$1.62bn
In today's ExchangeWire daily news digest: Skillz to acquire Aarki; Etsy purchases Depop for USD$1.625bn (£1.148bn); and Accenture Interactive expands to SEA via Entropia acquisition. Skillz to acquire Aarki Mobile gaming and esports platform Skillz has announced that it has entered into [...]
Zeta Global Targets USD$273m in IPO; InMobi in Rumoured Talks to Acquire Shop101
In today's ExchangeWire daily news digest: Zeta Global targets USD$273m (£192m) in IPO; InMobi in rumoured talks to acquire Shop101; and Tapad exits European market. Zeta Global targets USD$273m (£192m) in IPO Data-driven omnichannel marketing platform Zeta Global has set price terms [...]
Google Nears French Antitrust Settlement; noyb to file 10,000 Cookie Complaints
In today's ExchangeWire daily news digest: Google nears French antitrust settlement; Noyb to file 10,000 cookie complaints; and Amazon plans identifier release. Google nears French antitrust settlement Google is nearing a settlement with the French National Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence), [...]
Facebook Pens Deal with Newscorp: What Next for the Advertising Industry?
In this contributed article for ExchangeWire, Eb Adeyeri, VP Partnerships at Jellyfish, provides a contrarian viewpoint on the deal brokered between News Corp and Facebook in Australia. No-one truly knows if Facebook’s agreement with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Australia will cause [...]
TF1 & M6 Propose Merger; Vungle Acquires TreSensa
In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: TF1 and M6 propose merger; Vungle acquires TreSensa; Kochava secures DigiCenter purchase. TF1 and M6 propose merger French broadcasters TF1 and M6 have entered into exclusive talks to merge with the aims of competing with online streaming [...]
Follow ExchangeWire