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
InMobi Contemplating USD$1bn IPO; 6sense Raises USD$125m
In today's ExchangeWire News Digest: InMobi contemplating USD$1bn (£726m) IPO; 6sense raises USD$125m (£90.8m); and data integration provider Striim secures USD$50m (£36m) in Series C funding. InMobi contemplating USD$1bn (£726m) IPO Executives at Bengaluru-based mobile advertising platform InMobi are contemplating an IPO [...]
Google Begins FLoC Testing; IAB Releases Buy-Side Tech Specs for Comment
In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Google begins FLoC testing; IAB releases buy-side tech specs for comment; and GroundTruth acquires Addy. Google begins FLoC testing Google has announced that its third-party cookie alternative for the Chrome browser, Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), has [...]
IDFA, Anti-Competition, and the Refocusing of Ad Tech
Shortly before Google sounded the death knell for the third-party cookie, Apple revealed that the long-mooted deprecation of its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) would take place in the Spring as part of an iOS 14 beta release. As part of the [...]
The Next-Generation Service Layer
The concept of a digital-first agency is hardly a new one, indeed most of the major groups have such agencies within them. From Essence under the wing of GroupM, to the likes of Merkle (Dentsu Aegis Network); Epsilon (Publicis); and [...]
Publisher Automation in the UK Media Industry
In this exclusive article written for ExchangeWire, independent consultant Emily Palmer summarises the results of a recently-conducted survey of ad ops and programmatic professionals working at UK publishers, conducted with her client GeoEdge, as well as a subsequent discussion conducted [...]
A CTV Checklist: How Can Streaming Publishers Increase Their Demand?
In this exclusive article written for ExchangeWire, Paul Gubbins, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Publica, details key areas for publishers to consider in order to boost streaming advertising revenues. Fifteen percent of TV viewers cut the cord last year, this year [...]
TGE Index Investment Report - Q4 & Year-End 2020
2020 highlights - Total investment and M&A activity across the video games industry tracked by the TGE Index through April-December 2020 reached USD$37.890bn from 406 disclosed transactions (501 total). Adding averaged publicly-available data for Q1 gives a full-year approximation of USD$40.572bn [...]
EU Criticised for Slow Big Tech Action; Ad Tech Trio Join Unified ID 2.0
In today's ExchangeWire digest: EU criticised for slow antitrust action against big tech firms; ad tech trio PubMatic, Magnite, and Index Exchange, join the Unified ID 2.0 initiative; and brand performance marketing platform Launchmetrics acquires Parklu. EU criticised for slow big [...]
Klaviyo Raises USD$200m; YouTube Launches Audio Ad Units
In today's ExchangeWire digest: Klaviyo raises USD$200m at USD$4.15bn valuation; YouTube launches audio ad units; and AudioMob raises USD$1.5m (£1.1m). Klaviyo raises USD$200m (£151.1m) at USD$4.15bn (£3.13bn) valuation Customer data and marketing automation platform Klaviyo has announced that it has raised USD$200m [...]
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