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
Vungle Expands Advertiser Offering; Premium Video Growing Stronger
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: Vungle expands advertiser offering; premium video growing stronger as it becomes more addressable and data-driven; intelligent flighting strategies [...]
Exposed: The Users Behind the Ad Blockers
Ad blocking, a scourge to online publishers, costing them an average of over £930,000 per year according to certain estimates. While uptake rates have declined slightly in the UK, the volume of impressions affected has grown within this period, and [...]
With All the Talk of Fraud, the Industry Overlooks Waste
Consider the terms 'fraud', and 'waste'. While fraud conjures up the emotions of anger, alongside romanticised mental imagery of scheming criminals versus noble forces, waste is a far less emotive and enticing concept. However, in an industry as complex as [...]
Mindtree Reports 10.3% Revenue Growth; Investis Digital Announces the Launch of Connect.ID
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia Pacific region – in this edition: Mindtree reports 10.3% y-o-y revenue growth; Investis Digital announces the launch of Connect.ID; and Mobile Web Usage [...]
Why the Move to First-Price Programmatic Auctions Will Benefit APAC Publishers and Advertisers
Writing on an exclusive basis for ExchangeWire, Deepti Phatak (pictured below), sales project and program lead at Verizon Media, explains how both publishers and advertisers can benefit through the promotion of unambiguous bidding via the transition to first-price auctions. Ever since [...]
Near Raises USD$100m (£80.1m); Majority of Marketers Want to Spend More on Programmatic Audio
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: Near raises USD$100m (£80.1m) to fuel expansion; Marin Software releases State of Digital Advertising 2019 report; majority of [...]
We Are Not Too Big to Fail: Further Implications of the ICO’s Ad Tech Update Report
Earlier this week, ExchangeWire covered the latest developments from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which included dramatic fines, updated cookie guidance and the Update Report into Adtech and Real Time Bidding. The combination of massive potential fines, and the fact [...]
IPA Bellwether Report Q2 2019: Growth In Digital, But Confidence Continues to Slide
The IPA Bellwether Report of Q2 2019, released today Wednesday 17th July, has revealed overall marketing budgets in the United Kingdom have flatlined, with 0% growth observed over the next three months. Confidence in own-company financial prospects has also plummeted [...]
Dentsu Aegis Network Takes Majority Stake in Ugam; New Biometric Study Shows a Halo Effect for Ads
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia Pacific region – in this edition: Dentsu Aegis Network takes majority stake in Ugam; New biometric study shows a halo effect for ads; [...]
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