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  • APAC Must Start Talking About Ad Blockers

    Ad blockers have yet to overtake water cooler discussions in this region; but marketers in Asia-Pacific need to start a bigger conversation about the issue before consumers catch up. In regions such as the US and Europe, conversations about ad [...]

  • Difficult to Convert Handshakes to Digital Buying: Q&A with Fred Dumeny, Director, Ooyala

    With ATS Paris only two weeks away, ExchangeWire speaks with Fred Dumeny (pictured below), director of Southern Europe, Ooyala, about the challenges within digital advertising; focussing especially how the industry is tackling issues of ad blocking, ad fraud, and viewability, ahead [...]

  • How Not to Survive the Ad-block-alypse

    It seems that everybody is weighing in on the issue of ad blocking and the impact it's having on the UK economy; but, with opinions ranging from the logical to the ridiculous, it is apparent that a lack of information and [...]

  • Glow Merges with ADTZ; Inneractive Snapped Up by RNTS

    ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: London-based Glow merges with Spanish ADTZ; RNTS buys Inneractive; EU releases more details on 'Privacy Shield'; UK cultural secretary slams ad blocking; Facebook faces German anti-trust [...]

  • £416.2m Digital Revenues in 2015 for Publishers; Use of Ad Blockers Rises

    ExchangeWire Research’s weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world, with additional insight provided by Rebecca Muir, head of research and analysis, ExchangeWire. In this week’s edition: £416.2m digital revenues in 2015 for UK publishers; use of [...]

  • IAB UK's Latest Report Shows Ad Blocking on the Rise

    Yesterday (1 March), the IAB UK released the latest ad blocking report, conducted online by YouGov, which revealed that 22% of British adults online are currently using ad blocking software – up from 18% in October 2015. The report also [...]

  • Martech is The New Ad Tech: The Reality of Ad Blocking

    The worlds of ad tech and martech have long been on a collision course. The lines between the two are becoming more blurred with a cross-pollination of capabilities within both company sectors. However, there is resistance between them operating in [...]

  • Is Network-Level Ad Blocking a Lose-Lose Situation?

    On Friday (19 February) the mobile network operator (MNO) Three delivered the news that, in partnership with Shine Technologies, it would introduce network-level ad blocking to all customers in the UK and Italy. Cue gasps and shaking of heads across Europe – [...]

  • xAd & Rubicon Panel: The Focus for Mobile Must Be Relevance & Creativity

    With MWC just around the corner, Tuesday [16 February] saw a fantastic turnout from the media and marketing world for the 'Future of Mobile' panel event, chaired by Ciaran O’Kane, CEO ExchangeWire. Hosted by xAd and The Rubicon Project with [...]

  • Data Law Compliance Not Enough in Isolation to Protect Consumer Privacy

    Data privacy is a consistently hot topic and the flames are fanned with questions around what constitutes personal data and where do we draw the line between being aware of consumer behaviour and being too aware. Bill Muller, CMO, Visual [...]