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  • 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 [...]

  • What Does the Rise of the Visual Web Mean for Traditional Ad Formats?

    The internet is now visual. Two billion images are being shared on social media every day. How is this affecting traditional advertising? Greg Pritchard (pictured below), SVP business development, GumGum, talks to ExchangeWire about this untapped opportunity, and that publishers [...]

  • Intrusive Ads Motivating Ad Blocker Adoption; Advertisers Demand Higher Quality inventory

    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: Intrusive ads motivating ad blocker adoption; Advertisers demand higher quality [...]

  • Oriel Launch Content Protection Solution To Help Publishers With Ad Blocking Threat

    Today, (26 January) Oriel Ventures announces the public launch of its content protection technology that renders desktop, mobile, and even ISP ad-blocking ineffective. The SaaS platform that enables publishers to re-engage their ad-blocking audiences has, in private pre-launch trials, resulted in up [...]