M&A deals in the ad tech sector in 2014 were worth double that of the previous year, according to a report from investment advisory firm AGC Partners, with demand for video and data management platforms (DMP) driving growth in the [...]

'Programmatic' and 'native' have been two of the industry buzz phrases of 2014, in this piece Rob Kramer, OpenX, general manager, mobile, explains how both approaches can be used in conjunction to maximise media-buying efficiencies as well as publishers' revenue [...]

It's been almost five years since Google's Eric Schmidt declared the company as a "mobile first" outfit, and Facebook's Atlas update brought "cross-screen" to the lexicon of ad tech in 2014. ExchangeWire examines how US-based cross-screen advertising firm Drawbridge hopes [...]

ExchangeWire is launching a new research division of the company, reflecting the growing prominence of programmatic advertising among 'mainstream marketers', by helping them better understand how it fits into the wider marketing mix, with Rebecca Muir (formerly of Google, Marin [...]

Wendy Hogan, ExchangeWire, contributing editor, APAC, speaks with TubeMogul's South East Asia chief, to examine how publishers in the region are changing their approach to programmatic video advertising.  TubeMogul released its quarterly 'State of Programmatic Video' report this month, revealing that all [...]

ExchangeWire rounds up the week’s biggest stories in ad tech, and in this week’s edition: Google's viewability study; AdForm claims marketers are getting good at programmatic; Cross-screen is top of mind among European advertisers.  Google says less than half of all ads [...]

Despite Deal ID's elevation to buzzword status in recent months, it's pretty clear there is some confusion over what it actually is, why it should be used, and why exactly should we care? Angelique Reijm, Improve Digital, director of yield [...]

ExchangeWire this week will round-off a monumental year in ad tech, with a special recording of its TraderTalk TV series in front of a LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE, with panel sessions featuring representatives of the industry's leading names reflecting on the [...]

Stuart Smith, Mediaocean, VP, client service, UK & Ireland, explains how data produced by the automation of digital media trading will aid collaboration and creativity; as opposed to leading to a breakdown of relations between different players on brands' media plans.  The unprecedented [...]

Stephen Upstone, LoopMe Media, CEO, discusses potential methods to stimulate the mobile video advertising sector, and calls for a more widespread adoption of technology standards.  Mobile Video Programmatic Advertising The IAB's latest ad spend estimates £64m will be spent on mobile video [...]