“CTV, digital OOH, audio: they all have elements of contextual,” declared Connatix’s Bill Swanson, at this year’s ATS London. Certainly, as the ad industry hurtles towards cookie deprecation, the revival of contextual advertising has only gained momentum. This year, global [...]

We investigate the hottest new metric on the ad tech block - attention.  In an increasingly distracted world, one resource stands as increasingly scarce: human attention. The digital age has transformed many aspects of our lives, but perhaps one of the [...]

Azerion, one of Europe’s largest digital advertising and entertainment media platforms, today (October 2nd, 2023) announces the appointment of Bash Labban as senior trading director to drive its agency relationships forward. In his role, Labban will spearhead new and develop existing [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Spotify and Roku announce the launch of integrated video ads; video streaming platforms form a new trade group; and Linda Yaccarino states X will turn a profit in 2024. Spotify to bring video ads to Roku [...]

Seedtag, the leading contextual advertising company, has announced two new hires, based in the UK office, to further bolster its senior leadership team. In her new position as global SVP of publisher partnerships, Seraphina Davey will look to develop and [...]

The new board of directors at IAB Europe, the European-level association for the digital marketing and advertising ecosystem, have designated a new chair, vice chair, and other officers.   Thomas Duhr, member of the board of the Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW), [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Elon Musk considers placing X behind a paywall; the UK's competition watchdog warns of the risks associated with artificial intelligence; and Google makes a last ditch effort to overturn an antitrust fine from the EU. X [...]

ExchangeWire’s Industry Review is back, as we look at the top trends for an era-defining year. Gaming is one of the world’s most popular forms of entertainment - is the ad industry realising its potential? Gaming has become a major source [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the Indonesian government threatens to ban social commerce; Google say that political ads will be forced to disclose AI use; and Deliveroo partner with Gopuff to expand their grocery delivery efforts. Indonesia threatens ban on social [...]

With AI mania driving heightened competition and elevating industry benchmarks, we are now faced with questions concerning the ad tech sector's trajectory. How can brands harness AI to enhance decision-making and deliver optimised experiences on a large scale? Nothing has been [...]