In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in media, marketing, and commerce from around the globe. In this edition: Australia consider tighter regulations for digital payment systems; ByteDance are set to acquire Chinese VR headset maker Pico; [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Australia consider tighter regulations for digital payment systems; Politico are purchased by Axel Springer; and Dukaan raised USD $11m.   Australia mull new digital payments law The government of Australia are contemplating new laws to increase the regulation [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Zoom acquire cloud communications company Five9; a PwC reports finds that Australia’ esports and gaming revenue will grow by 7.5% each year to 2025; and Indian news and social network startup Inshorts raise USD $60m [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: Australia’s top agencies are losing talent to independent competitors; Google are accused of making it difficult for mobile users to [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Holland & Barrett set up a flagship online store on Tmall; and Australia’s leading media agencies are losing staff to their independent competitors.   Holland & Barrett launch on Alibaba’s Tmall Holland & Barrett will set up a [...]

In this article, Jonas Jaanimagi, technology lead at IAB Australia, discusses the need for greater collaboration within the industry, and explains how Open Source is helping bring that about. In the current environment in our industry, it’s often hard to see [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: AT&T are reportedly planning to build a ‘super SVOD’ by combining WarnerMedia with Discovery; the Australian government promise AUD $4.2m to ACMA to help them enforce the News Media Bargaining Code; and the government of [...]

In this article written exclusively for ExchangeWire, Jonas Jaanimagi (pictured below), technology lead at IAB Australia, explains how the IAB Tech Lab will help the industry rid itself of rogue programmatic traders. The mechanics of automated digital advertising are regularly compared [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: US-based streaming service Roku have announced plans for their own advertising brand studio; mobile ad tech firm Digital Turbine acquire Fyber; and News Corp sign a 3-year contract with Facebook’s News scheme.   Roku launch an advertising [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: analysts predict that Disney will become the world’s biggest streaming company by 2024; the Wikimedia Foundation, have launched a new commercial product that will charge Big Tech for using Wikipedia content; and Australia records lower [...]