In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: AU Broadcasters Looking to Build Centralised Briefing Portal; APAC Luxury Online Ad Spend Grows 25%, Though Print Remains Primary Channel; Alibaba Buys Stake in Digital Marketing Firm; Amobee Outbids Auction Competitors to Acquire Videology Assets; and Tencent Leads China Subscription OTT Video.  AU Broadcasters Looking to Build Centralised Briefing Portal A group of free-to-air and pay TV broadcasters in [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: AU Consumers Slow to Act on Privacy Concerns; Singapore Programmatic Ad Spend for Travel Audiences Grows 280%; Alibaba Builds AI Copywriter for Marketers; Addressable TV Will Better Arm AU Broadcasters; MCN Launches TV Ad Management Platform; and iProspect & Ashoka Ink APAC Partnership to ‘Drive Change’. AU Consumers Slow to Act on Privacy Concerns A large majority of Australians [...]

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With the year at its halfway mark, advertisers in Australia remain concerned about generating greater returns and impact from their media investments. In this regard, the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) continues to push the need for transparency and independent measurement of media effectiveness in the digital space, says its CEO John Broome. In this Q&A with ExchangeWire, Broome discusses the role of agencies and technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), as well as how advertisers’ increasing preference to buy [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Singapore Publisher Merges Content Marketing Units to Create ‘Sweet’; Japanese Agency Spins Up Creative Unit; AU Investment Group Buys E-commerce Marketing Agency; Singapore Insider Paves Way into Japan; Programmatic Trading Desk Switches On in Malaysia; and Eff in Singapore. Singapore Publisher Merges Content Marketing Units to Create ‘Sweet’ Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has unveiled plans to merge its content [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Almost Half of ANZ Marketers See Traditional Paid Ads As Overrated; China to See Biggest Ad Spend Boost from World Cup; Ogilvy AUNZ Leaves Global Group & Rebrands; Isobar Introduces Voice-Enabled Mobile Banner in India; IDOOH Puts Ads in Vietnam Taxi Fleet; and WPP ANZ Unveils Research Panel on Qantas Customer Insights. Almost Half of ANZ Marketers [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Mobile & Video Fuel AU Ad Spend; Sports PMP Opens Up in SEA Markets; IAS Acquisition Will See Continued APAC Investment; Data-Sharing Platform Opens in Singapore; and JWT Takes Verve to Indonesia. Mobile & Video Fuel AU Ad Spend Online ad revenue in Australia hit AUD$2.1bn (£1.19bn) in the first quarter, fuelled primarily by video and mobile. Mobile [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: AANA Forms Alliance with PwC’s CMO Advisory; Forsman & Bodenfors Goes to Singapore; Majority of Australians Read News Online; New Appointments at IAB AU & SG; and Consulting Firm Buys Chinese Marketing Agency. AANA Forms Alliance with PwC’s CMO Advisory The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) says it has brought in PwC’s CMO Advisory to share [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Resorts World Genting Taps Membership Card to Manage Omnichannel UX; Singapore Broadcaster to Establish Integrated Marketing Unit; Mediacorp Introduces Cross-Screen CPV Model; FreeWheel Rolls into Sydney; Lewis Looks to Expand APAC Footprint; and WPP AUNZ Unveils Government-Focused Engagement Practice. Resorts World Genting Taps Membership Card to Manage Omnichannel UX The integrated resort located in Malaysia’s Genting Highlands wants [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Two AU Advertising Boards to Merge; Singapore Premium Ad Marketplace Goes Live; China Most Advanced Digital Luxury Ad Market; Hausmann Rebrands as ‘The Haus’; and Cheetah Mobile Aims to Cut Ad Fraud. Two AU Advertising Boards to Merge The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) and Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) have agreed to merge as part [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Malaysia Tops SEA for Ad Safety & Viewability; IAB Singapore Preaches 10 Programmatic Commandments; iflix Drops Subscription Model, Unleashes Ads; AU Ads Possibly Violating Industry Codes; and Dentsu Buys Chilean Performance Agency. Malaysia Tops SEA for Ad Safety & Viewability Malaysia has the highest ad viewability rate and lowest brand safety risk for display ads amongst Southeast Asia markets. It [...]

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