In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: the EU’s Margrethe Vestager announces plans to tackle GAFA; the US threatens to ban TikTok and other Chinese tech firms; Instagram begins trialling TikTok-challenger Reels in India; and tech firms announce they will stop sharing data with the Hong Kong government in the wake of strict police reforms.EU to tighten rules around GAFA   After years of friction between US tech powerhouses [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: India’s Ministry of Information Technology has banned a number of external apps after deeming them a threat to the country’s security; South China Morning Post announces the launch of its first-party data offering, SCMP Lighthouse; and the US ad market sees its third consecutive monthly decline.   India bans ‘threatening’ apps to protect state sovereignty   The Indian government is banning a number of apps in an effort to safeguard the country from what it perceives to be external [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: researchers find that almost one third of China’s 2019 ad traffic was invalid; Google loses its appeal against a €50m fine for breaking GDPR; a study into news consumption finds that more US consumers are willing to pay for content; and Apple faces backlash for maintaining that it deserves commission from subscription-based apps purchased via the App Store.Almost one third [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: research finds that nearly one third of China’s ad traffic last year was invalid; TikTok owner ByteDance confirms it is shutting down its Vigo Video and Vigo Lite apps; and Facebook responds the ACCC code, rejecting that is has a responsibility to share its ad revenue with news publishers.   Almost one third of 2019 Chinese ad traffic invalid, research finds   Measurement and analytics firm Miaozhen Systems has found that almost one third of all online advertising traffic [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire digest: Ebiquity announces its initial financial results for 2019; McDonald’s moves its Mainland China media planning to Publicis Groupe; and the ad industry is showing a greater interest in B2B content.   Ebiquity release preliminary financial results   Independent marketing and media consultancy, Ebiquity, has announced its preliminary financial results for 2019. The results remain fairly consistent with those achieved in 2018, although it has seen declines in its revenue, operating profit, and earnings per share. Despite seeing revenue fall from £69.4m [...]

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Ian Hocking (pictured below) VP, Digital at South China Morning Post, talks exclusively with ExchangeWire about what the demise of third-party cookies spells for the ad industry. The termination of third-party cookies will have a range of consequences for different parts of the industry. Which do you think will pose the greatest threat to digital advertising? There are many ad tech vendors that don’t have first-party relationships but require data at the core of their offering. Tightening privacy restrictions will mean it’s [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: WPP is awarded management of Unilever’s mainland China account; Australia’s Prime Media Group reports a fall in April revenue; and NBCUniversal gets a restructure amid the Coronavirus. WPP wins Unilever’s mainland China account Unilever has put WPP in charge of its Chinese media duties. The move comes after a recently concluded review of the way the multinational FMCG firm’s media operations in mainland China. WPP will now take over managing the planning and buying of Unilever’s media [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia Pacific region – in this edition: brand expectations for China are high according to new research; Dentsu signs partnership with Israeli tech firm Imprint; Lazada joins mobile game Evergleam Hill; Innovid continues APAC expansion; and leadership changes at Mindtree following change of control. Brand expectations for China are high according to new research China will be the next frontier of growth for European brands, according [...]

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When it comes to the advertising industry, China has long been thought of as a ‘sleeping giant’. A huge potential market which has not yet been fully capitalised upon, due to reasons such as regulatory scrutiny and dominance of local corporations. In this article for ExchangeWire, Anna Forbes (pictured below), UK general manager at The Trade Desk, proposes five reasons why the giant has heard its alarm clock, and why the advertising industry should therefore be looking at investing more heavily [...]

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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 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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