In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: a federal court in the US has ruled to postpone a ban of Chinese-owned video app TikTok; Disney sells TrueX, the ad tech company it acquired as part of last year’s Fox deal, to Gimbal; the EU is reportedly close to approving a deal for Google to purchase Fitbit; and a group of Indian start ups are reportedly considering establishing [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Chinese regulators review a potential antitrust probe into Google; executives from a number of Indian start-ups discuss launching a competitor to Google’s Play Store; and AT&T loses its appeal over DirecTV ‘robocalls’.   China prepares antitrust suit against Google   China is gearing up for an investigation into Google over allegations of anticompetitive behaviour. According to sources close to the matter, China’s regulator has submitted a case to the State Council’s antitrust committee for review. The prospective probe comes after [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: TikTok prepares to bring legal action against the US government over president Trump orders for the app to be banned; trade body Digital Content Next joins the campaign against Apple’s App Store policies; and Australia sees online advertising revenue fall by 12% across Q2 2020.   TikTok launches legal action against the US government   TikTok is reportedly planning to file a lawsuit against the US government over its plans to ban the short-form video app from the country. [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: a group of ad tech companies calls upon the W3C Advisory Board to crack down on the influence of big firms; Google launches a LinkedIn-challenger search feature called ‘people cards’ in India; and the EU Commission hints that complaints regarding the App Store from Google and Microsoft may inform current investigations into Apple’s business practices.   Ad tech firms call on W3C to make Advisory Board more open   A group of ad tech companies has asked the World [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: IAB Tech Lab announces it will close its cookie-sharing platform, DigiTrust, by the end of July; Apple faces fresh backlash after blocking competitor email app Hey, insisting that it should get commission from any subscriptions purchased through its App Store; and Google pulls over 70 apps from its Chrome Web Store after research uncovers a wide-scale malware attack.   IAB Tech Lab prepares to close down DigiTrust platform   The IAB Tech Lab has announced that it plans to [...]

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When Apple’s Tim Cook took such a public swipe at the way Google and Facebook use personal data to generate ad revenue, you felt it was a calculated move from the canny tech CEO. Apple’s hardware business is starting to slow, as users take longer to upgrade devices. The additional features are just not enticing people quickly enough to part with USD$1000. Apple can still grow revenue through its services business. And advertising will be a big part of that. [...]

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What is App Store Optimisation (ASO) and are mobile gaming developers making the most of it to maximise app-store visibility and potential installs? TheGamingEconomy speaks exclusively with Katerina Zolotareva (pictured below), marketing and customer success manager, TheTool, about how to get started and the common mistakes to avoid. TheGamingEconomy: What are the basics for an app marketer/developer to get started with App Store Optimisation (ASO)? Katerina Zolotareva: By definition, App Store Optimisation is a process of maximising the visibility, and conversion rate [...]

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