In today's ExchangeWire news digest: cloud marketing software company Salesforce acquires Slack for over $27bn, the largest purchase in the firm's 21-year history; Facebook buys customer-service start-up Kustomer for USD $1bn; and Italy's AGCM fines Apple €10m after ruling that [...]

Xandr today announced growing engagement with its Invest TV platform by both advertisers and media companies, since its launch in March 2020. High-demand networks from A+E Networks® and Crown Media Family Networks are now participating in automated audience-based selling. Major [...]

In May 2020, the digital advertising industry was rocked by a comprehensive two-year research project initiated by the ISBA and AOP in the UK. The research, which was executed by PwC carried out an extensive investigation that mapped the digital [...]

In today's ExchangeWire digest: Klaviyo raises USD$200m at USD$4.15bn valuation; YouTube launches audio ad units; and AudioMob raises USD$1.5m (£1.1m). Klaviyo raises USD$200m (£151.1m) at USD$4.15bn (£3.13bn) valuation Customer data and marketing automation platform Klaviyo has announced that it has raised USD$200m [...]

Peer39, a global independent cookie-free data and intelligence company, today launched a cookie-free contextual planning and targeting tool set for connected TV (CTV) advertising. For the very first time, CTV buyers can now utilise Peer39’s contextual analysis to understand the [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Zeotap extends Series C financing to USD$60.5m; MeritDirect acquires 180byTwo; and WPP consolidates Geometry with VMLY&R to form VMLY&R Commerce. Zeotap extends Series C financing to USD$60.5m (£45.8m) Customer intelligence platform (CIP) Zeotap has announced a USD$18.5m [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: PubMatic files to go public in USD$75m (£57m) IPO; Harbr raises USD$38.5m (£29.2m) for data exchange and marketplace; and US backs down from Tik Tok ban. PubMatic files to go public in USD$75m (£57m) IPO PubMatic has [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: the CPRA is voted in, meaning tighter data restrictions on how tech firms use consumers' data; the EU Commission launches [...]

Adverity, a leading force in marketing data intelligence, today announced its partnership with Twitter as part of the Twitter Official Partner Program. The program helps brands get more out of Twitter by suggesting partners with enterprise tools and expertise to help create and [...]

Brand safety has become a top priority for advertisers globally. Especially in the age of digital and programmatic advertising, brands often lack the ability to control where on the internet their ads appear ⁠— and the necessary background information to [...]