In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: Tremor International acquires Unruly; IAB UK sets out actions to address ICO’s RTB concerns; PubMatic launches Identity Hub; S4Capital merges with Circus Marketing; Ebiquity acquires Digital Decisions. Tremor International acquires Unruly Tremor International Ltd has announced that it has reached an agreement with News Corp to acquire Unruly, News Corp’s programmatic video marketplace. The transaction is expected to be financially beneficial [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: Rubicon Project and Telaria merge; Adverity partners with SAP; Adsquare launches OOH platform; Jellyfish acquires Social Life; Smart acquires DSP LiquidM; Impact announces new client additions. Rubicon Project & Telaria Merge Rubicon Project (NYSE:RUBI), the global exchange for advertising, and Telaria (NYSE: TLRA), the complete software platform that optimises yield for leading video publishers, announced 19 December 2019 that they [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: Integral Ad Science acquires ADmantX; digital publishing revenue declines; Ad-Lib raises USD$6m (£4.6m); Ocean Outdoor offers to purchase AdCityMedia; IAB Europe announces results of CMP compliance check. Integral Ad Science acquires ADmantX Integral Ad Science (IAS), a global market leader in digital ad verification, has announced the acquisition of ADmantX. The transaction brings together the leading provider of contextual intelligence [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: DoubleVerify acquires Ad-Juster; Rubicon Project announces LiveRamp integration; IPA supports ISBA Origin; AudienceProject launches AudienceHub; and Innovid expanding in Europe. DoubleVerify acquires Ad-Juster DoubleVerify, a leading independent platform for digital media measurement and analytics, has announced the acquisition of Ad-Juster, a SaaS-based reporting and analytics platform for digital publishers. Ad-Juster services deliver the data transparency and insights publishers use to [...]

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As definitive strategies and tactical solutions begin to emerge from the post-cookie fallout, Mike O’Sullivan (pictured below), VP product, identity and data at Index Exchange, discusses what approaches publishers in the German and wider global market can take to capitalise on nascent opportunities. This September, Firefox became another falling domino in the post-cookie revolution. Following Safari’s lead, Mozilla’s browser released a feature automatically blocking third-party cookies for 100% of their user base. As one of the most popular browsers in Germany [...]

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In the latest of a series of market overviews, ExchangeWire reviews the key trends coherent to the German programmatic and martech industry ahead of ATS Berlin 2019, and receives insight on the market from a range of media professionals. Key statistics – 70% of digital display ad spend in Germany is directed via programmatic. (eMarketer) – Programmatic ad spending in Germany is expected to reach €1.80bn (£1.55bn), which represents a year-on-year increase of 15.4%. (eMarketer) – 89% of brands engaging in programmatic advertising in [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: IAB Europe releases TCF v2.0: Google set to adopt updated framework; PubMatic Q2 report signals growing focus on combating advertising fraud; Bidstack launches in-game ads plugin in collaboration with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine; Singular releases Android Install Validation; and Mere Mortals, Kindred and Wilderness Agency pledge their support to the Conscious Advertising Network IAB Europe releases TCF v2.0: Google [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: MediaMonks merges with IMA; Bauer Instream relaunches; Triton Digital receives IAB Tech Lab Podcast Measurement Seal of Compliance; Teads signs exclusive UK partnership with TI Media; and Marketing Town launches new brand identity as it celebrates five years. MediaMonks merges with IMA S4Capital, the digital advertising and marketing services company, has announced that its digital global content arm MediaMonks has [...]

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We are just three weeks away from Europe’s ad tech week. Our ten-year anniversary of ATS London kicks off the week on 9 September. As ever, we have a serious selection of big name Madtech speakers, including Sir Martin Sorrell, Insider Inc’s Jana Meron, ITV’s Lara Izlan, Xandr’s Michael Rubenstein, as well as the best minds from agencies, publishers and brands. We are very close to selling out – so make sure you get your ticket today. ATS London is followed by [...]

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Advertising: a truly global industry. Whether this is at a form comprising of hastily-scrawled posters attached to telephone poles, or the totality of links within the complex programmatic supply chain serving countless ads across the world each second. Despite this, it can be easy to adopt a national status quo bias by focusing only on what other companies are doing in your own market, thus accidentally negating the chance of identifying potential opportunities stemming from technology, innovations and ideas from [...]

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