In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: DoubleVerify raises USD$350m (£269m) ahead of potential IPO; Apple sued by French advertising trade groups over IDFA changes; and Pinterest revenue climbs by 58%. DoubleVerify raises USD$350m (£269m) ahead of potential IPO Digital media verification and analytics [...]

Zefr, the leading independent contextual data platform for brand suitability across YouTube and Facebook, has named Ross Nicol VP of EMEA, Ultano Kindelan Williams as commercial director, Southern Europe and Kenny Spangberg as commercial director, Nordics. Together, they’ll be responsible [...]

Digital expert to manage the growth of Captify’s partnerships; allowing the world’s leading publishers to extract value from their onsite search data to maximise yield. Salmon will be leading Captify’s charge as a privacy-first, programmatic partner for publishers preparing for [...]

Havas Media Group, part of the Havas Group, today announced the selection of FreeWheel’s Strata platform to power its media buying and management business in the UK and France.  Strata, FreeWheel’s campaign stewardship system, offers Havas a global platform that facilitates [...]

It is this time of year when we traditionally head to the BFI Southbank for ATS London; a day-long feast of madtech content. Most then hop on a plane the next day to Cologne for a 48-hour bonanza of networking [...]

Smart AdServer, an independent ad tech platform, has appointed seasoned programmatic specialist, Murray Phillipson, as VP demand EMEA to drive the growth of its demand offering. Reporting directly to David Pironon, chief programmatic officer, and based in London, Murray will [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: S4 Capital's MediaMonks is set to seal the deal for a merger with Paris-based creative agency Dare.Win; Essence APAC appoints former chairman T. Gangadhar as its new CEO; and TAG reports the successful conclusion of [...]

With access to real-time traveller audiences and unmatched visibility into global travel demand, Sojern is uniquely positioned to monitor and share current travel trends amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. These latest insights are based on data collected from over 350 million [...]

Adverty, the leading in-game platform for advertisers, agencies and game publishers, has announced further expansion with three strategic hires, following the launch of its UK office earlier this year. Adverty delivers seamless advertising which connects brands and audiences through its revolutionary [...]

With access to real-time traveller audiences and visibility into global travel demand, Sojern is in a unique position to share the up-to-date travel information and trends. These latest insights are based on data from over 350 million traveller profiles and [...]