In-play advertising pioneer Admix has released a report showing the state of in-play ads, which are disrupting traditional advertising models within games where ad units can be displayed directly within a game’s environment. The total surveyed partners combined have amassed billions of downloads across all games and more than three billion downloads across Android and iOS. The sample included 80 respondents including eight from Pocket Gamer’s list of Top 50 Global Studios. New privacy regulations, mainly spearheaded by Apple removing the [...]

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Whilst the events of 2020 proved disruptive for many businesses, and even catastrophic for some, a handful of sectors thrived amidst the year’s unprecedented circumstances. With citizens around the world forced to stay inside and refrain from mixing with friends and family, how people shopped, socialised, and kept entertained were forced to go digital. Therefore, it came as no surprise that mobile usage and the amount of time spent gaming both skyrocketed over the period. With both channels still riding [...]

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There are lots of startups emerging from Europe that are addressing measurement and targeting in a privacy-first world. Below I profile 17 European ad tech companies that will have a big 2021, and why you, dear readers, need to keep an eye on them. The 17 cut across the sweet spots of ad tech right now: privacy, ID, context, measurement, emerging channels (gaming mostly), and shopping commerce.   1. Zeotap It’s been a stellar year for Zeotap. The company to date has done [...]

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Adverty AB (publ) has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its in- game ad viewability technology BrainImpression™; a groundbreaking method for determining ad viewability and impressions within complex gaming environments. The patented invention is one of the core functionalities of Adverty’s leading in-game advertising platform. Adverty, the leading in-game platform for advertisers, agencies and game developers, today announces the notice of allowance for its in-game ad viewability technology patent by the United States Patent [...]

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