Transparency and trust are not new topics of conversation in the world of programmatic advertising. However, 2020 has seen these issues return to the fore as question marks were raised over whether the industry is doing enough to provide security and clarity across the supply chain. IAB UK spoke to members of their Display & Data Steering Group to hear their thoughts on where we are currently, and what more needs to be done to improve accountability and increase transparency throughout [...]

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The programmatic supply chain has been under intense scrutiny in recent months, with increasing calls for reform from across the industry. Christiana Cacciapuoti (pictured below), executive director at non-profit ad consortium AdLedger, writes about the pervasive issues within the programmatic ecosystem, and explains why now, more than ever, the industry must commit to solving these problems. With the Upfronts upended, economic uncertainty and brand safety concerns pushing down ad budgets, the deprecation of the cookie, and the introduction of consumer privacy [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Disney consolidates its various ad tech teams into a single entity in preparation to launch a unified ad platform; Australias leading industry bodies introduce new guidelines to help clean up the programmatic supply chain; and a study from Reuters finds that the number of Americans willing to pay to access news content is on the rise.   Disney merges its ad tech teams for a unified ad platform   Disney has restructured its ad tech operations by combining its [...]

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Connected TV has received a lot of attention in recent months, with some viewing it as the industry’s newest golden goose. Yet many note the apparent inability of advertisers to take advantage of this increasingly popular channel. In this exclusive Q&A with ExchangeWire, Daniel Elad (pictured below), chief strategy officer at TheViewPoint, discusses the current state of the video publisher scene and how technology can help brands recover from COVID and grasp the opportunities provided by CTV.     What have been the [...]

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Last month, the Incorporated Society of British Advertising (ISBA) released its Programmatic Supply Chain Transparency report. Responses to the report, which was carried out by PwC, varied, with some industry figures questioning its methodology and others asserting that the report simply emphasised already well-recognised issues with the programmatic infrastructure. From the responses ExchangeWire has gathered from industry figures, however, one key theme emerges: it is up to all factions ad tech to achieve the reform the supply chain desperately needs. [...]

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In this exclusive article for ExchangeWire, Jonas Jaanimagi (pictured below), technology lead at IAB Australia responds to ISBA’s recent study on the programmatic supply chain, and contemplates how the industry should respond to its findings.   Last week in the UK the results of the Programmatic Supply Chain Transparency Study were revealed, put together by the ISBA (Incorporated Society of British Advertisers) and PwC over a period of some 18 months. The intention of the report was to try and respond to [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Omnicom Group finds CPM is down across programmatic and social, with video inventory stacking up; DSPs begin clamping down on bid duplication by SSPs; and Twitter makes working from home permanently an option for its employees. CPM is down for social and programmatic, whilst video supply stacks up A report by Omnicom Media Group has revealed that CPM has declined for advertisements across programmatic and social channels. The research found that CPM for programmatic display has fallen [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: out-of-home advertising begins to recover in Australia; analysts find programmatic buying demand is shifting towards CTV from linear; and Disney Advertising Sales opts for virtual video pitches to media agencies.   OOH sees recovery in Australia Out-of-home (OOH) is beginning to see signs of recovery in Australia. The sector had experienced record lows last month as Coronavirus-induced lockdown measures kept the majority of the country’s population confined to their homes. However, with lockdown measures set to ease in [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: Facebook is warned that it could lose its MRC accreditation due to insufficient ad metrics; ISBA release a study on the programmatic supply chain, and finds lack of transparency; WPP is awarded all Unilever media activities in mainland China; an ECI study reveals that media spend will recover more quickly in APAC than elsewhere; and IAB Europe launches its guide [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: a study on programmatic carried out by the ISBA unearths flaws in supply chain; IPG’s Kinesso launches new solutions and advisory service, Matterkind; and Roku relaunches dataxu DSP as OneView.   ISBA programmatic study reveals flaws in supply chain A study released by the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) has revealed that 15% of advertising spend is currently disappearing into an “unknown delta”, and cannot be accounted for. The ISBA Programmatic Supply Chain Transparency Study was undertaken [...]

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