There was a lot of M&A this year in advertising technology. According to Eric Franchi's ad tech M&A tracker, there were eighteen acquisitions in excess of USD$100m (£68.4m) in 2016 - with a combined total of nearly USD$10bn (£6.8bn). This [...]

ExchangeWire round up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Methbot controversy; Native advertising grows rapidly; Nielsen acquires Gracenote; TubeMogul becomes Instagram Partner member; and Blis partners with Moat.  Methbot controversy A recent news [...]

A band of publishers in Thailand have banded to form a new co-op with the aim to plug the lack of "trustworthy and scalable" inventory as well as quality data they say advertisers badly need. Slated for launch in February [...]

Over the past few years, we’ve seen programmatic become the fastest growing ad-buying method in the industry. In fact, it’s on course to dominate the space, after IAB UK reported that 60% of digital display ads were traded programmatically in [...]

For some time now, the rapid pace of change in the online publishing industry has led to a widening gulf between programmatic providers and publishers. With programmatic trading being a huge part of how digital publishers and content providers monetise [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sum up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Spotify APAC tune up programmatic campaigns; Dentsu buy Indian design studio; MEC unveil Wavemaker in China; WPP [...]

Native ads are known to be more viewable and generate more brand lift, as well as accruing higher purchase rates, than standard formats. And programmatic promises a personalised, relevant ad experience for viewers while giving marketers and publishers the optimum ROI. [...]

Data may be touted as the new oil, but marketers in Asia-Pacific have yet to even take the first step and instead prefer to continue investing their time on optimising traffic. To better understand and target their audience, brands would need [...]

ExchangeWire round up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Neustar acquired by private investors; AppNexus start PreBid for video advertising; Ineffective targeting of online campaigns; OperaMediaworks rebrands; The Weather Company goes [...]

ExchangeWire Research’s weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world, with additional insight provided by Rebecca Muir, head of research and analysis, ExchangeWire. In this week’s edition: Ad fraud on uncertified apps; Over-hyped Christmas ads; Waitrose strongest [...]