Black Friday continues to dominate as a pivotal moment for both publishers and advertisers, driving significant opportunities across the digital ecosystem. Global consumer spending on Black Friday reached USD$74.4bn (£58.7bn), a 5% increase from last year, according to Salesforce. This [...]

News in brief: Brands Look to Change Agency Remuneration Models; OpenAI Considers Advertising; OpenAI Sued by Canadian Media  Brands Look to Change Agency Remuneration Models Three quarters of multinational brands are looking to change their agency remuneration model within the next three [...]

Content Ignite, the advertising technology platform which gives publishers complete control over on-page monetisation, ad technology, and ad management, has joined forces with The GoodNet, the ESG data company that connects business performance and sustainability goals. The partnership will focus on [...]

News in brief: Google’s Ad Stack Court Face-off Finalises; Google Modifies Search; AI Overviews Decreasing Publisher Traffic  Google’s Ad Stack Court Face-off Finalises Google and the US Department of Justice met in court for the final time this week to lay out [...]

Permutive, the Audience Activation Platform that brings together media owners and advertisers to reach consumers using scaled publisher signals, today (November 20th, 2024) announced that it has built a marketplace on top of Index Marketplaces, a flexible platform designed to [...]

News in brief: Viant Technology acquires IRIS.TV, The Guardian to halt X content posting, and Alliant sold to private equity. Viant Acquires IRIS.TV California-based programmatic advertising platform Viant Technology has announced the acquisition of CTV content data platform IRIS.TV for an undisclosed [...]

Britain’s fascination with the race for the White House was laid bare last week, with the US election generating nearly twenty times the amount of interest amongst UK readers than our own Budget, data from content recommendation platform Taboola shows. Between [...]

In recent weeks, the debate around curation has been heating up. In this op-ed, Fern Potter and Rob Webster give their thoughts on what curation really offers Recently, discussions around curation have reignited debate, with many critiques missing the point entirely. [...]

Content Ignite, the publisher-first advertising technology and monetisation platform, is delighted to announce its certification as a Google Certified Publishing Partner (GCPP). The GCPP certification required an extensive multi-step evaluation, emphasising Content Ignite's commitment to exceptional service, company growth, and surpassing [...]

News in brief: Google Unveils Curation Capability; IAB Europe Report Uncovers Latest Programmatic Attitudes; New York Times Subscriber Growth Slows Google Unveils Curation Capability Google has unveiled new curation capabilities across Google Ad Manager in order to streamline media buying [...]