In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: UK regulators block Microsoft’s USD$68.7bn (~£55.1bn) purchase of Activision Blizzard; the latest IAB report indicates steady growth in UK digital ad spend; and Alphabet reports lower advertising revenue in Q1 2023. CMA blocks Microsoft-Activison deal Tech giant [...]

Following an impressive year-on-year revenue growth of 47% from 2019 to 2022, Channel Factory, the global brand suitability platform for YouTube, announced four key hires and one promotion within its US leadership team. The appointments signal its commitment to expanding [...]

We are excited to announce that Yieldbird, the company known for its success in boosting publishers' revenue through innovative programmatic advertising solutions, is now entering the UK market. With a solid reputation built from working with industry leaders such as [...]

This week: Washington backs bill to ban TikTok, Dentsu strikes deal to buy Tag...  This week witnessed a major blow for TikTok, with the The White House endorsing a bill allowing US authorities to ban the video-sharing app. In a bid [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Washington endorses legislation to ban TikTok; Brussels tells Musk to hire more human moderators for Twitter; and e-commerce platform Shopee reports its first-ever quarterly profit. Washington supports bill to ban TikTok The White House has endorsed new [...]

ExchangeWire senior editor Mat Broughton examines the financial results for the big tech quartet over the previous quarter, and their potential implications for the wider advertising industry. The global tech market continues to wobble like a 70’s blancmange, leading to heavy [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google launches its own AI chatbot ‘Bard’ in the wake of ChatGPT's success; SoftBank's investment arm, Vision Fund, posts a loss for the fourth consecutive quarter; and the FTC decides not to appeal Meta's purchase [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google pours USD$300m (~£248.8m) into AI developer Anthropic; Apple reports a decline in revenue following "significant" supply chain issues; and the FTC is allegedly preparing a lawsuit against Amazon for anticompetitive practices. Google invests in AI [...]

LoopMe, a leading technology company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve brand advertising performance, today (February 2nd, 2023) announced new hires on the heels of significant revenue growth – Lisa Coffey as chief revenue officer (CRO) and Andy Sophocli [...]

Adform, the leading global independent advertising platform, is launching its new Global Partner Programme, to provide significant strategic growth opportunities for commercial partners enabling them to leverage Adform’s network and solutions with their own customers and prospects.  Adform’s Global Partner Programme [...]