As the decade draws to a close, ExchangeWire has invited thought leaders from across the industry to share their predictions and insight into what 2020 will hold for the ad tech and martech industries. Under the spotlight today is transparency, with exploration of how supply-side optimisation, anti-fraud measures, and audience acceptance of ads, are all set to evolve over the coming year. 2020: true transparency for the supply chainMomentum has been growing around the demand for greater transparency in the supply [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: UK viewability reaches over 70% for the first time; ADmantX boosts its brand care offering; 1plusX expands into France; Outbrain Integrates with Google Display & Video 360; and Xandr launches selling platform: Xandr Monetize. UK viewability reaches over 70% for the first time Integral Ad Science (IAS), a global market leader in digital ad verification, has released its Media Quality [...]

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Writing exclusively for ExchangeWire, Marcin Ekiert (pictured below), CEO and co-founder of Yieldbird, closely examines the potential implications of Google’s transition to a first-price model, and how technological solutions can be used by publishers to mitigate its impact. Google’s decision to change auctions on the Ad Manager platform to a first-price model created a lot of questions from the ad tech industry in the first half of 2019. Although most of the other major platforms already operate in this environment, both [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia Pacific region – in this edition: Dentsu Aegis Network takes majority stake in Ugam; New biometric study shows a halo effect for ads; Triton Digital Wins The Wires APAC 2019 Best New Product or Service – Sell Side. Dentsu Aegis Network takes majority stake in Ugam Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired a majority stake in India-based Ugam, a leading next-generation data and analytics company serving [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: MediaMath partners with Rubicon Project and Havas to re-imagine the supply chain; Triton Digital integrates Centro’s basis platform with the a2x programmatic marketplace; ICO report into the adtech industry published; NGDATA enables marketers to design and deliver data-driven, individualised campaigns in minutes, not weeks; and Merkle launches transaction data analytics tool, Merkle Wallet, in UK market. MediaMath partners with [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: ADmantX launches Homepage Intelligent Solution to help boost ad revenue for publishers; PubMatic releases report on supply path optimisation; Programmatic Guaranteed: Smart is now activated globally within Google Display & Video 360; CAN launches ethical advertising initiative; IX Open highlights: Index Exchange covers new programmatic industry leaps in identity, speed and partner value; and Adjust secures one of [...]

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‘In-housing’ is one of the buzzwords currently sitting near the top of the 2019 ad tech lexicon, in an interminable race with other terms such as ‘transparency’. But how should in-housing truly be defined, what role do agencies have to play in an in-housed world, and what can publishers do to take advantage of the change in the market? To gain a sense of what the in-housing experience has been like for the sell-side, ExchangeWire speaks to Geoff Smith (pictured [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – and in this edition: French Watchdog Slaps Google with £43.7m Fine Under New EU Law; Sublime Expands Customer Reach with New Regional Offices in UK & France; and IAB UK Announces New Transparency Initiative to Help Buyers Understand the Digital Advertising Supply Chain. French Watchdog Slaps Google with £43.7m Fine Under New EU Law France’s data privacy watchdog fined Google €50m (£43.7m) on Monday [...]

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ExchangeWire have invited hundreds of thought leaders to share their thoughts on what next year will hold, across a range of topics. Today, publisher monetisation takes centre stage. Will 2019 be about publisher diversification, improved technology to fuel better monetisation, or a shift of focus towards quality content? Uniformity, trust, simplicity “The WFA global media charter was a significant development of 2018; one that was music to the ears of reputable publishers. The first decade of the programmatic era brought wonders to marketing, albeit [...]

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Today (17 October, 2018), six global ad exchanges have released an open letter to advertisers and publishers, outlining a set of industry principles that they are committing to, in a drive to “promote clarity and trust for every participant in the market”. OpenX, Sovrn, Rubicon Project, PubMatic, SpotX, and Telaria are forming a coalition to build a “lasting, high-quality, and trusted programmatic marketplace”, and “unleash the full potential of programmatic advertising”. ExchangeWire speaks with Tim Cadogan, CEO, OpenX, who led the [...]

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