In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: John Gentry to lead OpenX; Mediaocean acquires MBS; Choueiri partners with JW Player for outstream video ad-serving; Adverty continues expansion in the UK with strategic hires; and Jukin Media partners with Primis. John Gentry to lead OpenX After 12 years running the company Tim Cadogan is leaving OpenX and will become the new CEO of GoFundMe. Current President, John Gentry, [...]

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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: Kinetic launches OOH behavioural planning platform; Primis partners with Reuters; PubNative partners with fluct; impact of cookie matching on publishers assessed; Tappx to launch CTV programmatic server-side ad insertion platform. Kinetic launches OOH behavioural planning platform Kinetic, one of the UK’s largest out of home (OOH) agencies, has announced the launch of its new behavioural audience planning platform, Journeys, in [...]

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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 advertising revenue to reach £24bn in 2020; Tesco and McDonald’s become first brands to commit to IAB UK’s Gold Standard; Tru Optik and Anzu.io announce multi-year exclusive agreement; Primis to support ID5 Universal ID; Illuma develops Peer Group Targeting technology; and PubNative acquires mobile advertising technology and development team from TVSMILES.   UK advertising revenue to reach £24bn in [...]

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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: Global martech market hits USD$121.5bn (£94.6bn); AI measures emotional response to advertising; Verizon Media accelerates premium native supply with Apple News and Stocks; Channel Factory continues expansion in the UK, Russia and Denmark; and Accenture Interactive announces intent to acquire French data marketing firm Sutter Mills. Global martech market hits USD$121.5bn (£94.6bn) The global marketing technology market is now valued [...]

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This week saw the release of two key industry reports, the Q3 2019 IPA Bellwether and the IAB & PwC Adspend Update H1 2019. Here ExchangeWire details the key findings of the studies, and receives expert insight from across the advertising industry. Key findings – IPA Bellwether Q3 2019 – UK companies revise total marketing budgets downwards for the fist time since 2012, with a net balance of 0.5% registering negative forecasts for marketing budget. – “Wait and see” approach brought about by [...]

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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: The Programmatic Advisory acquires Forge Group; Infectious Media launches in-housing consultancy; Criteo partners with Pixalate; FreeWheel Council for Premium Video Europe releases latest study; Channel Factory reveals results of brand suitability survey; and Teads signs global partnership with GROUPE RENAULT via OMD   The Programmatic Advisory acquires Forge Group The Programmatic Advisory has announced the acquisition of Forge Group, a North [...]

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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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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia Pacific region – in this edition: ZEE5 partners with leading AI Video enhancement startup Minute.ly to boost watching experience for tens of millions of users in India and around the world; Alibaba and WPP among the leading companies in GlobalData’s internet advertising theme for the advertising sector; and Mindtree joins Hyperledger to accelerate blockchain development. ZEE5 partners with leading AI Video enhancement startup Minute.ly [...]

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Advertising: a truly global industry. Whether this is at a form comprising of hastily-scrawled posters attached to telephone poles, or the totality of links within the complex programmatic supply chain serving countless ads across the world each second. Despite this, it can be easy to adopt a national status quo bias by focusing only on what other companies are doing in your own market, thus accidentally negating the chance of identifying potential opportunities stemming from technology, innovations and ideas from [...]

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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: OpenX expands into Australia; Essence wins integrated media agency of record duties for ZEE5 India; Verizon Media launches Yahoo Studio.   OpenX expands into Australia OpenX, an independent digital advertising exchange, has announced the official launch of operations in Australia. The company also announced the hiring of advertising veteran Mitchell Greenway as director of partner services for Australia and New [...]

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