In today's daily news digest from ExchangeWire: System1 to go public via SPAC; Smart acquires DynAdmic; and Dream Games raises USD$155m (£122m). System1 to go public via SPAC Omnichannel customer acquisition platform System1 has announced that it will go public on the [...]

Smart AdServer, the leading independent ad monetisation platform, today announces its acquisition of DynAdmic, the integrated video advertising marketplace, and accelerates its growth in CTV and media services. DynAdmic's technology and operations will be integrated within Smart's offering to provide [...]

Seedtag, a leader in contextual advertising in EMEA and LATAM, has today announced that it has implemented an Extra Blend effect for its branded video advertising solutions in order to maximise the integration of contextual ads into content. This functionality allows [...]

IRIS.TV, the leading video data platform, and PubMatic, a sell-side platform that delivers superior outcomes for digital advertising, today announced a global partnership to expand buyers’ access to contextually targeted connected TV (CTV) and video inventory in efficient, biddable environments. [...]

KERV Interactive, the leader in AI-driven, in-video-recognition-powered metadata, is integrating with the IRIS.TV video data platform to enable marketers to use its precise in-video contextual data solutions, called KERV Vision, to target relevant, brand-safe video inventory across thousands of IRIS-enabled premium publishers [...]

Channel Factory, the global brand suitability and ad performance platform for YouTube has appointed three key female leaders to oversee product operations, EMEA marketing efforts and business growth. Channel Factory continues to expand its global footprint with a growth mindset [...]

IRIS.TV, the world’s leading video data platform, has tapped SpotX—now part of Magnite (Nasdaq: MGNI)—the leading global video advertising platform, to bring industry-standard contextual segments to SpotX’s supply, to enable marketers to target and verify the category of video on [...]

Primis, the leading Video Discovery platform for global publishers, today released the results of a publisher survey that revealed concerning disparities between publisher perception and reality in regards to ads.txt and transparency.  The state of transparency in the ad tech industry [...]

VDX.tv, a global advertising technology company transforming the way brands connect with relevant audiences, has released a research study, “The Bigger Picture: Why Effective Video Advertising Requires a Synergy Across CTV, Desktop & Mobile Devices”, that illustrates how using video [...]

In response to data showing how common elements of advertising may unintentionally perpetuate racial, gender and other forms of bias and hurt various content creator cultures, Channel Factory, the global brand suitability and ad performance platform for YouTube, today announced [...]