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  • Cacophony in Cannes: A Reminder That Creativity Should Still Lead Our Industry

    Following recent observations from ExchangeWire on the prevalence of discussions around data, technology, and creativity within the ad tech community at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, ExchangeWire speak with Dan Slivjanovski (pictured below), head of marketing, RhythmOne, who delves into [...]

  • Measuring Ad Annoyance: How Our Perceptual System Processes Ads

    Ad annoyance is cited as a primary reason for the widespread use of ad blockers. Often, the very characteristics that make ads more noticeable also make them more annoying. In this feature, ExchangeWire speak with Paolo Gaudiano (pictured below), chief [...]

  • Ads Overtook Content: The Real Culprit of Ad Blocking Adoption

    The term 'ad blocking' may have become white noise to some, but to others, its a conundrum that must be solved. What if the real culprit of ad blocking adoption wasn't the ad format itself, but something much less obvious? [...]

  • Why Three’s Partnership with Shine Makes Publishers More Vulnerable than Ever

    In February, Three announced an ad-blocking deal with Shine Technologies in the UK and Italy to "tackle excessive and irrelevant mobile ads". The technology has not yet been rolled out across the Three network; but the announcement has been very well publicised, [...]

  • Ad Blocking Will Be a Help, Not a Hindrance, to Advertisers

    The ad blocking discussion has become white noise to many across the digital industry, with accusations of there being too much talk, but not enough action. ExchangeWire spoke with Adam Gilsenan (pictured below), former head of trading at The Daily [...]

  • How Not to Survive the Ad-block-alypse

    It seems that everybody is weighing in on the issue of ad blocking and the impact it's having on the UK economy; but, with opinions ranging from the logical to the ridiculous, it is apparent that a lack of information and [...]

  • IAB UK's Latest Report Shows Ad Blocking on the Rise

    Yesterday (1 March), the IAB UK released the latest ad blocking report, conducted online by YouGov, which revealed that 22% of British adults online are currently using ad blocking software – up from 18% in October 2015. The report also [...]

  • Is Network-Level Ad Blocking a Lose-Lose Situation?

    On Friday (19 February) the mobile network operator (MNO) Three delivered the news that, in partnership with Shine Technologies, it would introduce network-level ad blocking to all customers in the UK and Italy. Cue gasps and shaking of heads across Europe – [...]

  • xAd & Rubicon Panel: The Focus for Mobile Must Be Relevance & Creativity

    With MWC just around the corner, Tuesday [16 February] saw a fantastic turnout from the media and marketing world for the 'Future of Mobile' panel event, chaired by Ciaran O’Kane, CEO ExchangeWire. Hosted by xAd and The Rubicon Project with [...]

  • Intrusive Ads Motivating Ad Blocker Adoption; Advertisers Demand Higher Quality inventory

    ExchangeWire Research’s weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world, with additional insight provided by Rebecca Muir, head of research and analysis, ExchangeWire. In this week’s edition: Intrusive ads motivating ad blocker adoption; Advertisers demand higher quality [...]