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PubNative Acquires Mobile Advertising Technology and Development Team from TVSMILES
Media and Games Invest plc (formerly Blockescence plc) announced today that its subsidiary PubNative GmbH has acquired the development department and advertising technology of award-winning German mobile publisher TVSMILES GmbH to further strengthen its position in the mobile ecosystem and expand its reach into new advertising formats. TVSMILES is a fellow pioneer in mobile native advertising which owns and operates a popular quiz app and ad platform. The Berlin-based startup boasts a unique business model whereby users are rewarded for engaging [...]
Tru Optik and Anzu.io Announce Multi-Year Exclusive Agreement
Tru Optik, the audience intelligence and data-management platform (DMP) operating across Connected TV (CTV), today announced a partnership with Anzu.io, a leading blended in-game advertising platform that brings real-world ads into video gaming and esports, to make first and third-party data for enhanced audience targeting available for in-game advertising on gaming consoles. As 67% of US consumers play video games on at least one device, there is an increased demand for audience-based, scalable and privacy-compliant targeting across in-game advertising. In [...]
Predictions 2020: Audio
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 audio, with the potential impact of voice, brand investment and audience engagement with this emerging medium all under consideration. More brand and publisher investmentIn 2020, more publisher brands will make their content available to people in audio format. With the battle for [...]
Project Advisor Paul Evans on the ICO, Defining Programmatic, and Digital Ad Effectiveness
On this week’s episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire’s Rachel Smith and Lindsay Rowntree are joined by Paul Evans, independent project advisor, to discuss the ICO, Allbirds, defining programmatic, and digital ad effectiveness. On this week’s episode: – The ICO fact-finding forum, discussing the RTB update paper in more detail and what behaviours the ICO are looking to target in terms of bringing any action or fines forward, and what influence this might have on the industry more widely. – Allbirds calls out [...]
Programmatic Spend to Exceed USD$100bn in 2019; Global Releases DAX Cross Device
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: Programmatic spend to exceed USD$100bn (£77.7m) in 2019; Global releases DAX Cross Device; ad-supported hyper-casual games proliferate by 170%; ad standards organisations urge broader ID adoption; Vibenomics closes USD$5m (£3.9m) in seed funding. Programmatic spend to exceed USD$100bn (£77.7m) in 2019 In 2020, 69% of all digital media will trade programmatically, up from 65% this year, according to Zenith’s Programmatic [...]
Predictions 2020: The Service Layer
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 the service layer, with experts debating on the future role of agencies, the spectrum of in-housing, and the position of the major consultancies. Speed, Quality, ValueTwo factors have influenced what will happen with increasing ferocity in 2020. First, the Lehman crisis in 2008, [...]
Predictions 2020: Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH)
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 digital out-of-home, with experts debating how the sector can sustain growth; OOH technological integration; and ongoing challenges for the medium. Driving DCO for DOOHLast year, I suggested that technical interoperability and creative optimisation would shape DOOH in 2019. On my first point, [...]
The Wires 2019: The Winners
On Thursday 21st November, ExchangeWire held its third annual awards ceremony for The Wires, which saw 200 professionals from across ad tech and martech descend upon The Vaults, Waterloo, to celebrate the best in the business. Special guest Reggie Yates opened proceedings by discussing his varied career within broadcasting, and encouraged the audience to continue driving efforts towards a diverse industry. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support in making the ceremony a tremendous success, [...]
Implementing a Native Advertising Strategy: Q&A with Mick Loizou, Verizon Media
In this exclusive interview with ExchangeWire, Mick Loizou (pictured below), senior director, product marketing, international at Verizon Media, discusses the benefits of a implementing native advertising strategy, how such approaches can be tailored, and upcoming technologies set to bolster native capabilities. What are the primary advantages to implementing a native advertising strategy? When deployed effectively, a native ad strategy should add value to the consumer experience, rather than disrupt it. This ultimately is the end goal for us; to make the experience [...]
Integral Ad Science Acquires ADmantX; Digital Publishing Revenue Declines
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: Integral Ad Science acquires ADmantX; digital publishing revenue declines; Ad-Lib raises USD$6m (£4.6m); Ocean Outdoor offers to purchase AdCityMedia; IAB Europe announces results of CMP compliance check. Integral Ad Science acquires ADmantX Integral Ad Science (IAS), a global market leader in digital ad verification, has announced the acquisition of ADmantX. The transaction brings together the leading provider of contextual intelligence [...]
