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• Klaviyo Raises USD$200m; YouTube Launches Audio Ad Units

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  In today's ExchangeWire digest: Klaviyo raises USD$200m at USD$4.15bn valuation; YouTube launches audio ad units; and AudioMob raises USD$1.5m (£1.1m). Klaviyo raises USD$200m (£151.1m) at USD$4.15bn (£3.13bn) valuation Customer data and marketing automation platform Klaviyo has announced that it has raised USD$200m [...]

• Zeotap Extends Series C Financing; MeritDirect Acquires 180byTwo

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  In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Zeotap extends Series C financing to USD$60.5m; MeritDirect acquires 180byTwo; and WPP consolidates Geometry with VMLY&R to form VMLY&R Commerce. Zeotap extends Series C financing to USD$60.5m (£45.8m) Customer intelligence platform (CIP) Zeotap has announced a USD$18.5m [...]

• PubMatic Files for USD$75m IPO; Harbr Raises USD$38.5m

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  In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: PubMatic files to go public in USD$75m (£57m) IPO; Harbr raises USD$38.5m (£29.2m) for data exchange and marketplace; and US backs down from Tik Tok ban. PubMatic files to go public in USD$75m (£57m) IPO PubMatic has [...]

• CPRA Gets the Vote; Amazon Under New EU Investigation

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  In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: the CPRA is voted in, meaning tighter data restrictions on how tech firms use consumers' data; the EU Commission launches [...]

• ExchangeWire In-House: CNAME Cloaking, Nielsen, and the EU vs. Amazon

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  On this week’s episode of The MadTech Podcast, Rachel Smith and Lindsay Rowntree are joined by ExchangeWire CEO Ciaran O’Kane to discuss the latest news in ad tech and martech.   In this week’s episode:   - Apple’s latest iOS update (iOS 14) is set [...]

• Spotify Buys Megaphone; WPP Merges AKQA and Grey

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Spotify acquires podcast platform Megaphone for USD $235m; WPP merges agencies AKQA and Grey into AKQA Group; and NBCU partners with PayPal to enhance its shoppable TV offering.   Spotify buys Megaphone for $235m Streaming platform heavyweight Spotify [...]

• How 2020 is Reshaping Social Media

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  If it's been said once, it's been said a million times: 2020 has been a year like no other. Amidst a global health crisis, a divisive US election, and increased public consciousness of pressing social issues, brands have been forced [...]

• Amazon Faces New EU Probe; Nielsen Adds Addressable to TV Measurement

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the EU Commission launches a new investigation into Amazon over alleged misuse of third-party seller information; Nielsen expands its TV measurement currency to include addressable ads; and IPG Mediabrands launches Mediabrands Content Studio   Amazon hit with [...]

• China Proposes New Ecommerce Rules; WhatsApp Pay Launches in India

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the government of China introduces a draft set of news rules to tackle "monopolistic behaviour" amongst the country's ecommerce leaders; WhatsApp launches its payment service in India; and Bloomberg Media announces the launch of its [...]

• CPRA Passes into Law; Netflix Trials Linear Channel

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the CPRA passes into law thanks to a narrow majority; Netflix trials a new linear channel in France; and Apple introduces "nutrition labels" to make apps' privacy policies clearer.   CPRA passes vote The people of California have [...]