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ArcSpan Raises $5.2 Million To Accelerate Publisher Tool Kit For First-Party Data
The publisher monetization startup ArcSpan raised $5.2 million in a seed extension round Wednesday. It will use the fund to invest in its tool set, which simplifies how publishers can use their first-party data.
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As Viewers Ditch Subscriptions For Ad-Supported TV, Ops Teams Must Adapt
When you consider the rising costs of ad-free streaming, the shift to ad-supported platforms isn’t all that surprising. Monthly ad-free access to the top eight US streaming services now costs roughly $122.
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Stop Renting Attention. Start Owning It.
AdButler’s Robert Janes lays out the case for owning your audience, launching your own media network, and finally reclaiming control from middlemen who’ve had their hand in your pocket for too long.
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AgentMark Says AI-Enabled Ad Ops Means Less Dashboard Wrangling, More Decision-Making
Wentao Xiao, co-founder and CEO of Cactivate, started the company to help small brands get the most out of their customer acquisition campaigns. But the company evolved into an AI-powered campaign optimization solution.
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Can’t Knock the Hustle: Inside AdMonsters Ad Ops Dream Team
Amid tech disruption and publisher shakeups, these eight ad ops pros have the kind of hustle you can’t stop. Meet the AdMonsters Dream Team of 2025.
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Why Publishers Matter In A World of AI
Generative AI threatens the very future of the open web and the publishers that sustain it, but there can be a future where publishers thrive by recognizing what they offer that AI cannot.
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Breaking Down Programmatic Quality in Pixalate’s June 2025 Trust Index
Pixalate’s June 2025 rankings spotlights some standouts in programmatic quality. the Here are the top premium pubs across a few key channels with some added context.
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Dark Traffic: How Undetected Ad Blocking Is Costing Publishers Billions
A new dark traffic study from Ad-Shield reveals 976M users are blocking ads without detection—and 57% didn’t choose to.
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How Gannett’s Kara Chiles Aims to Turn AI Experiments Into Real Value for Readers and Advertisers
For this edition of the AdMonsters' Publisher Spotlight, Kara Chiles, SVP of product management at Gannett and the USA TODAY Network gives a deep dive on the publisher's AI strategy.
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What Is Bid Throttling And How Can Publishers Use It Effectively?
Bid throttling is publishers’ strategic response to this overwhelming flood of bid requests and the need for more precise inventory management.
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