Google’s ad tech dominance faces a major legal challenge. AdExchanger’s Allison Schiff and AdMonsters’ Lynne d Johnson break down the DOJ verdict, what’s next for publishers and advertisers, and why the fight for the open web isn’t over yet.
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AdMonsters and AdExchanger unveil the 2025 Top Women in Media & Ad Tech Awards—celebrating the women redefining what leadership looks like in digital media, ad tech, and marketing.
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Now that Google hit pause on its grand plan to kill third-party cookies in Chrome, publishers can breathe a sigh of relief (for now). But was the time spent testing the Privacy Sandbox worth it?
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CIMM East was full of insights highlighting the complexities of media measurement’s future. From currency fragmentation to AI workflows and data transparency, here are six takeaways for the sell side to keep top of mind as the ground keeps shifting.
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While the industry debates which currency wins, Mediaocean is busy powering the infrastructure that makes them all work. In this fireside chat at CIMM East, Ramsey McGrory chatted about why being the system of record—and staying neutral—might be the most powerful position of all.
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U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found that Google "willfully acquired and maintained monopoly power" in the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets. What does it mean for publishers and independent ad tech?
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In this analogy, Google is Rome. The whole empire: GAM, AdX, DV360, Open Bidding, Search, AdSense, Analytics, you name it. These tools allowed publishers of all sizes to build, monetize and scale.
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Digital ad revenue in the U.S. hit an all-time high of $259 billion in 2024—a 15% year-over-year surge and the fastest pace of growth since 2021. But was is the outlook for 2025?
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As a niche publisher, Austin Historical, a site dedicated to restoring old homes, is feeling the impact of zero click search on his ad revenue and referral traffic.
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Jasper Liu landed an entry-level analyst position at the Daily Mail in 2022 and he’s leveled up to a senior analyst role shaping the publisher’s programmatic strategy.
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