Tech workers who managed to dodge layoffs in 2023 aren’t out of the woods yet. Reports of layoffs are still coming, and as of January 17, 51 tech companies have laid off more than 7,520 workers in 2024. The digital ad tech space is feeling the heat; even Google is…
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AdMonsters reported on consumers' perceptions of TV streaming, and they cited many issues of concern, including seeing ads when they pay for subscriptions and the need to subscribe to multiple services. We asked multiple people who are providing advertising support to streaming providers about CTV advertising to respond to their…
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Planet Fitness decided now is a good time to take on Amazon’s advertising business. Well, hardly, but in early January, the company announced the launch of a multi-channel media network, PF Media Network. Its goal? “To connect advertisers to Planet Fitness members, in-club and digitally across channels, to drive awareness…
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When Amazon Prime announced at the beginning of the year that its subscribers would need to pay an extra $2.99 to continue an ad-free experience, consumers began grumbling earnestly about ever-increasing subscription costs. It's worth exploring their complaints so everyone with a stake in the CTV industry can address them head-on.…
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A recent study, by data compliance tech company, Compliant, revealed that 90% of publishers shared consumer data with third parties without consent. It's high time publishers and ad tech companies prioritize consumer privacy. These stats reveal there's more work to do, despite some efforts towards privacy compliance.
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Some see sports as linear's saving grace, but with live sports more prevalent than ever on CTV, only time will tell if linear has a lasting impact. ComScore's annual State of Streaming report shows that the number of CTV hours per household has increased by 21%. Numbers are only expected to go…
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Google's IP Protection is a proposed feature that blocks websites from tracking users' digital lives. Some advertisers have raised concerns about the potential impact of IP Protection on ad targeting and measurement. Location-based targeting will take a hit, which for some advertisers means more than just retargeting users' mobile devices…
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Even with legislation like COPPA on the books, which helps parents regulate information collected about their children aged 13 and younger when they go online, more needs to be done to protect the 18 and under demographic.
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2023 was a trying year for the programmatic supply chain, at least from a PR point of view. But despite the challenges, the open markets are still a vital lifeline for publishers that can’t afford to maintain a dedicated sales force, and its revenue is still predicted to grow. What…
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From the ad quality challenges associated with capturing political ad spend, to the targeting and metrics evolution and attention's dominance, to battling bad ads that tarnish consumers' perceptions of media orgs, to helping sales teams take advantage of adops' treasure trove of data to improve monetization strategies — AdMonsters had…
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