Publishers aren’t celebrating the Google antitrust ruling. It just confirmed their reality. From floor pricing frustrations to platform lock-in, they’re done waiting for structural change. They're ready to reclaim control: one lever, one partner, one practice at a time.
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Joetta Gobell, SVP of Data Strategy and Insights at Dotdash Meredith, shares how her journey from shy student to data leader shapes her work driving contextual targeting innovation, measurement strategies, and smarter audience insights.
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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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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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The IAB Tech Lab developed the Trusted Server Framework to help publishers reclaim control of their infrastructure and data strategies in a system that has marginalized them for too long.
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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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From automating workflows to revolutionizing creative processes, AI is setting new standards across sectors. Identity and addressability is the newest frontier.
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