Super Bowl LIX went beyond the splashy commercials to showcase a live experiment in how the ad ecosystem is shifting. Armed with data from AD-ID, EDO, XR, Zappi, AdImpact, and expert insights from industry leaders like Amy Leifer of DIRECTV Advertising and Sarah Lewis of ShowHeroes, we dug into this…
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Google’s move to enable IP-based targeting for CTV marks a major shift in digital advertising, raising privacy concerns regulators call fingerprinting. Mateusz Jedrocha, Chief Product Officer at Adlook, examines how this strategy impacts user autonomy, regulatory scrutiny, and the future of the ad tech ecosystem.
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Content theft is rising, and publishers must proactively protect their intellectual property. Alice Ting, VP, Content Partnerships, at DMG Media, outlines four key strategies—legal, technical, revenue, and industry collaboration—to safeguard digital content in 2025 while maintaining accessibility and monetization.
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While curation has been a feature of programmatic advertising for some years, the latest evolution — data-driven curation — is redefining how digital advertising functions. To clarify any confusion, we spoke with Matt Sattel, Chief Revenue Officer at OpenX, to cast light on data-driven curation and how it shapes the…
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The 2024 Ad Quality Report found that over 70% of users now perceive at least half of online ads as untrustworthy—a trend fueled by a 10% year-over-year surge in malvertising levels in 2024. Malvertisers are increasingly exploiting social engineering tactics to deceive users.
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The FTC has finalized significant updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, marking the first drastic overhaul since 2013. These changes, set to take effect in early 2025, reflect growing scrutiny of how companies handle children’s data online.
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Google announced that the company will allow advertisers to target audiences using their IP addresses starting next month. Is it a step towards balancing privacy with advertising effectiveness? Or is it a slippery slope towards invasive tracking?
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AdMonsters Publisher Forum Evolves Into Sell Side Summit: Digital Strategy & Platform Solutions for Media, Publishers & Ad Networks AdMonsters is thrilled to announce an exciting transformation of its flagship event, Publisher Forum, to meet the evolving needs of the digital advertising industry. Publisher Forum’s inaugural Sell Side Summit: Digital…
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AI is transforming how business gets done — and in 2025, those changes will only accelerate. We've pulled together nine key predictions about where AI is headed, from new regulations to practical applications affecting your day-to-day work.
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AI companies have been training their models using publishers' content without asking or paying for it, making publishers angry enough to sue. A new partnership between HUMAN Security and TollBit might help fix this problem.
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