In late October 2019, I authored an AdMonsters article with a list of existing, new, and soon-to-launch streaming services showing how they fit into the OTT ecosystem. Then, Covid-19 arrived and the migration that might have taken years took place in months. Now 53% of video viewing on all devices…
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Powered by: February 10, 2022 Privacy, Consent, and European Rule-Breaking Ad Tech and Gaming Sitting in a Tree Snap and Pinterest Shine Privacy, Consent, and European Rule-breaking In 2018, GDPR came into law in Europe with the aim of protecting citizens’ digital privacy. The result? A seemingly endless stream…
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Late last month, in a move that shocked no one, Google announced Topics, a Privacy Sandbox initiative it thinks can power interest-based targeting in Chrome when third-party cookies are phased out. Google calls Topics an evolution of their previous proposal for interest-based targeting which was called FLoC.
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Powered by: January 13, 2022 The Cookieless Saga Agencies Turn to Supply The Joy and Pain of CTV Podcast Ads Now Click, Click, Click Trying Consent Again A New Wave In Mobile Marketing The Cookieless Saga: Is It Time To Call In The Addressability Task Force? We are just…
Read MoreAdMonsters December 30, 2021 The Best of AdMonsters 2021 As 2021 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the top trends that set the tone for digital media and ad tech throughout the year. From Chrome's on-again, off-again cookie cutoff to Apple's privacy updates to mass confusion…
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As 2021 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the top trends that set the tone for digital media and ad tech throughout the year. From Chrome's on-again, off-again cookie cutoff to Apple's privacy updates to mass confusion surrounding developing solid first-party data and identity strategies to the…
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In 2020, AdMonsters launched The Wrapper, featuring a curated selection of ad tech news and analysis. Our aim, with The Wrapper, is to summarize exciting news items that catch our eyes and link them to wider developments in digital media and advertising. And we also point you in the direction…
Read MoreAdMonsters December 24, 2021 What To Expect: Ad Tech Trends In 2022 Well, 2021 was another rollercoaster, wasn’t it? Filled with exciting wins but also internal shrieks (or outbursts, no judgment) of frustration, and the ad tech industry was no exception. As we countdown the last days of the…
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Powered by: December 22, 2021 IAB Europe's TCF Problems Get Bigger Regrets, Identity Vendors May Have Had a Few Problems for IAB Europe's TCF Get Bigger, Go Deeper Whenever European residents visit an ad-supported website, they are bombarded with pop-ups asking for confirmation of privacy choices. They have been…
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