When it comes to viewership, there is a big difference between subscribers and viewers. Viewers exist on linear and streaming, but viewership is more accurate on linear. Folks aren’t required to log in on linear. In contrast, with AVOD, people share login information left and right, so the subscription model…
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September 06, 2022 Things Are Heating up With Apple ATT & Meta FTC Lawsuit Puts Consumer Rights First Around the Water Cooler Apple’s Ad Tech Battle with Meta Comes to a Head Apple’s takeover of Meta’s ad tech empire has been years in the making, but the tech company might…
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July 26, 2022 USA Today Tested Topics API For 90 Days Netflix's Gradual Approach To Addressability Millions of Ad Spend Wasted on Clickbait Sites Around the Water Cooler USA Today Tested Topics API For 90 Days Image sourced from Twitter @SimonJHarris If you've been thinking that Topics API will be…
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Cannes Lions International Festival is the most extensive professional gathering for the creative marketing community. For ad tech, there has been many exciting and impactful discoveries. From talks surrounding Google and Netflix to the yachts, which were back in full force this year like they never left, the festival is undoubtedly…
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Without third-party cookies driving targeted advertising — publishers that don’t have a strategy to drive user authentication and first-party data, should expect lower CPMs and less revenue. Something will have to connect the dots in the absence of cookies, and LiveRamp Authenticated Traffic Solution (ATS) may just be it. We…
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Consumers are shifting to connected TV (CTV) in droves and CTV ad spend is skyrocketing in tandem. According to eMarketer, spending is set to reach $34.49 billion by 2025. But that doesn’t mean it’s been all smooth sailing for pubs. We spoke with Peter Ackerman, Director of Product Marketing at…
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With the third-party cookie near death and privacy regulations ratcheting up, publishers have many challenges ahead. We spoke with Will Hathaway, Head of Strategic Business Development at Ex.Co to learn about how his company helps publishers face those challenges head-on by leveraging content experiences to increase engagement, revenue, and CPMs…
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When Google postponed killing off third-party cookies, it gave advertisers and publishers some breathing room. But that doesn’t mean that the advertising ecosystem is now completely challenge-free. Top of mind for the entire advertising ecosystem: data, privacy, and trust. These areas will have major implications as the ad tech industry seeks…
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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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On September 20th, 2021, Apple released iOS 15, an operating system update introducing three new privacy features to Apple devices: Hide my Email, Private Relay, and Mail Privacy Protection (MPP). This update, and these features, in particular, alter how and what data publishers (and third parties) can collect. While Apple's…
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