Flashtalking Acquires Anti-Fraud Company Protected Media
Independent ad server Flashtalking is getting into the verification business. Today, the company announced it’s acquiring Protected Media,…
Spotify Launches Podcast Advertising Marketplace
Spotify is finally delivering on the promise of podcast-based advertising, announcing the launch of the Spotify Audience Network…
The Trade Desk Surges in Q4, Growing 48% Year-Over-Year
Nothing can stop Jeff Green’s The Trade Desk, apparently. The DSP reported another strong quarter, with Q4 2020…
New Lotame Study Finds Marketers & Publishers at Odds Over Contextual Targeting
Data solutions company Lotame has announced new research looking at the future of cookie-less advertising. The report surveyed…
DoubleVerify Launches Cookie-less Performance Measurement Solution
Media measurement company DoubleVerify is officially entering the performance measurement category with a new solution called Authentic Attention.…
Viant’s IPO Soars But Will it Last?
Demand-side ad tech company Viant made its public debut this week and saw its shares surge 90% upon…
YouTube Touts Third-Party Accreditation for Brand Safety
Earlier this week, YouTube announced it had become the first UGC platform to receive a content level brand…
Media.net & LiveRamp Partner to Merge Context & Identity
Contextual advertising company Media.net and data connectivity business LiveRamp are joining forces to bring audience and context-based targeting…
Lotame COO on Apple Versus Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg “Has the High Ground”
Mike Woosley, Chief Operating Officer at data solutions provider Lotame, has been busy lately. In October, Lotame launched its…
LiveRamp Buys DataFleets for Privacy-Minded Data Collaboration
Data platform LiveRamp has agreed to buy DataFleets, a privacy-focused analytics platform for private and distributed data management.…
Magnite Buys SpotX for $1.17 Billion
Magnite, the rolled up Rubicon Project and Telaria SSP, today announced that it will buy SpotX from RTL…
Unified ID Gets First CTV Player with fuboTV
Sports-focused TV streamer fuboTV today announced its support of Unified ID 2.0, the open-source identity solution from The…