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Disney Sells TrueX Ad Tech Unit; Snapchat Puts A New Spin On The Takeover Buy
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Tried And True Disney has unloaded its video ad tech unit TrueX to location vendor Gimbal for less than $100 million, The Wall Street Journal reported. TrueX specializes in reward-based interactive units that encourage people to engage with ads in exchange for fewer or no commercials. […]
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Google To Bar Political Ads Following Election Day; Mislabeled Political Ads Fly Under The Radar
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. After Nov. 3 Google will block political ads after polls close on Election Day to avoid confusion during an expected delay in results, the company told advertisers Friday. Any election-related ads running through Google’s ad-serving platforms will be banned, as will ads that target election-related search […]
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TikTok #Hurting; Apple Critics Join Forces
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. #Hurting If TikTok were to be banned for two months, as many as half of its users in the United States might never come back. If the ban continued for six months, around 90% of its US users would be gone forever. That’s according to Vanessa […]
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DOJ Antitrust Suit Could Be Just Around The Corner; Consumers Love TiKTok Ads
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. In Search Of The Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Google could come as soon as this week or next – but sources tell The New York Times that ad tech will likely not be the focus. The DOJ is planning to brief officials from state attorney […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderOnce Protective Of Their Data, Retailers Are Now Eager To Share It
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Corbin de Rubertis, head of innovation at Meredith Corp. Retailers once operated as walled gardens and were deeply unwilling to share their data. But a shift in marketplace conditions and their own priorities has caused […]
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Dotdash Buys Serious Eats And Simply Recipes; Ad Industry Groups Agree On How to Define Hate
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Tastes Like Diversification IAC-owned Dotdash is cooking with gas. Dotdash, which publishes The Spruce and Investopedia among many others, has solidified its position as a provider of culinary content with its acquisitions of Serious Eats and Simply Recipes in an all-cash deal, according to Sara Fischer […]
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How TikTok Could Bolster Walmart's Ad Biz; Microsoft Acquires Video Game Studio ZeniMax For $7.5B
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. A Match Made In Heaven What the heck is Walmart gonna do with TikTok? Faithful followers of this ridiculous saga will recall that the retail giant landed a 7.5% stake in TikTok Global. Megan Graham of CNBC believes the deal “could be a boon for the […]
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Third-Party Cookie Ban Could Bolster Antitrust Case Against Google; Agency Employees Are Super Stressed
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Trump Okays TikTok-Oracle Deal Looks like TikTok will stay operational in the United States. On Saturday, President Donald Trump said he supported a deal in principle between TikTok and Oracle, Reuters reported. Under the deal, TikTok will be based in the United States – “possibly in […]
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NBCU Intros News Outcome-Based Measurement Program; Telcos Spend Big On Advertising Despite The Pandemic
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Peacock Measures Its Feathers Ah, there’s nothing that says autumn like the fresh scent of outcome-based measurement on TV! NBCU now has a proprietary program called Total Investment Impact that tracks how ads drive sales, reports Digiday. The program also looks at how other, non-ad-related […]
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Adobe Distances Itself From Its Ad Cloud; Amazon Adds Podcasts To Its Music Service
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Ad Cloud Out Adobe is charging ahead with its plan to phase out the managed service ad network part of its Advertising Cloud business. Back in June, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen referred to this type of largely IO-based network buy within Advertising Cloud as “no longer […]
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