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Senior editors Victoria McNally and Alyssa Boyle chat about why ad tech insiders should learn more about the larger TV media industry (via our sister brand Cynopsis!), and what’s new in the world of home screen ads. The post Bridging The World Of TV And Ad Tech appeared first on AdExchanger.

Much like the ecosystem of life that surrounds a blue whale, a market of AI SaaS vendors is springing up around the biggest AI companies. And AI data startup Micro1 is emblematic of the shifting nature of these early-stage AI vendors. The company began in 2022 by offering an enterprise SaaS product: an AI agent […] The post Micro1 Wants Human Domain Experts To Profit From AI And LLMs appeared first on AdExchanger.

Can There Be Fewer RMNs, Please? There are hundreds of retail media networks. Even if you narrow the definition to brick-and-mortar retail chains – and ignore the endless parade of first-party data sellers now flying the “retail media” flag – there are still simply too many platforms for marketers to manage. And marketers will be […] The post RMN-Mania; Mom! Netflix And YouTube Are Fighting Again appeared first on AdExchanger.

How long does it take you to decide what to watch after you turn your TV on? The post How Programmatic Home Screen Ads Are Becoming More Standardized (And More Accessible) appeared first on AdExchanger.

A report dropped last month from eMarketer that made me curious. Social networks will capture 27.7% of all US ad spend this year, despite accounting for just 12.5% of the time Americans spend with media. Convergent TV (linear and CTV), where consumers spend 38.5% of their media day, gets 18% of budgets. As Digiday put […] The post Why Social Media’s Ad Dominance Is A Billion-Dollar Measurement Illusion appeared first on AdExchanger.

Back-to-school shopping is one of my most treasured late-summer activities. When the school supply list came out as a kid, I would wait with anticipation until my mom could drive me to Office Max in her minivan. I’d spend as long as I could in the store deliberating between seven different types of highlighters and […] The post I Used An AI Agent To Do My Back-To-School Shopping. It Was Easy. So Why Do I Feel Sad? appeared first on AdExchanger.

Outta The Box Back in the long, long ago – as in, 2017 – Apple News made a tentative step into programmatic territory via an ad sales partnership with NBCUniversal. The arrangement brought programmatic plumbing – ad servers and measurement from vendors like Celtra, Kargo, Moat and IAS – into Apple’s tightly controlled walled garden. […] The post Thinking Outside The Chumbox; Divine Inspiration appeared first on AdExchanger.

Just in time for new TV programming to hit the screens in September, Nielsen is rolling out a few upgrades to its video measurement currency that will go live by the end of August The post Nielsen’s Latest Updates Aim To Remove Bias From Its Measurement Strategy appeared first on AdExchanger.

According to Horizon Media's Bob Lord, most agencies are trying to solve the wrong problem by obsessing over cost efficiency at a time when AI has quietly unlocked something far more valuable: the ability to become a growth partner to advertisers. The post The Agency Black Box Is Breaking. Horizon Media’s Bob Lord Explains Why appeared first on AdExchanger.

A lot of marketing leaders are wondering whether AI is really bringing incremental value to their business. Teams are moving faster than ever. Campaign briefs, social copy, first-pass creative and competitive research can now be produced in a fraction of the time it used to take. Yet it’s not clear if the work is actually […] The post Your Team Is Working Faster With AI, But Are They Really Getting Better Results? appeared first on AdExchanger.

Gaming apps are filled with ads for more gaming apps. Why not other advertisers? We go inside AppLovin’s play to bring non-gaming advertisers into the fold. The post AppLovin’s Play To Reach Non-Gaming Advertisers appeared first on AdExchanger.

AI can add more operational efficiency to the media buying process. But it will take some more time before AI agents are a seamless part of the modern media buying process, Andrea Kwiatek, director of strategic partnerships at the indie agency Goodway Group, told AdExchanger.  The post Agentic AI Is A Shiny New Object, But Supply-Path Optimization Is A Reality Check appeared first on AdExchanger.

Investors don’t care about the open web; publishers are hemorrhaging traffic; and Facebook is full of AI bros. The post Take It To The Street; The Fossilized Web appeared first on AdExchanger.

Nielsen is used to abuse. “We get punched in the face for obvious reasons,” said Nielsen CEO Karthik Rao. “We’re the referee, we tell the score, and people don’t like it – but it comes from a position of strength, and with this acquisition, we’re playing offense.” The acquisition he’s speaking of is Nielsen’s planned […] The post Nielsen’s The Ref, But Its CEO Says Buying DV Is About Playing Offense appeared first on AdExchanger.

Pinterest expanded tvScientific CEO and Co-Founder Jason Fairchild’s title to general manager of programmatic and affiliate. The title upgrade comes less than a year after Pinterest acquired the performance-focused CTV ad startup. The post Pinterest Names Jason Fairchild GM Of Programmatic And Affiliate appeared first on AdExchanger.

Walmart is providing negative keyword exclusion for its search advertising. Plus: As FIFA and broadcasters divvy up sports rights, there may be temptation to shift revenue models to emulate the "hydration-break" ad monetization seen in this year's World Cup. The post Walmart Adds Search Keyword Exclusions; Hydration Breaks Forever appeared first on AdExchanger.

Mobile app marketing and performance platform Liftoff hosted its first-ever earnings call as a public company on Wednesday evening, and CEO Jeremy Bondy kicked things off with a refresher course. “On the supply side, our SSP – or supply-side platform – helps apps monetize their user base via our software development kit, or SDK,” he […] The post Liftoff’s Message For Investors During Its First Earnings Call: We’re Not Just A Gaming Company appeared first on AdExchanger.

AppLovin has been on a wild ride for the past couple of years. Its shares traded at around $80 in 2024, reached $720 in late 2025 and now trade at $340. In that short time, AppLovin has fought off short-seller attacks, navigated a downturn in casual gaming apps – its core market – and watched investors […] The post AppLovin Wants To Persuade The World That Its Ad Platform Is The Real Deal appeared first on AdExchanger.

Build a wall around the right property, and people will line up to get inside. Build one around the wrong property, and eventually you’re the person asking if anyone remembers their AOL password.  Meta is the clean success case. For all the industry’s complaints about opacity, Meta became a walled garden marketers could not ignore […] The post Walmart’s Wall: Will The Vibe Deal Make It Meta, Or Another AOL? appeared first on AdExchanger.

Viant is outpacing the market; Is neutrality even possible anymore?; and Time is influencing chatbots. The post A Bon Viant; The End Of Indie Middleware appeared first on AdExchanger.