Marketing

Why advertisers are quietly returning to news-driven media channels

Brand safety was never just about steering clear of violence, nudity or hate speech. It was always about brand suitability — and that threshold isn’t fixed. It’s only gotten worse as phrases like diversity, equity and inclusion have taken new meaning under President Donald Trump’s administration. Marketers have conceded that the news cycle is moving […]

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Media Briefing: From blocking to licensing, publishers inch toward leverage with AI

This week’s Media Briefing looks at the catch-22 publishers face when deciding whether or not to block AI crawlers, especially as they seek more leverage in negotiations with AI marketplaces and platforms as more and more players move into this space. Publishers are still far from holding the upper hand when it comes to controlling

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Advertising Week Briefing: Amazon is primed to take over the ad industry

Advertising Week New York often functions like a mirror held up to the industry — its agenda is less a self-help pamphlet than a barometer of where adland believes it’s headed.  If you’re watching the 2025 schedule, you’ll see that AI, creators, and existential musings dominate the programming — which is no accident.  Given that

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CleanTap Says It Easily Fooled Programmatic Tech With Spoofed CTV Devices

Another industry research report is raising the alarm about invalid traffic (IVT), exposing glaring vulnerabilities in the programmatic CTV supply chain. A report released Wednesday by curation startup CleanTap claims to have proof that CTV and programmatic ad tech platforms served ads to spoofed devices pretending to be connected TV sets. CleanTap jury-rigged a Raspberry

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