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Why Index Exchange’s CEO thinks curation is programmatic’s biggest shake-up since header bidding — maybe even bigger

Curation has its fair share of skeptics but Index Exchange CEO Andrew Casale isn’t one of them. He sees it as the biggest shake-up in programmatic advertising since header bidding — maybe even bigger. In his view, curation’s impact could rival that of open RTB, not just header bidding. His reasoning: while header bidding was […]

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Future of TV Briefing: Hulu’s Oscars live stream should be a wake-up call for the streaming industry

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how Hulu’s error-prone Oscars live stream exemplifies the development that streaming still needs to undergo to usurp traditional TV. Downstream effects MLB’s streaming rights plan, Paramount’s DE&I policy, YouTube’s CTV home screen and more Downstream effects The highlight of Mikey Madison’s career coincided with a lowlight for

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Amazon’s expanding ad platforms casts shadow on ad tech cottage industry

Amazon’s ads business is muscling in on the same ad tech players that once fueled its rise. Granted, it’s been edging into that cottage industry for years but its latest moves make those earlier steps look like a warm-up. Recently, Amazon has been rolling out features and services that were once the domain of companies

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Dance creators believe YouTube left them behind amid its Shorts push

YouTube’s short-form video push has created new opportunities for dance creators to make money on the platform — but some creators believe these changes are too little and too late to reverse the dance community’s exodus to Instagram and TikTok. Viewership of both short-form and long-form dance videos on YouTube has consistently decreased year-over-year since 2022,

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Target Reports Soft Store Sales But Optimistic Ad Revenue

Target reported $649 million in revenue from its Roundel advertising business in 2024, up about 25% from 2023, during its Q4 and full-year earnings report on Tuesday. The ad revenue growth was a bright spot, in an otherwise flat year for America’s second-largest retail chain operator. Target’s full-year net sales actually declined by 3% compared

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Cade Cunningham Takes on Robot Basketball Hoop to Coach Fans About Crypto

Cade Cunningham faced the three-point contest, a new game format, and a steady stream of brand activations and events during his first NBA All-Star Weekend, including everything from an interview from TNT Inside the NBA personality Ernie Johnson at an American Express All-Star event to an appearance at Foot Locker’s giant activation just across Powell…

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Sources: T-Mobile has held talks to buy location-based ad startup Blis

According to three separate sources familiar with the developments, Blis has been exploring its exit options in recent weeks, conducting discussions with both private equity and strategic suitors. However, according to separate sources, the U.K. outfit is now understood to be on the brink of announcing a deal with T-Mobile, one of the few telco

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Amazon tightens its grip on TV ads with AI tool built for upfront negotiations

Amazon’s grip on TV advertising keeps tightening, and now it’s gunning for the industry’s biggest payouts: upfront commitments and scatter market budgets. To do so, it’s launching Complete TV, a tool designed to make the notoriously convoluted process of managing those investments as seamless as clicking “Add to Cart”. The pitch is simple: Complete TV

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