Sports stars are beginning to take greater control of their media careers before their playing careers have finished. This year, we’ve seen athletes including England soccer captain Harry Kane, Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo (measured by followers across social platforms, he’s the most popular sportsman in the world) and NFL player Travis Kelce work to […]
Earlier this week, Spotify confirmed it is piloting its own ad exchange or supply-side platform to enhance its revenue margins further as it turns a profit for the first time. Spotify is piloting an SSP, Spotify Ad Exchange (SAX), focused on video ads to scale its automated advertising solutions, according to an Oct. 22 Axios
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In the Town Hall sessions at the Digiday Media Buying Summit, which wrapped on Oct. 17 in Palm Springs, California, media agency folk decried the continuing challenge of scope creep — when clients ask for work to be done on their behalf that falls outside the scope of work initially agreed upon. But they also
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After making millions of dollars through Fortnite Creative, the development studio JOGO has hired a $2 million payroll of experienced game developers, with the goal of bringing premium-quality titles to the platform. JOGO was founded in May 2024 by Fortnite influencers Andre “Typical Gamer” Rebelo and Chad “Mustard Plays” Mustard and Unreal Editor for Fortnite
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The offering shuts down other apps, notifications and camera functions for a set period of time, addressing a consumer desire to unplug.
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The free app will launch Nov. 18 and include podcasts, games, interactive stories and original animated shows like “Legends of Evergreen Hills.”
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The retailer’s latest effort centers on affordable, easy gifting and includes its first-ever holiday jingle made with TikTok personality Lubalin.
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We discuss the rise of curation in programmatic buying and the current backlash. Is curation an ad network with new window dressing? And will it save or undermine the open web? The post The Curation Debate appeared first on AdExchanger.
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Nichole Robillard, who recently led a rebrand for Smokey Bones, was praised for her ability to blend creative and operational expertise.
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A radio station in Poland has replaced its human journalists with AI. The Associated Press reported that weeks after letting its journalists go, OFF Radio Krakow relaunched with what it said was “the first experiment in Poland in which journalists … are virtual characters created by AI.” The station in Krakow said its three avatars…
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