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The dominance of YouTube has helped normalize free, lower-budget, creator-centric content, a tailwind for the once overlooked FAST ecosystem.

The supply path optimization (SPO) trend has DSPs going direct to publishers, cutting out SSPs in the process. Meanwhile, SSPs are going direct to buyers, cutting out DSPs. But who gets cut out when an ad agency implements its own SPO policy? As it turns out, SSPs are still generally seen as expendable hops in

The CPG giant is the first to use a new branded entertainment offering from the grocer’s retail media network that puts shopper insights first.

If you think programmatic advertising on the open web is opaque, well, it’s got nothing on the app economy. Mobile ad network margins can run as high as 40% or 50%, said Felix Braberg, a mobile gaming consultant and ad monetization expert. And even when publishers negotiate contractual caps, there’s no way to confirm they’re

YouTube doesn’t have an official MCP server, so third parties have had to take matters into their own hands. On Wednesday, video advertising platform Pixability joined the conversation with the launch of a Model Context Protocol-enabled agent built specifically for YouTube ads that allows clients to integrate Pixability’s proprietary YouTube intelligence and data into their

It’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s a network of travel media networks. On Wednesday, The Trade Desk expanded its relationships with a host of travel, hospitality and mobility-focused commerce media partners, including Uber Advertising, Booking.com, United Airline’s Kinective Media and MARRIOTT MEDIA. (That’s how it’s branded, and Marriott refers to it as “Riot Media”).

I’ve always loved sci-fi movies and the way they portray futuristic worlds shaped by advanced technological innovation. One of my favorite movies is the ’80s classic “The Terminator.” And the more I hear about “agentic AI” in ad tech, the more I think the film is a perfect analogy for what’s happening right now. The