WTF is VPAID?
Ad tech likes jargon and here comes another one: “VPAID.” VPAID stands for video player ad-serving interface definition. It was first introduced by the Interactive...
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#sowhoknew: Are fitness trackers a waste of money?
Want to lose weight? Improve your cardio? Lower your blood pressure? Then don’t buy a fitness tracker. In fact, some experts claim they can “do...
Advertising’s Westworld: How the Industry Can Help Brands in Distress
The spotlight has been shining firmly on fraud and safety in the digital advertising industry of late, forcing technology platforms to justify actions and commit...
Ad Tech Isn’t Dead; Long Live Ad Tech
Ad tech and its constituent parts have taken a bit of a beating of late. It’s not been easy for the digital advertising industry, with...
H.I.G. Growth Partners Announces Investment in AdTheorent, a Leading Predictive Digital Advertising and Cross Channel Attribution Technology Company
BOSTON – H.I.G. Growth Partners (“H.I.G.”), the dedicated growth capital investment affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has announced a growth investment in AdTheorent, Inc. (“AdTheorent” or...
Southeast Asians are heaviest users of FB globally: AOL report
Southeast Asians are the heaviest users of Facebook – 69 per cent watch or read something on the site every day, compared to 51 per...
Cathay Pacific, McCann & Hong Kong Beer Company brew beer at 35,000 ft
Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong Beer Company and McCann Worldgroup have collaborated to create Betsy Beer, an ale brewed specially for 35,000 feet. Named after...
In-Image platform GumGum launches in NZ
GumGum, the computer vision platform for marketers and the original inventor of In-Image advertising, is launching its visual web advertising platform in New Zealand. The...
Amobee Buy Turn; Google Allow MRC Verification
ExchangeWire round up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Turn are acquired by Amobee; Google go...
Is There Gold at the End of the Rainbow?
Today (24 February) ad blocking company Shine, announced that they are rebranding as ‘Rainbow‘. Rainbow is described as “a consumer ad experience”, and the company...
Is your loyalty programme winning hearts?
Loyalty programmes are created to help retailers drive customer engagement and retention, and are gaining traction in Asia, with three in four Singaporean consumers indicating they will...
Xaxis’ Light Reaction opens office in Philippines
Light Reaction, an outcomes-driven performance advertising business that is part of Xaxis, has launched operations in Philippines. Light Reaction’s pay-for-performance media model provides advertisers with a...
Singtel-owned Amobee to acquire Turn for $310 mn
Singtel subsidiary Amobee, a global digital marketing technology company serving brands such as Airbnb, Dell EMC and Lexus, has signed an agreement to acquire Turn,...
APAC Marketers Still Struggling with Disjointed Customer Touchpoints; Australia See Early Dip in Agency Bookings
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sum up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: APAC marketers...
Top trends that will shape APAC’s Pay-TV landscape in 2017
Over the last few years, technology has transformed the consumption of television. As a result, the pay-TV industry is undergoing a period of change and...
How India’s demonetisation can help publishers & content marketers
The Indian government’s November 2016 announcement on demonetisation had sparked significant impacts to various sectors across the country, and the publishing industry is no exception....
