Video

Crunchyroll joins Freevee and Prime Video Channels

Amazon this week announced Crunchyroll is now available on Amazon Freevee, with ads, and Prime Video Channels, without ads.

Retail

Amazon Ads tests AI Image Generation

Amazon this week announced it is testing a generative AI solution for image generation. An advertiser may have standalone images of their product against a white background, like a toaster.

Video

Disney: 50% of new subscribers chose ad-supported tier

Disney yesterday announced 50% of new subscribers are choosing the ad tier, meaning more reach for advertisers in Disney+.

Social

Meta updates “Why am I seeing this ad?” tool

Meta this week updated the “Why am I seeing this ad?” tool. Users can now access Ads Preferences directly from the “Why am I seeing this ad?” tool.

Social

Reddit introduces 5 new currencies in Reddit Ads

Reddit this week introduced 5 new currencies in Reddit Ads. The Reddit Ads Manager now supports Australian Dollars (AUD), Canadian Dollars (CAD), Euros (EUR), Great British Pound (GBP), and New Zealand Dollars (NZD).

Retail

Shopify replaces Scripts by Functions in 2024

Shopify today announced it will deprecate as of August 13, 2024. Merchants using Shopify Scripts need to migrate to Shopify Functions.

Retail

Microsoft launches a Listings App in BigCommerce Marketplace

Microsoft last month announced the launch of a Listings App in BigCommerce Marketplace. The app enables BigCommerce merchants to directly connect their store data with Microsoft Advertising.

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Online horse racing gambling ads in Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia

Google this month announced it is now accepting ads for online horse racing in Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia, in the United States of America.

Display

AMP HTML, Native App Install, and Flipbook creatives to be deprecated in April

Google this month announced the removal of several creative types in DV360. AMP HTML, Native App Install, and Flipbook creatives will be removed on April 3, 2023.

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Google to remove Gmail Ads from DV360 in April

Google this month announced it will remove Gmail Ads from DV360, the only Google platform where advertisers could still target only Gmail Ads. Google launched Gmail Ads in DV360 in 2019.

Social

Instagram Gifts

Instagram last week expanded Gifts to more creators in the US. Instagram Gifts enable followers to purchase stars and give them to creators on Instagram.

Video

TMB (Trusted Media Brands) taps Magnite for video adserving

Magnite today announced TMB selected Magnite’s Demand Manager as its pre-bid wrapper solution. TMB’s portfolio includes FailArmy, Family Handyman, People Are Awesome, Reader’s Digest, Taste of Home, The Healthy, and The Pet Collective, reaching over 200 million consumers worldwide.

Data

Specifications for implementing AdChoices and Consent Management Platforms

A coalition of privacy self-regulatory organizations today launched a uniform approach for brands and publishers to offer privacy controls on sites and apps through Consent Management Platforms (CMPs) and the AdChoices program.

Search

Google releases guidance over AI-generated content

Google last week released guidance over AI-generated content. Google says using automation -including AI - to generate content with the primary purpose of manipulating ranking in search results is a violation of Google’s spam policies.

Data

European telcos jump in to replace cookies

Last week the European Comission approved the creation of a joint venture by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone, to replace cookies and to solve the identity problem on the web and apps.

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Google to limit complex speculative financial products ads in Brazil

Google this month announced it will limit complex speculative financial products ads in Brazil. Beginning March 10, advertisers of complex speculative financial products will be able to advertise only if certified by Google and licensed by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM).

Video

Paramount EyeQ integrates Amazon Publisher Direct

Amazon last month announced the integration of Amazon Publisher Direct in Paramount EyeQ streaming content. This includes the ad-supported streaming services Pluto TV, Paramount+, CBS News, CBS Sports HQ, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Paramount Network, BET, and ET Live.

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TripleLift layoffs

The SSP TripleLift laid off 20% of its workforce this week. 100 employees in Canada and in the US. Dave Clark, CEO of Triplelift, justifies the lay off with advertisers pulling back ad spend to levels in line with historic averages before the pandemic.

Video

The top 30 creditors of EMX Digital

EMX Digital (Big Village) this week filed for bankruptcy. The filing shows over 50 million dollars in liabilities to up to 10,000 creditors, including Pluto, Yahoo, Google, Xandr, Sovrn, Proper Media, and others. See the top 30 creditors of EMX Digital.

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EMX files for bankruptcy

EMX, an SSP (Supply Side Platform), and its parent company Big Village, this week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Delaware. The case number is 23-10180-CTG.

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Yahoo to shut down its SSP

Yahoo will shut down their SSP in the coming months; over 50% of Yahoo’s ad tech employees - 1600 people - to be layoff, Axios reported this week. Yahoo SSP contains video and display inventory connected to several DSPs.

Social

Snap reaches 375 million users in Q4, but ad revenue didn’t follow

Snap yesterday announced the financial results for Q4 2022. Daily active users (DAUs) were 375 million, an increase of 56 million, or 17% year-over-year, but average revenue per user (ARPU) was down 15%.

Retail

Digital commerce exceeds $1 trillion in consumer spend in the US

Comscore yesterday released the 2023 State of Digital Commerce Report stating the internet recorded the largest year of digital commerce in its history in 2022, exceeding $1 trillion in online retail consumer spend for the first time in the U.S. A 21% increase in spend year-over-year (YoY).

Data

GumGum launches a contextual certification program

GumGum last week launched a free Contextual Advertising Certification intended to educate media planners and buyers on contextual advertising and GumGum offerings.

Audio

Spotify ad revenue grew 14% in Q4 last year

Spotify today announced the financial results for Q4 2022. Spotify Ad Revenue grew 14% in Q4 last year to 449 million euros.