Mathew Broughton
Research Lead
Mat Broughton joined the ExchangeWire team in March 2019 as Editor. After a brief stint as editor at ExchangeWire's sister publication, TheGamingEconomy, Mat is now Research Lead at ExchangeWire, running creation, analysis and report production of ExchangeWire's suite of research products. Before joining the company he worked as a project manager working within the telecoms and travel marketing industries. Mat graduated from the University of Liverpool with an honours degree in Biological Sciences.Articles by Mathew
Programmatic in JAPAC: Q&A with Andrew Tu, OpenX
On Wednesday, 4 August, ExchangeWire and OpenX will launch an exclusive research report, examining the state of the programmatic industry in the Japan and Asia-Pacific (JAPAC) region, along with a live webcast to discuss the findings. Ahead of the launch, [...]
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Danish Media Companies in Collective Bargaining Push; Blackstone Backs Simpli.fi
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in media, marketing, and commerce, from around the globe. In this edition: Danish media companies in collective bargaining push; Blackstone backs Simpli.fi; Amazon demanding warrants from partners; System1 to go [...]
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System1 to go public via SPAC; Smart acquires DynAdmic
In today's daily news digest from ExchangeWire: System1 to go public via SPAC; Smart acquires DynAdmic; and Dream Games raises USD$155m (£122m). System1 to go public via SPAC Omnichannel customer acquisition platform System1 has announced that it will go public on the [...]
Group Black Launches with USD$75m Backing; Amazon Demanding Warrants from Partners
In today's daily news digest from ExchangeWire: Group Black launches with USD$75m (£54m) backing; Amazon demanding warrants from partners; and Retina raises USD$8m (£5.8m). Group Black launches with USD$75m (£54m) backing Group Black Inc., a collective of media companies with the shared [...]
Blackstone Backs Simpli.fi; Tapcart Raises USD$50m
In today's ExchangeWire daily news digest: Blackstone backs Simpli.fi; Tapcart raises USD$50m (£36m); and ShipBob secures USD$200m (£144m). Blackstone backs Simpli.fi US private equity firm Blackstone has acquired a majority stake in programmatic advertising and agency workflow software provider Simpli.fi, at a [...]
Danish Media Companies in Collective Bargaining Push; Amazon Acquires Art19
In today's ExchangeWire daily news digest: Danish media companies in collective bargaining push; Amazon acquires Art19; and Voyager raises USD$167m (£120m) Danish media companies in collective bargaining push A near-30-strong collective of Danish media companies has been formed to negotiate with major [...]
Skillz to Acquire Aarki; Etsy Purchases Depop for USD$1.62bn
In today's ExchangeWire daily news digest: Skillz to acquire Aarki; Etsy purchases Depop for USD$1.625bn (£1.148bn); and Accenture Interactive expands to SEA via Entropia acquisition. Skillz to acquire Aarki Mobile gaming and esports platform Skillz has announced that it has entered into [...]
Zeta Global Targets USD$273m in IPO; InMobi in Rumoured Talks to Acquire Shop101
In today's ExchangeWire daily news digest: Zeta Global targets USD$273m (£192m) in IPO; InMobi in rumoured talks to acquire Shop101; and Tapad exits European market. Zeta Global targets USD$273m (£192m) in IPO Data-driven omnichannel marketing platform Zeta Global has set price terms [...]
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