This week on The Stack: Industry Draws Conclusions on Privacy Sandbox; Meta In Breach of DMA; Today's MadTech Daily Podcast  

Analyses regarding Privacy Sandbox made quite a splash in our digest news this week. The IAB Tech Lab released its final analysis, concluding that the solution in its current state would greatly restrict the digital media industry and place smaller media companies and brands at risk. Similarly, Index Exchange confirmed the solution’s limited testing scope, with overall impressions and spend remaining limited, as well as a worrisome effect on CPMs. Index Exchange’s testing also concluded that the solution is not helping sufficiently with its current scale and level of adoption.  

In the antitrust arena, Meta was put under the microscope as a result of its “pay of consent” advertising model. The European Commission informed the social giant that it was the second company (following Apple) to be found in breach of the Digital Markets Act. 

In the UK streaming landscape, a new competitor arrived on the scene. Tubi – acquired by Fox in 2020 – launched with a catalogue of over 20,000 films and TV episodes. The service is available on all major CTV platforms, as well as through a mobile app and via web browser.  

New on ExchangeWire 

Chapell & Associates’ Alan Chapell on the Ad Tech Law Landscape 

 Need to Know: The Defining Measures of Attention 

Adform's Jochen Schlosser on the Future of Targeting

New on PressBox 

Overwolf Hires Former Epic Games & Twitch Senior Leaders to Grow Global Brand Partnerships Team

Only 48% of UK Publishers are Actively Preparing for the Cookieless Future - New Teads’ Study Finds 

Verve Appoints Alex Stil as Chief Commercial Officer to Lead the Expansion of its Demand-Side Business