In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: APAC ad sales to climb almost 6%; Consumers want to be able to text brands; Dentsu buys [...]

It has been touted as a simple and effective way to combat ad fraud; but ads.txt has reportedly hit some speed bumps in terms of adoption and deployment. Its lead campaigner IAB, however, says it will limit unhealthy industry practices [...]

With media buyers seeking out more efficient paths to supply and demanding greater transparency in fees and auctions, it is time for DSPs to be more than automated workflow tools. DSPs have not evolved much from when they were built during [...]

Ad fraud affects every stakeholder in the advertising industry. But rather than doctor the symptoms, the industry needs to get together to work on the roots of the problem. Nigel Gilbert (pictured below), VP of strategic development EMEA, AppNexus, takes [...]

Ad fraud: a billion-dollar problem and a surefire way to get rich quick. For the criminals doing it, that is, writes Sacha Berlik (pictured below), managing director EMEA, The Trade Desk, exclusively for ExchangeWire. For advertisers, it’s a huge hole [...]

Recent reports have suggested Japan has the highest rate of ad fraud globally, with a whopping 81% of all impressions being tracked as fraudulent. ExchangeWire asks whether this is really the case. The report, published by Pixalate, revealed that the level [...]

ExchangeWire Research’s weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world, with additional insight provided by Hugh Williams, senior data analyst, ExchangeWire. In this week’s edition: Mobile gamers gearing up for holiday season; Willingness to share location rises; [...]

There is urgent need to define viewability and create standardised metrics for mobile ads in Asia-Pacific, where marketers remain hooked on the numbers game, focusing their attention on clicks rather than other more effective metrics. This obsession over clicks has resulted [...]

With the brand safety scandal raging on since March of this year, one term that keeps cropping up as a potential solution is ‘whitelisting’. ExchangeWire delves into whether whitelisting really is the white knight the industry needs to fend off [...]

Fake news is a hot topic across the globe. The concept of fake news is particularly pertinent and discussions focus on genuinely falsified news and genuine news that is claimed to be fake for personal or company gains. This issue of ExchangeWire’s [...]