×
  • Is Network-Level Ad Blocking a Lose-Lose Situation?

    On Friday (19 February) the mobile network operator (MNO) Three delivered the news that, in partnership with Shine Technologies, it would introduce network-level ad blocking to all customers in the UK and Italy. Cue gasps and shaking of heads across Europe – [...]

  • Global Bot Fraud to Cost USD$7.2bn in 2016; TV no Longer Dominant Screen

    ExchangeWire Research’s weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world, with additional insight provided by Rebecca Muir, head of research and analysis, ExchangeWire. In this week’s edition: global bot fraud to cost USD$7.2bn in 2016; TV no [...]

  • Isobar China Partners With UnionPay to Co-develop DMP & DSP; GroupM Galvanises AU Publishers to Improve Viewability

    In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Isobar China partners with UnionPay to develop DMP & DSP; GroupM galvanises AU publishers in bid to [...]

  • Failure to Act Against Ad Fraud is Equal to Supporting Cybercrime

    With malvertising reportedly rising over 300% in the last year – and with ad fraud widely reported to be at least a 10-times bigger threat than identity theft – cleaning up the next biggest cybercrime, internet advertising, should be everybody’s priority. Mikko [...]

  • Overcoming Technical Barriers to Creative Innovation in Programmatic Advertising

    While budgets and ad spend increase, and programmatic seems ever-on-the-rise, viewability figures appear to be headed south. From the complex web of causes for the contradiction of rising ad spend and declining viewability, Ben Pheloung, head of demand, EU, PulsePoint, (pictured [...]

  • Coull Raises Funding; EU is Suspicious of Big Data

    ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: January funding round for Coull; EU scrutinises big data; Publicis launches fund for startups; Google AMP is one month away; and new head of [...]

  • Brazil’s Ecommerce Grows By 26% on Christmas; Local Authorities Concerned About Fraud 

    In the first Monday of 2016, we bring the LATAM Roundup to you with an overview of the digital sales in Brazil during Christmas; fraud and piracy’s impact in the local market; and a recap of programmatic media’s numbers in [...]

  • Industry Thought Leaders Share Predictions for 2016

    The online advertising industry evolves at a rapid pace, driven by changes in consumer behaviour and advancements in technology. ExchangeWire spoke to several senior marketing professionals from leading ad tech companies about their expectations for 2016, we’ve summarised their prediction [...]

  • Why the Existential Crisis of Ad Tech is Overblown

    This is not a prediction piece. It is not even a listicle of half-baked predictions – cleverly disguised as a post – based on either some patchy M&A conversations I overheard in a bar, or my 'expert' insight. I am not [...]

  • The Cat-&-Mouse Game of Mobile Ad Fraud

    A recent study by mobile app marketer AppLift, in conjunction with fraud detection expert Forensiq, concluded that a staggering one-third of mobile traffic is at risk of fraud. With mobile programmatic on the rise, media buyers are concerned. Ad fraud affects [...]