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  • Yahoo! & AOL Kick Off Q3 2015 Earnings With Positive Results

    Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) yesterday (October 20, 2015) reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. Search and Display revenue grew year-on-year, however, overall company revenue suffered. Mobile revenue now represents almost one quarter (24%) of total revenue. Verizon (NYSE: [...]

  • Commoditisation is Cannibalising Differentiation

    Hardly a week goes by in ad tech land without news of a partnership or acquisition as companies battle to build the ultimate end-to-end technology stack. In this piece, we explore whether the buy side/sell side divide still exists, how [...]

  • Monetising Free Apps

    In this piece, David Diaz, vice president of developer relations at Fyber discusses what app publishers look for in an ad mediation provider and how to monetise free apps.  Ad mediation has become an increasingly popular service among app publishers over the [...]

  • Ad Tech World Not Progressing Fast Enough on Mobile

    For one veteran of the mobile enterprise software industry, the ad tech world simply is not moving fast enough and remains bogged down by ineffective ad serving and management technology. Matthew Talbot, senior vice president for BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), says he [...]

  • Southeast Asia Moves Towards Regional Exchanges as Traditional Ad Networks Lose Appeal

    Brands and agencies in Southeast Asia are limiting their exposure to ad networks due to the lack of transparency and opting to build their own trading or buying platforms. Regional publishers also are increasingly wary of working with technology giants [...]

  • Are Retailers Addicted to AdSense Revenue?

    Many of the UK’s leading retailers are knowingly cannibalising their revenue potential because they are addicted to the ‘safe’ revenue from AdSense. Online retailers make money by selling products to online consumers. However, many retailers have, perhaps unwittingly, diversified from their [...]

  • ATS London: Seeking the Truth in Data

    Earlier this week, at ATS London, AppNexus created a stir within the digital advertising industry when Catherine Williams, chief data scientist (pictured) shared results of their ongoing Inventory Quality (IQ) initiative. Through a combination of aggressive policy enforcement and sophisticated [...]

  • MediaMath: APAC Brands & Agencies Should Leverage Each Other's Capabilities; Grey Group Acquires Thailand's nudeJEH

    In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: MediaMath: Brands, agencies should leverage each other's capabilities; Grey Group acquires Thailand's nudeJEH; Droga5 shutters Sydney office; [...]

  • Complex Programmatic Setup Blurs Marketers' View of Bids

    Setting up a programmatic buying strategy is proving to be complex and often involves multiple parties, making it tough for brands to grasp all the activities running in the background. Singapore pay TV operator and broadband services provider, StarHub, is calling [...]

  • Lack of PII Proves Challenging for Indonesia DMP Players

    Indonesia does not have a robust PII (personally identifiable information) system, making it difficult to track personal details and establish reliable consumer profiles. Despite this challenge, the local market offers great opportunities for ad tech vendors as it has one of [...]