Informal talks to establish a consortium of ad tech companies that would help establish an ‘industry standard’ way of measuring legitimate web traffic are understood to be taking place, as ‘click fraud’ continues to dog some of the industry’s biggest [...]

Weve, the joint venture (JV) company between the three-largest UK mobile operators, has lifted the lid on a mobile display ad pilot with Tesco as the participating brand, as the industry’s move towards mobile devices gathers pace. Weve – a joint venture [...]

In an unexpected move, Millennial Media co-founder and CEO Paul Palmieri has stepped down from the chief exec role to join New Enterprise Associates(NEA), with ex-Yahoo revenue chief Michael Barrett taking over the top job at the mobile advertising network. Paul [...]

Google, Microsoft and UK mobile operator joint venture Weve are among companies attempting to win over more brand spend in the notoriously tricky mobile display ad market with the formation of an industry working group that intends to spread further [...]

Even with some unscrupulous publishers, negligent networks and careless agencies, brands can have as much safety as they are willing to pay for, writes Dan de Sybel, director of technology and operations, Infectious Media. The drive towards more transparency in [...]

ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. Facebook tests mobile ad network 1. It’s been yet another eventful week in the ad tech industry with some of the industry’s largest names continuing to make [...]

Xaxis has announced the full integration of 24/7 Media to create “the world’s largest” programmatic outfit, with Caspar Schlickum being elevated to the newly-created role of EMEA CEO, crowning a series of high-level moves within the WPP trading desk. This [...]

APAC digital publishers are undergoing a shift in attitude towards programmatic trading; from viewing it as an outlet for unsold inventory towards ‘holisitic yield management’. As global regions go, APAC is perhaps the most diverse of them all, both in terms [...]

We’ve all heard the projections; global mobile ad spend is set to triple to $37bn by 2017, accounting for half of total US digital ad budgets. The driver; programmatic buying – set to reach more than 50% of US display [...]

ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. 1. Yahoo Parts Ways with COO De Castro Ahead Of Ad Exchange Roll-Out Earlier this week it emerged that Yahoo has axed its former Chief Operating Officer Henrique [...]