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  • Adverity raises $30M in Series C funding Round Led by Sapphire Ventures

    Adverity, a leading force in marketing data intelligence and business ready data, today [21st April 2020] announced a Series C financing round of USD$30m (£24.3m), bringing the total amount raised to $50m (£40.5m). The latest funding round is led by [...]

  • Amazon to Slice Affiliate Commission Rates; Beachfront and Amobee Team-up for VOD

    In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region. In this edition: Amazon plans to cut affiliate commission rates; Beachfront Media and Amobee join forces to bring VOD into programmatic; Beeswax [...]

  • Mobile Ad Spend Wavers as Coronavirus Persists; WorldGaze Sets to Boost AI Context

    In today's EchangeWire news digest: Pixalate report reveals how Coronavirus has impacted mobile ad spend; new software WorldGaze promises to optimise context awareness for on-device AI; and Carousell unveils a new initiative to assist non-profits that are helping the most [...]

  • Nano Interactive Announces Funding for Global Expansion of Intent Targeting Platform

    European leaders in intent targeting Nano Interactive Group Limited (“Nano”) have announced new funding of £5.5m to further boost their privacy friendly targeting platform. Nano received £5.5m in capital investment from Maven Capital Partners, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank and existing [...]

  • Overzealous Ad Blocking Sees Publishers Lose Out; E-Commerce on the Rise in US Lockdown

    In today's ExchangeWire news digest: publishers lose out as advertisers block coronavirus-related keywords; America sees a dramatic rise in e-commerce; and Anagog raises USD$10m in a Series C funding round. Overzealous ad blocking sees publishers lose out Publishers are expected to lose [...]

  • Safari Blocks Third-Party Cookies; Contextual Ads "More Engaging"

    In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region. In this edition: Blocking third-party cookies becomes default on Safari; study finds contextual ads more engaging & memorable; OnAudience.com develops brand taxonomy; [...]

  • Study Finds Contextual Ads Are More Engaging & Memorable

    GumGum, Inc., an artificial intelligence company specialising in solutions for advertising and media, today released new neuroscientific research findings that explain why contextual targeting is an effective digital advertising tactic. The findings come from a study GumGum conducted in partnership [...]

  • OnAudience.com Develops Brand Taxonomy

    OnAudience.com has announced the release of brand taxonomy. It includes over 270 high-quality brand segments divided into categories, such as Automotive or Electronics. Using OnAudience.com brand taxonomy, marketers can choose the right segment and reach out to, for example, over [...]

  • When Digital Ads Go Rogue, and the Quest for Nuanced AI

    In this exclusive article written for ExchangeWire, Omar Amath, head of ad and data operations (pictured below), agenda21, highlights how third-party content verification platforms can assist in ensuring brand safety, while aiding publishers reclaim revenue lost to over-zealous block-listing. News stories [...]

  • GumGum Announces USD$22m Funding Round; Verizon Media Partners with VIOOH

    In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: GumGum announces USD$22m (£17m) funding round; Verizon Media partners with VIOOH; Rakuten launches Rakuten Advertising; Yieldbird to invest [...]