In this week's MadTech Sketch, Ciaran O'Kane illustrates Google Chrome's addressability issue, and discusses why it's a major problem for the industry. Last week Google announced it was pushing its timeline for deprecating third-party cookies in its Chrome browser.  The cookie [...]

Ad tech’s worst-kept secret was finally confirmed last week; Google’s deprecation of the third-party cookie has been postponed. Again. Google was originally planning to get rid of third-party cookies in its Chrome browser by 2022, but after an initial delay to [...]

In our latest MadTech Sketch, Ciarán O’Kane imagines how the Google ad tech business could look if it is broken up due to impending regulation. Ever since the WSJ broke the story about Google potentially hiving off its ad tech business [...]

This week: the CMA approves a merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and BT Group, Alibaba shutters its online retailer Tmall... It's been a week of real highs and lows across the ad tech sector. In the UK, the Competition and Markets [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google sets the deprecation of third-party cookies back to 2024; Alibaba aims for primary listing in Hong Kong; and Bristol-based metaverse start-up Condense Reality raises £3.7m.   Google holds off on blocking third-party cookies to test APIs Tech [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: DiDi Global receive an almost £1bn fine over their data practices; Meta reportedly reallocate resources from news to building a creator economy; and Google announce a two-week hiring freeze.   DiDi Global fined nearly £1bn by CAC Ride-hailing [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in media, marketing, and commerce from around the globe. In this edition: Twitter launches legal action against Elon Musk after the billionaire rescinds his buyout offer; Netflix forges a new [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Netflix chooses Microsoft to co-develop its ad-supported tier; Spotify buys music trivia game Heardle; and Google retaliates to legal action from Match by launching a counter complaint.   Netflix partners with Microsoft for ad-supported tier Netflix has partnered [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Twitter sues Elon Musk after the billionaire scraps his offer to buyout the company; Google slows down hiring as the possibility of a recession grows; and the European Commission is urged to investigate its former [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Elon Musk may be forced to complete the Twitter buyout he walked away from last week; Google offers several compromises to prevent a potential antitrust lawsuit; and Atlassian abandons the UK for broader opportunities in [...]