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  • Glow Merges with ADTZ; Inneractive Snapped Up by RNTS

    ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: London-based Glow merges with Spanish ADTZ; RNTS buys Inneractive; EU releases more details on 'Privacy Shield'; UK cultural secretary slams ad blocking; Facebook faces German anti-trust [...]

  • £416.2m Digital Revenues in 2015 for Publishers; Use of Ad Blockers Rises

    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: £416.2m digital revenues in 2015 for UK publishers; use of [...]

  • Large Rectangular Ads into Round Eyeballs: The Non-standard Ad Format Conundrum

    Viewability is on a long journey and along the way it has been properly defined, received basic standards and become a core KPI in the quest to effectively measure campaign effectiveness. However, these milestones are bittersweet for non-standard ad formats, [...]

  • IAB UK's Latest Report Shows Ad Blocking on the Rise

    Yesterday (1 March), the IAB UK released the latest ad blocking report, conducted online by YouGov, which revealed that 22% of British adults online are currently using ad blocking software – up from 18% in October 2015. The report also [...]

  • Now & Next: Programmatic Out-of-Home

    Now & Next is a feature written by the ExchangeWire Research team. Every three weeks, we review the latest research, provide impartial insight and analysis of current trends and provide predictions for the future of advertising and marketing technology. This [...]

  • Header Tag Bidding: Why Transparency Matters More Than Ever

    Transparency within programmatic advertising is generally considered to be very widely talked about, but not very widely achieved. Ahead of the Index Exchange Digital Techfront being hosted at the IAB on 14 March on the topic of transparency, ExchangeWire speaks to [...]

  • The Writing's On the Wall for Facebook's SSP Product

    In July 2014, Facebook acquired LiveRail, for an unconfirmed amount of USD$500m (£347m). Known as a prominent video ad exchange at the time, what was less known about LiveRail was that it also housed an ad server. In January 2016, Facebook announced [...]

  • Martech is The New Ad Tech: The Reality of Ad Blocking

    The worlds of ad tech and martech have long been on a collision course. The lines between the two are becoming more blurred with a cross-pollination of capabilities within both company sectors. However, there is resistance between them operating in [...]

  • How Can EU Ad Tech Companies Crack the US Market?

    Expansion into the US is an aspiration for many budding ad tech companies that have put down roots in EU markets. But, with cross-border barriers to entry and stiff competition in the home market, how can these EU ad techs [...]

  • Google AMP Use in Europe; Rubicon Project Financial Results

    ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Google AMP is here; Rubicon Project returns profit in 2015; Bidder for App by OpenX; xAd releases ad-buying tool; and Teads reports [...]