2020 highlights - Total investment and M&A activity across the video games industry tracked by the TGE Index through April-December 2020 reached USD$37.890bn from 406 disclosed transactions (501 total). Adding averaged publicly-available data for Q1 gives a full-year approximation of USD$40.572bn [...]

With tougher regulations and higher consumers consciousness, data, and what companies do with it, was a key topic throughout 2020. With players across the industry working tirelessly to develop privacy-centric solutions that can provide marketers with valuable data whilst building [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the head of the ICO reveals that a deal between her office and Facebook means she cannot publicly disclose whether Facebook sought an audit in the aftermath of Cambridge Analytica; Dentsu merges a number of [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google indicates that it will use FLoC for targeted advertising once third-party cookies disappear; the IPA's Q4 2020 Bellwether Report asserts that ad spend will recover despite current pessimism; and America's largest cinema chain, AMC, [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google threatens to withdraw their Search feature from Australia in response to the News Media Bargaining Code; the ICO resumes their investigation into RTB and the wider ad tech ecosystem; and NBC Universal announces their [...]

Following LiveRamp's Christian Carlsson's appearance on ExchangeWire’s latest episode of TraderTalk TV, Zara Erismann (pictured below), MD Publisher, Europe at LiveRamp, writes about how authenticated traffic solutions leverage identity to help advertisers' reach their audiences. Against a backdrop of global turmoil, [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: Google takes over Fitbit, despite ongoing protests against the acquisition; the FCC rakes in $80bn in a 5G airwaves auction; [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the FCC brings its case for a relaxation of media ownership rules to the Supreme Court; Gannett announces it aims to acquire 10 million* paid digital subscribers by 2026; and Facebook reveals it will cease [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the US Office of Trade Representative voices opposition to Australia's News Media Bargaining Code; Netflix reports out-performing subscriber and revenue forecasts for Q4 2020; and ad-supported media sees engagement decline in the US and beyond.   US [...]