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‘Some will close their gates, others will open to programmatic’: Ofer Druker on the future of CTV

Digiday

Nexxen CEO and industry veteran Ofer Druker explains how the company’s new identity was conceived to reflect its end-to-end platform — it has an ad server, demand-side platform, and supply-side platform — and expertise in video.

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UK finally opens antitrust probe of Google’s role in the adtech stack

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“The CMA is assessing whether Google’s practices in these parts of the ad tech stack may distort competition. “The CMA is also concerned that Google may have used its publisher ad server and its DSPs to illegally favour its own ad exchange services, while taking steps to exclude the services offered by rivals.”

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Amazon places its data clean room at the center of its adland charm offensive

Digiday

Sharma explained that his team has sought to improve the ease of use of the Amazon Ads platform, including more cohesive integration of its demand-side platform and other offerings, plus investment in Sizmek, the buy-side ad server it purchased in a 2019 fire-sale.

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Smart Adserver Rebrands to Equativ

VideoWeek

Smart Adserver, a publisher-focused ad server and supply-side platform (SSP), has today announced it is rebranding to Equativ. The move comes as Smart Adserver fully combines with LiquidM and DynAdmic, two ad tech companies it acquired in 2019 and 2021 respectively. Independence and SPO in the spotlight.

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Tremor International Rebrands as Nexxen

VideoWeek

Tremor International this morning announced it is rebranding as Nexxen, bringing its portfolio of ad tech businesses including Unruly, Amobee, Tremor Video and Spearad under one brand in the process. Taptica acquired Tremor Video’s demand-side platform for $50 million in 2017.

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The WIR: Altice Explores Teads Sale, Premier League Revamps Rights Auction, and UK Digital Publisher Revenues Show Continued Growth

VideoWeek

.” Magnite Launches New Demand Manager Tool Magnite, an independent sell-side advertising company, has announced a new machine-learning tool called ‘Demand Manager’. The feature uses machine learning to automate prebid optimisation recommendations, based on ad server auction data and session data.

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The WIR: RTL Pulls M6 Sale, Xperi Completes its Split, and the Mail Gets Sued

VideoWeek

“It hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected,” Google said of the cloud gaming service that apparently launched in November 2019. Netflix Ad Tier Could Attract Majority of Subscribers. . Google will close its Stadia video game streaming service on 18th January 2023, the company said in a blog post.

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