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The WIR: ProSieben’s Ad Revenues Fall, Google Moves into FAST, and the FTC Prepares a Crackdown on Data Collection in Advertising

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The Week in Tech. French ad tech business Criteo has been handed a proposed €60 million fine by France’s data protection authority over violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), following an investigation to Criteo’s collection of data, and use of data for targeted advertising.

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The WIR: Publicis Plans €300 Million AI Investment, Skydance Media Makes a Bid for Paramount, and Sky’s UK&I CEO Steps Down

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Skydance Media is a production business which has co-financed a number of Paramount Pictures’ biggest films over the last ten years, including Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and Star Trek Beyond. “As The offer comes just one month after Warner Bros.

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The WIR: German Broadcasters Cooperate on Streaming, Google Vows to Fight Breakup of Ads Business, and Publicis Posts Another Strong Quarter

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Bloomberg reported that a recent letter to EU watchdogs stated Google’s intention to refuse to sell its ad tech arm, which Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, deems the only viable way of restoring competition. The tool will become generally available in Google Ads in early 2024.

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Google’s Privacy Sandbox Risks “Fragmenting the Internet” Says IAB Tech Lab

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Earlier this month, IAB Tech Lab carried out gap analysis of Google’s Privacy Sandbox, the tech giant’s set of tools designed to replace third-party cookies, which are due to be fully phased out of Chrome in Q3 2024. It’s also building an ad server and an ad exchange inside the browser.

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The WIR: OpenX Launches TV+, Canal+ Continues its International Push, and Buyers Struggle to Verify YouTube Ad Placements

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The partnership enables Vevo to provide advertisers with enhanced buying techniques similar to those of linear TV,” said the ad tech company. This includes competitive separation, frequency management and the ability to purchase the first slot within ad pods, much like standard TV commercial breaks.” Read on VideoWeek.

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The WIR: BuzzFeed News Shuts Down, Index Exchange Pledges its Commitment to DSP Relationships, Publicis and Omnicom Post Strong Q1

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Google Releases Results for Cookie-Free Campaign Tests Google released a new set of results this week testing the performance of cookie-free campaigns, compared with campaigns which use third-party cookies. Google found that advertiser spend, as a proxy for reach, was down y 2-7 percent compared with cookie-based targeting.

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The WIR: Broadcaster Earnings Hint at Slowing TV Ad Revenues, WFA Warns of “Worst Ever” Talent Crisis, and Seedtag Raises Over $250 Million

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Ad Industry Facing “Worst Ever Talent Crisis” The advertising and marketing industries are potentially facing their “worst ever talent crisis” according to new research from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and MediaSense. The Week in Tech. Google Introduces New Tool to Expose Hidden Ad Tech Fees.

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