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Google Hit With Fresh UK Probe Over Anticompetitive Behaviour in Ad Tech

VideoWeek

The UK’s antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, has today launched an investigation into whether Google has abused its dominant position in ad tech. The watchdog says it will assess whether Google’s practices in these parts of the ad tech stack may distort competition.

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A Pubmatic Server Anomaly, $1 Billion CPMs, and a Complicated Programmatic Ecosystem

Ad Monsters

A spokesperson for the SSP said that the anomaly occurred at one of its US data centers, causing publisher ad servers to receive abnormally high CPMs on a limited number of impressions. Experts expect the financial repercussions for individual publishers and ad tech firms will be insignificant.

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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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Deutsche Telekom and Equativ Bring Addressable Ads to MagentaTV

VideoWeek

Addressable ads will be traded programmatically through Equativ, a French ad tech firm which owns an ad server, supply-side platform (SSP) and demand-side platform (DSP). The telco said the investment demonstrates its commitment to Equativ’s solutions.

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If Google Opens Up YouTube Inventory to Third-Party Ad Tech, Who Comes Out On Top?

VideoWeek

Reuters reported on Monday that Google has offered to open up access to YouTube for third-party ad tech companies, as part of a settlement for an ongoing EU antitrust investigation. For example, a bill was recently proposed in the US Senate which would force Google to divest its ad tech business.

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European Video Awards 2023: The Winners

VideoWeek

Best Agency Team – Wavemaker UK Best Buy-Side Technology – SmartyAds’ Demand-Side Platform (DSP) Best Commerce Media Campaign – Twitch, POG Picks Black Friday Battle Deals Best Cross-Media Video Campaign – Birkenstock & The New York Times Advertising, “Ugly for a Reason” Best CTV Ad Server – Publica (..)

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Uncertainties remain but Microsoft’s Netflix pact is the clearest window to its designs on ad tech

Digiday

Although since those inquiries, certain details have emerged with Insider reporting that revenue guarantees — these usually played a key role in winning RFPs during the early days of ad tech — from rival contenders were “underwhelming” (Google’s included), a sign that Netflix wants revenue, and fast.

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