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The WIR: Criteo Slapped with €40 Million GDPR Fine, Omnicom Goes on an AI Offensive, and RTL Pushes into Programmatic for Addressable Inventory

VideoWeek

In this week’s Week in Review: As the industry heads to Cannes, Criteo gets a GDPR fine, Omnicom goes all out on AI, and RTL announces new programmatic partnership for addressable inventory. The deal will allow advertisers to use the DSP to purchase ads on RTL’s video marketplace, and on broadcasts in Austria, France, Germany and Spain.

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Why we care about adtech: The complete guide

Martech

The pending loss of third-party cookies means contextual advertising will become more important than in the past and adtech is essential to marketers who are looking for ways to access customers through contextual data. Programmatic ad-buying also gives companies a unique and real-time insight into the reach of their advertisements.

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Unveiling the Programmatic Advertising Ecosystem Without Third-Party Data

Smart-Hub

So-called third-party cookies were critically essential for this purpose. But cookies are slowly becoming a thing of the past. And while SmartHub still effectively synchronizes cookies for more accurate audience targeting, companies like Google , Apple , and Mozilla are on the verge of abandoning their use altogether.

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How Data Decentralization Will Shape the Future of Programmatic

PrograMetrix

As discussed in our last blog post , consumer frustration over the widespread use of personal data in digital ad targeting has recently led to several major shifts in data privacy regulation. The most important changes include: The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

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

TechCrunch Ads

“The CMA is assessing whether Google’s practices in these parts of the ad tech stack may distort competition. Behavioral ad industry gets hard reform deadline after IAB’s TCF found to breach Europe’s GDPR. State of Texas.).

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The WIR: Ofcom Considers Allowing Longer TV Ad Breaks, FCC Commissioner Calls for TikTok Ban, and Amazon Wins Champions League Rights

VideoWeek

Garante accused Google of violating GDPR by transferring user data to the USA; “a country without an adequate level of data protection.” French Government Approves Sanctions on Amazon Cookies. The French government has confirmed the sanctions imposed by regulatory body CNIL against Amazon Cookies in 2020.

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Understanding the Complicated World of Advertising Technology (AdTech) & Programmatic Advertising

Clearcode

We saw the first ad appear in 1994, web cookies, which would go on to play a key role in online advertising, were invented by 2 developers from Netscape in 1994. The first ever ad server was invented by a company called FocaLink Media Services in 1995. The EU’s GDPR is often seen as the catalyst for the introduction of other.