When you consider the rising costs of ad-free streaming, the shift to ad-supported platforms isn’t all that surprising. Monthly ad-free access to the top eight US streaming services now costs roughly $122.
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Wentao Xiao, co-founder and CEO of Cactivate, started the company to help small brands get the most out of their customer acquisition campaigns. But the company evolved into an AI-powered campaign optimization solution.
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Pixalate’s June 2025 rankings spotlights some standouts in programmatic quality. the Here are the top premium pubs across a few key channels with some added context.
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For this edition of the AdMonsters' Publisher Spotlight, Kara Chiles, SVP of product management at Gannett and the USA TODAY Network gives a deep dive on the publisher's AI strategy.
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Bid throttling is publishers’ strategic response to this overwhelming flood of bid requests and the need for more precise inventory management.
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Bloomberg laid off about a dozen staffers as part of a global restructuring effort—a notable move for a company that many have seen as a steady force in an unpredictable media economy.
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Cloudflare, a major internet infrastructure provider, has decided to block AI bots from accessing websites unless publishers explicitly allow them to do so.
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As SVP of digital operations and client success at Dow Jones, Jesse Waldele brings a coach’s mindset to everything from cross-functional alignment to client relationships.
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On June 24, the CMA announced it is consulting on whether to designate Google with SMS in general search and search advertising. This comes after years of publisher complaints about Google’s dominance.
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Offerwall for Google Ad Manager (GAM) allows readers choose how they unlock articles—watch a quick ad, answer a short survey, drop a micro-payment, or sign up for a subscription.
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