In-Banner Video 2.0: Same Problems, New Players
In-banner video—embedding video ads within standard display units—is making a resurgence. Many SSPs have rolled out new video offerings that are essentially in-banner video by another name.
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Inside People Inc.’s (Dotdash Meredith) Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
People Inc. filed a lawsuit against Google August 29, seeking compensation for revenue lost from Google’s monopolistic ad tech business. The lawsuit challenges Google’s decades-long dominance in programmatic auctions.
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Publishers vs. AI: Dealmaking and Rulemaking
The shift to AI-driven content discovery are hurting publishers, small and large. Norine Rogers, founder of the recipe site Norine’s Nest, said unregulated AI has become an existential threat to her business.
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Singing The AI Scraping Blues At Sell Side Summit Nashville
The Nashville Sell Side Summit theme “Beyond the Browser,” resonated with publisher concerns around AI-powered, zero-click answer engines and the need to meet audiences outside of their own websites, which are receiving less referral traffic from search and social.
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What Happens When Publishers Use OpenSincera to Get Access To The Buy Side’s Media Quality Metrics?
For publishers to understand how the market values their ad supply, they need visibility into metrics that have traditionally been more visible to buyers than to sellers. OpenSincera is a potential solution for that.
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What’s Really Clogging the Mobile Supply Chain?
Structural and technical quirks add layers of confusion and bog down mobile app supply paths. But rampant auction duplication is the leading culprit.
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Publishers Take a Stand Against AI Scraping, With Some Help From the IAB Tech Lab
Last week in New York, more than 80 media leaders, platforms and tech vendors gathered as part of an IAB Tech Lab working group to discuss AI platforms scraping their content without permission and compensation.
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As Viewers Ditch Subscriptions For Ad-Supported TV, Ops Teams Must Adapt
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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Breaking Down Programmatic Quality in Pixalate’s June 2025 Trust Index
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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Streamline or Stumble: Inside Bloomberg’s Big Restructure
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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