Seb Joseph

Earlier this week, Spotify confirmed it is piloting its own ad exchange or supply-side platform to enhance its revenue margins further as it turns a profit for the first time.

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The ad tech showdown over “curation” may fizzle out before it even sparks: Google is now in the mix.

Amazon may be raking in large swathes of ad dollars these days — $14.3 billion in the last quarter alone — but it could be even more if its ad tech were better positioned.

Despite the publishing industry’s grim outlook, many outliers are simultaneously fighting to change and reluctantly accepting the status quo.

In July, a single announcement from the Google Chrome team turned the $300 billion digital media industry upside down, turning the subsequent months into a tense waiting game for ad tech decision-makers.

Done right, curation is a win-win: more efficient reach for advertisers and a revenue bump for publishers.

Media management firm Ebiquity has promoted chief strategy officer Ruben Schreurs to CEO, succeeding Nick Waters.

U.S. lawmakers are reportedly urging an antitrust judge to make Google sell off its Chrome browser after the tech giant's illegal search monopoly was exposed.

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