Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Primed For Interruption Amazon is finalizing details for Prime Video ads. Commercials come to Prime in the US on January 29, followed by the UK, Germany and Canada in February, Deadline reports. “Prime Video movies and TV shows will include limited advertisements,” reads […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Sandboxers In The Ring The Trade Desk is saying farewell to the Chrome Privacy Sandbox, and it’s firing parting shots on the way out. In its view, the APIs in the Privacy Sandbox will devalue open internet advertising, while Google’s ad tech business […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Share Tactics Another secret Google revenue-sharing deal was revealed during antitrust testimony. Google head of global partnerships Don Harrison disclosed during the Epic Games vs. Google trial that the standard 15% fee doesn’t apply to Spotify. Spotify only pays Google 4% of subscription […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Ad-Supported Bird Gets The Worm Free-to-play reigns supreme in the mobile game market. Angry Birds, a mobile gaming OG that found early success using paid downloads, is now putting all its eggs into the ad-supported basket, Ars Technica reports. Rovio had already […]
What does a bloody third-person shooter game about robbing banks at gunpoint have in common with a hyper-casual game that involves flipping a strip of cartoon bacon from a skillet to try and make it land on random objects? The answer: Not much, but both are classified as “action” games, according to Apple and Google in their respective app stores.
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Vibe Wars TikTok has launched an ad product called Branded Mission, which identifies potential influencers and puts paid media behind content even if it isn’t part of a campaign. “Turn top-performing videos into ads,” is how TikTok puts it in a release. […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Flix it Why does Netflix cancel shows people seem to love? Why does Netflix stick with full-season drops while every other streaming service reverts to a weekly episode cadence? The answers are tied up in Netflix’s commitment to […]
Netflix has finally put to rest rumors (hopes and dreams) that it would one day monetize with advertising – but now Zoom is stepping up to the plate. The Zoom CEO rejected the idea of monetizing its free video conferencing during the beginning of the pandemic. But the company is now changing course with plans to […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Apple Strikes Back Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday debated a sweeping set of antitrust bills aimed at Big Tech companies. One bill will provide more government funding to enforce antitrust laws. A second one, advanced by the committee, will prevent how […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Facebook Turns A Page Carolyn Everson, Facebook’s president of global marketing solutions, quit the company on Wednesday (The Verge’s Alex Heath had the scoop on Twitter). Facebook execs come and go, but Everson’s sudden departure is a notable change, since she’s been the most […]
