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PubX Raises $5 Million And Buys Digital Governance Startup Compliant
PubX, a UK-based agentic AI ad startup, has acquired Compliant, a media quality and governance startup, and raised $5 million in a Series A funding round.
Oct 6, 2026ad tech acquisitionagentic advertisingagentic AIAndrew MoleCompliantdata governancemedia governancemedia qualityNew WBD Report Makes The Case For Getting The Measurement Basics Right
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) emphasizes the need for standardized ad measurement in a new white paper, highlighting significant discrepancies in audience metrics across measurement providers, particularly in connected TV.
Oct 6, 2026David PorterMariel Estradawarner-bros-discoveryConnected TVad measurementNew WBD Report Makes The Case For Getting The Measurement Basics Right
Warner Bros. Discovery's new white paper emphasizes the need for improved standards in ad measurement across the media industry, highlighting significant discrepancies in audience reach estimation among leading measurement providers.
Oct 6, 2026ad measurementWarner Bros Discoveryvideo measurementad industry standardsValue Over Volume, With NYT’s Courtney Glaze
A podcast interview with Courtney Glaze, VP of revenue operations at The New York Times, discussing the importance of selective partnerships in ad technology and the balance of value versus volume in programmatic advertising.
Oct 6, 2026Courtney Glazefirst-party dataMagniteopen programmaticpartnershipsSSPsThe Athleticthe new york timesLocala Launches CTV Planner to Adapt CTV Investment to the Realities of Every Market
As connected TV has become increasingly important in advertisers’ strategies, the ability to plan CTV investment with greater precision is becoming critical. Locala today announces the launch of CTV Planner, a new solution designed to help media teams plan CTV investment based on campaign objectives, while taking into account the specific business and market context of each brand.
Oct 6, 2026AdvertisingCTVInvestmentTechnologyCotswold Outdoor Group Expands Retail Media Strategy to In-Store with Broadsign and IUF
Retail media technology provider Broadsign and in-store media integrator IUF announced a collaboration with UK retailer Cotswold Outdoor Group to expand its retail media network with a scalable in-store advertising infrastructure.
Oct 6, 2026Retail MediaBroadsignCotswold Outdoor GroupIUFAdvertisingOmnichannelGoogle And The DOJ Filed Their Proposed Final Judgments In The Ad Tech Case – Here’s What They’re Still Arguing About
Google and the DOJ filed documents determining Google's punishment in the ad tech antitrust case, highlighting key disputes and agreements between the two parties.
Oct 5, 2026ad tech antitrustDepartment of JusticeGoogle ad tech antitrust trialGoogle remediesJudge Leonie BrinkemaprebidThe Podcast Impression Is Breaking Down: What Display’s Viewability Crisis Can Teach Buyers
Buyer beware: The sins of digital display and the reckoning of impression viewability are coming back to haunt the podcast advertising industry.
Oct 5, 2026creator marketingdigital audiodisplay advertisingpodcastingviewabilityspotifyskippable adsThe Podcast Impression Is Breaking Down: What Display’s Viewability Crisis Can Teach Buyers
Buyer beware: The sins of digital display and the reckoning of impression viewability are coming back to haunt the podcast advertising industry.
Oct 5, 2026creator marketingDigital Audiodisplay advertisingIABpodcastingRight Side Upskippable adsSpotifyDigest: Paramount & WBD Unite Under Skydance; Apple Plans to Block Hundreds of Data Firms
In today’s Digest, we discuss Apple moving to block hundreds of programmatic data firms, Skydance uniting Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, and the EU preparing to classify Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services as DMA gatekeepers.
Oct 5, 2026AppleParamountWarner Bros. DiscoverySkydanceEUMicrosoft AzureAmazon Web Services