The Trade Desk

In today’s Digest, we discuss Apple blocking Trade Desk ads on Safari, AppLovin and Unity becoming locked in a data collection dispute, and IAB Europe setting new CTV measurement standards.

During our Programmatic IO conference Tuesday, AdExchanger Senior Editor James Hercher got a tip and followed leads, then tapped out a story in the green room and posted it before we closed out the conference. The story? Apple updated iOS, which blocked The Trade Desk from serving ads on Safari, the open web – ironic timing given that Hercher wrote it at a conference about, in part, the growth of an open web.

Holiday sales could grow even as consumers trade down, stretch purchases across the season, and use discounts to stock up on essentials.

The Trade Desk is unable to serve ads to the Safari browser for Apple device owners that have downloaded iOS 27, which was released on September 14. Apple has been investigating the issue, but a resolution has not yet been found from The Trade Desk’s perspective.

In this TraderTalkTV episode, Jochen Schlosser, CTO / CPO at Adform, joins ExchangeWire co-founder & advisor Ciaran O'Kane at the legendary whiteboard to explain agentic ad tech protocols.

In this TraderTalk TV episode, Simone Krakowiak, GM business development, advertiser at The Trade Desk, joins ExchangeWire CEO Rachel Smith at the legendary whiteboard to discuss the shift from single-channel to the omnichannel approach.

The Trade Desk reported a modest revenue growth of 3% year-over-year for Q2, leading to a significant drop in shares. CEO Jeff Green acknowledged the adverse effects of macroeconomic factors on large advertisers while presenting growth in smaller brands and international markets.

In this Trader Talk TV episode, Travis O'Neil, vice president of product at GumGum, joins ExchangeWire COO Lindsay Rowntree at the legendary whiteboard to explain the Mindset Graph and relevancy spaces.

Kevel collaborates with Dollar General and The Trade Desk to unify retail media across onsite and offsite activation, enhancing campaign measurement.

CTV advertising is booming, with the channel growing by 13% in 2025 to $26.6 billion and projected to hit $51 billion by 2029. Meanwhile, Amazon’s ad business is rapidly outpacing The Trade Desk, highlighting a significant shift in buy-side priorities in the CTV market.