Daily News Roundup

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Disney’s Carriage Ride Disney and Charter resolved their cable carriage dispute on Monday, re-upping Disney-owned networks (namely, ESPN) to Charter’s 15 million subscribers. As part of the deal, Charter’s most popular cable package will include access to the ad-supported tiers of Disney+ and […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. All Is Fair In Love And Panels Nielsen has changed its mind: It won’t force Amazon streaming data into its TV ratings, Ad Age reports. After over a week of drama, which involved exchanging letters with the Video Advertising Bureau, Nielsen is going back […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Google Bites Back Google isn’t done refuting Adalytics’ accusations that YouTube targets ads to kids watching YouTube. On Thursday, it released an analysis of Adalytics’ report, highlighting how advertising works on YouTube’s made-for-kids (MFK) content to prove it is not, in fact, serving […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. To The Core Nielsen is trimming its workforce – again – and by quite a lot this time, Ad Age reports. On Wednesday, the TV ratings giant announced plans to cut its global personnel by around 9% “in an effort to bring costs […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Email Spreads Its Feathers Ultra-trendy CTV networks are turning to an old-school method for retaining users: email marketing. NBCU’s Peacock is using good-old-fashioned email blasts to reduce churn and increase viewership, Marketing Brew reports. Free and paid subscribers receive three to five emails […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Pulling The Strings  Disney-owned TV channels went dark on Charter Spectrum last week when the two companies failed to reach an agreement on a new carriage pact, Variety reports. The blackout affected over 25 networks, including ESPN. It was particularly bad timing, too: […]

AdExchanger is taking the day off for Labor Day! The daily news round-up will return September 5. Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Perverse Incentives In March, the IAB Tech Lab issued updated video ad inventory classifications and urged the ad industry to follow them. But so far, only […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Two Kinds Of ECGs The TV industry is riled up over Nielsen’s plans to incorporate Amazon’s streaming data in time for the next season of Thursday Night Football. On Wednesday, the ratings giant responded to the letter the Video Advertising Bureau (VAB) sent […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Begun, The Clone War Has The robots are taking over, and publishers are fighting back. A growing list of media outlets are attempting to stop AI bots from copying their content, CNN reports. Last week, The New York Times, Reuters and CNN led […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Add To CART Instacart filed for its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday. Shares should start trading next month (under the stock ticker CART, of course). Call it a thawing of the tech IPO market, which has been frozen for a year and […]