Media Briefing: DoubleVerify casts itself as news ally in Cannes — as scrutiny mounts

At Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity this week, the tech vendor has been working to convince advertisers — and skeptics — that it can help fix the brand safety system, which many say it helped break.

Future of TV Briefing: Upfront ad buyers debate the value of out-of-home viewership

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at the question of how TV and streaming audiences watching in a bar or other public place should be counted — and, more importantly, charged for — compared to people watching at home.

Ad Tech Briefing: The CMA tosses Google’s Privacy Sandbox a lifeline, as many declare it DOA

Google’s cookie U-turn eases U.K. Government scrutiny as U.S. antitrust remedy rulings near. 

Media Buying Briefing: How Acadia is winning over creative work as well as media

Brands are ditching creative agencies by forming social creative content and messaging with media-side shops. 

Digiday+ Research: Cannes attendance slated to increase for third year, but cost is a big obstacle for marketers

Attendance at Cannes looks like it will increase for the third year in a row, but cost is keeping many people (especially marketers) at home this year.

Media Briefing: Reddit becomes a more noticeable source of publisher traffic  

As generative AI eats into search traffic, publishers are increasingly turning to platforms like Reddit to drive audiences to their sites. 

Future of TV Briefing: The upfront measurement currency changeover will prolong the market and affect how ads are priced

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how the transition to Nielsen’s big data plus panel measurement currency is complicating price negotiations in this year’s TV and streaming ad upfront market.

Ad Tech Briefing: The DSP wars — a game of finance over features?

Amazon is taking aim at The Trade Desk’s spot in the ‘DSP duopoly’ of programmatic advertising.