Innovid, the independent software platform for the creation, delivery, measurement and optimisation of advertising, is one of the first ad tech partners to build on Meta’s newly released Threads API. The integration brings Threads ad support into Innovid’s Social Ads Manager, enabling marketers to activate the channel alongside other Meta properties. With more than 350 […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced a partnership with Meta to launch an extended reality (XR) version of its app for Meta Quest devices. Developed in collaboration with spatial computing pioneers Immersiv.io, the app delivers a fully immersive viewing experience for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Launching exclusively in the US via the […]
Integral Ad Science (IAS), the media measurement and optimisation platform, has announced the launch of new contextual category reporting for Meta Platforms, expanding measurement reporting across Facebook and Instagram Feed and Reels. “We are closing the loop for advertisers, providing powerful, trusted, AI-driven granular insights across Meta that in turn power optimisation solutions to ensure […]
Unlike its Big Tech peers, Amazon’s advertising revenue claims only a small share of total company earnings. Paid search formats remain the core of Amazon’s ad offering, but the company has achieved incremental growth through upper-funnel ad spend and is seeing ad revenue, set to exceed $60 billion (€53bn) in retail media alone this year, […]
Innovid, an independent software platform for the creation, delivery, measurement, and optimisation of advertising, has announced that its Social Automation solution is now generally available. The offering builds on Rules-Based Optimisation functionality developed by legacy Flashtalking and now positioned under Innovid to provide advertisers with more control, flexibility, and speed for managing campaigns across social […]
Truelink Capital has completed an investment in Channel Factory, the adtech company specialising in brand suitability, contextual targeting, and media optimisation solutions for digital advertising. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2014 by Tony Chen, Channel Factory is a partner to some of the world’s leading brands, agencies, and media buyers, delivering contextually targeted […]
A study from WARC, the experts in marketing effectiveness, has found that global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7 per cent this year to $1.15 trillion (€1.07tn), a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from WARC’s November forecast due to growing market volatility. A further cut of 0.7pp has been applied […]
DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, announced the launch of content-level controls for Meta’s Facebook & Instagram Feed and Reels – expanding the company’s footprint of independent brand suitability and media performance tools. This release will allow advertisers to avoid content they deem unsuitable before their ads are served, enhancing […]
NBA All-Star 2025 is headed to the San Francisco Bay Area and, for the first time fans, will be able to catch unique versions of the live, immersive streams via a Meta Quest headset from February 15th – 16th with Xtadium and NBA Arena. The State Farm All-Star Saturday Night action starts at 5:00 pm […]
Research from post-quantum security speacialist, Naoris Protocol, highlights a stark reality: IT directors at major global firms are preparing for an unprecedented surge in cyber threats driven by AI, machine learning,and the Metaverse. As cyber criminals deploy increasingly sophisticated attacks, organisations plan significant security budget increases over the next two years. A global study of […]