Outbrain Acquires Teads For $1B: Creates Large, Indie Ad Platform

Combined, the companies will operate under the Outbrain name to provide advertisers with services from CTV to online shopping. Once complete, the company will distinguish itself from other platform
players that base value primarily on views and impressions. The new company plans to create one of the largest direct supply paths across the open internet and CTV.

Criteo Touts Its Agency And Walled Garden Partners

Q2 was relatively ho-um for Criteo. Its revenue ticked up by just 1%, although the company, which reported earnings on Thursday, did move from a net loss of $2 million in the year-ago quarter to a $28 million profit. Criteo’s performance aside, executives dropped a few breadcrumbs about Google’s plan to release a consent mechanism […]

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What’s Black & White And Red, White & Blog All Over?

Perceptions that Trump fumbled his NABJ appearance are dead wrong. It was never his target audience. The reality is that the people he wanted to reach weren’t in the room he was speaking at.

Reddit Acquires AI Startup Known For Cognitive Processing

As ad companies buy up AI startups, Reddit has announced its acquisition of creative intelligence platform Memorable AI, which uses AI to help marketers improve performance.

Stagwell Reports 1.2% Q2 Growth, Expects Second Half Acceleration

Fueled by recent big wins and increased political and client spending in the second half the company sees full-year growth of 5% to 7%.

Carat Taps Mediahub’s Drinkwater As CIO

Long-time Mediahub Chief Investment Officer Carrie Drinkwater has joined Carat US with the same title, which is a “net new role” for the Dentsu media shop.