Writers at The Dodo, Thrillist Stage Strike Amid Contentious Labor Talks With Vox Media

Writers at The Dodo and Thrillist are staging a one-day walkout against their employers at Vox Media Wednesday as part of an ongoing an effort to be recognized under the Vox Media Union contract. (Deadline)

A New Group Is Trying to Make AI Data Licensing Ethical

The Dataset Providers Alliance calls for creators and rights holders to be able to opt in to having their material used for training purposes.

Madison and Wall forecast $397 billion in 2024 ad spend

The U.S. advertising industry experienced a robust 9.6% growth rate in Q2 2024, marking the third consecutive quarter of around 10% growth, according to a study from renowned analyst firm Madison and Wall.

Total U.S. advertising spend is expected to hit $397 billion in 2024 — $16 billion of this is attributed to “political and issue advertising”— but the positive comparisons with last year are expected to fade as the year progresses.

“This impressive performance is attributed not just to a healthy economy but also to ‘easy comparables’ from the previous year,” according to the report authors, who based their observations on the aggregated results of publicly listed digital platforms and media owners. 

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The Bull Ad Market Will Soon Revert To Normal Growth Rates, Brian Wieser Predicts

The ad market is “healthy and maybe unsustainably strong” this year, according to Madison and Wall principal Brian Wieser’s latest report.

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OpenX CEO John Gentry On Why SSPs Don’t Deserve The Flack They Catch

OpenX would like people to stop thinking about supply-side platforms as “dumb pipes,” thank you very much. There may have been some truth to that notion five or six years ago, but SSPs – the larger ones, at least – have since been evolving to meet the changing needs of the digital advertising industry, said OpenX […]

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Scoop: IAB And MRC To Collaborate On Attention Measurement Accreditation

Here’s a sign attention measurement is reaching maturity: Certification is coming. The Media Rating Council (MRC) and the IAB’s Attention Measurement Task Force are launching a joint effort to accredit attention measurement vendors. The IAB announced the initiative in a memo sent to task force members last week that was shared with AdExchanger. The initiative […]

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The Deal With Demand Gen; The Brokerages Might Be Broken

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. By Unpopular Demand Last year, Google launched a product it calls Demand Gen. It’s cast from the same mold as Performance Max, in that Demand Gen is a black box controlled by Google’s machine learning algorithms. In terms of functionality, however, it more […]

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Bluesky Adds Over 2M Users As X Is Banned In Brazil

Bluesky reported “all-time-highs for activity” late last week, with 500,000 new users joining and has since added almost 2 million more. Its total downloads soared by 10,584% over the weekend vs. the
previous weekend, with downloads in Brazil up by over 1 million percent, app intelligence firm Appfigures shows.

Unpacking CVS Media Exchange’s Unique Retail Media Approach

In this episode of the Brave Commerce podcast, hosts Rachel Tipograph and Sarah Hofstetter are joined by Parbinder Dhariwal, vp and general manager of CVS Media Exchange (CMX), to explore the distinctive approach CVS takes to the rapidly evolving retail media landscape. Dhariwal discusses how CMX leverages CVS’ extensive loyalty program to differentiate itself from…

Home From College’s Mission to Give Every Student a Fair Start

As a student aiming to kickstart a career, it can be challenging to secure an internship and develop the necessary skills before graduating. Home From College is dedicated to assisting students in enhancing their resumes and discovering opportunities to acquire the skills required to excel in their chosen career paths. Home From College, founded in…