Forget subscriptions; there is a bigger, messier battle looming in ad-supported streaming video.

Ad tech executives fear the Sizmek crisis is just the tip of the iceberg for ad tech. The company's difficulties highlight deeper vulnerabilities in the ad tech ecosystem and how it is structured.

For Digiday+ members: Facebook wants TV-ad dollars and will continue to tinker away at a video product that can draw users and brand budgets in a significant fashion.

Barak Shragai, CEO of IMGN Media, the digital media company that owns Daquan, the meme account with 12.3 million Instagram followers, joins the Digiday Podcast to talk about building media brands on Instagram.

AI has been long held up as the next coming in retail, but few tremors have actually been felt. Hear the opportunities, implementations and limitations to new tech at the Digiday Retail Summit in Austin, Texas.

 

The next front of the streaming wars is the battle for ad-supported programming

Sahil Patel

Forget subscriptions; there is a bigger, messier battle looming in ad-supported streaming video.

'It's the tip of the iceberg': Sizmek saga spells trouble for ad tech

Jessica Davies

Ad tech executives fear the Sizmek crisis is just the tip of the iceberg for ad tech.

 

A unique value proposition: How exchanges can survive the publisher-DSP direct relationship

Sponsored Content GumGum

A handful of publishers are taking a novel approach to selling ad inventory: using fewer exchanges and SSPs and forging direct connections with DSPs. It makes sense, but publishers need to be careful not to cut ties with the SSPs and exchanges that offer real value. Sponsored by GumGum.

'It's just not what people go to Facebook for': Despite struggles, Facebook isn't giving up on Watch

Sahil Patel

Facebook wants TV-ad dollars and will continue to tinker away at a video product that can draw users and brand budgets. What that leaves is a platform that’s having an identity crisis.

IMGN Media's Barak Shragai: You can build media brands on Instagram

Aditi Sangal

“Thinking about a brand is to think about engagement.”

Unlock the power of your data: Five ways publishers can reinvent their business in 2019

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Savvy media companies know that data-driven revenue models are the way of the future, but they'll have to work hard to compete with The Duopoly. Learn how to maximize your capabilities through dynamic paywalls, data alliances and more. Sponsored by Cxense.

What brands need to know about buying third-party ecommerce data

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Online shopping used to be simple but in today's online retail landscape, things have changed. Conclusions must be backed by data -- but it's up to brands to discover for themselves just which data sources to trust. Sponsored by jumpshot.

 
 
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