Following a recent downturn in the market for TV-quality short-form video series, creators of these shows are feeling more optimistic as streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon show interest in this kind of content.

In a push to spur publishers to post higher-quality videos on Apple News, Apple is showing publishers how it hopes to raise the profile and revenue prospects of their videos.

"A massive scramble": At the Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit Europe this week, attendees voiced their concerns about preparing for the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Amazon's ad business continues to grow, with the company reporting during its first-quarter earnings call that its "other" revenue -- which mostly consists of ad revenue -- grew 132 percent year over year to $2 billion.

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Why Netflix and Amazon are experimenting with short-form programming

Sahil Patel

Netflix, Amazon and Hulu are open to “premium” short-form video, which has brought back hope to a market hit hard by past platform failures.

Apple News ramps up its video push while publishers wait on revenue

Tim Peterson

Apple News has added a Top Videos section and interstitial video ads as it pushes for more original videos from publishers, who await more revenue.

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Infographic: How does your resume compare to an AI's?

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'A massive scramble': Candid thoughts of marketers on GDPR fallout

Jessica Davies

Data privacy and getting compliant before the General Data Protection Regulation was a concern among Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit Europe attendees.

Amazon advertising is now worth $2 billion

Shareen Pathak

Amazon's advertising power continues to grow. The Seattle-based e-commerce company reported in its first-quarter 2018 filing that "other" revenue, which is primarily made up of ad sales, grew 132 percent year over year to $2 billion.

Analyzing attribution: Effectively measuring marketing in the digital world

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To uncover varying industry perspectives and expectations around attribution, we surveyed nearly 250 professionals representing brands, agencies and publishers. Sponsored by Bazaarvoice.

Three questions Congress should've asked Mark Zuckerberg

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