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OpenAI introduces visual ads to ChatGPT

LaunchedGlobal

Apple blocks alternative IDs in iOS 27

AppleThe Trade Desk

RestrictionWeb · Rule changeGlobalFavicon of The Trade DeskThe Trade Desk

Particular Audience launches Trade Media solution to bring trade marketing into the digital age

LaunchedGlobal

Yext Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Flamel.ai, Extending Its Agentic Marketing Platform Into Local Paid Media

Flamel.aiYext

AcquisitionProgrammatic · AcquisitionGlobal

Mediaocean Announces Prisma Direct Integration with Warner Bros. Discovery Advertising to Accelerate Premium Advertising Transactions

Mediaocean PrismaWarner Bros. Discovery Advertising

UpdateTV · Buying accessGlobal

Jamloop Launches Verified Supply™ to Bring Greater Transparency and Accountability to CTV Advertising

LaunchedGlobal

CommerceIQ Brings AI-Powered Retail Media Management to Chewy Ads

Chewy AdsCommerceIQ

LaunchedCommerce · Buying accessGlobal

Zefr and Reddit Partner to Give Advertisers Deeper Insights and More Precise Suitability Controls

ZefrReddit

UpdateSocial · Measurement integrationGlobalFavicon of RedditReddit

KNOREX Ltd. Pursues Strategic Carve-Out of AscendX Publisher Monetization Business with External Growth Capital

Market dataGlobalFavicon of KnorexKnorex

Starling Launches New CTV Platform Built for the Next Era of Television Advertising

LaunchedGlobal

Meta brings agentic ad campaign optimization to Muse

LaunchedGlobalMETA

Sovrn Partners With Multilocal to Expand Curated Deals Powered by Commerce Signals

SovrnMultilocal

UpdateProgrammatic · Inventory integrationGlobalFavicon of SovrnSovrn

Teads and Koddi Announce Global Partnership to Advance Programmatic Access to Retail Media

KoddiTeads

UpdateCommerce · Inventory integrationGlobalFavicon of TeadsTeadsFavicon of KoddiKoddi

Guideline Launches New Audience Analytics Data Platform, WRAP Cloud

LaunchedGlobal

GOOD TRAFFIC Kicks Off Australian Operations, Bringing Rideshare Advertising Down Under

LaunchedAustralia

AdPlayer.Pro Powers Video Advertising on DOOH Screens at Scale

LaunchedGlobal

Viant Expands Direct Access to Support Deal-Based Buying across the Largest Publishers in CTV

CTV publishersViant

UpdateCTV · Buying accessGlobal

Customer movement, brand momentum: how Uber Advertising aims to shake up the marketing mix

Magnite Named Primary Video Ad Server and a Programmatic Technology Provider for HP TV+

HP TV+Magnite

UpdateCTV · Sales representationGlobalFavicon of MagniteMagnite

VIOOH & Arla Foods Reveal How Programmatic DOOH Drove Real-World Performance Across Outdoor Campaigns

UpdateGlobal

TikTok Partners with BBB National Programs to Strengthen Trust in Digital Advertising

Policy changeGlobal

Horizon Commerce and Pacvue Expand Strategic Partnership to Connect Retail Media Planning, Activation and Measurement

PacvueHorizon Commerce

UpdateCommerce · Buying accessGlobal

Later Adds YouTube Creator Partnership Integration, Backing Creator Decisions With Provable ROI

YouTubeLater

UpdateSocial · Buying accessGlobal

VIOOH & Arla Foods Reveal How Programmatic DOOH Drove Real-World Performance Across Outdoor Campaigns

Today (23rd September, 2026), VIOOH, the leading premium global digital out-of-home (DOOH) supply-side platform and Arla Foods, one of the largest dairy companies in the world, has released a new report, The Proof is Physical: How Arla Foods Delivered Performance […]

CampaignGlobalFavicon of VIOOHVIOOH

Infillion acquires location-data company Foursquare

Infillion acquired Foursquare, adding its places and device location data to Infillion's platform for advertisers to target audiences by location.

InfillionFoursquare

AcquisitionData · AcquisitionGlobalFavicon of InfillionInfillionFavicon of FoursquareFoursquare

Meta sperrt Werbung für Virginia-Woolf-Theaterstück wegen Feminismus

RestrictionGlobal

Wavemaker, Zenith, Starcom top India media rankings across $838 mn media spend: Report

Market dataGlobal

AdRoll Reports 45% Drop in Prospecting CPMs Ahead of the Holiday Advertising Season

AdRoll, an AI-powered multichannel advertising platform, today released the Q3 2026 edition of its State of Digital Advertising Report, revealing that display prospecting cost per mille (CPM) fell 45% year over year from July 1 through Sept. 8. Display retargeting CPMs declined 29.1% over the same period, potentially giving holiday marketers a lower-cost window to […]

Market dataGlobalFavicon of AdRollAdRoll

In a completely normal, non-controversial move, Meta bans Virginia Woolf ad over feminism

RestrictionGlobal

FranceTV Publicité fait de l’attention le moteur de la performance vidéo

The Chase acquires fellow Manchester agency, Squad

The Chase has acquired strategic brand consultancy, Squad, bringing Squad’s clients and team under the Chase name, with a combined leadership team to take the expanded business forward. In parallel, the Chase has fully acquired Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated production agency, The Chase Films, previously a joint venture with Mark Gill and Alex Roberts. The Chase expands […]

AcquisitionGlobal

Refinery89 advertisers gain brand lift benchmarks from 60,000+ campaigns

In-flight surveys track four brand metrics for buyers on a boutique publisher network in Europe and LATAM. How does the offer compare with LoopMe and Upwave?

Google faces €403m fine over location tracking flagged in 2018

RegulationGlobal

Court Unseals Google Ad Tech Remedies Decision

In today’s Digest, we discuss the global programmatic DOOH market reaching $1.34bn, Shein shares sinking to a post-IPO low after an under perform rating, and Ozone launching Arc to enter performance marketing.

RegulationGlobal

Refinery89 advertisers gain brand lift benchmarks from 60,000+ campaigns

UpdateGlobal

AnyMind Group launches AnyCreator Stream for creators and live streamers in India

BCN and PubMatic link publisher signals to programmatic deals

BCN's agent-to-agent system now feeds publisher signals directly into PubMatic's programmatic deals, connecting publisher data to live deal-making.

BCNPubMaticprogrammatic deals

UpdateProgrammatic · Auction infrastructureGlobalFavicon of BCNBCNFavicon of PubMaticPubMatic

IAB Tech Lab Introduces AAMP 3.0 to Standardize the RFP-to-Buy Process for Agentic Advertising

UpdateGlobal

Topsort Expands Commerce Media Beyond Owned Surfaces With Universal Ads

LaunchedGlobal

Simpli.fi Scales Localized Advertising for Multi-Location Brands with New Simpli.Hub Portal

LaunchedGlobalFavicon of simpli.fisimpli.fi

Expedia Group Advertising and Redion Announce the First Travel Protection Partnership in Landmark Collaboration

RedionExpedia Group Advertising

UpdateCommerce · Distribution dealGlobalFavicon of ExpediaExpedia

EA mobile game ad banned by ASA for failing to make in-game purchases clear

RegulationGlobal

TripleLift and Multilocal Partner to Put Creative into the Curation Equation

MultilocalTripleLift

UpdateProgrammatic · Data partnershipGlobalFavicon of TripleLiftTripleLift

PulsePoint Launches DTC Explorer, Giving Health Marketers Self-Service Control Over Real-Time Bespoke Audience Creation

LaunchedGlobalFavicon of PulsePointPulsePoint

Dr. Oetker, Zalando und Storck machen große Vermarkter froh

UpdateGlobalFavicon of ZalandoZalando

Index Exchange adds On Device brand-lift measurement

On Device's brand-lift measurement is now available through Index Exchange's marketplaces, giving buyers independent lift studies on Index inventory.

On DeviceIndex Exchange

LaunchedMeasurement · Measurement integrationGlobalFavicon of Index ExchangeIndex Exchange

HubSpot integrates its CRM with ChatGPT Ads

HubSpot's CRM now connects to ChatGPT Ads through a partnership with OpenAI, letting marketers manage ChatGPT ad campaigns from HubSpot.

HubSpotOpenAIChatGPT Ads

LaunchedAI assistants · CRM integrationGlobalFavicon of ChatGPT AdsChatGPT Ads

Guideline Launches Signal, a Capital Markets Intelligence Platform Built on $200 Billion in Annual Ad Spend Data

LaunchedGlobal

Mediatransports and Unlimitail link ad exposure to in-store sales

French transit-ad network Mediatransports and retail-media firm Unlimitail plan to link outdoor ad exposure to in-store sales, giving advertisers a way to measure OOH campaign impact on purchases.

MediatransportsUnlimitailin-store sales

UpdateOut-of-home · Measurement integrationGlobalFavicon of UnlimitailUnlimitailFavicon of MédiatransportsMédiatransports

Facebook, Google, Twitter and TikTok join ASA ad-rules pilot

The platforms will help the ASA enforce online advertising rules, giving regulators new sight into how advertisers' ads are policed.

ASAFacebook, Google, Twitter, TikTokadvertisers

RegulationWeb · Rule changeUnited KingdomFavicon of Google AdsGoogle AdsFavicon of TikTok AdsTikTok Ads

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