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    Agency Ad Tech

    Inside Publicis’ play to be both an agency and an ad tech company. Plus: the dissolution of GARM and what it means for the future of brand safety.

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    Inside The Ruling That Deemed Google Search A Monopoly

    Google is a monopolist. We bring on a guest that’s both a lawyer and a CEO of a search ad business to offer his perspective on the antitrust ruling, and what happens next for Google in light of this decision.

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    The Looming Question Of Cookie Consent

    Here’s the old news: Chrome cookies are (eventually) going away. Here’s the new news: Only some cookies are going away. Google Chrome is proposing an “approach that elevates user choice,” which will undoubtedly mean more opt-outs. But will the opt-out rate be half? Two-thirds? 10%? 90%? For the past week or so, we’ve been so […]

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    The Third-Party Cookie Pardon

    Keep the cookies; hold for consent. We unpack Google’s reversal on third-party cookies and what it means for the ad industry, which was preparing for a cookieless future.

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    A Primer On The DOJ’s Upcoming Antitrust Trial Against Google

    We set the scene for Google’s upcoming antitrust trial in September, including details from the recently released witness list, a who’s who of the ad tech world.

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    Episode 300: The End of The Oracle Advertising Era

    The Big Story is celebrating its 300th episode! Back when we started recording The Big Story in 2018, Oracle had just acquired Grapeshot, its last nine-figure advertising acquisition. It would only take another six years for its advertising business to enter a decline and then get the axe on an earnings call on June 12. […]

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    The PET Project That Mozilla Acquired

    This week, we bring on the CEO and CTO of privacy tech startup Anonym, which was acquired by Mozilla, to talk about PETs (privacy-enhancing technologies) and how Mozilla plans to use its tech to create a more private internet.

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    Cannes Lions, Generative AI Edition

    At the Cannes Lions, generative AI applications for advertising were out in force. Plus: takes from the Croisette on retail media and cookie conspiracies.

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    Nope, We Haven’t Hit Peak Retail Media Yet

    The move from in-store to digital shopper marketing continues, as United Airlines, Costco, PayPal, Chase and Expedia make new retail media plays. Plus: what the DSP Madhive saw in advertising sales software company Frequence.

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    Ranking The Open Web

    SPO is moving from efficiency to curation to ranking the top 500 publishers. We talk through industry reactions to The Trade Desk’s SP500+ product. Plus: Seedtag acquired Beachfront, a deal that’s emblematic of multiple trends in CTV, privacy and the rise of contextual.

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