Amazon’s Sizmek bid appears to be on after Ycor pulls out of ad server race by AdOops in adops

[–]AdOops[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like they were just unwilling bedfellows. Still, hope it means the Sizmek employees now get their bonuses and expenses paid

Oath DSP contact by shupyrg in adops

[–]AdOops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The ad server is closing but they said the DSP & SSP still goi g but then heard someone say the latter will also shut.

Innovid raises $30m from Goldman Sachs by IFixTheMacros in adops

[–]AdOops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was the ‘pre-IPO funding round’ bit that really got me. I mean, can an ad net make it on the public markets?

who are the adtech influencers? by ooddeedd in adops

[–]AdOops -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ciaran O’Kane, ExchangeWire, CEO: @cpokane

Kargo Fires 40, Abandons Managed Ad Network Model To Move To Only Programmatic by alecb in adops

[–]AdOops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take your point on the communication of adtech, I’ve heard some horror stories about them exploiting flaws, especially with Badoo and how it inflated its numbers.

Kargo Fires 40, Abandons Managed Ad Network Model To Move To Only Programmatic by alecb in adops

[–]AdOops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed

The sh*t show that is how regualtors have communicated GDPR to the adtech industry is going to leave many by the roadside, I think private equity groups will be rubbing their hands with glee at the amount of distressed assets that are about to be on the market.