by Joe Mandese
Dentsu Aegis Network is expanding its Canadian footprint, announcing the acquisition of Toronto-based Spoke Agency. Founded in 2009, Spoke will become part of Isobar. … Read the whole story
by Tyler Loechner
"Viewability" may not have been the word of the year for 2014, but to many in the programmatic media-buying industry, it will be its … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Suspicious Web traffic in the U.S. rose 36% sequentially in the third quarter of 2014, and bot traffic grew by 35%. Data released Friday … Read the whole story
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by Wayne Friedman
Comedy Central's series-ending show of "The Colbert Report" is ending with fanfare. It pulled in a big Nielsen 2.48 million viewers on Thursday night … Read the whole story
by Tyler Loechner
Automating the way that location-based ads are delivered and analyzed, Publicis Groupe's Starcom MediaVest Group this week announced SMG Maps, a location analytics platform … Read the whole story
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by Wendy Davis
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said last Friday that he wants to pause an escalating dispute with Google regarding the company's search results. Hood's … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Google has accused the Motion Picture Association of America of reviving a campaign to censor the Internet. On Friday, the company asked a federal … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Bob Garfield, Featured Columnist
If you're going to choose a customer to be unavoidably detained from five times in one week, wouldn't be wise to check him out? … Read the whole story
by Erik Sass
He's often called "America's doctor," but it turns out he's about as trustworthy as the wizard of the same name. That's according to a … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Donnovan Andrews
As we move into 2015, we're going to see development in: anonymous features, beacons, cloud continuity, cognitive computing, e-ink accessories, heads-up displays, hearables, niche … Read the whole story
by Gavin O'Malley
Trying to preserve the integrity of its network in the eyes of users and brands, Instagram recently vowed to wipe out "spammy" fake accounts. … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Nearly $100 million in advertising revenue is estimated to be spent on premium prime-time video-on-demand offerings, according to VOD/on-demand technology company BlackArrow. VOD is … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Now Comcast's Xfinity media platform is launching Xfinity in UHD -- a new 4K TV app on 2014 Samsung 4K TVs. Comcast's own NBC … Read the whole story
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by P.J. Bednarski
The controversial film Sony pulled from theaters (after theater owners balked about showing it, Sony says) will be offered on Sony's Crackle online video … Read the whole story
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by Dianna Dilworth
After the major PR hit experienced by Sony as its leaked emails have been published all over online, Hollywood executives are rethinking how the … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Josh Chasin, Op-Ed Contributor
Twas the week before Christmas, when alone in my house/ I was finishing shopping, with a click of the mouse;/Then I cleared out my … Read the whole story