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Warner Bros. Digital Networks, which acquired Machinima last fall, made it known today that it will not participate in the NewFronts this year, joining Yahoo, BuzzFeed, AOL and Fullscreen. Read the full story by Sara Guaglione

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For Smart display campaigns, advertisers add pre-set headlines, descriptions, logos and images to create responsive text, display and native ads. Then the platform can pull the ads and display them … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
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The Hitwise data suggests that high-income households are more likely to search exclusively on Amazon for certain products, while lower-income households skew toward Google for the headphone and
television categories. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

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By 2019, the sponsorship money Instagram influencers pull in is on pace to more than double from about $1 billion this year to nearly $2.4 billion. Read the full story by Gavin O'Malley
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The platforms giveth, then they puncheth you in the face. That's judging by the seemingly endless reversals by Facebook and Google as they first try to win publishers' favor, then … Read the full story by Erik Sass

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The truth will be a little less hard to find beginning today as "The New York Times" breaks the next flight of ads in a branding campaign. New spots will … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
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Advertisers are ready for programmatic buying to come to the TV ad sector in a big way. That's the finding of a new report from ad software provider Videology studying … Read the full story by Daisy Whitney

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Based in Chicago, she will oversee the growth and development of this department. Read the full story by Larissa Faw
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ComScore's TV viewing metrics will be incorporated into BIA/Kelsey's local advertising spending data and forecasts. The deal will track a station's position in the local video market marketplace. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
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The app, called Infield Chatter, is intended to give the players more of an independent voice online, distinct from the social media presences of their teams. Read the full story by Erik Sass
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Email marketing company Emma released a host of new product features on Friday for cross-channel marketing. Read the full story by Jess Nelson