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The Big Story

Each week, the AdExchanger editorial team drills into the week"s most urgent headlines in digital marketing. Hosted by Executive Editor Sarah Sluis, this podcast gets listeners up to speed on the most pressing news in ad tech and beyond, with key background details and analysis.

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38:01

The Apple Bites Back

The Big Story ·

2026/10/08

Apple has a new blocklist for data brokers and ad tech vendors that do cross-site user tracking – which could expand to include a much broader slate of ad tech and mar tech vendors across the entire ecosystem. Plus: a few thoughts on Advertising Week New York.

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37:14

Apple Takes A Bite Out Of Programmatic

The Big Story ·

2026/10/01

Is the open web growing, dying or transforming? Plus: Apple's iOS update is blocking The Trade Desk from serving ads on Safari browsers, and how that fits into programmatic's next chapter.

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40:21

Buying CTV In The WarnerMount World

The Big Story ·

2026/09/24

Let's talk acquisitions! The WarnerMount merger is close to being in the clear, after California and 11 other states dropped their antitrust lawsuit against the merger. Plus: Taboola bought Dianomi. Infillion bought Foursquare. We get into what all three of these companies will look like post-acquisition.

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49:20

The Trade Desk's Bumpy Ride Down

The Big Story ·

2026/09/17

The Trade Desk's recent reduction of 15% of its workforce comes after nearly two years of challenges on Wall Street, leadership turnover and bumpy product decisions. Independent analyst Richard Kramer comes on to dissect how Wall Street views TTD – and what it got wrong in the first place.

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45:56

Auctions In The Crosshairs

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2026/09/11

Two Big Tech moments capped the summer: The FTC sued Amazon over its kinda-sorta second-price auctions, alleging it deceived SMB advertisers. And Judge Brinkema declared that Google will not have to spin off its ad server.

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38:19

Google Had Its Day In Court. Now, It's Amazon's Turn

The Big Story ·

2026/09/03

Google won't have to break up its ads business after being declared an online monopolist. Meanwhile, Amazon faces a lawsuit from the FTC alleging that it charged advertisers more than necessary for ecommerce ads.

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37:48

There's A Meta Diaspora Building The Fastest-Growing...

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2026/08/27

The great Meta migration is in full swing. Ex-Meta employees are, filling the ranks at Open AI, TikTok, Amazon Ads and Roku and bringing their expertise with them.

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41:37

Bridging The World Of TV And Ad Tech

The Big Story ·

2026/08/20

Senior editors Victoria McNally and Alyssa Boyle chat about why ad tech insiders should learn more about the larger TV media industry (via our sister brand Cynopsis!), and what's new in the world of home screen ads.

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36:25

AppLovin's Play To Reach Non-Gaming Advertisers

The Big Story ·

2026/08/13

Gaming apps are filled with ads for more gaming apps. Why not go after other types of advertisers? We go inside AppLovin's play to bring non-gaming advertisers into the fold.

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39:53

The Opportunity and Threat Of Google Buyer Direct

The Big Story ·

2026/08/07

AI agents could replace direct sales. And a beta product tied to Google's ad server, dubbed Buyer Direct, could solve this problem better than anyone else, according to our guest Gareth Glaser, co-founder of Gamera and co-host of the podcast Ad Tech Ad Talk.

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35:15

DOOH You Like Women's Sports?

The Big Story ·

2026/07/31

Women's sports is having a moment as publishers, advertisers and the tech vendors in between try to capitalize on rising viewership. Digital out-of-home is having a moment, too.

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35:33

Amazon's Million-Dollar Seller Revolt

The Big Story ·

2026/07/23

Amazon's million-dollar sellers are revolting against changes that undercut their margins and change where their ads run. From inside a meeting of these discontented sellers, AdExchanger Senior Editor James Hercher shares how they are fighting back – and why Amazon made these changes.

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25:40

Picking An MMM

The Big Story ·

2026/07/17

Marketers are rediscovering MMM. Google Meridian and Meta Robyn are among the tools gaining attention among marketers. We dive into what it means to tie your MMM solution to a search or social media giant.

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36:00

Can Content Drive Performance?

The Big Story ·

2026/07/09

From avoiding AI slop to achieving show-level transparency on a CTV buy, we talk through how buyers are supercharging performance by focusing on the content where they place their ads.

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24:06

Cannes 2026: Authenticity In The Age of AI

The Big Story ·

2026/06/25

Authenticity. Outcomes. Workflow….and containerization? After a week sweating on the Croisette, the AdExchanger team offers you a sweat-free synopsis of the 2026 Cannes Lions.

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32:29

Mergers And Operating Systems Are Reshaping TV Ads

The Big Story ·

2026/06/18

Linear TV is grabbing attention once again. The broadcast and streaming worlds are being pulled together by a wave of major M&A, from Fox's $22 billion acquisition of Roku to Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. TV Land, naturally, is watching closely, and so are we.

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40:11

Programmatic TV Home Screens And Gaming Ads For Kids

The Big Story ·

2026/06/11

How can companies put ads in new places, but still get the user experience right? Smart TV home screens, like Samsung, are adding programmatic ads. Roblox will show ads to kids under 13. We look at the challenges and opportunities faced by platforms expanding their ad footprint.

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37:54

AI Off The Rails

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2026/06/04

A word of caution to digital advertising companies, as they go all in on AI algorithms: They need to build these solutions with ownership, governance and accountability from the start – or AI could sink them with a single mistake.

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40:21

The End Of The Programmatic Pageview

The Big Story ·

2026/05/28

TV piracy of sports streams is siphoning away millions of viewers. Then: Vox Media and BuzzFeed found new owners this spring, punctuating the end of the pageview era.

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33:40

Prog AI Live: AI's Slippery Slop

The Big Story ·

2026/05/21

Recorded live in Las Vegas at Prog AI, the AdExchanger team tackles a tricky question: As AI floods the feed with chaotic, addictive content and people engage with it, what does "premium" even mean anymore?

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