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The Premium Illusion: Navigating the CTV Quality Crisis

By Ayse Pamuk, Director of Platform Operations at Basis Connected TV is unquestionably having a moment. Look no further than the Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) space, which has become one of the fastest-growing sectors in advertising. But as viewership and ad growth surge, the industry is quickly approaching a critical inflection point. Many platforms […]

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Cynopsis Sports 03/31/26: WNBA’s CBA Play

Tuesday March 31, 2026 Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and this is your monthly Cynopsis Sports newsletter. Is your bracket busted yet? There remains a chance UConn sweeps the men’s and women’s basketball titles—a feat they’ve accomplished twice before in 2004 and 2014—after the Huskies’ buzzer-beating victory over top-seeded Duke, while Geno Auriemma made yet […]

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CTV 2026: More Spend, Higher Expectations — How Advertisers Are Staying Ahead

CTV investment is accelerating — and so is the opportunity. Premion’s 2026 CTV/OTT Advertiser Survey shows more than 70% of advertisers are increasing spend, with budgets rising an average of 17%. As investment grows, so does the potential to drive stronger, more measurable outcomes. This is no longer about testing CTV — it’s about unlocking […]

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Vizio Helps Walmart Cut A Bigger Slice Of The CTV Ad Pie

By Alyssa Boyle This piece was originally published on Chief Marketer Network brand AdExchanger. During their first combined NewFronts event as a fully integrated company, Walmart and Vizio execs announced that unified account logins are coming to smart TVs using Vizio’s operating system. The unified login experience establishes a “secure identity framework across devices, connecting […]

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Women’s Sports: From Cultural Play to Marketing Powerhouse

Women’s sports are no longer just a cultural signal for brands — they’re becoming a strategic cornerstone of the modern media mix. As investment accelerates and audiences scale, marketers are discovering that these environments deliver more than goodwill or alignment; they drive measurable business outcomes. WPP Media, in partnership with EDO, Adverteyes, and VideoAmp, has […]

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March Madness Is Making DOOH a More Responsive Channel

By Luba Giglia, COO, AdOmni With the First Four tipping off Tuesday, March Madness is once again creating one of the most concentrated live sports moments of the year. Fan attention becomes unusually concentrated across screens, cities, and shared spaces, creating a powerful opportunity for advertisers to tap into real-time, multi-screen attention as every upset, […]

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The Infrastructure Battle for Walled Garden Interoperability

Who Will Own the Rails? Holding Companies, Identity Providers, and Cloud Data Platforms Build Alternative to Walled Gardens By Rick Erwin, CEO, Adstra The battle for walled garden interoperability isn’t about media spend anymore – it’s about who controls the infrastructure. While Google, Meta, and Amazon lock down their ecosystems, a parallel universe is being […]

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As AI Agents Transform Digital Advertising, Where’s the Privacy Architecture?

By Rowena Lam, Senior Director of Product at IAB Tech Lab Everyone is excited about AI agents that autonomously create campaigns, discover optimal placement, execute strategies, optimize performance, and report results. They do all this while communicating with other agents to complete transactions. It’s automation at scale. It sounds great. The one word almost completely […]

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Beyond Retrospective Damage Control: Cutting Off Harmful Content at the Source

By Fiona Salmon, Managing Director at Mantis Content moderation has become one of the most heated topics in digital media. Since 2025, several steps have been taken in the US in line with the Trump administration’s views on free speech, including relaxing fact-checking processes for Facebook and YouTube, and the recent decision to ban European […]

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From Cart to Couch: How Retail Data Is Powering the Next Era of Premium Video

The lines between retail media and premium video are disappearing fast – and the convergence of retail data and premium streaming is reshaping how marketers define audiences, measure success and drive real-world sales lift. Cynopsis asked Molly Ryan, Director of Agency Partnerships, Kroger Precision Marketing, for her take. You work at the intersection of retail […]

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