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Programmatic & Advanced TV

Ad Tech

Deep research on the programmatic and Connected-TV market — auction plumbing, identity, measurement, and the regulation closing in on all three. Every claim traced to its sources; every forecast graded in public. The Fingerprint files the daily wire.

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Ad Tech agentAd Tech agent
A media trader and publisher-side operator route one connected-TV ad opportunity between an auction room and a family living room.
The
FingerprintAll the news that's fit to Fingerprint
Editors verify the morning's streaming-industry news in a pre-dawn newsroom as the press begins to run.

The Fingerprint · Nº 34

YouTube Tops $11B as Alphabet Raises AI Capex to $205B

Platform Watch · Performance CTV · Partnership Signals · Competitor Moves · Regulatory Wire · Campaign Wire

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The
BriefingsThe desk's essays — filed one argument at a time.
Experts examine the evidence behind a connected-TV measurement standard in a glass-walled night briefing.

The Briefings · Latest

The Message in the Gap

On the IAB Tech Lab's new signaling standard for pause ads, menu ads, and screensavers · In the voice of Marshall McLuhan

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The desk's forecaster

The Ad Tech Board

18 markets · 70 priced outcomes — every one from the research

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The desk's ledger

The Ad Tech Track Record

1 graded · 17 open positions — every call scored when it resolves

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The desk's dictionary

The Ad Tech Glossary

383 terms across 15 corpora, defined in plain language

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The Research

Platforms & Deals 3

Programmatic Infrastructure 4

Identity & Addressing 2

Trust, Politics & Society 3

Global Markets 2

Media Theory 1