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The TVOS Wars: Roku’s Reign, Rivalries, and the Art of Losing Grip on Your Own Kingdom

The so-called “TVOS Wars” might sound like something George Lucas would’ve dreamt up in his heyday, but make no mistake—this isn’t a Star Wars...

Sprinkling Fairy Dust on CTV Ads: When Artificial Intelligence Meets Artificial Results

Connected TV (CTV) advertising was hyped as the marketer’s latest shiny toy—a seamless fusion of creativity and data-driven precision, all orchestrated by the ever-mystical...

Alphabet Soup Streaming: Evan Shapiro’s Recipe for Acronym Detox

Evan Shapiro’s recent takedown of the TV industry’s acronym addiction is nothing short of a public intervention for a sector that has lost itself...

Mark Coleman: The VC Who Tossed the Rulebook (And has a heart)

Meet Mark Coleman, a venture capitalist who doesn’t give a rip about the traditional VC playbook. Management fees? Nope. Early exits? Not his style....

AdTech’s Great Purge: The Last Stand of the Bloat Masters

Terrence Kawaja’s “Great Ad Tech Cleanup” isn’t just a neat metaphor—it’s an industrial-strength decluttering of a sector that’s spent years accumulating more fat than...

Curation Haters Gonna Hate: But It’s Still the Only Thing Keeping Your Ads Clean

Alright, folks, let’s talk about adtech’s latest punching bag: curation. It’s the kale of programmatic—good for you, sure, but nobody wants to chew on...

Ad Tech Survivor: Raj Chauhan’s Escape from the Island of Overengineered Data

Let’s start with the obvious: Raj Chauhan has been around the block. And I don’t mean the block you stroll around on your morning...

DSPs: The Zombie Platforms Shuffling Through AdtechWhen innovation dies but the platforms keep walking.

We’re talking about DSPs—those clunky, overstuffed jalopies that are clogging up the digital ad freeway like a never-ending traffic jam. Right now, we’ve got...

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Disney Gets Dirty: Playing in Programmatic’s Muddy Waters

Once upon a time, Disney stood as the epitome of wholesome family entertainment. But now, the House of Mouse...

The Trade Desk’s Ventura: Shaking Up CTV or Just Stirring the Pot?

Connected TV (CTV) just got a wake-up call—or maybe a Molotov cocktail. The Trade Desk has announced Ventura, its new...

From Big Ideas to Tiny Banners: How #Adtech Shrinks the Dream

When I resurrected this newsletter from the ashes of my previous endeavor—dusted it off like some overambitious Frankenstein experiment—I...

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