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Ad execs are coming to believe the infrastructure of the internet itself must be optimized to handle the “hyper scale” demands of live streaming events, where millions of concurrent viewers create unprecedented advertising challenges. These high-concurrency moments could require both technical backbone improvements and streamlined workflows between buyers and sellers to make every stream on […]

SAN JUAN, PR – Commerce media is transforming retailers into media powerhouses while creating new opportunities for omnichannel strategies — but the balance in those two very different business modes remains a work in progress, according to Lori Goode, Chief Marketing Officer at Index Exchange. “I think commerce media evolving over the next two to […]

SAN JUAN, PR – Once upon a time, all TV was live, or at least linear. The early throes of internet-delivered TV reshaped the paradigm as video-on-demand – but now many in the industry are getting excited about the live future of connected TV and the advertising that follows. Programmatic advertising technology allows buyers to […]

Retail media networks (RMNs) are changing advertising offering a new way to reach shoppers and measure campaign performance. For media owners, they promise a powerful new revenue stream, if only they can manage the complexity and scale inherent to these rapidly evolving technologies. That’s why many RMNs are now partnering with sell-side platforms (SSPs), explained […]

LONDON – Streaming TV may have come a long way – but it still has a way to go to support burgeoning consumer behaviors. That’s the view according to one ad-tech leader whose company operates a major digital ad marketplace. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Alex Gardner, Chief Revenue Officer, Index Exchange, says the […]

LONDON – TV may have traditionally played a largely brand-building role for advertisers, but the new-look TV supports both branding and performance marketing. “I think it’s true that the lines between brand awareness and performance are starting to blur, particularly on streaming TV,”said John Tigg, SVP, Buyer Development EMEA, Index Exchange, in this video interview […]

MIAMI — Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), as well as sustainability, cannot be tick-box company exercises. After the initial rush of such initiatives, some companies have embedded their commitments as integral strategies for long-term growth, according to Index Exchange’s Chief Marketing Officer, Lori Goode. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Goode, who now leads the programmatic ad […]

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital media, the allure of premium Connected TV (CTV) content is proving irresistible for programmatic advertising. In this video interview with Beet.TV editorial director Lisa Granatstein, Rob Hazan, VP of Product, Streaming TV at Index Exchange, shares his insights on why premium CTV is making its mark and what challenges […]

In a landscape where ad tech integrations can be as complex as they are necessary, Index Exchange is launching a new platform designed to simplify interconnectivity. Launching in beta, Marketplaces is an effort to support integrations without duplication across the ecosystem. Simplifying Ad-Tech with Marketplaces Casale outlines a vision where manual integrations, a persistent source […]

LONDON, UK — Getting your taxonomy metadata in order may not sound like the sexiest topic in media – but it does have the potential to significantly improve results. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Lori Goode, Chief Marketing Officer at Index Exchange, says the quality of some content taxonomies (metadata for describing shows and […]

LONDON, UK — Ad exchange operator Index Exchange is broadening its access to streaming TV ad inventory in a new direct integration with TV ad-tech platform FreeWheel. The tie-up is seen as enhancing ad buyers’ access to premium inventory and diversifying demand sources for media owners. Speaking with me at The Future of TV Advertising […]

CANNES — It may only be a point change, but the latest version of the IAB’s real-time ad bidding protocol aims to make streaming TV efficient and help save the planet. OpenRTB 2.6 enhances the efficiency of streaming TV advertising but also contributes to sustainability. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Lori Goode, Chief Marketing […]

MARCO ISLAND, FL — At a time of tectonic shifts, the IAB convened its Annual Leadership Meeting. For, Lori Goode, CMO, Index Exchange, the key takeaways were taking back control and taking climate action. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Goode sums-up her ALM. Take control “The call to action was about taking control over […]

MARCO ISLAND, FL — In a world with digital ad identifiers crumbling under ad buyers’ feet, where do advertisers turn for best placement? Some in the industry are turning the clock back to a traditional style of adjacency, achieved using very modern methods. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Matt Barash, SVP, Americas & Global […]

Every new channel experiences growing pains – and connected TV has been growing fast. According to Andrew Casale, President & CEO of Index Exchange, the explosive growth of CTV and programmatic has brought with it some problems that need to be addressed. “Like any channel that has grown tremendously, as the growth starts to recede […]

After a 2022 in which the darker clouds gathered, what better way to kick off 2023 than in Marco Island, Florida? That’s where the IAB will hold its Annual Leadership Meeting, January 22 to 24. For Lori Goode, CMO, Index Exchange, the gathering is an opportunity to put 2022 to bed, by coming together as an […]

The programmatic trading of connected TV (CTV) ads is now becoming so common that video formats now make up the bulk of all programmatic spending, according to eMarketer. But that pivot away from traditional “insertion orders” also comes with risks for ad buyers – achieving certainty about placement and achieving the maximum desired scale. In […]

Publishers have an identity problem. Index Exchange is seeking to solve it through a partnership with Target’s Roundel. In June, Index Exchange announced its partnership with Roundel, in an approach to programmatic advertising that uses Target customer data sets to inform media buys. According to Andrew Casale, president and CEO of Index Exchange, the partnership “brings addressability […]

Europeans and companies that hold data about them woke up in a new world this morning. May 25 was the final deadline for compliance with the new GDPR. For ad-tech and marketing, GDPR seems to represent a threat to many of the advanced targeting techniques that have grown exploded in the last five years, many […]

SAN FRANCISCO — In a world where advertisers will increasingly have to gain audience members’ permission to use personal data for targeted messaging, plenty of attention is swinging back to marketing. Many brands have spent years building up databases of their own customers. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Index Exchange CEO Andrew Casale says […]