Advertising Technologies (Adtech) stories

PvX secures over USD $250 million for non-dilutive user acquisition backing 20 app firms, plus USD $4.7 million to expand its SaaS tech.

Awin's Conversion Protection Initiative has helped brands recover over USD $250 million in lost affiliate revenue, boosting conversion rates and sales significantly.

Vistar Media has launched a free global certification to boost marketers' skills in strategic creative for digital out-of-home advertising campaigns.

AI and user acquisition funding are accelerating ad testing in gaming, making creative velocity key to success in today’s competitive mobile market.

Brands boosted Black Friday and Cyber Monday revenue by 38% year-on-year through varied creative ads, despite only a 13% rise in ad spend, analysis shows.

In 2026, APAC's ad scene will focus on smarter multi-screen measurement, AI-driven campaign optimisation, and growing importance of Connected TV's home screen.

Nexxen's AI suite nexAI will revolutionise 2026 advertising by enhancing planning, optimisation and real-time insights across TV and streaming platforms.

Ocado Ads partners with Epsilon to launch a retail media solution linking verified shopper data across TV, audio and online for better ad targeting.

MixIn, Amperity and Criteo have launched Australia’s first closed-loop retail media attribution, linking in-store sales to digital ads in just five weeks.

Topsort secures investment from W23, backed by major grocers including Tesco, to expand its AI-driven retail media platform for global grocery retailers.

An Instagram safety campaign has been blocked by advertisers over fears it might upset Meta, highlighting Big Tech's influence in advertising decisions.

TripleLift has expanded its Programmatic Pause Ads to Xumo and Plex widening CTV ad reach with interactive, non-interruptive formats.

A Cloudflare outage jeopardised GBP £15 million of UK ad spend as marketing campaigns ran unaware websites and checkouts were down for hours.

AdUnion, a Melbourne-based agency specialising in streaming media, has secured top spots on three major Australian growth lists in 2025.

Ecommerce brands lose profit on Meta ads due to outdated testing, warns expert, urging smarter focus beyond ROAS to improve campaign efficiency and scale.

JobElephant launches JobStats, a dashboard offering real-time recruitment analytics to improve hiring efficiency and optimise advertising spend.

Metadata.io launches AI-powered MetadataONE platform for rapid digital marketing and announces sponsorship with F1 Academy driver Nicole Havrda.

ETB Technologies sees 33% rise in GPU sales revenue, driven by AI and mixed reality markets boosting demand across multiple industries.

UK's e-learning platforms are embracing AI, with students keen to learn AI fundamentals and applications amid growing government focus on AI education.

China's mobile gaming market earned US $32.7bn in 2024, with domestic ad agencies vital in funding developers' global expansion and scaling efforts.