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May 08, 2026

Ad tech’s shift from an industry littered with point solutions to one built around integrated stacks has been underway for a while. It was only a matter of time before the acronyms followed. Enter UAP.

TOP STORY

The Programmatic Marketer

WTF is a unified ad platform?

Ad tech’s shift from an industry littered with point solutions to one built around integrated stacks has been underway for a while.

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW

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The agentic era is moving quickly — from concept to live campaigns in record time. Publishers who are agent-ready gain a competitive edge with more RFPs, more direct business wins and higher CPMs. Partner insights from Optable.

MEDIA & PLATFORMS

Strategizing for the Future

The Trade Desk's $689M revenue beat is blunted by the departure of CSO Jacobson to OpenAI

The DSP confirms the pending exit as PubMatic reports Q1 revenues of $62.6 million, capping off a bumper week of ad tech earnings.

Business of TV

'There's a big shift': Amazon is turning the upfront into a pitch for its ad tech, not just primetime

The upfront is no longer just a shop window for content Amazon owns, it’s now one for its ad tech too.

PARTNER INSIGHTS FROM NEXXEN

How native CTV is capturing the lean-in moment for advertisers

The NewFronts made one thing unmistakable: CTV has moved decisively into its performance era. The industry conversation is no longer centered on reach alone, but on which formats can most effectively turn attention into action.

Marketing on Platforms

'Expand thoughtfully': OpenAI offers ChatGPT ads to new markets including the U.K., Brazil and Japan

Over the coming weeks it will start testing ads in its ChatGPT AI-powered chatbot in the U.K., Brazil, Japan, South Korea and Mexico.

PARTNER INSIGHTS FROM GOOGLE AD MANAGER

How publishers are overcoming challenges to capture the $4 billion global live streaming market

If publishers want to nail a borderless live event, the tech must guarantee a seamless viewing experience — a single, central ad server can’t handle millions of concurrent requests. Edge-based models help minimize latency for efficient scale.

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Future of Marketing Briefing: Memes used to be a joke. Now they’re a strategy

Last month, a U.S. Special Forces soldier was indicted for insider trading — not on stocks, but on a prediction market. He had detailed knowledge of a military operation. He bet on it. The platform where he placed those bets responded to the indictment with something close to a shrug. That shrug tells you everything […]