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In […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/curated-audiences-and-launching-the-curation-framework-working-group/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 11, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-programmatic-ctv-genre-guidance-leveraging-content-taxonomy-including-mappings-for-upgrades-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases Programmatic CTV Genre Guidance Leveraging Content Taxonomy, Including Mappings for Upgrades for Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab Releases Programmatic CTV Genre Guidance leveraging Content Taxonomy</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-programmatic-ctv-genre-guidance-leveraging-content-taxonomy-including-mappings-for-upgrades-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/content-1-0-to-content-2-0-mapping-available-for-public-comment-accelerated-by-donation-from-subtextive/" class="read-more">Public Comment for Content 1.0 to Content 2.0 Mapping accelerated by donation from Subtextive</a></h3> <p><p>The IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards body, has made the mapping from Content Taxonomy 1.0 to Content Taxonomy 2.0 available for public comment as of December 11, 2024.  Originally developed by the IAB in 2011 and officially deprecated by the IAB Tech Lab in 2020, it’s […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/content-1-0-to-content-2-0-mapping-available-for-public-comment-accelerated-by-donation-from-subtextive/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; 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font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-releases-ad-creative-id-framework-acif-validation-api-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 21, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-introduces-id-less-solutions-guidance-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Introduces “ID-Less Solutions Guidance” for Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p> IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced today the release of its “ID-Less Solutions Guidance” document, now open for public comment until December 19, 2024. This resource is designed to help advertisers and publishers adapt to the growing limitations of traditional identifiers, such as third-party cookies […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-introduces-id-less-solutions-guidance-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/5-key-takeaways-from-the-iab-tech-lab-international-summit-2024/" class="read-more">5 Key Takeaways from the IAB Tech Lab International Summit 2024</a></h3> <p><p>5 key takeaways from IAB Tech Lab’s International Summit in London on Nov 7, 2024</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/5-key-takeaways-from-the-iab-tech-lab-international-summit-2024/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 13, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/gpp-update-important-changes-to-inform-your-data-privacy-roadmap/" class="read-more">GPP Update: Important Changes to Inform Your Data Privacy Roadmap</a></h3> <p><p>Addition of 6 States and the MSPA Us National Section to the GPP now finalized post public comment period.</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/gpp-update-important-changes-to-inform-your-data-privacy-roadmap/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 12, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/compliance-with-standards-you-can-count-on/" class="read-more">Compliance with Standards you can count on</a></h3> <p><p>Announcing the Tech Lab Compliance Badge Server. 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margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/gpp-implementation-guidelines-release-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">GPP Implementation Guidelines release for Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab releases GPP implementation guidelines for public comment to help companies streamline regulatory compliance</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/gpp-implementation-guidelines-release-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 22, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ctv-ad-format-hero-initiative-launched-by-iab-tech-lab/" class="read-more">CTV Ad Format Hero initiative launched by IAB Tech Lab</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab announces the launch of its latest initiative, “Ad Format Hero,” aimed at standardizing emerging Connected TV ad formats.</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ctv-ad-format-hero-initiative-launched-by-iab-tech-lab/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 16, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-ai-in-advertising-primer/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab releases AI in Advertising Primer</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab Board releases AI in Advertising Primer to lay the foundations for future discussions on usage of the technology</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-ai-in-advertising-primer/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 15, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-releases-admap-supporting-privacy-centric-attribution/" class="read-more">Tech Lab releases ADMaP supporting privacy-centric attribution</a></h3> <p><p>Tech Lab’s PAIR protocol provides a privacy-centric approach for advertisers and publishers to match and activate their first-party audiences</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-releases-admap-supporting-privacy-centric-attribution/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 26, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; 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font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/opendirect-2-1-for-the-programmatic-guaranteed-trading-of-both-traditional-and-digital-media/" class="read-more">OpenDirect 2.1 for the Programmatic Guaranteed Trading of Both Traditional and Digital Media</a></h3> <p><p>Tech Lab Guest BlogTim Harvey, Founder, Knitting MediaPublished: September 19, 2024 Offline ‘Traditional’ and Online ‘Digital’ Media now supported in IAB Tech Lab Programmatic Direct standards OpenDirect is the open programmatic guaranteed trading standard from the IAB Tech Lab that allows a media buyer to plan, buy, activate and report, […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/opendirect-2-1-for-the-programmatic-guaranteed-trading-of-both-traditional-and-digital-media/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; 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font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/vast-ctv-addendum-2024-ready-for-implementation/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 27, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-final-privacy-sandbox-fit-analysis/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab releases final Privacy Sandbox Fit Analysis</a></h3> <p><p>On June 27, IAB Tech Lab releases the final results of the fit analysis of Google’s Privacy Sandbox for Protected Audiences auctions</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-final-privacy-sandbox-fit-analysis/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 12, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-honors-key-contributors-with-lifetime-achievement-awards-at-10th-anniversary-celebration/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Honors Key Contributors with Lifetime Achievement Awards at 10th Anniversary Celebration</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced at the IAB Tech Lab Summit the recipients of its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards. As part of celebrating 10 years of IAB Tech Lab, the awards honor key contributors to the standards that have improved the digital economy over […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-honors-key-contributors-with-lifetime-achievement-awards-at-10th-anniversary-celebration/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 10, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/announcing-the-ad-creative-id-framework-to-improve-connected-tv-advertising-experience/" class="read-more">Announcing the Ad Creative ID Framework to Improve Connected TV Advertising Experience</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced today the Ad Creative ID Framework (ACIF). This framework supports the use of registered creative IDs that persist in cross-platform digital video delivery, in particular Connected TV (CTV) environments. IAB Tech Lab invites industry stakeholders to participate in public […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/announcing-the-ad-creative-id-framework-to-improve-connected-tv-advertising-experience/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 5, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-finalizes-data-deletion-request-framework-to-streamline-digital-ad-supply-chain-privacy-compliance/" class="read-more">Press Release: IAB Tech Lab Finalizes Data Deletion Request Framework to Streamline Digital Ad Supply Chain Privacy Compliance</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced today the release of the final Data Deletion Request Framework, following the conclusion of two extensive public comment periods. This milestone signifies an important step forward in handling consumer data privacy concerns within the digital advertising supply chain, with […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-finalizes-data-deletion-request-framework-to-streamline-digital-ad-supply-chain-privacy-compliance/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 30, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/om-sdk-for-ctv-is-expanding-coverage-to-include-lg-and-samsung-tvs/" class="read-more">Press Release: OM SDK for CTV is EXPANDING COVERAGE to include LG and Samsung TVs</a></h3> <p><p>We’re pleased to announce additional CTV coverage within OM SDK as we launch OM SDK 1.5 with support for Samsung and LG TVs! Read the press release here to learn more about why this is an important step forward for measurement standards in the CTV ecosystem. To learn more about the […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/om-sdk-for-ctv-is-expanding-coverage-to-include-lg-and-samsung-tvs/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 14, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/multi-state-privacy-agreement-and-global-privacy-platform-update/" class="read-more">Multi-State Privacy Agreement and Global Privacy Platform Update </a></h3> <p><p>The IAB Tech Lab’s Global Privacy Platform (GPP) is a technical protocol designed to streamline the transmission of privacy and consumer choice signals across the digital advertising ecosystem (e.g., between publishers, advertisers, and adtech intermediaries) and help its participants adapt to regulatory demands across markets. The GPP currently supports the […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/multi-state-privacy-agreement-and-global-privacy-platform-update/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/pair-up-with-first-party-data-unlock-secure-private-and-scalable-targeting/" class="read-more">PAIR Up With First Party Data: Unlock Secure, Private And Scalable Targeting</a></h3> <p><p>We are pleased to introduce IAB Tech Lab PAIR, a solution built upon the foundations of Google Publisher Advertiser Identity Reconciliation (PAIR) protocol and IAB TL Privacy Enhancing Technology Working Group initiatives including Open Private Join and Activation (OPJA). First-party audience data is gaining momentum and is among the most […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/pair-up-with-first-party-data-unlock-secure-private-and-scalable-targeting/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 13, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/navigating-the-maze-of-identity-solutions-a-guide-for-advertisers-publishers-and-adtech/" class="read-more">Navigating the Maze of Identity Solutions: A Guide for Advertisers, Publishers, and AdTech</a></h3> <p><p>Understanding the landscape of ID solutions Identity solutions harness a multitude of signals to paint a comprehensive picture of the digital consumer. These signals range from deterministic data, where the identity is known with reasonable certainty, to browser and device data, where identities are inferred based on predictive patterns and […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/navigating-the-maze-of-identity-solutions-a-guide-for-advertisers-publishers-and-adtech/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 10, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/gpp-extensions-addressing-privacy-regulations-with-state-specific-updates/" class="read-more">GPP Extensions Addressing Privacy Regulations with State-Specific Updates</a></h3> <p><p>In the dynamic ecosystem of digital advertising, maintaining adherence to ever-evolving privacy regulations is paramount. Over the coming months, starting with July 1st, we will hit the effective dates for State privacy regulations in Florida, Montana, Oregon, and Texas. Consequently, the updates to extend the Global Privacy Platform (GPP) equip […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/gpp-extensions-addressing-privacy-regulations-with-state-specific-updates/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 9, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/understanding-differential-privacy-a-powerful-tool-for-ads-privacy/" class="read-more">Understanding Differential Privacy: A powerful tool for Ads Privacy</a></h3> <p><p>We are pleased to release the final version of Differential privacy guidance- a must-read guide for Advertisers, Publishers, and Ad tech vendors  Protecting user privacy has recently become a hot-button topic, both for legal compliance and to safeguard first-party data.  There is a dizzying array of different approaches to making […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/understanding-differential-privacy-a-powerful-tool-for-ads-privacy/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 8, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/id-generation-provenance-and-clarification/" class="read-more">ID Generation Provenance and Clarification</a></h3> <p><p>Published: May 8, 2024 Recent discussions have revealed disagreement about the expected use and origination of `buyeruid` and `ifa` attributes, and questions about how to convey the method of ID creation and insertion outside of the scope of “traditional” approaches (e.g. user IDs originating from browser cookie syncs or advertising […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/id-generation-provenance-and-clarification/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 2, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/podcast-measurement-v2-2-is-ready-for-implementation/" class="read-more">Podcast Measurement v2.2 is Ready for Implementation</a></h3> <p><p>Tech Lab’s Podcast Technical Measurement Guidelines v2.2 public comment draft was released on February 22, 2024 and public comment period closed on March 23. We thank all those who provided public comment feedback and are pleased to announce that it has been reviewed and incorporated in the final release. Background […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/podcast-measurement-v2-2-is-ready-for-implementation/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 24, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/embracing-ai-to-safely-effectively-reach-audiences/" class="read-more">Embracing AI to Safely & Effectively Reach Audiences</a></h3> <p><p>Tech Lab Member Outbrain on embracing AI to reach audiences safely and effectively</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/embracing-ai-to-safely-effectively-reach-audiences/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 16, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/vast-ctv-addendum-for-public-comment-includes-backwards-compatibility-for-foundational-building-blocks-for-ctv-successvast-ctv-addendum-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">VAST CTV Addendum for Public Comment: Includes Backwards Compatibility for Foundational Building Blocks for CTV Success</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab is releasing VAST CTV Addendum 2024 for a 30-day public comment period. The addendum provides extensions and guidance to support vital features for improved video ad delivery and measurement. It is part of a more extensive Tech Lab Advanced TV initiative to support converging technology in all […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/vast-ctv-addendum-for-public-comment-includes-backwards-compatibility-for-foundational-building-blocks-for-ctv-successvast-ctv-addendum-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 10, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/enhancing-transparency-and-combatting-ad-fraud-upgrade-to-supply-chain-plus-api/" class="read-more">Enhancing Transparency and Combatting Ad Fraud: Upgrade to Supply Chain <strong>Plus</strong> API</a></h3> <p><p>The IAB Tech Lab’s Supply Chain API has been a cornerstone for subscribers seeking accurate and up-to-date Ads.txt and App-ads.txt data for millions of domains, mobile apps, and CTV environments. In response to customer and member feedback, we are introducing the Supply Chain Plus API. The new service tier comes […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/enhancing-transparency-and-combatting-ad-fraud-upgrade-to-supply-chain-plus-api/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 25, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-launches-second-public-comment-period-for-data-deletion-request-framework/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Launches Second Public Comment Period for Data Deletion Request Framework</a></h3> <p><p>The IAB Tech Lab has announced the commencement of the second public comment period for the Data Deletion Request Framework specification. Scheduled to conclude on April 22nd, 2024, feedback can be submitted to support@iabtechlab.com. The Data Deletion Request Framework is critical for digital advertising as the ‘right to delete’ emerges […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-launches-second-public-comment-period-for-data-deletion-request-framework/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 26, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-initial-openrtb-support-for-the-protected-audience-api/" class="read-more">Introducing Initial OpenRTB Support for the Protected Audience API</a></h3> <p><p>Google’s Privacy Sandbox introduces a number of APIs that impact how advertising is bought and sold. Some of them, like TOPICS, are relatively straightforward and were successfully mapped to existing programmatic constructs. Others, like the Protected Audience API, are significantly more complex and require the evolution of OpenRTB for clear […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-initial-openrtb-support-for-the-protected-audience-api/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 20, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-provisional-attributes/" class="read-more">Introducing Provisional Attributes</a></h3> <p><p>The introduction of the OpenRTB Specification in 2012 created a lingua franca spoken by constituents of the Programmatic Supply Chain. By creating a shared language and removing the need for each party to have slightly different interpretations of widely used attributes, the programmatic ecosystem was able to expand exponentially, which […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-provisional-attributes/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 14, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tcf-canada-v1-1-gpp-string-v1-1-released-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">TCF Canada v1.1 & GPP String v1.1 Released for Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab released updates to the TCF Canada section string and GPP core string specifications for a 30-day public comment period. The TCF Canada section was first launched in October 2022 to help the industry comply with Canadian privacy laws. The TCF Canada section makes use of the Global […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tcf-canada-v1-1-gpp-string-v1-1-released-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 6, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-in-depth-analysis-of-googles-privacy-sandbox-for-public-comment-revealing-significant-challenges/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases In-Depth Analysis Of Google’s Privacy Sandbox For Public Comment, Revealing Significant Challenges</a></h3> <p><p>Report Unveils Operational, Transactional, and Commercial Concerns, Measurement Metrics Challenges, and Scaling Obstacles in Early Analysis  NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, released a comprehensive analysis shedding light on the challenges associated with the industry’s adoption of Google’s Privacy Sandbox. The […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-in-depth-analysis-of-googles-privacy-sandbox-for-public-comment-revealing-significant-challenges/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">January 18, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-turns-10-years-old-unveils-2024-priorities-roadmap/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Turns 10 Years Old; Unveils 2024 Priorities & Roadmap</a></h3> <p><p>Calls for Industry Adoption of Privacy, Addressability, Advanced TV, and Programmatic Standards to Address Industry Challenges NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standard-setting body, unveiled its key priorities and roadmap for 2024 today. The roadmap addresses crucial pain points and challenges, ensuring the industry […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-turns-10-years-old-unveils-2024-priorities-roadmap/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">January 9, 2024</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-accelerates-privacy-taxonomy-project-with-fides-language-product-donation/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Accelerates Privacy Taxonomy Project with Fides Language Product Donation</a></h3> <p><p>In a significant stride towards advancing privacy in the digital advertising industry, the IAB Tech Lab received a generous donation from Ethyca. Ethyca’s Fides Language (Fideslang) product at the heart of this donation will help accelerate defining privacy standards within the ad tech industry. Tech Lab has expressed enthusiasm for […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-accelerates-privacy-taxonomy-project-with-fides-language-product-donation/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 14, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-launches-accountability-platform-to-deliver-greater-transparency-in-the-use-of-personal-data-for-addressability/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Launches Accountability Platform To Deliver Greater Transparency In The Use Of Personal Data For Addressability</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, today announced the launch of the Accountability Platform, a technical audit framework designed to help businesses deliver greater transparency in using personal data for addressability.</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-launches-accountability-platform-to-deliver-greater-transparency-in-the-use-of-personal-data-for-addressability/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 12, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-2023-wrapped/" class="read-more">TECH LAB 2023 WRAPPED</a></h3> <p><p>We are already deep into 2024 planning, and we’re sure you are too. To help you in achieving your objectives next year, we’ve compiled for you a summary of this year’s Tech Lab standards and resources. We expect 2024 to be another year of massive change in digital advertising. In […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-2023-wrapped/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 4, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/new-ctv-app-stores-added-to-app-ads-txt-aggregator/" class="read-more">New CTV App Stores Added to App-Ads.txt Aggregator</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab offers aggregated and structured data sets for ads.txt, app-ads.txt, and sellers.json to provide the industry with a low cost and maintenance free replacement to managing your own crawler.  The IAB Tech Lab data sets are also beneficial for supplementing your own research. This year, we’ve worked to […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/new-ctv-app-stores-added-to-app-ads-txt-aggregator/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 1, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-for-public-comment-specification-for-dsa-transparency/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab releases for public comment, specification for DSA Transparency</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab has made an MVP specification available for public comment to help Online Platforms comply with the DSA which goes into effect on February 17, 2024. The DSA Transparency specification is open for a public comment period ending on December 31st, 2023. Feedback may be sent to support@iabtechlab.com.  […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-for-public-comment-specification-for-dsa-transparency/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 29, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/using-openrtb-signals-to-identify-made-for-advertising/" class="read-more">Using OpenRTB Signals to Identify Made for Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>Introduction Made for Advertising sites (MFA’s) have gained significant attention following the recent ANA study that focused on themes like carbon emissions, supply chain transparency and brand education about programmatic inventory. MFAs are a concern because they are designed specifically to win programmatic scale and churn out profits while delivering poor consumer […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/using-openrtb-signals-to-identify-made-for-advertising/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 15, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-labs-privacy-enhancing-technologies-pets-working-group-releases-comprehensive-guidance-on-differential-privacy/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab’s Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) Working Group Releases Comprehensive Guidance On Differential Privacy</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced the release of their Differential Privacy Guidance, a document that aims to empower the digital advertising ecosystem with the knowledge and tools needed to evaluate and harness emerging PETs effectively. Developed by IAB Tech Lab’s PETs Working Group, the […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-labs-privacy-enhancing-technologies-pets-working-group-releases-comprehensive-guidance-on-differential-privacy/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 2, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-data-deletion-request-framework-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases Data Deletion Request Framework For Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, has introduced the Data Deletion Request Framework as an important addition to the Global Privacy Platform (GPP). This specification facilitates the handling of data deletion requests in accordance with the changing landscape of consumer privacy rights as dictated by privacy laws. IAB […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-data-deletion-request-framework-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 23, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/what-is-the-iab-tech-lab-spiders-and-bots-list/" class="read-more">What is the IAB Tech Lab Spiders and Bots list?</a></h3> <p><p>In the discourse of ad measurement, plenty has been written about IVT (invalid traffic). As a starting point, IVT is defined generally as traffic or associated media activity (e.g., advertising impression) that is generated by bots or any form of nonhuman traffic, or otherwise does not represent legitimate traffic that […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/what-is-the-iab-tech-lab-spiders-and-bots-list/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 17, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/industry-adoption-of-amended-iab-tech-lab-guidelines-is-vital-to-drive-change/" class="read-more">Industry Adoption of Amended IAB Tech Lab Guidelines Is Vital to Drive Change</a></h3> <p><p>Building a more transparent and efficient ecosystem is an industry-wide effort, and in August of 2022, the IAB Tech Lab introduced updates to its Ad Formats Guidelines for Digital Video and CTV in hopes of driving further transparency. Despite these updates, the signals needed to determine the value of video […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/industry-adoption-of-amended-iab-tech-lab-guidelines-is-vital-to-drive-change/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 11, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/adopting-sda-in-a-privacy-centric-world/" class="read-more">Adopting Seller Defined Audiences (SDA) in a Privacy-Centric World</a></h3> <p><p>First released in 2022, seller-defined audiences created a mechanism for sellers to provide standardized information about their audience to ad buyers.</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/adopting-sda-in-a-privacy-centric-world/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 5, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-identity-solutions-guidance-document-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases Identity Solutions Guidance Document For Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p>Today, IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced the release of its Identity Solutions Guidance document for public comment for 30 days until November 4, 2023.</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-identity-solutions-guidance-document-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-the-formation-of-two-new-working-groups-the-privacy-sandbox-task-force-and-the-artificial-intelligence-subcommittee/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Announces The Formation Of Two New Working Groups: The Privacy Sandbox Task Force And The Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee</a></h3> <p><p>Today, IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced the establishment of two new working groups that will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of digital media and advertising: the Privacy Sandbox Task Force and the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Subcommittee.</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-the-formation-of-two-new-working-groups-the-privacy-sandbox-task-force-and-the-artificial-intelligence-subcommittee/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 25, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/upgrade-to-ads-txt-1-1-with-iab-tech-lab-supply-chain-transparency-introducing-new-apis/" class="read-more">Upgrade to Ads.txt 1.1 with IAB Tech Lab Supply Chain Transparency: Introducing new APIs</a></h3> <p><p>We’re thrilled to share the Supply Chain APIs in the IAB Tech Lab Tools Portal now include the updates from Ads.txt version 1.1. The specification update was released in August 2022, and we’ve seen rapid adoption of the new version from publishers. This update introduced two directives that empower publishers […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/upgrade-to-ads-txt-1-1-with-iab-tech-lab-supply-chain-transparency-introducing-new-apis/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 18, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-the-iab-tech-lab-tools-portal/" class="read-more">Introducing the IAB Tech Lab Tools Portal</a></h3> <p><p>Over the last two years, IAB Tech Lab has developed several new useful industry data modules and the Transparency Center has evolved into much more than supply chain transparency. For example, it now houses the MSPA Registration, the SKAdNetwork ID List, the News Media List, the Open Measurement SDK, and […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-the-iab-tech-lab-tools-portal/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 8, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-sets-the-pace-for-trustworthy-digital-advertising/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Sets the Pace for Trustworthy Digital Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>It’s been a busy 2023 for the Tech Lab Compliance team.  Over the past several months, many organizations in the digital media ecosystem have stepped up to the challenge of fostering a trustworthy digital advertising ecosystem, earning their place among the ranks of compliant companies.  As we enter the final […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-sets-the-pace-for-trustworthy-digital-advertising/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 6, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/better-floors-for-variable-duration-video-and-audio-ads/" class="read-more">Better Floors for Variable Duration Video and Audio Ads</a></h3> <p><p>In a post about overhauling price floors on the Index Exchange blog, I’ve previously made the case that programmatic sellers and buyers would benefit from enhancements to how floors are signaled in OpenRTB. The programmatic industry has evolved to a point where multiple creative types, sizes, and durations can fulfill […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/better-floors-for-variable-duration-video-and-audio-ads/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 31, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/us-privacy-signal-deprecation-deadline-extended-to-january-31-2024/" class="read-more">US Privacy Signal Deprecation Deadline Extended To January 31, 2024</a></h3> <p><p>After receiving feedback from working group members and MSPA participants, IAB Tech Lab will extend support for the US Privacy signal until January 31, 2024. This is an extension beyond the deprecation deadline of September 30, 2023. This transition period will help businesses complete their technical implementation of the Global […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/us-privacy-signal-deprecation-deadline-extended-to-january-31-2024/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 15, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/announcing-product-taxonomy-2-0/" class="read-more">ANNOUNCING PRODUCT TAXONOMY 2.0</a></h3> <p><p>We’re excited to announce that the new Ad Product Taxonomy 2.0 is in public comment as of August 15th, 2023 and we’re eager to share how it will improve the programmatic ecosystem.  We know that brand safety is a huge industry concern, but recognize that there are limited solutions today […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/announcing-product-taxonomy-2-0/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 19, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/global-privacy-platform-for-publishers/" class="read-more">Global Privacy Platform for Publishers</a></h3> <p><p>Meet the Global Privacy Platform The Global Privacy Platform (GPP) is a framework for Publishers to easily communicate user consent and privacy preference signals to all downstream partners. By participating in the GPP, Publishers help their users enforce their privacy rights with a straightforward tool. The GPP is adaptable to […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/global-privacy-platform-for-publishers/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 12, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-vast-support-for-google-chrome-cookieless-attribution-reporting/" class="read-more">INTRODUCING VAST SUPPORT FOR GOOGLE CHROME COOKIELESS ATTRIBUTION REPORTING</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab’s Advanced TV Working Group introduces an addendum to Video Ad Serving Template (VAST) to support cookieless attribution reporting for Google Chrome browser Attribution Reporting API. Moving Away from Cookies for Attribution Reporting One of the fundamental measurement features of digital advertising is the ability to link a […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-vast-support-for-google-chrome-cookieless-attribution-reporting/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 5, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/its-time-for-interoperable-data-clean-rooms/" class="read-more">It’s Time for Interoperable Data Clean Rooms</a></h3> <p><p>The IAB Tech Lab released a private audience activation specification named “Open Private Join & Activation (OPJA)” alongside the “Data Clean Rooms (DCR) Guidance” for public comments in February 2023. Since then, we have seen immense interest and received some great feedback from the industry.  The initial draft of these […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/its-time-for-interoperable-data-clean-rooms/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 27, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/global-privacy-platform-api-v1-1-is-ready-for-implementation/" class="read-more">Global Privacy Platform API v1.1 Is Ready For Implementation</a></h3> <p><p>We are excited to announce the release of the Global Privacy Platform (GPP) API v1.1. Driven by feedback from industry stakeholders, this latest API version–GPP API v1.1–incorporates key updates to streamline the usage of the GPP. IAB Tech Lab worked closely with members of the Global Privacy Working Group to […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/global-privacy-platform-api-v1-1-is-ready-for-implementation/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 26, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/apples-wwdc23-privacy-updates-that-shake-up-digital-advertising/" class="read-more">Apple’s WWDC23: Privacy Updates That Shake Up Digital Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>Apple has once again made a splash with their Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) this June. You’ve probably seen the highlights, especially the unveiling of the Vision Pro VR goggles. Alongside this major reveal, there were also important announcements across the OS & Mac product suites. Buried in the avalanche of […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/apples-wwdc23-privacy-updates-that-shake-up-digital-advertising/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 20, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/us-privacy-signal-deprecation-deadline-extended-to-september-30-2023/" class="read-more">US Privacy Signal Deprecation Deadline Extended To September 30, 2023</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab will extend support for the US Privacy signal until September 30, 2023. This is an extension beyond the original deprecation deadline of July 1, 2023. Specifically, the US Privacy String will be deprecated, while the Data Deletion Request Handling mechanism will retain continued support beyond September 30th. […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/us-privacy-signal-deprecation-deadline-extended-to-september-30-2023/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 13, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-the-sustainability-playbook-to-achieve-a-sustainable-programmatic-marketplace/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases The Sustainability Playbook To Achieve A Sustainable Programmatic Marketplace</a></h3> <p><p>In a continuous effort to assist the advertising industry in reducing carbon emissions, IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, has achieved the first of many milestones. Today, the organization unveiled the Sustainability Playbook, a guided resource developed by IAB Tech Lab’s Sustainability working group, aimed at promoting […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-the-sustainability-playbook-to-achieve-a-sustainable-programmatic-marketplace/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 6, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-labs-advanced-tv-commit-group-adds-leading-industry-players-to-develop-comprehensive-tv-advertising-technical-standards/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab’s Advanced TV Commit Group Adds Leading Industry Players To Develop Comprehensive TV Advertising Technical Standards</a></h3> <p><p>New York, NY, June 6, 2023 – Today, IAB Tech Lab formally announced the creation of its Advanced TV Commit Group, which will lead the development of technology frameworks, technical standards, and market strategy to make every TV environment addressable. </p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-labs-advanced-tv-commit-group-adds-leading-industry-players-to-develop-comprehensive-tv-advertising-technical-standards/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 8, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/public-comment-period-open-for-gpp-api-v1-1/" class="read-more">Public Comment Period Open for GPP API v1.1</a></h3> <p><p>In September 2022, the Global Privacy Platform (GPP) was introduced to establish a technical standard for communicating user preferences throughout the digital supply chain. The GPP is an industry-driven effort created by and for the industry. As with any new initiative, feedback and insights are gathered to identify areas for […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/public-comment-period-open-for-gpp-api-v1-1/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 2, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-and-iab-legal-affairs-council-announce-new-privacy-implementation-accountability-task-force/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab And IAB Legal Affairs Council Announce New Privacy Implementation & Accountability Task Force</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab and IAB’s Legal Affairs Council announced today the launch of the Privacy Implementation & Accountability Task Force (PIAT). PIAT aims to address privacy implementation and accountability challenges faced by the digital advertising industry by bringing together leading privacy technology vendors, media companies, advertisers, and the supporting ad tech ecosystem.</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-and-iab-legal-affairs-council-announce-new-privacy-implementation-accountability-task-force/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-launches-data-clean-room-standards-portfolio-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Launches Data Clean Room Standards Portfolio For Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p>Today, IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced the launch of its Data Clean Room (DCR) Standards portfolio with the release of DCR Guidance & Recommended Practices as well as the Open Private Join & Activation (OPJA) specification to support and define interoperable clean room interactions for […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-launches-data-clean-room-standards-portfolio-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-unveils-multi-year-green-initiative-to-reduce-carbon-impact-of-digital-ads/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Unveils Multi-Year Green Initiative To Reduce Carbon Impact Of Digital Ads</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standard-setting body, announced today at IAB’s Annual Leadership Meeting the launch of the Green Initiative to assist the advertising industry in meaningfully lowering carbon emissions via supply path optimization. </p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-unveils-multi-year-green-initiative-to-reduce-carbon-impact-of-digital-ads/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 28, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tcf-v2-2-is-open-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">TCF v2.2 is open for public comment</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, in partnership with IAB Europe, is committed to continuous improvement and development of the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) to meet the needs of users and regulators. As such, the TCF is being updated to reflect the evolution of case law and Data Protection Authorities guidelines. The […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tcf-v2-2-is-open-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 26, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/open-rtb-signaling-ad-refreshes/" class="read-more">Open RTB: Signaling Ad Refreshes</a></h3> <p><p>Introduction It is common for sellers of digital inventory to refresh their ad slots for better monetization. However, there has been no way to communicate this via OpenRTB, and consequently, buyers do not have ready access to information about this behavior. We are addressing this in OpenRTB 2.6-202303. There are […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/open-rtb-signaling-ad-refreshes/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/march-2023-update-to-openrtb-is-now-ready-for-implementation/" class="read-more">March 2023 Update To OpenRTB Is Now Ready For Implementation!</a></h3> <p><p>The latest updates to OpenRTB represent a significant step forward towards improving the transparency and accuracy of web video inventory IAB Tech Lab brings together passionate industry professionals across business and technical functions who volunteer their time to help make the entire ecosystem healthier and more transparent. So, when there’s […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/march-2023-update-to-openrtb-is-now-ready-for-implementation/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/updates-to-openrtb-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">Updates To OpenRTB For Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p>Last updated: April 10, 2023 OpenRTB 2.6-202303 was pushed to production the week of April 3rd, 2023. The below outlines the updates that were made based on public comment feedback.  Please reach out to hillary@iabtechlab.com with any questions.  ORTB 2.6-202303 AdCOM 1.0-202303 Pre-roll, mid-roll, and post-roll ads that are played […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/updates-to-openrtb-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 1, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/privacy-enhancing-technologies-evolution-series-part-3-event-summary/" class="read-more">Privacy Enhancing Technologies Evolution Series (Part 3) Event Summary</a></h3> <p><p>This is a summary of the  IAB Tech Lab’s event on December 8th, 2022, the third session in a series on the topic of Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs). You can watch the event video here. For an introduction to PETs, including what they are and an overview of the different […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/privacy-enhancing-technologies-evolution-series-part-3-event-summary/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">January 18, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/2023-omsdk-compliance-update/" class="read-more">2023 OM SDK Compliance Update</a></h3> <p><p>Welcome back everyone! Things here at Tech Lab are back in full swing for 2023; and looking at the year just gone, there’s no doubt that 2022 was a brilliant year for the Open Measurement Software Development Kit (OM SDK) initiative. In 2022 we celebrated an additional 20 new certified […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/2023-omsdk-compliance-update/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">January 17, 2023</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-01-17-23/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Unveils 2023 Priorities and Roadmap</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standard-setting body, today unveiled its key priorities and roadmap for 2023.  The product roadmap encompasses all five pillars of the Tech Lab’s work: consumer privacy, addressability and privacy enhancing technologies (PETs), advanced TV, ad supply chain, and cross-media measurement – and outlines […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-01-17-23/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 20, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/sharc-is-ready-write-once-serve-everywhere-ads/" class="read-more">SHARC is ready: Write once, serve everywhere Ads </a></h3> <p><p>One technology for secure web and mobile apps advertising It’s been a big year for SHARC (Secure HTML Ad Rich-media Container). We conceptualized the SHARC in 2021 and released a draft for public comment in April, 2022. The feedback submitted from that comment period had us looking to add new […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/sharc-is-ready-write-once-serve-everywhere-ads/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 15, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/https-iabtechlab-com-blog-us-state-signals-finalized/" class="read-more">US State Privacy Signals Finalized – IAB Tech Lab Urges the Industry to Start Building Now</a></h3> <p><p>When the Global Privacy Platform (GPP), a user consent and preference communication and transport protocol, was finalized at the end of September, we advised the industry to begin building to it and to prepare for new US state-level privacy signaling support to come shortly after. The state-level signals were released […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/https-iabtechlab-com-blog-us-state-signals-finalized/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 13, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/into-2023-with-advanced-tv/" class="read-more">Into 2023 with Advanced TV</a></h3> <p><p>Tech Lab kicked off a big initiative in 2022, promising to move cross-screen advertising into the future as has been envisioned for the last 30 years. The innovation across the field has led to divergent solutions and a fragmented marketplace, but it has also shown us a clear path to […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/into-2023-with-advanced-tv/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 7, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/dooh-integrated-into-openrtb/" class="read-more">Digital Out of Home is Now Integrated Into OpenRTB</a></h3> <p><p>Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising, also called outdoor advertising, outdoor media, and out-of-home media, is advertising experienced outside of the home. This includes billboards, screens, and posters seen while “on the go”; from the spectacular displays in Times Square to the Kiosk, ATMs and Taxi-toppers below. It also includes place-based media seen […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/dooh-integrated-into-openrtb/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 29, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/change-to-openrtb-releases/" class="read-more">Important Notice: Change to OpenRTB Releases Going Forward</a></h3> <p><p>Do you know what OpenRTB version you transact on? Better question, do you know which OpenRTB features you support? Do you support Pod Bidding in Connected TV? Do you support AdCOM Lists for enumerations? Do you support the Supply Chain Object?  While you may know the OpenRTB version off-hand, one […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/change-to-openrtb-releases/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 17, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-11-17-2022/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Launches Specification Adoption Program to Highlight Industry Technical Standard Usage</a></h3> <p><p>In an ever-evolving and complex advertising ecosystem, it has become incredibly challenging for the buy-side to verify that adtech companies have adopted technical standards that positively impact the industry. To solve this issue and provide transparency into technical standard adoption and usage, IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standard-setting […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-11-17-2022/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 10, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-unveils-a-multi-year-advanced-tv-roadmap-to-modernize-the-fragmented-tv-landscape/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Unveils a Multi-Year Advanced TV Roadmap to Modernize the Fragmented TV Landscape</a></h3> <p><p>Lays Out Long-Term Priorities for Standardizing TV Ad Measurement for Universal Addressability, Reconciliation and Attribution “The TV advertising delivery, distribution, and measurement landscape is fragmented, creating significant friction within the supply chain. Just like consumers want a seamless viewing experience across streaming and traditional viewing methods, buyers want to be […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-unveils-a-multi-year-advanced-tv-roadmap-to-modernize-the-fragmented-tv-landscape/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 3, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/todays-advanced-tv-ecosystem/" class="read-more">Today’s Advanced TV Ecosystem</a></h3> <p><p>When you sit down in your living room to watch TV, you grab a remote and navigate whatever interface your TV presents. The content you choose to watch may come to that screen in a number of different ways. You might think that since you bought that 50-inch smart TV, […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/todays-advanced-tv-ecosystem/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 26, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/is-this-on-your-2023-roadmap/" class="read-more">Is this on your roadmap?</a></h3> <p><p>Leveraging the latest IAB Tech Lab standards to stay ahead of industry trends As we enter the last quarter of the year, our team at IAB Tech Lab is busy with strategic planning for next year; and I assume your product and engineering teams are doing the same. This entails […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/is-this-on-your-2023-roadmap/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 13, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/pets-evolution-series-part-2/" class="read-more">Privacy Enhancing Technologies Evolution Series (Part 2)</a></h3> <p><p>This whitepaper is a summary of the IAB Tech Lab’s event on September 22nd, 2022, the second session in a series on the topic of Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs).  A recording of this event can be watched back here, and registration for the third event, 8 Dec, 2022 can be […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/pets-evolution-series-part-2/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-finalizes-us-state-signals/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases for Public Comment Specifications for New Privacy Strings that Replace the US Privacy Framework and Help to Address Upcoming Privacy Laws in 5 States</a></h3> <p><p>On September 28, we released the Global Privacy Platform (GPP), a multi-jurisdictional protocol that enables communication of user consent and preference signals through the digital advertising chain. In the announcement we mention that new signals to support US state regulations were forthcoming and we’re happy to announce today that they […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-finalizes-us-state-signals/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 6, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/omsdk-cross-screen-journey-reaches-ctv-milestone/" class="read-more">The OM SDK Cross Screen Journey Reaches CTV Milestone</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab is proud to announce that the Open Measurement SDK (OM SDK) is now available on Connected TV (CTV)! “OM SDK for CTV is a paradigm of collaboration for the greater good. Together, we can bring greater transparency, increase trust and break down the silos in the fragmented […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/omsdk-cross-screen-journey-reaches-ctv-milestone/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 12, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-09-12-22/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Promotes Two Executives to Drive the Industry Forward</a></h3> <p><p>As the ever-evolving digital advertising landscape addresses challenges while embracing new opportunities, IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, today announced key promotions of Shailley Singh, Executive Vice President, Product, and Chief Operating Officer, and Jill Wittkopp, Vice President, Product.</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-09-12-22/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 10, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-finalizes-global-privacy-platform/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Finalizes Global Privacy Platform and Advises the Industry to Prepare for Updated US State-Level Signaling</a></h3> <p><p>We are excited to announce that the Global Privacy Platform (GPP) has been finalized and is ready for industry adoption. The finalization of the GPP would not have been possible without the collaborative efforts of the members of the Global Privacy Working Group and Privacy & Rearc Commit Group representing […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-finalizes-global-privacy-platform/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 25, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ad-format-guidelines-for-digital-video-and-ctv-now-ready-for-industry-adoption/" class="read-more">Ad Format Guidelines for Digital Video and CTV — Now Ready for Industry Adoption!</a></h3> <p><p>The Ad Format Guidelines for Digital Video and CTV have now been finalized following the close of a public comment period on these specifications that ended in April 2022. This update has been released following the rapid change and evolution in the video landscape since these guidelines were first launched […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ad-format-guidelines-for-digital-video-and-ctv-now-ready-for-industry-adoption/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 18, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/privacy-enhancing-technologies-evolution-series-part-1/" class="read-more">Privacy Enhancing Technologies Evolution Series (Part 1)</a></h3> <p><p>This blog post highlights key takeaways from IAB Tech Lab’s event on March 24th, 2022, focusing on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs). This session was the first of IAB Tech Lab’s planned three part ‘Privacy Enhancing Technologies Evolution Series’ and is available to watch on demand here. Please sign up for […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/privacy-enhancing-technologies-evolution-series-part-1/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 28, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/global-privacy-platform-explained/" class="read-more">Global Privacy Platform: Explained</a></h3> <p><p>As Project Rearc continues to move into its BUILD phase, the Global Privacy Platform (GPP) is next up for finalization. The Global Privacy Platform specification went into public comment in June with a 60-day public comment period. This has recently been extended for an additional two weeks to August 15th. […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/global-privacy-platform-explained/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 19, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/understanding-the-impact-of-platform-privacy-restrictions-in-the-podcast-marketplace/" class="read-more">Understanding the Impact of Platform Privacy Restrictions in the Podcast Marketplace</a></h3> <p><p>The IAB Tech Lab Podcast Technical working group has released guidance on how podcast platform privacy restrictions impact content creation and related advertising business models with recommendations on how the community can work together to address the situation. When Apple released the beta version of its Private Relay feature for […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/understanding-the-impact-of-platform-privacy-restrictions-in-the-podcast-marketplace/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 30, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-content-taxonomy-3-0/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases Content Taxonomy 3.0; Continues Investment in SDA’s Contextual Features within CTV, Mobile, and News Content</a></h3> <p><p>The IAB Tech Lab is continuing to invest in our Taxonomy portfolio, today finalizing Content Taxonomy 3.0 from its public comment period.  While core principles and taxonomical structures remain unchanged from 2.x, this update contains several important refinements to both orthogonal vectors and primary “aboutness” categories. Together, these updates will […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-content-taxonomy-3-0/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 27, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-and-iab-tech-lab-release-statement-on-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade/" class="read-more">IAB and IAB Tech Lab Release Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade</a></h3> <p><p>The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade permits states to significantly restrict women’s ability to support their families, make crucial healthcare choices, and continue to participate in the economy and society.  Furthermore, this ruling directly and disproportionately harms poor women and communities of color. As companies with […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-and-iab-tech-lab-release-statement-on-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 8, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-06-22/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Expands Open Measurement SDK to Connected TV</a></h3> <p><p> IAB Tech Lab, the digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced today that its Open Measurement SDK (OM SDK) will be made available on Connected TV (CTV) starting in Q3. One of the most widely adopted solutions from Tech Lab, OM SDK gives advertisers flexibility and choice in the verification solutions […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-06-22/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 12, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/using-disclosures-to-combat-fraud-collaboratively/" class="read-more">Using Disclosures to Combat Fraud Collaboratively</a></h3> <p><p>At IAB Tech Lab we are continually working with the digital advertising industry to find ways to combat ad fraud. We believe that one key area for this effort is targeted collaboration in response to emerging ad fraud attacks. As we’ve seen in the past, there are diverse types of […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/using-disclosures-to-combat-fraud-collaboratively/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 5, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/why-ownerdomain-managerdomain-fields-are-important-additions-to-ads-txt/" class="read-more">Why the ‘OWNERDOMAIN’ & ‘MANAGERDOMAIN’ Fields are Important Additions to ads.txt</a></h3> <p><p>Since the advent of ads.txt in 2017, digital advertising on open platforms has become significantly more transparent. This transparency has allowed buyers to be more selective about what they buy, preserve inventory value for publishers by limiting spoofing or unauthorized resale, and reduced the amount of fraud in the ecosystem. […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/why-ownerdomain-managerdomain-fields-are-important-additions-to-ads-txt/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 28, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-sharc-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases SHARC For Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p>Secure HTML Ad Rich-media Container (SHARC) Improves Managing Ad Interactions for Both Mobile and Web Environments  IAB Tech Lab releases a new initiative called SHARC which stands for Secure HTML Ad Rich-media Container. The release is open for public comment for a 30-day period until May 27, 2022.</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-sharc-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 20, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/transparency-for-all/" class="read-more">Transparency for All</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab’s Transparency Center, launched in summer of 2021, is a centralized resource for metadata about participants in the ad tech ecosystem. This includes data from IAB Tech Lab specifications like Authorized Digital Sellers (ads.txt) and Sellers.json, as well as newly added Audience Segment Metadata from companies that have […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/transparency-for-all/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 12, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb-2-6-is-ready-for-implementation/" class="read-more">OpenRTB 2.6 is ready for Implementation</a></h3> <p><p>OpenRTB 2.6 is the latest update to the industry’s standard communication protocol.  The recent additions to OpenRTB 2.6 are focused on connected TV and have been developed by IAB Tech Lab working closely with those involved in CTV auctions to design new specifications that allow publishers to present their inventory […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb-2-6-is-ready-for-implementation/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 5, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/data-in-advertising-what-it-means-to-be-an-ethical-marketer/" class="read-more">Data in Advertising: What It Means to Be an Ethical Marketer</a></h3> <p><p>Effective marketing campaigns are built on data. That’s the plain and simple truth that moves the digital marketing industry forward today. However, the reality of the data landscape in which marketers operate is evolving quickly, and we’re witnessing a sea change in how people think about their data and the […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/data-in-advertising-what-it-means-to-be-an-ethical-marketer/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 31, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-ad-format-guidelines-for-digital-video-and-connected-tv-2/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Announces Ad Format Guidelines For Digital Video And Connected TV</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the digital advertising technical standards-setting body, has announced an update to the ad format guidelines to include Digital Video and Connected TV (CTV) formats. The former version of the guidance was released six years ago while video and CTV were relatively nascent channels. This update accounts for […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-ad-format-guidelines-for-digital-video-and-connected-tv-2/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-ad-format-guidelines-for-digital-video-and-connected-tv/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Announces Ad Format Guidelines for Digital Video and Connected TV</a></h3> <p><p>Now Available for Public Comment until April 29, 2022 NEW YORK, NY – March 31, 2022 – IAB Tech Lab, the digital advertising technical standards-setting body, has announced an update to the ad format guidelines to include Digital Video and Connected TV (CTV) formats. The former version of the guidance […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-ad-format-guidelines-for-digital-video-and-connected-tv/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 17, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-03-17-22/" class="read-more">Jason Jed Raqueno Joins IAB Tech Lab as Senior Director, Privacy, Identity & Data Protection</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standard-setting body, today announced that Jason Jed Raqueno has joined IAB Tech Lab as a Senior Director, Privacy, Identity & Data Protection. In this role, Jason will oversee emerging privacy technologies, such as the Global Privacy & Accountability Platforms and lead privacy working groups where he […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-03-17-22/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 4, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-halts-technical-compliance-and-support-in-russia-and-belarus/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Halts Technical Compliance and Support in Russia and Belarus</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab is horrified by Russia’s unprovoked and ongoing attacks on Ukraine. Beginning immediately, IAB Tech Lab will not provide technical certification or compliance to Russian or Belarusian companies due to the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and the atrocities the Russian military is committing in Ukraine.</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-halts-technical-compliance-and-support-in-russia-and-belarus/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 28, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-update-on-uid2-0/" class="read-more">Tech Lab Update on UID2.0</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab has been working diligently with the digital advertising industry to develop a portfolio of addressability and privacy solutions. One of the notable developments in the past year has been our work with Unified ID 2.0 (UID 2.0). Last year, Tech Lab accepted UID 2.0 source code for […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-update-on-uid2-0/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 24, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-releases-seller-defined-audiences/" class="read-more">Tech Lab Releases “Seller Defined Audiences”, Aims to Democratize Cohort Development for the Open Ecosystem</a></h3> <p><p>2022: Tech Lab has released the Seller Define Audiences spec to scale 1st Party Data responsibly and reliably</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-releases-seller-defined-audiences/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 16, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-02-16/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Unveils 2022 Product Roadmap and Announces Industry Working Groups Focused on Building a Stronger Digital Ecosystem</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab CEO Anthony Katsur Lays Out Long-Term Priorities for Global Trade Body and Calls on the Industry to Help Build Solutions for Consumer Privacy, Addressability, Mitigating Fraud and Supporting Growth of Connected TV […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-02-16/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 7, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/time-to-build-for-privacy/" class="read-more">Time to Build for Privacy</a></h3> <p><p>When I come across regulatory proposals like “Lawmakers Plan Legislation to ‘Ban Surveillance Advertising’”or petitions to request the prohibition of targeted advertising, it makes me cringe that the authors completely overlook an opportunity for privacy and personalized marketing/ advertising to coexist. I do understand that the digital world is becoming […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/time-to-build-for-privacy/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">January 27, 2022</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/welcome-back-openrtb-2-x/" class="read-more">Welcome Back OpenRTB 2.X</a></h3> <p><p>The newest version of the 2.x series of OpenRTB specification is closing it’s public comment soon, make sure to take a look!  We’ve all heard that Connected TV (CTV) is the new frontier in digital advertising. And that the monumental shift of linear television advertising budgets to CTV means that […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/welcome-back-openrtb-2-x/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/public-release-ads-cert-securing-ctv-supply-chain/" class="read-more">Public Release of Ads.cert: Securing the CTV Supply Chain</a></h3> <p><p>Or “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Sign My Requests” By Rob Hazan, Senior Director of Product, Index Exchange In the decade I’ve worked in ad tech, I’ve witnessed a pattern: where the money goes, fraud follows. Right now, CTV is where the money’s going. It’s a programmatic environment […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/public-release-ads-cert-securing-ctv-supply-chain/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 2, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/transparency-center-evolves-to-further-improve-supply-chain-safety/" class="read-more">Transparency Center Evolves to Further Improve Supply Chain Safety</a></h3> <p><p>New features on ads.txt aggregator to better manage and ultimately monetize ad inventory Since 2018, IAB Tech Lab has provided an aggregated database of the Sell Side Transparency Standards to the industry, enabling companies to filter for authorized digital sellers using the ads.txt, app-ads.txt, and sellers.json initiatives. While some companies […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/transparency-center-evolves-to-further-improve-supply-chain-safety/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-neutronian-partner-to-accelerate-data-transparency-and-quality-standards/" class="read-more">Tech Lab & Neutronian Partner to Accelerate Data Transparency and Quality Standards</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab and Neutronian announced today that IAB Tech Lab’s Data Transparency Standard (DTS) Certification and Neutronian’s Quality Index (NQI) Certification can now be completed by data providers within a single integrated process. Additionally, the organizations announced that Neutronian’s NQI data quality methodology will now directly incorporate IAB Tech […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-neutronian-partner-to-accelerate-data-transparency-and-quality-standards/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 9, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/first-companies-earn-seals-of-compliance-for-podcast-measurement-guidelines-2-1/" class="read-more">First Companies Earn Seals of Compliance for Podcast Measurement Guidelines 2.1</a></h3> <p><p>In March 2021, IAB Tech Lab launched version 2.1 of the Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines. The guidelines were developed to provide podcast producers and distributors a uniformed way to measure ads and content in podcast environments. Version 2.1 of the guidelines provide more clarity on common language and terminology used […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/first-companies-earn-seals-of-compliance-for-podcast-measurement-guidelines-2-1/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 13, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-iab-tech-lab-programmatic-guides-first-guide-for-ctv/" class="read-more">Introducing IAB Tech Lab Programmatic Guides: First Guide for CTV</a></h3> <p><p>Find the standardized technology you need for executing on the media and campaign goals specific to your operations, and use these practical guides to facilitate your ad implementation. From driving efficient delivery of programmatic ads on connected TV (CTV), to addressing ad fraud and resolving fragmentation in user identity, the […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-iab-tech-lab-programmatic-guides-first-guide-for-ctv/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-aims-to-increase-transparency-across-entire-advertising-supply-chain-for-new-id-usage/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Aims to Increase Transparency Across Entire Advertising Supply Chain For New ID Usage</a></h3> <p><p>The Rearc Accountability Working Group Releases id-sources.json for Public Comment . As the advertising ecosystem readies itself for a post-cookie world, it is not readily clear which companies are adopting the various new user ID solutions. To help increase transparency around ID solution usage, IAB Tech Lab, the digital advertising technical […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-aims-to-increase-transparency-across-entire-advertising-supply-chain-for-new-id-usage/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 30, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-ads-cert-2-0-authentication-protocols-to-combat-ad-fraud-across-the-digital-advertising-ecosystem/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Announces ads.cert 2.0 Authentication Protocols to Combat Ad Fraud Across the Digital Advertising Ecosystem</a></h3> <p><p>Adds Level of Security Across Various Aspects of Omnichannel Advertising for Buyers and Sellers, including SSAI for CTV Ads | Now Available for Public Comment until October 30th | IAB Tech Lab announced ads.cert 2.0, a standard introduced to enhance security in the digital advertising ecosystem by using industry-standard cryptographic […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-ads-cert-2-0-authentication-protocols-to-combat-ad-fraud-across-the-digital-advertising-ecosystem/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 22, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/garm-brand-suitability-developing-a-collaborative-interpretation-of-the-standard/" class="read-more">GARM Brand Suitability: Developing a Collaborative Interpretation of the Standard</a></h3> <p><p>In recent years, brands are becoming increasingly interested in understanding the types of content their ads run in front of. This is especially true today, when many brands and agencies view aligning with suitable content as not just a ‘nice to have’, but also as part of their corporate responsibility. […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/garm-brand-suitability-developing-a-collaborative-interpretation-of-the-standard/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 2, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/sharc-were-going-to-need-a-bigger-team/" class="read-more">SHARC! We’re Going to Need a Bigger…Team!</a></h3> <p><p>We’re building a new API-managed container for handling ads cross-platform, but we need your help! What is SHARC? SHARC is an acronym for Safe HTML Ad Richmedia Container. For those of you familiar with SafeFrame or MRAID, SHARC is a new development aimed at taking the best of both worlds […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/sharc-were-going-to-need-a-bigger-team/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/first-companies-achieve-seal-of-compliance-for-open-measurement-for-web-video-sdk/" class="read-more">First Companies Achieve Seal of Compliance for Open Measurement for Web Video SDK</a></h3> <p><p>The IAB Tech Lab’s Open Measurement for Web Video SDK (OM Web Video SDK) launched to provide a standardized way to collect and report viewability measurement in web video advertising. Viewability measurement has been a long-standing challenge in the video advertising ecosystem and OM for Web Video paves the way […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/first-companies-achieve-seal-of-compliance-for-open-measurement-for-web-video-sdk/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 12, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-launches-transparency-center-to-combat-fraud-and-enable-accountability-and-compliance-in-the-digital-advertising-supply-chain/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Launches Transparency Center to Combat Fraud and Enable Accountability and Compliance in the Digital Advertising Supply Chain</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab announced the initial launch of its Tech Lab Transparency Center. Its goal is to provide a resource that makes it easy for digital advertising participants — buyers, sellers, and ad tech companies — to see which standards media partners have implemented, their level of compliance, certification program […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-launches-transparency-center-to-combat-fraud-and-enable-accountability-and-compliance-in-the-digital-advertising-supply-chain/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 29, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-launches-open-source-initiative-to-increase-cross-industry-transparency-and-collaboration-and-trust/" class="read-more">Open Source Repository for Industry Collaboration, Adoption, and Trust</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab invites the digital media and advertising industry and its software developers to the IAB Tech Lab’s Open Source Initiative to build and share solutions for common industry challenges.  Collaborative software development has been practiced since the 1940s through the 1960s and later, mostly driven by researchers, hobbyists, […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-launches-open-source-initiative-to-increase-cross-industry-transparency-and-collaboration-and-trust/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 22, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/international-communications-updates-for-asia-pacific-apac-digital-advertising-community/" class="read-more">International Communications: Updates for Asia-Pacific (APAC) Digital Advertising Community</a></h3> <p><p>Hopefully, all of you and your loved ones are safe. In the recent months, some of the countries in the region did face challenging times but salute to the indomitable human spirit, we all have fought back and have emerged stronger and more determined against the pandemic menace. Caution is […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/international-communications-updates-for-asia-pacific-apac-digital-advertising-community/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 15, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/anthony-katsur-joins-iab-tech-lab-as-new-ceo/" class="read-more">Anthony Katsur Joins IAB Tech Lab As New CEO</a></h3> <p><p>Katsur will bring renewed energy to enhanced global standards and code development at a pivotal moment in digital marketing. IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced that respected industry veteran Anthony Katsur will join as Chief Executive Officer. Katsur will assume the role on August 2, […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/anthony-katsur-joins-iab-tech-lab-as-new-ceo/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 13, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/private-relay-by-apple-data-protection-middleware-and-proprietary-approaches-vs-standards/" class="read-more">Private Relay by Apple, Data Protection Middleware, and Proprietary Approaches vs. Standards</a></h3> <p><p>Apple’s latest IP address obfuscation feature and how the ecosystem might achieve similar data protections with standards Key Takeaways What happened? During the same World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) where Apple announced “Hide My Email” it previewed another new data protection feature called “iCloud Private Relay.” We wrote about Hide […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/private-relay-by-apple-data-protection-middleware-and-proprietary-approaches-vs-standards/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/youve-implemented-ads-txt-now-what/" class="read-more">You’ve implemented ads.txt, now what? </a></h3> <p><p>How to Simplify Your Process with Supply Chain Validation Since 2017, we’ve seen the success of the ads.txt, app-ads.txt, and sellers.json specifications as means to increase transparency in the programmatic supply chain. These widely adopted standards help buyers verify that they are purchasing inventory from authorized sellers.  Incorrect or missing […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/youve-implemented-ads-txt-now-what/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 8, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/cross-platform-campaign-management-with-scid/" class="read-more">Cross-platform Campaign Management with SCID</a></h3> <p><p>Executive Summary: SCID (Shared Campaign Identifier) is a key that enables tracking campaigns across platforms. This post describes the technical details of SCID and the use within OpenRTB. Background OpenRTB enables advertisers to run campaigns in the real-time bidding (RTB) advertising marketplace. Typically there are a number of entities/tech platforms […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/cross-platform-campaign-management-with-scid/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-time-for-buy-side-transparency-is-now/" class="read-more">The Time for Buy-side Transparency is Now</a></h3> <p><p>Buyers.json and DemandChain Object are ready for implementation to help address challenges around malvertising and nefarious ads. There are few standards in ad tech that have had as incredible an adoption curve as the IAB Tech Lab’s sell-side transparency standards ads.txt (authorized digital sellers’ list), sellers.json, and SupplyChain Object. This […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-time-for-buy-side-transparency-is-now/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 15, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/apples-hide-my-email-and-the-struggle-for-first-party-primacy/" class="read-more">Apple’s “Hide My Email” and the Struggle for First-Party Primacy</a></h3> <p><p>How recent email-focused, privacy-centered announcements from Apple and others impact first-party addressability Key Takeaways What Happened? Last week at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple announced several new features to enhance its privacy street cred. Among those announcements are “Hide My Email,” “Mail Privacy Protection,” and “iCloud+ Private Relay.” […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/apples-hide-my-email-and-the-struggle-for-first-party-primacy/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 7, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-releases-amended-limited-service-provider-agreement-for-ccpa-compliance/" class="read-more">IAB Releases Amended Limited Service Provider Agreement for CCPA Compliance</a></h3> <p><p>Including minor version changes to the IAB Tech Lab U.S. Privacy String as well as publication of the LSPA Signatory List. After just over a year in-market, the IAB Legal Affairs Council reviewed applicable regulations and market practice and issued updates to the IAB Privacy, LLC’s Limited Service Provider Agreement […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-releases-amended-limited-service-provider-agreement-for-ccpa-compliance/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 3, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-year-to-adopt-cats/" class="read-more">The Year to Adopt CATS</a></h3> <p><p>Part1: Why we need Common Ad Transport Standard (CATS), the privacy-first, extensible, and interoperable solution to transport information with a VAST ad request that is available now. It’s time to have a chat about a temporary measure that was put in place to deliver information via macros to digital video […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-year-to-adopt-cats/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 1, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-labs-compliance-registry-welcomes-alliance-for-audited-medias-digital-publisher-audit/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab’s Compliance Registry Welcomes Alliance for Audited Media’s Digital Publisher Audit</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab Compliance Programs have been operating since 2018 to help companies earn credibility for adhering to a set of global industry technical standards in the digital advertising supply chain. While Tech Lab operates several compliance programs to support our standards, we also know that there are other organizations […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-labs-compliance-registry-welcomes-alliance-for-audited-medias-digital-publisher-audit/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 24, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-impact-of-the-trade-desk-contributing-uid-2-0-for-industry-development/" class="read-more">The Impact of The Trade Desk Contributing UID 2.0 for Industry Development</a></h3> <p><p>UID 2.0 Is Now an Open Source Project Guided by PRAM and IAB Tech Lab Working Groups The Trade Desk recently announced it is taking an important step toward fostering a new, industry-led form of addressability by contributing the Unified ID 2.0 (UID 2.0) source code to the Technical Working […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-impact-of-the-trade-desk-contributing-uid-2-0-for-industry-development/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/seven-key-issues-solved-by-the-new-iab-tech-lab-seller-defined-audience-guidance/" class="read-more">Seven Key Issues Solved by the New IAB Tech Lab Seller-defined Audience Guidance</a></h3> <p><p>In a privacy centric and ID-less world, Seller Defined Audiences (SDA) solves key challenges for publishers on the open web</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/seven-key-issues-solved-by-the-new-iab-tech-lab-seller-defined-audience-guidance/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 18, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-05-18-2021/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Announces New Board Members and Inaugural Law Firms in Residence</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced today the addition of new board members from Amazon Advertising, CafeMedia, and NBCUniversal. In addition, the organization has named two law firms in residence.  New board members include Paul Bannister, Chief of Strategy, CafeMedia, and Ryan McConville, Executive Vice President, […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-05-18-2021/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 10, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-ceo-dennis-buchheim-departs/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab CEO Dennis Buchheim Departs</a></h3> <p><p>Shailley Singh, SVP of Global Products and Programs, will serve as interim GM In our careers, sometimes we get a call that is just plain impossible to resist. Dennis got a call like that, and felt he couldn’t ignore it — it presented an opportunity to collaborate with the industry […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-ceo-dennis-buchheim-departs/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 2, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-apac-engagement-in-q2-2021/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab APAC Engagement in Q2 2021</a></h3> <p><p>Continuing to build on our presence and commitment to the Asia Pacific region (APAC), we at IAB Tech Lab have launched an APAC communications page to serve as a repository of information on our activities in the region. Key sections of interest are: Past Events – recordings of all of […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-apac-engagement-in-q2-2021/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 30, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-new-buy-side-transparency-specifications-for-public-comment/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases New Buy-side Transparency Specifications for Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab, the digital advertising technical standards-setting body, released today buyers.json and DemandChain Object specifications for a 30-day public comment period, which begins today and lasts until April 30, 2021. Over the past several years, Tech Lab has developed technology standards and best practices to provide transparency and brand […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-new-buy-side-transparency-specifications-for-public-comment/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 16, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/re-architecting-digital-media-for-predictable-user-privacy/" class="read-more">Re-Architecting Digital Media for Predictable User Privacy</a></h3> <p><p>Project Rearc One Year Later—Recent Releases for Addressability, Privacy, and Accountability A year ago at the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting (ALM), we initiated Project Rearc as a global industry effort to focus on technical standards for preserving addressability with privacy and accountability, in response to the fact that third-party identifiers […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/re-architecting-digital-media-for-predictable-user-privacy/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 11, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/finally-some-clarity-around-google-ads-latest-privacy-announcements/" class="read-more">Finally Some Clarity Around Google Ads’ Latest Privacy Announcements</a></h3> <p><p>Google Ads’ privacy blog post last week and the ensuing headlines left most of us with more questions than answers. Yes, most expected Google Ads products to integrate with Chrome’s Privacy Sandbox (FLoC, FLEDGE and the reporting APIs). Still, IAB Tech Lab received hundreds of inbounds all expressing confusion, as […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/finally-some-clarity-around-google-ads-latest-privacy-announcements/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 9, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-for-comment-a-portfolio-of-standards-for-responsible-addressability-and-predictable-privacy/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases For Comment A Portfolio Of Standards For Responsible Addressability And Predictable Privacy</a></h3> <p><p>With less than a year until the sunset of third-party cookies across all browsers, and with imminent changes to mobile advertising IDs, IAB Tech Lab, the digital advertising technical standards-setting body, has been collaborating with the advertising and media industry to develop privacy-preserving specifications and best practices to support the […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-for-comment-a-portfolio-of-standards-for-responsible-addressability-and-predictable-privacy/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 4, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/responding-to-googles-recent-privacy-update/" class="read-more">Responding to Google’s Recent Privacy Update</a></h3> <p><p>The Google announcement has not changed our plans to provide a new portfolio of approaches to addressability, with privacy and with auditable accountability. As expected, major platforms, and advertising and media companies are approaching privacy and data protection differently, but we believe we all share common goals: protecting data, safeguarding […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/responding-to-googles-recent-privacy-update/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 19, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/working-together-to-support-uid2/" class="read-more">Working Together to Support UID2</a></h3> <p><p>Last month, in response to an invitation from PRAM (the Partnership for Responsible Addressable Media) to the industry for contributions of code for collaborative development toward addressability solutions, The Trade Desk submitted Unified ID 2.0 (UID2). This submission, the first of its kind, put UID2 code on a path to […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/working-together-to-support-uid2/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 17, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/register-now-for-iab-tech-lab-skadnetwork-id-list/" class="read-more">Register Now for IAB Tech Lab’s SKAdNetwork ID List</a></h3> <p><p>With the imminent enforcement of Apple’s new privacy features, including the iOS SKAdNetwork feature, IAB Tech Lab has released a new tool for managing and maintaining SKAdNetwork ID list. Advertisers, DSPs, and networks can register their SKAdNetwork IDs and IAB Tech Lab will publish a list of all registered IDs that […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/register-now-for-iab-tech-lab-skadnetwork-id-list/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 5, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/implementing-app-ads-txt-for-safer-ctv-transactions/" class="read-more">Implementing app-ads.txt for Safer CTV and OTT Transactions</a></h3> <p><p>Supporting the healthy growth of connected TV (CTV) is top of mind at the IAB Tech Lab. With the events of 2020, adoption and usage of CTV has rapidly accelerated. This means tackling timely opportunities and challenges is essential to creating safe and transparent standards in this nascent space, which […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/implementing-app-ads-txt-for-safer-ctv-transactions/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">January 25, 2021</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/reviewing-uid2-for-long-term-industry-value/" class="read-more">Reviewing Unified ID 2.0 for Long Term Industry Value</a></h3> <p><p>Earlier this month, the Partnership for Responsible Addressable Media (“PRAM”) extended an invitation to the advertising and media industry to contribute code for collaborative development of addressability and accountability standards and solutions. Yesterday, The Trade Desk announced the first such contribution for consideration: the submission of Unified ID 2.0 (UID2) […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/reviewing-uid2-for-long-term-industry-value/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 18, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/guidance-for-uniquely-identifying-creative-asset-ids-in-vast-2/" class="read-more">Guidance for Uniquely Identifying Creative Asset IDs in VAST (Deprecated)</a></h3> <p><p>This guidance is outdated as of June 11, 2024 with the release of the Ad Creative ID Framework which you can review here: Background: With the release of VAST 4.x, the latest versions of the digital video ad serving template, the Universal Ad-ID feature was introduced to address inconsistencies in […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/guidance-for-uniquely-identifying-creative-asset-ids-in-vast-2/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 14, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/fast-tracking-om-sdk-compliance/" class="read-more">Fast-Tracking Open Measurement SDK Compliance</a></h3> <p><p>In this blog post, we will cover how to successfully submit your mobile app to the IAB Tech Lab for Open Measurement SDK (OM SDK) compliance program and explain how to fast-track the certification process. The certification process typically takes 3-4 weeks, however, the timeline can be reduced or increased […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/fast-tracking-om-sdk-compliance/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 9, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/open-measurement-for-web-video-arrives/" class="read-more">Open Measurement for Web Video Arrives</a></h3> <p><p>The Open Measurement Software Development Kit (OM SDK) transformed the viewability measurement landscape in 2018 for mobile app measurement. It eliminated the need for multiple vendor integrations and standardized the process for ecosystem feedback. The Open Measurement Working Group (OMWG) was forward-thinking in its vision and anticipated that this mobile […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/open-measurement-for-web-video-arrives/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 3, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-12-03-2020/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Expands Presence in APAC</a></h3> <p><p>NEW DELHI (December 3, 2020) – IAB Tech Lab (Tech Lab), the digital media and marketing industry’s global non-profit research, development, and technical standards-setting consortium, announced that Shivendra Misra has been appointed to represent the organization in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region (Southeast Asia, India, China, and Japan). As IAB Tech Lab’s APAC […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-12-03-2020/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 2, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-comes-to-apac/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Comes to APAC</a></h3> <p><p>Operations for IAB Tech Lab (Tech Lab) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are up and running. I have had the privilege of connecting with a small group of “Friends of Tech Lab” and have had informal conversations to understand and plan our approach to ensure success in the region. A […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-comes-to-apac/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/podcast-press-release-12-2020/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines 2.1 for Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab has released the Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines 2.1 for public comment for a 30-day period which begins today and lasts until December 31, 2020. Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines are standard metrics for both podcast content and podcast ads to provide marketplace clarity through a common language for […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/podcast-press-release-12-2020/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 30, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/more-efficiency-and-transparency-for-your-video-ads-with-the-ssai-vast-macro-guidance/" class="read-more">More Efficiency and Transparency for Your Video Ads with the SSAI VAST Macro Guidance</a></h3> <p><p>The Digital Video Ad Serving Template (VAST) macros are a powerful tool used for communicating a broad array of data points when delivering VAST ads.  When using Server Side Ad Insertion (SSAI) technology for ad delivery, there may be a lack of reliable client-side data, which ultimately makes the data […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/more-efficiency-and-transparency-for-your-video-ads-with-the-ssai-vast-macro-guidance/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 19, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-and-tech-lab-respond-with-support-for-open-rtb-and-iab-europes-transparency-consent-framework/" class="read-more">IAB & IAB Tech Lab Respond with Support for OpenRTB and IAB Europe’s Transparency & Consent Framework</a></h3> <p><p>In a report issued last week, the Inspection Service of the Belgian data protection authority (DPA) summarized concerns it has with the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF). The Inspection Service has transferred the report to an internal adjudication unit that will deliberate over the coming months. The report […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-and-tech-lab-respond-with-support-for-open-rtb-and-iab-europes-transparency-consent-framework/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 14, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/interactivity-in-ctv-advertising/" class="read-more">Interactivity in CTV Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>Part of the blog post series: CTV Advertising Standards: IAB Tech Lab Standards & Guidance Executive Summary: While interactive advertising can enable greater monetization opportunities, it is still a nascent area in Connected TV (CTV) as interactive ads are difficult to implement across the plethora of device platforms. Tech Lab […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/interactivity-in-ctv-advertising/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/measurement-verification-in-ctv-advertising/" class="read-more">Measurement & Verification in CTV Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>Part of the blog post series: CTV Advertising Standards: IAB Tech Lab Standards & Guidance Executive Summary: Measurement and verification are key components of digital advertising, and can be a key differentiator between Connected TV (CTV) advertising and traditional broadcast TV. Challenges to measurement on CTV include device operating system […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/measurement-verification-in-ctv-advertising/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/sales-delivery-in-ctv-advertising/" class="read-more">Sales & Delivery in CTV Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>Part of the blog post series: CTV Advertising Standards: IAB Tech Lab Standards & Guidance Executive Summary: Connected TV (CTV) devices bring new challenges to the process of ad delivery – especially around maintaining the quality of creatives on large screens. Tech Lab’s video and programmatic specifications (especially VAST and […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/sales-delivery-in-ctv-advertising/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 8, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/simid-updates-add-support-for-nonlinear-ads/" class="read-more">SIMID 1.1 Updates Add Support For Nonlinear Ads</a></h3> <p><p>As described in our Simplifying Video Ad Delivery blog post, IAB Tech Lab’s video working groups are modernizing the video stack to better support CTV and mobile platforms, and factoring in safety and usability in video ad delivery. A big part of that update is replacing VPAID with specs that […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/simid-updates-add-support-for-nonlinear-ads/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 6, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-adds-new-ad-product-taxonomy-to-portfolio/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Adds a New Taxonomy to its Portfolio – Ad Product Taxonomy 1.0 – Enabling Stronger Publisher Controls Over Programmatic Ad Delivery</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab released a new taxonomy – Ad Product Taxonomy 1.0 – for 30-day public comment through November 6, 2020. The Ad Product Taxonomy establishes for the first time a standardized nomenclature for describing the product or service being advertised within a creative unit. It aims to provide publishers […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-adds-new-ad-product-taxonomy-to-portfolio/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 5, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/news-saves-lives/" class="read-more">News Saves Lives</a></h3> <p><p>Introducing The News Media Inclusion List for Buyers The News Media List is a global list of news publishers to enable advertisers, media buyers, and DSPs to create inclusion lists of news websites. News media is an important source of life-saving information in times of crisis. It is critical that […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/news-saves-lives/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 1, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/anti-fraud-transparency-in-ctv-advertising/" class="read-more">Anti-Fraud & Transparency in CTV Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>Part of the blog post series: CTV Advertising Standards: IAB Tech Lab Standards & Guidance Executive Summary: Due to its explosive growth and premium environment, CTV is increasingly becoming the target of fraudsters, and fraud is a challenge that needs to be addressed before it can grow into programmatic selling. Tech […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/anti-fraud-transparency-in-ctv-advertising/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/brand-safety-in-ctv-advertising/" class="read-more">Brand Safety in CTV Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>Part of the blog post series: CTV Advertising Standards: IAB Tech Lab Standards & Guidance Executive Summary: Brand safety is an important aspect of ad delivery, but is increasingly complex. Tech Lab enables brand safety through features in Content Taxonomy, OpenRTB, VAST and Open Measurement. The Details: Brand safety has been […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/brand-safety-in-ctv-advertising/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 28, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/chrome-will-block-heavy-ads-soon-get-vast-video-ads-ready/" class="read-more">Chrome Will Block Heavy Ads Soon: Get Your VAST Video Ads Ready</a></h3> <p><p>Solutions to Detect and Report Chrome Intervention; And New Ad Portfolio Guidance for Maintaining Lightweight Ads Executive Summary An upcoming Chrome browser update will block ad loads that surpass 4MB of network data usage, 15 seconds of CPU usage in a 30 second period, or 60 seconds of total CPU […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/chrome-will-block-heavy-ads-soon-get-vast-video-ads-ready/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 24, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ctv-advertising-tech-lab-standards-guidance/" class="read-more">CTV Advertising Standards: IAB Tech Lab Standards & Guidance</a></h3> <p><p>Learning from History: How Digital Media Standards Can Support Healthy Growth of CTV In my last blog post, we talked about the critical “CTV vs. OTT” debate. Let’s now talk about what IAB Tech Lab and its members and partners have been doing to better support the connected TV (CTV) […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ctv-advertising-tech-lab-standards-guidance/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/privacy-data-identity-ctv-advertising/" class="read-more">Privacy, Data, and Identity for CTV Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>Part of the blog post series: CTV Advertising Standards: IAB Tech Lab Standards & Guidance Executive Summary: The details: The key to good ad experiences is being able to deliver the most relevant and engaging ads to the right people. The challenge of course is that this has to be […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/privacy-data-identity-ctv-advertising/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 16, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/what-you-need-to-know-ios14-privacy-changes-and-openrtb/" class="read-more">What You Need to Know: iOS14 Privacy Changes and OpenRTB</a></h3> <p><p>Executive Summary: Apple announced a number of privacy related updates in iOS14, which impact how in-app advertising and attribution works. The IAB Tech Lab’s Programmatic Supply Chain Working Group is releasing a set of extensions to OpenRTB to support these updates, along with a couple of optimizations that we would […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/what-you-need-to-know-ios14-privacy-changes-and-openrtb/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 15, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-09-15-2020/" class="read-more">Companies Pledge to Work Together to Preserve Addressable Advertising with Privacy</a></h3> <p><p> IAB Tech Lab Board Members Call on Industry to Support Open Standards NEW YORK — September 15, 2020– As the IAB Tech Lab’s REBOOT 2020 virtual summit kicks off today (and continues on the 16th and 17th), IAB Tech Lab Board members have committed to the principles of Project Rearc […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-09-15-2020/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 9, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/if-you-see-something-say-something/" class="read-more">If you see something, say something.</a></h3> <p><p>If you are working on stress testing a specification or analyzing adoption data of a Tech Lab standard, we’d love to hear from you! We appreciated the considerable interest in our recent explainer about the use of ads.txt (Authorized Digital Sellers) and other complementary standards.  The explainer was published in […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/if-you-see-something-say-something/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 26, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/apple-watch-os-podcast-filtering-guidance/" class="read-more">Apple watchOS Duplicates Podcast Downloads Resulting in Inflated Reporting: Filtering Guidance</a></h3> <p><p>Updated on October 14, 2020 to provide more specific user agent strings. Concerns have recently been raised about Apple’s watchOS Podcasts app. Downloads to an Apple Watch device appear to be duplicative of downloads to a user’s iPhone after the watch performs its synching cycle. This outcome could result in […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/apple-watch-os-podcast-filtering-guidance/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 5, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-and-partnership-for-responsible-addressable-media/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab, Project Rearc, and the Partnership for Responsible Addressable Media</a></h3> <p><p>Leading trade associations and companies representing every sector of the global advertising industry, including IAB and IAB Tech Lab, have joined together to launch the Partnership for Responsible Addressable Media. The partnership is similarly focused on the future of addressability for our industry, and it will build on relevant work […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-and-partnership-for-responsible-addressable-media/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 29, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/safeframe-2-0-safer-simpler-more-advanced/" class="read-more">SafeFrame 2.0: Safer, Simpler and More Advanced</a></h3> <p><p>The number of browsers and the technology that runs them has been advancing rapidly over the last few years. Ad tech has also seen a lot of advancement in technology, creativity, and services. All of this growth comes with added risk. For years, SafeFrame has offered rich ad interactions in […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/safeframe-2-0-safer-simpler-more-advanced/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 28, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ads-txt-dont-blame-the-tools-learn-how-to-use-them/" class="read-more">ads.txt: Don’t Blame the Tools, Learn How to Use Them</a></h3> <p><p>An article about certain sites “potentially committing a form of ad-fraud” using ads.txt (Authorized Digital Sellers) files has been making the rounds and we decided to look into the details to see if we could learn from the post to improve our transparency / anti-fraud specifications. We have reached out […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ads-txt-dont-blame-the-tools-learn-how-to-use-them/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 24, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ios-14-privacy-features-impact-what-advertisers-need-to-know/" class="read-more">iOS 14 Privacy Features Impact: What Advertisers Need to Know</a></h3> <p><p>Open Standards and Predictable Privacy for Consumers are More Important than Ever There’s been no shortage of ad industry ink spilled in response to Apple’s WWDC privacy announcements for iOS 14. In particular, much of the focus is on Apple’s design for user transparency and control over the iOS identifier […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ios-14-privacy-features-impact-what-advertisers-need-to-know/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 23, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/state-of-data-three-data-trends-shaping-2020-beyond/" class="read-more">State of Data: Three Data Trends Shaping 2020 & Beyond</a></h3> <p><p>Big data remains big business for advertising, despite the significant impact of COVID-19 and ongoing privacy-related changes. The advertising and media ecosystem spent $11B on data in 2019, according to the IAB Annual “State of Data” report, released today. However, data users, compilers, and other industry stakeholders suggested that in […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/state-of-data-three-data-trends-shaping-2020-beyond/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 9, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/final-audience-content-taxonomies-provide-additional-consumer-privacy-safeguards/" class="read-more">Final Audience Taxonomy 1.1 and Content Taxonomy 2.1 Provide Additional Consumer Privacy Safeguards</a></h3> <p><p>IAB Tech Lab’s Taxonomy and Mapping Working Group has finalized two updates to its taxonomy portfolio: Content Taxonomy 2.1 and Audience Taxonomy 1.1.  The two updates – which went through 30 days of public comment through April 2020 – introduce additional consumer privacy safeguards that aim to minimize the risk […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/final-audience-content-taxonomies-provide-additional-consumer-privacy-safeguards/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 8, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-2020-5-and-the-road-to-2021/" class="read-more">Tech Lab “2020.5” … and the Road to 2021</a></h3> <p><p>Welcome to the second half of 2020!(!) This year seems to be flying by and certainly hasn’t gone as any of us had planned. It’s been a real bright spot to see Tech Lab members and our team adapt and make progress together on meaningful work during such a challenging […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-2020-5-and-the-road-to-2021/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/solving-tech-challenges-in-ssai-takeaways-from-recent-workshop/" class="read-more">Solving Tech Challenges in SSAI: Takeaways from a Recent Workshop at IAB Tech Lab</a></h3> <p><p>The use of server side ad insertion to deliver video ads has become ubiquitous across the industry as the need for providing a high quality and seamless ad experience has become paramount. As adoption of the technology continues to increase, the needs for additional functionality and support has expanded too. […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/solving-tech-challenges-in-ssai-takeaways-from-recent-workshop/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 24, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/blog-post-06-24-2020/" class="read-more">With The End Of Browser Cookie Support, What Will Happen To Measurement And Attribution?</a></h3> <p><p>In less than two years, many publishers, advertisers, data vendors, and technology platforms will need to reevaluate and retool their approaches to data collection, audience targeting, measurement, and attribution analysis. All of those activities will change, and along with them the ways that we track and measure […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/blog-post-06-24-2020/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/with-end-of-browser-cookie-support-what-will-happen-to-measurement-attribution/" class="read-more">With The End Of Browser Cookie Support, What Will Happen To Measurement And Attribution?</a></h3> <p><p>In less than two years, many publishers, advertisers, data vendors, and technology platforms will need to reevaluate and retool their approaches to data collection, audience targeting, measurement, and attribution analysis. All of those activities will change, and along with them the ways that we track and measure advertising and user […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/with-end-of-browser-cookie-support-what-will-happen-to-measurement-attribution/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 18, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/safeframe-update-input-last-call/" class="read-more">SafeFrame Update: Input Last Call</a></h3> <p><p>Ad technologists: Join the working group and influence the development of SafeFrame 2.0 SafeFrames have been quietly, or not so quietly, in use since their release in 2013. With a minor update in 2014, IAB Tech Lab’s SafeFrame has been left alone to function in a rapidly changing marketplace. Since […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/safeframe-update-input-last-call/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 17, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/digitrust-the-final-chapter/" class="read-more">DigiTrust – The Final Chapter</a></h3> <p><p>Supporters Decide to Sunset DigiTrust on July 31 IAB Tech Lab recently invited all the platforms and publishers supporting the DigiTrust ID and shared namespace service to a meeting to review the status of funding and operations, and discuss the future of DigiTrust. Against the backdrop of increasing operational costs […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/digitrust-the-final-chapter/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 9, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-06-09-2020/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Increases Investment and Presence in Europe</a></h3> <p><p>NEW YORK, NY (June 9, 2020) – IAB Tech Lab (Tech Lab), the digital media and marketing industry’s global nonprofit research, development, and technical standards-setting consortium, today announced that vonwerschpartner Digital Strategies (vonwerschpartner) has been hired to represent the organization in Europe. […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-06-09-2020/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 5, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-industrys-first-standards-for-handling-user-data-deletion-requests-ccpa/" class="read-more">The Industry’s First Standards for Handling User Data Deletion Requests (CCPA)</a></h3> <p><p>The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives California residents a set of new rights with respect to their personal information. Among these is the right to deletion: Section 1798.105(c) of the CCPA states “[a] business that receives a verifiable consumer request from a consumer to delete the consumer’s personal information […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-industrys-first-standards-for-handling-user-data-deletion-requests-ccpa/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 20, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/brand-safety-in-the-age-of-covid-19/" class="read-more">Brand Safety in the Age of COVID-19</a></h3> <p><p>Brand safety concerns tied to COVID-19 have led to a decline in ad spend in many cases. But what in normal times might be reasonable concerns about brand safety can be counterproductive at a time when things are anything but normal – especially when news sources, in particular, need funding […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/brand-safety-in-the-age-of-covid-19/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 7, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ott-vs-ctv-whats-in-a-name/" class="read-more">OTT vs. CTV: What’s in a Name?</a></h3> <p><p>Executive Summary Over the last few years, streaming services have exploded and have made the terms “OTT” and “CTV” (defined below) popular. Unfortunately, people also tend to use them interchangeably, which is fine for casual conversations, but makes for some real confusion when we need to be specific. Common questions […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ott-vs-ctv-whats-in-a-name/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 2, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/question-answer-how-tcf-v2-shared-libraries-can-help-you/" class="read-more">Q&A: How the TCF v2 Shared Libraries Can Help Integrators Encode and Decode Consent Strings and More</a></h3> <p><p>For the initial release of the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF), the advertising industry worked tirelessly to release the specification, as well as the shared libraries that would help CMPs and vendors encode and decode consent strings in every major programming language. Even days before the deadline, the industry knew […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/question-answer-how-tcf-v2-shared-libraries-can-help-you/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/retiring-the-digitrust-cmp-by-end-of-june/" class="read-more">Retiring the DigiTrust CMP by End of June (EXTENDED TO AUGUST 15)</a></h3> <p><p>Advertisers and publishers have more time to select and transition to a new CMP UPDATE: On May 14, the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) Steering Group voted to extend technical support for TCF v1.1 beyond the previously announced date of 30 June to a new date of 15th August 2020. […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/retiring-the-digitrust-cmp-by-end-of-june/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 30, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-introduces-additional-consumer-privacy-safeguards-into-content-and-audience-taxonomies/" class="read-more">Tech Lab Introduces Additional Consumer Privacy Safeguards into Content and Audience Taxonomies</a></h3> <p><p>In Public Comment Until April 30 Consumer trust – and our ability to demonstrate the responsible handling of consumer data – is foundational to our industry’s role in supporting independent content and services on the open internet. IAB and IAB Tech Lab member companies, as part of ongoing efforts to […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/tech-lab-introduces-additional-consumer-privacy-safeguards-into-content-and-audience-taxonomies/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 29, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/explaining-the-privacy-sandbox-explainers-03-27-2020/" class="read-more">Explaining the Privacy Sandbox Explainers</a></h3> <p><p>With the Chrome announcement of a two-year target timeline to kill the third-party cookie, we thought it would be useful to help make sense of Chrome’s proposals to address advertising use cases without third-party cookies. The Context First, at this time all four major browsers have publicly disclosed a privacy […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/explaining-the-privacy-sandbox-explainers-03-27-2020/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/cats-press-release-03-26-2020/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases for Comment Common Ad Transport Standard (CATS) for Direct Buying and Selling of Digital Media</a></h3> <p><p>SAN FRANCISCO (March 26, 2020) – IAB Tech Lab today released CATS (Common Ad Transport Standard) for public comment for a 30-day period until April 24. […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/cats-press-release-03-26-2020/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 12, 2020</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/blogpost-02-12-2020/" class="read-more">Project Rearc: An Industry Collaboration to Rearchitect Digital Marketing</a></h3> <p><p>We just wrapped a very timely and active IAB Annual Leadership Meeting. During this event, IAB and IAB Tech Lab introduced Project Rearc, an initiative to get stakeholders across the digital advertising and media supply chain working together to make the internet a better place for consumers – marrying the […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/blogpost-02-12-2020/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 20, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/guidelines-ctv-ott-device-and-app-identification/" class="read-more">Guidelines for CTV/OTT Device and App Identification</a></h3> <p><p>By Amit Shetty With the growth of Connected TV (CTV), Set Top Boxes, and other Over-The-Top (OTT) devices, and the explosion in streaming video services, the OTT space is fast becoming one of the most important segments of video advertising. With this growth comes many technical challenges. The wide range […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/guidelines-ctv-ott-device-and-app-identification/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 19, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/blockchain-an-invitation-to-participate/" class="read-more">Blockchain: An Invitation to Participate</a></h3> <p><p>By Miguel Morales Imagine a world where the challenges of digital advertising operations fade into a chain of collaborative record keeping, and full transparency removes the need for out of band reconciliation. Multiple parties supporting a campaign can all verify that other participating parties are adhering to the same material […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/blockchain-an-invitation-to-participate/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 17, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-the-next-milestone-for-open-measurement/" class="read-more">Introducing the Next Milestone For Open Measurement</a></h3> <p><p>By Joe Ranzenbach In the not-so-distant past, independent viewability measurement presented one of the most complex challenges faced by mobile advertising. In response to the industry problem, IAB Tech Lab brought us together to develop a solution and in April 2018, the Open Measurement SDK (OM SDK) was brought to […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/introducing-the-next-milestone-for-open-measurement/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 18, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-v1-technical-specifications-for-iab-ccpa-compliance-framework-for-publishers-technology-companies/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases V1 Technical Specifications for IAB CCPA Compliance Framework for Publishers & Technology Companies</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke Today, the IAB Tech Lab is releasing version 1.0 of the technical specifications for the IAB CCPA Compliance Framework, and is encouraging digital property owners and ad platforms to begin their technical implementation efforts. The Framework supports compliance with the CCPA for the digital advertising ecosystem. The […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-v1-technical-specifications-for-iab-ccpa-compliance-framework-for-publishers-technology-companies/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 22, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-10-22-19/" class="read-more">IAB & IAB Tech Lab Release CCPA Compliance Framework for Public Comment</a></h3> <p><p>NEW YORK, NY (October 22, 2019) – IAB, the trade association for the digital media and marketing industries, and its affiliated standard-setting organization, the IAB Technology Laboratory, today released for public comment the IAB California Consumer Privacy Act Compliance Framework for Publishers and Technology Companies to help digital publishers and […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-10-22-19/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 17, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-10-17-19/" class="read-more">SpotX Chief Scientist Neal Richter Elected as Chairman of IAB Tech Lab Board of Directors</a></h3> <p><p>NEW YORK, NY (October 17, 2019) – The IAB Technology Laboratory (Tech Lab) today announced that SpotX Chief Scientist Neal Richter was elected by its board of directors as the new chair. In this position, Richter will play a key role in guiding the Tech Lab’s work to evolve privacy-compliant standards […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-10-17-19/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 23, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/a-proposal-for-enhanced-accountability/" class="read-more">A Proposal for Enhanced Accountability</a></h3> <p><p>By Jordan Mitchell As consumers today, we live in a digital media universe built upon open standards. Open standards, and indeed the open architecture of the internet, fueled tremendous innovation over the last 20+ years, resulting in the digital services and conveniences we appreciate regularly. However, open standards can also […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/a-proposal-for-enhanced-accountability/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 4, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/evolution-of-internet-identity-privacy-tracking/" class="read-more">The Evolution of the Internet, Identity, Privacy, and Tracking – How Cookies and Tracking Exploded, and Why We Need New Standards for Consumer Privacy</a></h3> <p><p>By Jordan Mitchell It’s time we speak frankly about a very personal matter: your privacy on the internet. It seems everyone these days wants to protect it. The European Union enacted a sweeping new set of laws, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), to safeguard it. The California Consumer Privacy […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/evolution-of-internet-identity-privacy-tracking/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 31, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/sellers-json-and-supplychain-object-ready-for-industry-adoption/" class="read-more">Sellers.json and SupplyChain Object Ready for Industry Adoption</a></h3> <p><p>The Problems Solved by sellers.json and SupplyChain, and all the Clickbait Titles You Will (hopefully) not Have to Read this Year By Sam Tingleff and Jennifer Derke What’s new? After a thorough public comment period with OpenRTB Working Group feedback and review, the sellers.json and SupplyChain object specifications are now […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/sellers-json-and-supplychain-object-ready-for-industry-adoption/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 8, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/yahoo-japan-at-iab-tech-lab-innovation-day/" class="read-more">Yahoo Japan at IAB Tech Lab Innovation Day</a></h3> <p><p>On May 6, 2019, IAB Technology Laboratory (hereafter “IAB Tech Lab”) held its first technology conference for this year in New York, U.S.A. The theme this year was: “Transparency and Securing the Supply Chain” Since this has been a hot topic in the last few years, the conference was attended […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/yahoo-japan-at-iab-tech-lab-innovation-day/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 20, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/demystifying-app-ads-txt/" class="read-more">Demystifying App-ads.txt</a></h3> <p><p>As you may have seen, on March 13th we released the final version of app-ads.txt, the mobile and native app follow-up to ads.txt. In this post I’d like to address some of the misconceptions and clarify the value prop around app-ads.txt. Background on ads.txt If you recall, ads.txt (Authorized Digital […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/demystifying-app-ads-txt/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 8, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-three-deadly-sins-of-ads-txt-and-how-publishers-can-avoid-them/" class="read-more">The Three Deadly Sins of ads.txt and How Publishers Can Avoid Them</a></h3> <p><p>In this blog post, we will address some misconceptions and attempt to clarify how publishers should go about deploying and managing ads.txt. Why only three sins and not seven? ads.txt is not complicated enough for seven! ads.txt was never intended to solve every fraud problem in ad tech; it was […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-three-deadly-sins-of-ads-txt-and-how-publishers-can-avoid-them/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 25, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-04252019/" class="read-more">IAB Europe Launches Public Comment for its GDPR Transparency & Consent Framework Version 2.0</a></h3> <p><p> IAB Europe, the leading European-level industry association for the digital advertising ecosystem, in partnership with IAB Tech Lab, today announced it is making the Policies and Technical Specifications for v2.0 of the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF v2.0) available for public comment.  The public comment period will last 30 days, until […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-04252019/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 23, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-04-23-19/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases for Public Comment a New Specification to Improve Transparency and User Experience in Video Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>The IAB Technology Laboratory today released SIMID (Secure Interactive Media Interface Definition) for public comment, a specification designed to replace VPAID (Video Player Ad Interface Definition) and increase transparency and security, while increasing support for creativity and interactive capabilities.{…}</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-04-23-19/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 19, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/digitrust-cmp-open-source-project-now-open-to-new-contributors/" class="read-more">DigiTrust CMP Open Source Project Now Open to New Contributers</a></h3> <p><p>The IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) enables ad tech vendors to operate in compliance with GDPR by using a Consent Management Provider (CMP). CMPs interface directly with consumers, providing transparency around data collection, offering privacy settings, and recording those privacy settings for ad tech vendors to respect and […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/digitrust-cmp-open-source-project-now-open-to-new-contributors/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 8, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-lean/" class="read-more">What Does it Mean to be LEAN?</a></h3> <p><p>By Shailley Singh   If you have been wondering about your LEAN Score and whether your site, app, and creative meet the LEAN principles, worry no more. Today, we are announcing a new roadmap to address critical components of LEAN (Light, Encryption, Allowing Choice, Non-invasive ads). It’s a long story […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-lean/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/building-light-weight-and-load-optimized-ad-creatives/" class="read-more">Building Light Weight and Load Optimized Ad Creatives</a></h3> <p><p>By Manuela Moser and Andreas Kühner   As part of the New Ad Portfolio, the concept of initial load and sub load was introduced to replace the previous “polite download”. This concept provides for the division of the total file weight into an initial load and sub load. The purpose […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/building-light-weight-and-load-optimized-ad-creatives/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 19, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/final-version-of-app-ads-txt-ready-for-adoption-to-fight-inventory-fraud-in-mobile-apps-and-ott/" class="read-more">Final Version of App-ads.txt Ready for Adoption to Fight Inventory Fraud in Mobile Apps and OTT</a></h3> <p><p>  App Support for Authorized Digital Sells List, app-ads.txt, is Finalized After Beta Period   Today, March 13 2019, IAB Tech Lab’s OpenRTB working group is releasing the final version of the app-ads.txt specification. App-ads.txt is an extension of the original ads.txt standard which provides a mechanism for content owners […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/final-version-of-app-ads-txt-ready-for-adoption-to-fight-inventory-fraud-in-mobile-apps-and-ott/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 13, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/opendirect-2-0-ready-for-industry-adoption/" class="read-more">OpenDirect 2.0 Ready for Industry Adoption</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke To improve order management in a programmatic world, OpenDirect 2.0 has been finalized and is now ready for full industry adoption. This finalization comes on the heels of major overhaul of the IAB Tech Lab’s OpenMedia programmatic technology stack. Updates to the spec after the public comment […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/opendirect-2-0-ready-for-industry-adoption/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 11, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-02112019/" class="read-more">IAB & IAB Tech Lab Recognize Outstanding Digital Marketing Leaders with 2019 Sales and Service Excellence Awards</a></h3> <p><p>2019 IAB Tech Lab Service Excellence Awards: The IAB Tech Lab Service Excellence Awards recognize the important contributions of members of IAB Tech Lab’s commit groups, working groups, and task forces. [..]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-02112019/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 5, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/so-youd-like-to-propose-a-change-to-openrtb-adcom/" class="read-more">So, You’d like to Propose a Change to OpenRTB/AdCOM…</a></h3> <p><p>So, You’d like to Propose a Change to OpenRTB/AdCOM… Sam Tingleff and Jennifer Derke flickr: volvob12b   Like a monarch butterfly, new proposals to the OpenRTB standard do not begin life as a beautiful, fully formed creature.   In this post we hope to first clarify some of the misconceptions […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/so-youd-like-to-propose-a-change-to-openrtb-adcom/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">January 8, 2019</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/gdpr-consent-strings-and-url-length-an-advisory-from-iab-tech-lab/" class="read-more">GDPR Consent Strings and URL Length: An Advisory from IAB Tech Lab</a></h3> <p><p>By Sam Tingleff One of our members recently brought to our attention a concern around the impact of GDPR consent strings on URL lengths. It seems worth a short discussion and an advisory. The Transparency and Consent Framework introduces the concept of a “consent string”, which is a piece of […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/gdpr-consent-strings-and-url-length-an-advisory-from-iab-tech-lab/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 18, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-12182018/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Launches Podcast Measurement Compliance Program</a></h3> <p><p>NPR and Rawvoice/Blubrry Earn First Seals of Compliance. The IAB Technology Laboratory Podcast Measurement Compliance Program has entered[..]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-12182018/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 12, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-time-for-the-over-the-top-identifier-for-advertising-ott-ifa-is-now/" class="read-more">The Time For The Over-the-Top Identifier for Advertising (OTT IFA) Is Now!</a></h3> <p><p>By Bennett Crumbling, J. Allen Dove, Chris Gordon, Courtney Rogers & Amit Shetty   How many times have you had this experience on your over-the-top video (OTT) device when you are watching a program and you see a commercial for the same car about 10 times in an hour? Yet, you already bought […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-time-for-the-over-the-top-identifier-for-advertising-ott-ifa-is-now/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-12122018/" class="read-more">Open Measurement Software Development Kit for Mobile in-app Advertising Gains Global Adoption, Enabling Viewability Measurement on 2 Billion Devices Globally</a></h3> <p><p>Media Rating Council Supports IAB Tech Lab OM SDK Certification to Promote Adoption; 17 Companies from U.S., Europe & Asia Already Certified. [..]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/press-release-12122018/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 10, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/upgrading-video-ad-delivery-workflows-with-vast-4-1/" class="read-more">Upgrading Video Ad Delivery Workflows with VAST 4.1</a></h3> <p><p>By Pieter Mees, Timothy Olds, Simon Trasler Possibly one of the most important new features in VAST 4.1 (Digital Video Ad Serving Template) is the specification of how to perform ad requests, which tackles a number of long-standing industry challenges and opens a path to more efficient video advertising. This […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/upgrading-video-ad-delivery-workflows-with-vast-4-1/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 27, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/vast-interactive-templates-simplifying-interactivity-standards-with-vast-4-1/" class="read-more">VAST Interactive Templates: Simplifying Interactivity Standards with VAST 4.1</a></h3> <p><p>By Michael Tuminello, Aron Schatz, Jesse Leikin VAST (Digital Video Ad Serving Template) and VPAID (Digital Video Player Ad Interface Definition), despite being old enough to pre-date the rise of mobile and over-the-top (OTT) advertising, have thus far resisted a wholesale update.  However, as detailed in the IAB Tech Lab’s […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/vast-interactive-templates-simplifying-interactivity-standards-with-vast-4-1/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 20, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/vast-4-1-now-with-audio-power/" class="read-more">VAST 4.1 – Now With Audio Power!</a></h3> <p><p>By Jonathan Eccles and Jean-Luc Wasmer With the release of the latest version of the Digital Video Ad Serving Template, VAST 4.1, ad tech companies, servers, and publishers will finally be able to unify existing video ad specifications with the quickly growing digital audio ad market. The separate Digital Audio […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/vast-4-1-now-with-audio-power/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 15, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/openmedia-specs-including-openrtb-3-0-finalized-and-ready-for-adoption/" class="read-more">OpenMedia specs, including OpenRTB 3.0 Finalized and Ready for Adoption</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke Today, IAB Tech Lab’s OpenRTB working group announced that the much-anticipated OpenRTB 3.0, AdCOM 1.0, and Ad Management 1.0 specifications are finalized and ready for industry adoption. Ads.cert: Signed Bid Requests remains in beta for continued early implementations, and participation with the working group to work on […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/openmedia-specs-including-openrtb-3-0-finalized-and-ready-for-adoption/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 14, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/vast-4-1-open-measurement-the-long-awaited-video-verification-solution/" class="read-more">VAST 4.1 & Open Measurement – the long awaited video verification solution!</a></h3> <p><p>  By Jon Guarino and Phil Harris Digital Video Ad Standard Template (VAST) 4.0 represented an essential rethinking of third-party verification on video inventory. Previously, running measurement code was possible only through Video Player-Ad Interface Definition (VPAID) media files, which would necessarily obscure and delay the actual creative content. This […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/vast-4-1-open-measurement-the-long-awaited-video-verification-solution/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 8, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-final-version-of-vast-4-1/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases Final Version of VAST 4.1</a></h3> <p><p>By Amit Shetty The Digital Video Ad Serving Template Version 4.1 (VAST 4.1) was released for public comment on June 14th 2018, and received an unprecedented amount of feedback, reflecting the level of interest in this release of VAST. Following discussions in the Digital Video Working Group, we are now […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-releases-final-version-of-vast-4-1/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 5, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/announcing-new-working-group-programmatic-practices-taskforce/" class="read-more">Announcing a new working group to tackle industry issues: IAB Tech Lab’s “Programmatic Practices Task Force”</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke The digital advertising industry is grappling with important questions about the programmatic supply chain. In an open ecosystem with significant proprietary technology, supply and demand partners may not know how each other’s platforms make decisions. Highlighted in recent trade press, unexpected practices or algorithmic behavior can have […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/announcing-new-working-group-programmatic-practices-taskforce/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 16, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/what-it-means-for-a-dsp-to-support-ads-txt/" class="read-more">What it means for a DSP to support Ads.txt</a></h3> <p><p>What it means for a DSP to support ads.txt – and why it’s important By now your DSP has probably said that they “support ads.txt”. But what does that actually mean, and should you care? The ads.txt specification aims to address counterfeit inventory by giving content owners and distributors a […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/what-it-means-for-a-dsp-to-support-ads-txt/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 15, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ads-txt-aggregator-blogpost4/" class="read-more">A simple tool to help you achieve brand safety: the ads.txt aggregator</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke The IAB Tech Lab ads.txt aggregator tool crawls the web, providing regular updates on brand safe inventory, so you can be sure you’re investing your money in the right places. Specifically, the Aggregator: Eliminates ad fraud (specifically, misrepresented domains) by crawling the web – more than 2M domains […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ads-txt-aggregator-blogpost4/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 1, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ads-txt-aggregator-blogpost3/" class="read-more">Cutting out misrepresented domains from your marketing campaign is a must. Here’s how.</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke You wouldn’t buy a “Rolex” from a man on the street in a trench coat full of (likely counterfeit) watches, right? Then why buy ad inventory from unauthorized sellers? Ads.txt is a powerful resource to know which supply sources are trustworthy in selling publisher inventory. Sophisticated buyers […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ads-txt-aggregator-blogpost3/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 26, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/blockchain-working-group-updates/" class="read-more">Updates from the Blockchain Working Group</a></h3> <p><p>By Shailley Singh We announced the formation of the Blockchain Working Group on September 18, 2017 under the leadership of Richard Bush, President, NYIAX, and Michael Palmer, Director, GroupM. This was followed by a live member event on October 18 at MetaX HQ in Santa Monica and a kick-off meeting […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/blockchain-working-group-updates/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 25, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ads-txt-aggregator-blogpost2/" class="read-more">Buyers: This Simple Step Can Help Mitigate Ad Fraud</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke First launched in September 2017, ads.txt has seen rapid adoption by the digital advertising industry. There are over 2 million domains with ads.txt files, and buyers are committing to buying ads.txt inventory. However, full adoption of ads.txt requires that buyers are specifically validating each of the sellers […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ads-txt-aggregator-blogpost2/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 18, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ads-txt-aggregator-blogpost1/" class="read-more">ads.txt aggregated files – the easy way to fight ad fraud</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke Buyers and buy-side ad tech partners must develop a strategy of buying publisher inventory that is sold only by authorized digital sellers, as declared in publisher ads.txt files. IAB Tech Lab’s ads.txt aggregator is a simple, easy-to-use tool that helps by providing efficient delivery of aggregated ads.txt structured […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ads-txt-aggregator-blogpost1/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 13, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/mythbusting-ads-txt/" class="read-more">Mythbusting ads.txt</a></h3> <p><p>By Sam Tingleff Recently there have been multiple stories in the industry press hinting that the ads.txt specification has a “loophole” or is otherwise flawed in a way that is being exploited within the mobile app programmatic ecosystem. The Forensiq report specifically, and miscommunication in the press, was flawed in […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/mythbusting-ads-txt/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 21, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/bringing-mraid-3-0-adoption-up-to-speed/" class="read-more">Bringing MRAID 3.0 Adoption Up to Speed</a></h3> <p><p>By Aron Schatz MRAID 3.0 was released about a year ago to be the gateway to enhancing rich media advertising in mobile applications. Since that time, the industry has been adopting and embracing the changes to the standard. The work has not stopped for the MRAID working group, though. Through […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/bringing-mraid-3-0-adoption-up-to-speed/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 12, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/transparency-consent-framework-mobile-app-spec-final/" class="read-more">Transparency and Consent Framework Mobile App Spec Ready for Adoption</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke Today, IAB Tech Lab and IAB Europe released the Transparency and Consent Framework’s Mobile In-app Specifications as a final version ready for widespread industry adoption. No significant changes were made to the specs in the process of finalization. Tech Lab’s GDPR Mobile Subgroup reviewed the specifications and […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/transparency-consent-framework-mobile-app-spec-final/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 30, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/gdpr-and-iab-tech-lab-cooperation-on-standards-that-benefit-the-industry/" class="read-more">GDPR and IAB Tech Lab: Cooperation on Standards that Benefit the Industry</a></h3> <p><p>By Anissa Connor GDPR enforcement date has arrived, and along with it a plethora of compliance requirements for the global digital advertising ecosystem.  The applicability of GDPR across our industry has presented an enormous opportunity for collaboration, and IAB Tech Lab has been engaging with industry stakeholders to develop important […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/gdpr-and-iab-tech-lab-cooperation-on-standards-that-benefit-the-industry/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 30, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/a-new-chapter-for-digitrust/" class="read-more">A New Chapter for DigiTrust</a></h3> <p><p>By Jordan Mitchell We’re pleased to announce that IAB Tech Lab has acquired the DigiTrust solution, is hiring the team, and will support increasing global adoption of the DigiTrust neutral ID service. Additionally, IAB Tech Lab will work to integrate DigiTrust capabilities with existing and emerging technology standards for digital […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/a-new-chapter-for-digitrust/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 11, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/leadership-insights-into-the-open-measurement-sdk/" class="read-more">Leadership Insights Into the Open Measurement SDK</a></h3> <p><p>By Dennis Buchheim Leadership Insights When IAB Tech Lab formed its Open Measurement Software Development Kit (OM SDK) working group, one of our primary goals was clear: to encourage collaboration among industry members, including publishers and measurement providers, to develop scalable solutions to measurement challenges in the mobile app environment. […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/leadership-insights-into-the-open-measurement-sdk/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 19, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/demystifying-identifiers-and-understanding-their-critical-roles-in-advertising/" class="read-more">Demystifying Identifiers and Understanding Their Critical Roles in Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>By Dennis Buchheim and Amit Shetty “Identity” is a term that gets used a lot in digital advertising, usually in the context of identifying and targeting consumers. At the IAB Tech Lab, we look at identity in a broader context, covering consumers, creative assets, and the businesses involved in the […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/demystifying-identifiers-and-understanding-their-critical-roles-in-advertising/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">February 9, 2018</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-supports-gdpr-transparency-and-consent-solutions/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Supports GDPR Transparency and Consent Solutions</a></h3> <p><p>RELEASING AN OPENRTB GDPR ADVISORY AND LAUNCHING THE IAB TECH LAB GDPR TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP IAB Tech Lab has taken the steps to support the advertising industry adherence to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR, which becomes enforceable on May 25, 2018, promotes more control for European internet […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-supports-gdpr-transparency-and-consent-solutions/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 21, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ad-tech-predictions-for-2018/" class="read-more">Ad Tech Predictions for 2018</a></h3> <p><p>By Dennis Buchheim As 2017 comes to a close we invited some of our most active IAB Tech Lab members to share their predictions for ad tech in 2018. These technology insiders offered up expert perspectives on a myriad of topics that range from transparency to blockchain, and dynamic content […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ad-tech-predictions-for-2018/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 14, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/podcast-metrics-the-next-generation/" class="read-more">Podcast Metrics: The Next Generation</a></h3> <p><p>By Steve Mulder, Senior Director of Audience Insights, NPR The explosive growth of podcast listening shows no signs of slowing. An estimated 67 million Americans over 12-year old listen to podcasts monthly, according to Edison Research, up significantly compared to just a year ago. As with any emerging medium, measurement […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/podcast-metrics-the-next-generation/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 30, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-final-content-taxonomy-v2-ready-for-adoption/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Announces Final Content Taxonomy v2 Ready for Adoption</a></h3> <p><p>Co-Authored by Taxonomy Working Group Co-Chairs Kevin Flood and Noel Agnew The final document of the IAB Tech Lab Content Taxonomy Version 2.0 was released today by the IAB Tech Lab, and is ready for adoption by the digital advertising industry. The Taxonomy and Mapping Working Group re-launched last year […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-final-content-taxonomy-v2-ready-for-adoption/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 9, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/simplifying-video-ad-delivery/" class="read-more">Simplifying Video Ad Delivery</a></h3> <p><p>By Amit Shetty Over the last few months we have been asked a number of questions about the use of various video ad tech standards. We have seen a number of changes in the space like diminishing browser support for Flash, as well as major growth in mobile and Over-the-Top […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/simplifying-video-ad-delivery/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 27, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-case-for-dynamic-music-creative/" class="read-more">The Case for Dynamic Music Creative</a></h3> <p><p>By: Brian Ales, Triton Digital In my past life as a working music composer, I wrote and produced more than my share of music for advertising. From there, I slid into the music technology space, and from there on to my current work in audio adtech – but it’s still […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/the-case-for-dynamic-music-creative/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 11, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/a-deeper-look-into-vast-4-0-and-the-universal-ad-id/" class="read-more">A Deeper Look into VAST 4.0 and the Universal Ad ID</a></h3> <p><p>By Jarrett Wold, AD-ID and Amit Shetty, IAB Tech Lab Ad-ID and the IAB Tech Lab have jointly published a white paper, “Five Use Cases for Video Ad Serving,” that demonstrates the importance of including Ad-ID as a registry value inside the UniversalAdId element in VAST 4.0. The white paper […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/a-deeper-look-into-vast-4-0-and-the-universal-ad-id/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 4, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-open-measurement-initiative-aims-to-solve-the-industrys-mobile-app-viewability-challenges/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Open Measurement Initiative Aims to Solve the Industry’s Mobile App Viewability Challenges</a></h3> <p><p>By: Eric Picard and Brad Beal, Pandora The IAB Tech Lab has done something historic, important, and worth discussing.  It is likely that if you’re reading this post, you’re somewhat familiar with viewability, one of the most important issues facing the digital advertising space today.  Below we’re going to cover […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-open-measurement-initiative-aims-to-solve-the-industrys-mobile-app-viewability-challenges/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">October 2, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/understanding-reacting-to-apple-safari-browser-tracking-changes/" class="read-more">Understanding & Reacting to Apple’s Safari Browser Tracking Changes</a></h3> <p><p>By Dennis Buchheim With its most recent Safari browser release for iOS and MacOS, Apple introduced “Intelligent Tracking Prevention”, which immediately and significantly reduces the value of ad impression opportunities in Safari mobile/desktop browser and in-app webview environments. Safari will now block sending cookies to third parties determined to be […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/understanding-reacting-to-apple-safari-browser-tracking-changes/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 18, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/blockchain-for-advertising/" class="read-more">Blockchain for Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>By Richard Bush and Michael Palmer We are excited to announce that the IAB Tech Lab is establishing a new working group with the goal of exploring ways to leverage blockchain to improve efficiency and value realization in digital advertising. Since it was first described as a fundamental component of […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/blockchain-for-advertising/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 13, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-updated-ads-txt-specification-1-0-1/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Announces Updated ads.txt Specification 1.0.1 With Clarity for File Variables, Subdomains, and Redirects</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke and Dr. Neal Richter ads.txt has fast gained attention as an impactful tool in fighting fraud. Publishers can post a list of Authorized Digital Sellers to declare allowed sellers and resellers of the publisher’s inventory. Buyers can use ads.txt files to shift media spend to authorized supply […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-announces-updated-ads-txt-specification-1-0-1/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 13, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/new-openmedia-specification-landscape-powers-effective-standards-development-at-iab-tech-lab/" class="read-more">New OpenMedia Specification Landscape Powers Effective Standards Development at IAB Tech Lab</a></h3> <p><p>By Dennis Buchheim and Jennifer Derke Digital advertising is converging. Industry growth and maturation are being slowed by silos of media formats and channels (video, display, programmatic bidding, direct, etc.). It is time to think cross-screen, cross-media, with interoperability as the ultimate goal. Enter OpenMedia. What is OpenMedia? OpenMedia is […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/new-openmedia-specification-landscape-powers-effective-standards-development-at-iab-tech-lab/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 31, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb-native-version-1-2-finalized/" class="read-more">OpenRTB Native Version 1.2 Finalized</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke OpenRTB Native version 1.2 has been finalized after the public comment period earlier this summer. Feedback was accepted from the industry and reviewed by the OpenRTB Native working group and the IAB Tech Lab Commit Group. The major feature updates in OpenRTB Native version 1.2 include; Dynamic […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb-native-version-1-2-finalized/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 5, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/mraid-3-0-ready-to-play-rich-flawless-ads-in-app-on-your-phone/" class="read-more">MRAID 3.0: Ready to Play Rich and Flawless Ads In-App on Your Phone</a></h3> <p><p>By Aron Schatz View MRAID Version 3.0 Here Since 2011, the Mobile Rich Media Ad Interface Definitions (MRAID) specification has provided in-app advertising the means to create compelling rich media ad experiences at scale. The promise of MRAID allowed ad designers to write a creative once, and have it run […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/mraid-3-0-ready-to-play-rich-flawless-ads-in-app-on-your-phone/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">June 27, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/industry-aligns-to-adopt-ads-txt-specification/" class="read-more">Industry Aligns to Adopt ads.txt Specification</a></h3> <p><p>By Alanna Gombert The IAB Tech Lab has been working in partnership with the digital advertising industry to take in and process all of the feedback for ads.txt, the mechanism that allows publishers to list their Authorized Digital Sellers and is a frontline weapon against inventory spoofing and unauthorized sellers. […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/industry-aligns-to-adopt-ads-txt-specification/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 30, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/open-source-crawler-released-to-support-adoption-of-ads-txt/" class="read-more">Open Source Crawler Released to Support Adoption of ads.txt</a></h3> <p><p>By Dr. Neal Richter and Jennifer Derke Since announcing ads.txt to fight counterfeit inventory, we’ve received a number of comments, including from companies starting to build crawlers. To assist in accelerating the adoption of ads.txt, the IAB Tech Lab is releasing an open source implementation of a reference crawler written […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/open-source-crawler-released-to-support-adoption-of-ads-txt/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 16, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/helping-industry-prevent-sale-of-counterfeit-inventory-with-ads-txt/" class="read-more">Helping the industry prevent the sale of counterfeit inventory with ads.txt</a></h3> <p><p>By Neal Richter Today, we’re announcing an important new standard as part of OpenRTB, called ads.txt. While its mission is simple, to increase transparency in the programmatic advertising ecosystem, we believe it will have an oversized impact in reducing ad fraud across the ecosystem. When an advertiser buys media programmatically, […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/helping-industry-prevent-sale-of-counterfeit-inventory-with-ads-txt/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-dynamic-content-ad-standard/" class="read-more">The IAB Dynamic Content Ad Standard – Ushering in a New Era of Content and Data-Driven Advertising</a></h3> <p><p>By Diaz Nesamoney Throughout its 20-year history, the IAB has been working with brands, agencies, publishers, and ad tech vendors to continue to innovate ad standards. Together, they have introduced new ad formats and standards that have allowed marketers and their agencies to continue to work to engage consumers. The […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-dynamic-content-ad-standard/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">May 10, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/announcing-the-ott-technical-working-group/" class="read-more">Announcing the OTT Technical Working Group</a></h3> <p><p>By Amit Shetty As my IAB counterpart Eric John blogged about a few weeks ago, the Over-The-Top (OTT) video streaming revolution is already taking place. With it comes a number of business and technical opportunities as well as challenges for the advertising industry. While OTT brings the possibility of building […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/announcing-the-ott-technical-working-group/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 19, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/announcing-the-iab-tech-lab-ott-technical-working-group/" class="read-more">Announcing the OTT Technical Working Group</a></h3> <p><p>By Amit Shetty As my IAB counterpart Eric John blogged about a few weeks ago, the Over-The-Top (OTT) video streaming revolution is already taking place. With it comes a number of business and technical opportunities as well as challenges for the advertising industry. While OTT brings the possibility of building […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/announcing-the-iab-tech-lab-ott-technical-working-group/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 14, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb-native-1-2-adds-dynamic-creative-third-party-ad-serving-support/" class="read-more"><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/blog/wp-admin/post.php?post=384&action=edit">OpenRTB Native 1.2 Adds Dynamic Creative/Third Party Ad Serving Support</a></a></h3> <p><p>By Curt Larson I’m happy to announce that the OpenRTB Native Subgroup has released version 1.2 of the OpenRTB Native Ads API Specification for a 30-day public review period ending May 17, 2017. Major enhancements include support for third party ad serving, privacy flags, and new event tracking options. The […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb-native-1-2-adds-dynamic-creative-third-party-ad-serving-support/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;"></p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb-native-1-2-adds-dynamic-creative-third-party-ad-serving-support-2/" class="read-more"><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/blog/wp-admin/post.php?post=384&action=edit">OpenRTB Native 1.2 Adds Dynamic Creative/Third Party Ad Serving Support</a></a></h3> <p><p>By Curt Larson I’m happy to announce that the OpenRTB Native Subgroup has released version 1.2 of the OpenRTB Native Ads API Specification for a 30-day public review period ending May 17, 2017. Major enhancements include support for third party ad serving, privacy flags, and new event tracking options. The […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb-native-1-2-adds-dynamic-creative-third-party-ad-serving-support-2/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">April 13, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/ad-quality-issues-threaten-industry-roi-not-just-publishers/" class="read-more">Ad Quality Issues Threaten Industry ROI, Not Just Publishers’</a></h3> <p><p>By Scott Moore Next time you’re waiting for a page to load on your favorite website, don’t curse the publisher. Blame the advertising industry. The content you’re waiting for is likely being held up by the ads that surround it. When banner ads are too large, or burdened with other […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/ad-quality-issues-threaten-industry-roi-not-just-publishers/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">March 6, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-expanding-in-japan/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Expanding in Japan</a></h3> <p><p>By Alanna Gombert We are excited about the IAB Tech Lab’s expansion in Japan. Japan is such an important market because of their focus on technology innovation, brand, and user experience as well as their content dominance and focus on story telling. We are thrilled to be working and sharing […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-expanding-in-japan/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">January 31, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/why-a-new-content-taxonomy/" class="read-more">Why A New Content Taxonomy?</a></h3> <p><p>By Alanna Gombert For a taxonomy to be useful to companies in the market, it must be standardized and industry-neutral so that any party can build on top of it if they want to get more granular or reference the IDs in order to map it to a different taxonomy. […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/why-a-new-content-taxonomy/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">January 6, 2017</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-to-assume-governance-of-mobile-verification-open-source-sdk-initiative-repository/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab to Assume Governance of Mobile Verification Open-Source SDK Initiative Initiated by IAS, Marking First Acquisition for Tech Lab Tool Repository</a></h3> <p><p>By Alanna Gombert The IAB Tech Lab is assuming governance of a new technical tool for mobile in-app viewability measurement – the Mobile Verification Open-Source Software Development Kit (SDK) – originally conceived by Integral Ad Science (IAS). This marks the first acquisition for the IAB Tech Lab Tool Repository, which […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-tech-lab-to-assume-governance-of-mobile-verification-open-source-sdk-initiative-repository/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 22, 2016</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/brand-building-in-the-age-of-programmatic-creative/" class="read-more">Brand-Building in the Age of Programmatic Creative</a></h3> <p><p>By Ben Kartzman, CEO, Spongecell ● As someone who has been in the trenches of programmatic creative since the beginning, it is exciting to see how the industry has been pulling together to develop best practices that will make advertising more efficient, effective and engaging. As one of the authors […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/brand-building-in-the-age-of-programmatic-creative/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 21, 2016</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/methbot-fight/" class="read-more">Methbot, The Fight, The Future</a></h3> <p><p>By Alanna Gombert ● Yesterday IAB Tech Lab co-hosted a security briefing with the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) after we were made aware of a new and potentially very significant fraud threat to the digital advertising supply chain. White Ops contacted us to discuss a hack which they dubbed “Methbot”, due […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/methbot-fight/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 6, 2016</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/progress-update-opendata-1-0/" class="read-more">Progress Update from IAB Tech Lab’s OpenData 1.0</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke Since the launch of the OpenData Task Force at IAB Tech Lab earlier this year, we’ve gathered input for the technical needs of digital marketers for data management beyond the initial scope of the task force. Our primary mandate has been to make the process of merging […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/progress-update-opendata-1-0/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">December 2, 2016</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb-native-subgroup-resumes-work-to-update-specification/" class="read-more">OpenRTB Native subgroup resumes work to update specification</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke   OpenRTB Native Sub-Group Begins Work on Version 1.2 of the Dynamic Native Ads API Specification After a brief hiatus, the OpenRTB Native sub-group has resumed biweekly meetings in order to work on the next iteration of the Dynamic Native Ads API specification. This spec describes the […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb-native-subgroup-resumes-work-to-update-specification/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 18, 2016</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/open-vv-2-5-5/" class="read-more">OpenVV Releases v2.5.5 with Intersection Observer Technology</a></h3> <p><p>    By James Reetzke At the Open Video Viewability project, we’re continually investigating new methods and APIs to make the library more robust and compatible in a variety of contexts. As browser vendors continue to move away from plugin based solutions for multimedia functionality that advertising technology has traditionally […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/open-vv-2-5-5/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">November 14, 2016</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb2-5/" class="read-more">IAB Tech Lab Releases OpenRTB 2.5 with Feature Updates for Current Programmatic Technology</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke Since its inception, the OpenRTB (real time bidding) standard has drawn in participation from a developer community invested in advancing programmatic technologies across the digital advertising industry. OpenRTB 2.5 has been released for a 30-day open review period from November 16 until December 16, 2016. Bill Simmons, […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/openrtb2-5/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">September 6, 2016</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/how-to-document-write-better-user-experience/" class="read-more">How To <i>Document.write</i> a Better User Experience</a></h3> <p><p>    By Kenji Baheux Composability is one of the great powers of the web: imagine how hard it would be to build and run a website if it were not for the ability to easily integrate with services built by third parties! However, one of the downsides of composability, […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/how-to-document-write-better-user-experience/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 30, 2016</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-podcasting-ad-metrics-guidelines/" class="read-more">Evolution of Podcast Metrics</a></h3> <p><p>    By Rockie Thomas Like many new digital media formats, Podcasting is the marriage of old and new. It combines the strengths of traditional radio’s episodic spoken word, great creative narrative and effective advertising formats, with the strengths of digital media’s diverse distribution and consumption choices that can literally […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/iab-podcasting-ad-metrics-guidelines/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 24, 2016</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/launching-iab-tech-lab-opendata-task-force/" class="read-more">Launching the IAB Tech Lab OpenData Task Force</a></h3> <p><p>By Jennifer Derke The IAB has outlined a number of business problems around data management for marketers. Digital marketers and buy side platforms are experiencing inefficiencies in data flow for analytics, challenges with nomenclature in ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), and seeing friction in data merging processes. As partners to the IAB’s […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/launching-iab-tech-lab-opendata-task-force/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">August 22, 2016</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/opendirect-delivers-simplicity-powerful-industry-standards/" class="read-more">OpenDirect Delivers Simplicity Through Powerful Industry Standards</a></h3> <p><p>    By Vasil Remeniuk The traditional Insertion Order (IO) process has been exceedingly tedious, resulting in inordinate amounts of wasted time, back and forth, as well as efficiency issues with dropped orders and a lack of transparency. This has given way to Automated Guaranteed, which seeks to apply automation […]</p> </p> <span><i style="color:#d33; font-size:15px; margin-right:5px;" class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right"></i><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/opendirect-delivers-simplicity-powerful-industry-standards/">Read More</a></span>  </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px;"> <p style="margin-bottom: -5px;">July 26, 2016</p> <h3 style="font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height:1.3"><a style="color: #d33" href="https://iabtechlab.com/taxonomy-important-industry-initiative-youve-probably-never-heard/" class="read-more">Taxonomy: The Most Important Industry Initiative You’ve Probably Never Heard Of</a></h3> <p><p>By Melissa Gallo   Taxonomy is not a word that draws mass excitement. When I was first assigned the task of working to update the current IAB taxonomy, I was sent immediately back to high school chemistry class – not my strongest nor most enjoyed subject. 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