Ari Paparo, a prominent entrepreneur in digital advertising, discusses the decline of the open web, benefits of closed-loop advertising systems, the future of third-party cookies, and Netflix's move into advertising. They explore challenges in digital advertising, the impact of major players like Facebook and Google, and Amazon's partnerships. Insights into the evolution of Google's focus on digital advertising and the changing landscape of online advertising.

Ari Paparo, expert in digital advertising and developer of the VAST standard, discusses the importance and evolution of the VAST standard in digital advertising. Topics include challenges faced in implementing VAST, the impact on ad networks, the decline of VPade, challenges with VAST 4 adoption, and future trends of VAST. The podcast also explores the significance of VAST in the evolving video advertising landscape and its role in the video commerce industry.

Ari Paparo, CEO of Marketecture and an ad tech authority, joins to unpack the Department of Justice's lawsuit against Google. He discusses critical allegations, including Google's restrictive practices on real-time bidding and header bidding suppression. Ari explains how these tactics harm competition and why they matter to publishers. The conversation also delves into the implications of Google's Project Bernanke and the need for transparency in ad tech. Prepare for intriguing insights into the complexities of digital advertising and antitrust issues!