The MadTech Podcast

In an industry which is constantly changing and getting more complex and more competitive, who is calling the shots? Is the power dynamic shifting and whose responsibility is it to shape the future of digital advertising?  In this special episode, Karan Singh from Microsoft Advertising, Simon Peel from Haleon and Michelle Hobbs from Publicis Media join ExchangeWire COO, Lindsay Rowntree, to share their insights and opinions on the evolving consumer expectations on advertisers for better online experiences, the critical need for strong relationships and collaborations across the supply chain, the ongoing importance of privacy, security and transparency, the opportunity for ad tech to thrive beyond the big dominators, and the drive for diversity, equity and inclusion, and sustainability in the future of digital advertising. 

It was a content team special on this week's episode of The MadTech Podcast - ExchangeWire's research lead Mat Broughton and editorial lead Mariam Ahmad join head of content John Still to discuss Amazon's ad-tier Prime Video service; New York Times sueing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement; and, the UK government's new policy requiring e-commerce platforms to report user earnings to HM Revenue.

In the final episode of the year, ExchangeWire's Rachel Smith, Lindsay Rowntree and Ciarán O'Kane give their thoughts on what's going to make big news in 2024. Thanks for listening this year - we'll be back in the new year with all the latest from the worlds of media, marketing a commerce.

ExchangeWire's John Still and Rachel Smith are joined by Penelope Siraj of R3 for this week's MadTech Podcast. Tune in as they discuss three news stories, all with a legal angle and far ranging ramifications for the media industries.

On this week's episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire's editorial lead Mariam Ahmad and head of research Mat Broughton join head of content John Still to discuss Meta facing a $600M competition damages claim in Spain; Thread's potential in carving out a niche as advertisers desert X; and Spotify's mass layoffs.

On this week's episode of the MadTech Podcast, Snigdha Nandan, director digital and social marketing APAC, Mastercard, joins ExchangeWire's research lead Mat Broughton and COO Lindsay Rowntree to discuss United Airlines' mulling targeted ads, record Black Friday online spend, and Google sending 36% of Safari search revenue to Apple.

In our latest MadTech Podcast Special, Barry Adams, EVP AdTech Services, Criteo and GM BidSwitch joins ExchangeWire head of content, John Still, to discuss BidSwitch's work, the importance of a sustainable approach and the current state of the programmatic ecosystem as we head into 2024. Tune in as Adams discusses: • Ad tech’s carbon footprint and the work being done to curb it • The industry's readiness for a cookieless future • The trends, and economic challenges, shaping the ad tech industry

In this episode of the MadTech Podcast, Richard Hayter, group creative director at Iris, joins ExchangeWire's CEO Rachel Smith and head of content John Still to discuss allegedly deceptive ads on X, YouTube cracking down on AI-generated videos, and the Sam Altman leadership drama at OpenAI

In this episode of the MadTech Podcast, Jonathan Wise, co-founder of Purpose Disruptors, joins ExchangeWire's research lead Mat Broughton and editorial lead Mariam Ahmad to discuss alleged greenwashing by water bottle producers, Apple's sustainability marketing, and Meta's restrictions on political ads made with AI.

In this episode of The MadTech Podcast, Sonya David, head of strategy at dentsu Singapore, joins ExchangeWire's head of content John Still and CEO, Rachel Smith, to discuss Meta allowing marketplace sellers to opt out of data sharing, OpenAI's chatbot being trained on new information, and NFT propositions for brands.