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The Big Story

Hosted by AdExchanger

Episodes

100

Latest episode

Jun 2026

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EN-US

About the show

Each week, the AdExchanger editorial team drills into the week's most urgent headlines in digital marketing. Hosted by Executive Editor Sarah Sluis, this podcast gets listeners up to speed on the most pressing news in ad tech and beyond, with key background details and analysis.

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June 11, 202640 min

Programmatic TV Home Screens And Gaming Ads For Kids

How can companies put ads in new places, but still get the user experience right? Smart TV home screens, like Samsung, are adding programmatic ads. Roblox will show ads to kids under 13. We look at the challenges and opportunities faced by platforms expanding their ad footprint.

June 4, 202637 min

AI Off The Rails

A word of caution to digital advertising companies, as they go all in on AI algorithms: They need to build these solutions with ownership, governance and accountability from the start – or AI could sink them with a single mistake.

May 28, 202640 min

The End Of The Programmatic Pageview

TV piracy of sports streams is siphoning away millions of viewers. Then: Vox Media and BuzzFeed found new owners this spring, punctuating the end of the pageview era.

May 21, 202633 min

Prog AI Live: AI's Slippery Slop

Recorded live in Las Vegas at Prog AI, the AdExchanger team tackles a tricky question: As AI floods the feed with chaotic, addictive content and people engage with it, what does "premium" even mean anymore?

May 15, 202635 min

To Sell TV, The New 'Premium' Is 'Fandom'

This year's TV Upfronts buzzwords are in: performance, dynamic, AI and fandom We explain why this quartet of phrases wove their way through the presentations.

May 7, 202637 min

Identity Without Oversight

If a tree falls in a forest, does it make a sound? And if a UID2 doesn't work -- does anyone notice? Inside a UID2 mix-up that has a publisher questioning the value of alt IDs. Then, what Kochava's settlement with the FTC means for any ad tech company that handles location data.

May 1, 202635 min

What's POSSIBLE With AI

Take your sunglasses off for this one. Fresh off the POSSIBLE conference in Miami, our reporters debrief on how the marketing industry addressed the subject du jour: AI. Plus: the topics that were conspicuously absent from the conference.

April 23, 2026Episode 38433 min

Programmatic Peacekeeping

Programmatic infighting reached a new peak last fall, as LinkedIn flame wars erupted over transaction IDs. OMD Worldwide Chief Media Officer Ben Hovaness, leader of a new programmatic peacekeeping group, talks through the org's goal to encourage more conversation and less conflict.

April 17, 202631 min

Reaching For More Reach

With RFPs in flux, diverse-owned media companies are finding ways to use their data to improve reach. Plus: Why we're in retail media's "potty-training" phase.

April 9, 202633 min

What Is AI Automating In Ad Tech?

Every company wants an AI-powered product. So what do they all look like? From A/B testing and media optimization to agentic interfaces for customers, we give a rundown on AI's most popular applications in ad tech.

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