MOBILE ADVERTISING
Zynga | August 10, 2021
Zynga Inc., a global leader in interactive entertainment, and Chartboost, a leading mobile programmatic advertising and monetization platform, announced today that the companies have closed the transaction under which Zynga acquired 100% of Chartboost for a total purchase price of approximately $250 million in cash. The close of this acquisition is effective as of August 4, 2021.
Chartboost is a unified advertising platform that includes a Demand Side Platform (DSP) as well as Supply Side Platform (SSP) and mediation capabilities delivered through an SDK solution. By leveraging advanced machine learning and data science capabilities, Chartboost brings together premium inventory, global scale and audience-based targeting to optimize programmatic advertising and yields.
Together, Zynga and Chartboost possess all the elements of a complete, next generation platform for mobile advertising leadership: high-quality content, direct player relationships, massive reach and full-stack advertising technology that can be applied across Zynga’s game portfolio and Chartboost’s advertising partners.
About Zynga
Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games. With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, Zynga has a diverse portfolio of popular game franchises that have been downloaded more than four billion times on mobile, including CSR RacingTM, Empires & PuzzlesTM, Hair ChallengeTM, Harry Potter: Puzzles & SpellsTM, High Heels!TM, Merge Dragons!TM, Merge Magic!™, Queen BeeTM, Toon Blast™, Toy Blast™, Words With FriendsTM and Zynga PokerTM. With Chartboost, a leading mobile advertising and monetization platform, Zynga is an industry-leading next-generation platform with the ability to optimize programmatic advertising and yields at scale. Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe and Asia.
About Chartboost
Chartboost is a leading mobile programmatic advertising and monetization platform, which empowers developers to earn high CPMs while connecting marketers to highly engaged audiences through immersive ad experiences. Chartboost has over 100 employees and offices in San Francisco, Beijing, Barcelona and Amsterdam.
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Adverty | August 26, 2020
Adverty AB (publ) has completed the technical integration with US-based Smaato's Digital Advertising Technology Platform, which gives publishers and app developers control over their monetization strategy when delivering ads to mobile apps and games. The partnership enables Smaato's wide range of global buy-side partners and advertisers to access Adverty's new seamless in-game ad inventory at scale.Adverty, the leading in-game platform for advertisers, agencies and content creators, announces the completed platform integration with US-based Smaato's Digital Advertising Technology Platform used by top brands and media buyers to specifically access advertising space in mobile games and applications. The partnership, signed at the end of last year, allows Smaato's buy-side clients to access Adverty's unique seamless in-game ad inventory at scale, while Adverty can tap into global marketers looking to advertise within games.
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AD NETWORKS
System1 | February 11, 2022
System1, Inc., an omnichannel customer acquisition marketing platform, announced today that it has been named Microsoft Advertising’s 2021 Supply Partner of the Year Americas.
The highly coveted award is given to the supply partner who has shown excellence in partnership with Microsoft Advertising across the board. System1 has a longstanding relationship with Microsoft Bing spanning over 7 years, and continuously works with Bing to test and implement new products and features. System1’s work with Bing on their new JavaScript tests was one such example noted in the awards.
The JavaScript test required close collaboration across several teams from both System1 and Microsoft - Partnerships, including product, engineering, and data to launch the test over the course of several weeks. Initiatives this year have resulted in Product Ad revenue more than doubling over the last quarter, and non-billable traffic dropping by 50%. Additional benefits achieved through these collaborations included higher quality traffic across both networks, as well as an improved end user and advertiser experience.
“This recognition validates the collaboration and hard work between both System1 and Microsoft teams. The trust our teams have built is extraordinary, and we are thrilled at the opportunities that lie ahead for our partnership,” said Kerstin Gibson, Senior Vice President Strategic Partnerships, System1.
Microsoft Advertising is delighted to show our appreciation and celebrate System1 in their deserved win with the Supply Partner of the Year award. The caliber of nominations this year was exceptionally high and showcases just how limitless our partners are.”
Katherine Eills, Global Partner and Awards Lead, Microsoft Advertising.
About System1, Inc.
System1 combines best-in-class technology & data science to operate its advanced Responsive Acquisition Marketing Platform (RAMP). System1’s RAMP is omnichannel and omnivertical, and built for a privacy-centric world. RAMP enables the building of powerful brands across multiple consumer verticals, the development & growth of a suite of privacy-focused products, and the delivery of high-intent customers to advertising partners.
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