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US vs. Google, round 2: Government targets digital ad business

Martech

The Justice Department alleges that Google controls 91% of the market for ad servers, where publishers offer ad space, more than 85% of the market for ad networks, which advertisers use to place ads, and over half of the market for ad exchanges.

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Video Ad Servers vs. Display Ad Servers

Playwire

Video ad servers and display ad servers are often one and the same. However, the capabilities of dedicated video ad servers can be stronger. Publishers newly entering the ad space can save themselves time and headaches by adopting ad servers that can handle both ad formats.

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Ad Server vs. Ad Network

Playwire

Despite what you may hear people say across the ad space, ad servers and ad networks are not the same thing. Some ad networks come with hosted ad server capabilities, however. Key Points. They're distinct pieces of online advertising technology, and most publishers use both of them.

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Supply Side Platform (SSP): What Is It & How Does It Work?

MNTN

A Supply Side Platform (SSP) is a technology platform that enables digital publishers and media owners to manage, sell, and optimize their available inventory (ad spaces) programmatically to various potential buyers, maximizing ad revenue in real-time bidding environments. What Is a Supply Side Platform?

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Why are Blank Ads Appearing?

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They might appear blank spaces on the page where the ad should be displayed. Error Message Ads : These ads display an error message instead of the actual ad content. The error message could be ‘ Ad not found ‘ or ‘ Ad server unavailable.’

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B2B Programmatic Advertising: Complete Guide for 2025

MNTN

And in the case of B2B digital advertising, those two respective parties are the advertiser seeking to serve their ads to specific audiences, and a publisher with the digital ad space to display those ads. Ad Exchange An ad exchange is the trading floor where programmatic bidding takes place.

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Q&A With an AdTech Developer: How To Implement Prebid Server

Clearcode

Q&A: How Can You Use Prebid Server to Build an Ad Exchange? What Is Prebid Server and How Is It Typically Implemented? How Can Agencies Build An Exchange Using Prebid Server? How Does Prebid Server Pass On the Winning Bid to the Ad Server? The auctions don’t take place in the Prebid Server.