Blog Posts

Important Notice: Change to OpenRTB Releases Going Forward

Do you know what OpenRTB version you transact on? Better question, do you know which OpenRTB features you support? Do you support Pod Bidding in Connected TV? Do you support AdCOM Lists for enumerations? Do you support the Supply Chain Object?  While you may know the OpenRTB version off-hand, one […]

IAB Tech Lab Launches Specification Adoption Program to Highlight Industry Technical Standard Usage

In an ever-evolving and complex advertising ecosystem, it has become incredibly challenging for the buy-side to verify that adtech companies have adopted technical standards that positively impact the industry. To solve this issue and provide transparency into technical standard adoption and usage, IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standard-setting […]

IAB Tech Lab Unveils a Multi-Year Advanced TV Roadmap to Modernize the Fragmented TV Landscape

Lays Out Long-Term Priorities for Standardizing TV Ad Measurement for Universal Addressability, Reconciliation and Attribution “The TV advertising delivery, distribution, and measurement landscape is fragmented, creating significant friction within the supply chain. Just like consumers want a seamless viewing experience across streaming and traditional viewing methods, buyers want to be […]

Today’s Advanced TV Ecosystem

When you sit down in your living room to watch TV, you grab a remote and navigate whatever interface your TV presents. The content you choose to watch may come to that screen in a number of different ways. You might think that since you bought that 50-inch smart TV, […]

Is this on your roadmap?

Leveraging the latest IAB Tech Lab standards to stay ahead of industry trends As we enter the last quarter of the year, our team at IAB Tech Lab is busy with strategic planning for next year; and I assume your product and engineering teams are doing the same. This entails […]

Privacy Enhancing Technologies Evolution Series (Part 2)

This whitepaper is a summary of the IAB Tech Lab’s event on September 22nd, 2022, the second session in a series on the topic of Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs).  A recording of this event can be watched back here, and registration for the third event, 8 Dec, 2022 can be […]

IAB Tech Lab Releases for Public Comment Specifications for New Privacy Strings that Replace the US Privacy Framework and Help to Address Upcoming Privacy Laws in 5 States

On September 28, we released the Global Privacy Platform (GPP), a multi-jurisdictional protocol that enables communication of user consent and preference signals through the digital advertising chain. In the announcement we mention that new signals to support US state regulations were forthcoming and we’re happy to announce today that they […]

The OM SDK Cross Screen Journey Reaches CTV Milestone

IAB Tech Lab is proud to announce that the Open Measurement SDK (OM SDK) is now available on Connected TV (CTV)! “OM SDK for CTV is a paradigm of collaboration for the greater good. Together, we can bring greater transparency, increase trust and break down the silos in the fragmented […]

IAB Tech Lab Finalizes Global Privacy Platform and Advises the Industry to Prepare for Updated US State-Level Signaling

We are excited to announce that the Global Privacy Platform (GPP) has been finalized and is ready for industry adoption. The finalization of the GPP would not have been possible without the collaborative efforts of the members of the Global Privacy Working Group and Privacy & Rearc Commit Group representing […]

IAB Tech Lab Promotes Two Executives to Drive the Industry Forward

As the ever-evolving digital advertising landscape addresses challenges while embracing new opportunities, IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, today announced key promotions of Shailley Singh, Executive Vice President, Product, and Chief Operating Officer, and Jill Wittkopp, Vice President, Product.