To kick off our New TV for Drummies guide, we look at five burning questions every marketer is asking as the home's biggest screen transforms into a channel built for the digital age. Gone are the days of the 30-second TV spot. With the rise of Fast, AVOD, shoppable streams and retail media integrations [ more in our A-Z glossary], television has become a converged content marketplace where data, targeting and creativity collide.
Now, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as both a tailwind and a potential risk for The Trade Desk. On the one hand, the company has invested heavily in AI to enhance its platform. On the other hand, AI-powered search and content shifts could shrink the very pool of ad inventory that The Trade Desk depends on. For investors, the key question is whether AI ultimately tilts toward being an opportunity or a threat.
Pixalate, the leading global platform for ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics, today (26th August, 2025) released the Q2 2025 Supply-Side Platform (SSP) Market Share Reports for Latin America (LATAM), North America, Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). The reports reveal SSP market share across connected TV (CTV), mobile apps, and websites. The report rankings incorporate sellers within the supply chain object (SCO), meaning all sellers involved in the sale of an impression receive market share credit (i.e., in the case of reselling).
The latest IAB Tech Lab video classification updates have introduced much-needed clarity to a historically messy taxonomy. But with clarity, there are unintended consequences. In redefining what qualifies as instream versus standalone or interstitial, the new standards have caused confusion across the buy side. As a result, valuable inventory, now categorized differently, is being deprioritized or rejected, even though its performance hasn't changed.