‘Trade Desk is the Spirit Airlines of the DSP world’: Overheard at the Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit

For all the hubbub around Google’s return to third-party cookies in Chrome (for now), it seemed to be the last thing anyone wanted to talk about at the Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit, which took place in Palm Springs, California, last week.

Instead, agency executives were more preoccupied with challenges in CTV measurement, pricing and transparency among CTV ad tech vendors. DSP fragmentation and fee structures were also pain points that bubbled up during the town hall discussions at the event, which are held under Chatham House Rules, granting participants anonymity in exchange for candor.

Keep reading for some of the insights that were overheard during the discussions at DPMS.

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Buzzfeed, News Corp and New York Times push back on tariff fears in earnings calls

Publishing execs didn’t shy away from the elephant in the room during their first quarter earnings calls: What impact would President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and the uncertain economic climate have on their businesses?

CEOs and CFOs at BuzzFeed, Dotdash Meredith, Gannett, News Corp and The New York Times worked to ease shareholder and market concerns about this year’s economic outlook.

Most said they were confident that their businesses could continue to grow amid the uncertain macroeconomic climate. All four companies reaffirmed their quarterly and full-year guidance.

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