Connected TV (CTV) is currently experiencing meteoric growth across Europe, transformed by viewers now consuming their content through Smart TVs, Set-Top Boxes, Streaming Devices, and Gaming Consoles.  With over 80% of European households with connected TVs now preferring CTV to traditional linear television, the industry stands at a crucial intersection

This op-ed is a companion to our July 30 post, which you can read here.  Despite Google’s recent delay in phasing out Third-Party Cookies (3PC), the writing is on the wall: online publishers must explore new identity (ID) and first-party data solutions to maintain their targeted advertising capabilities. In

Disclaimer: The information and examples provided here are for informational purposes only and are not meant as legal advice.  On 21 November 2023 the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) publicized that it had issued a final warning to Britain’s top websites about coming into compliance with the

It might be expected that a joint announcement in the depths of August from the ‘UK's independent body set up to uphold information rights’ and the UK Government authority ‘set up to make markets work well for consumers, businesses and the economy’ might fly under the radar. And

Over the last few weeks, the IAB Europe (IAB EU) have been running rather dry, but wholly necessary and informative webinars explaining what the changes within the Transparency Consent Framework Version 2.2 (TCFv2.2), due in September 2023, will mean for vendors, consent management platforms (CMPs) and publishers. Some

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has announced a Pan EU coordinated enforcement action by 26 separate Data Protection Authorities (DPA) on the designation of Data Protection Officers (DPOs). This ‘action’ will address the status of DPOs within their organization, including whether they have the resources to carry out their

The European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) came into force in November 2022, & will be fully applicable for all entities from 17 February 2024. However, before the date of enforcement, the work has begun in earnest within the European Commission (EC) to interpret, clarify and implementate what the