[4] Front Office Sports Debuts App, Adding Ad Inventory and Video
Front Office Sports has launched a mobile app that bundles news, video, and gaming content, and will sell ad inventory across these formats. The new sports‑focused inventory offers advertisers additional video and native placement opportunities, which we may explore to diversify our media mix.
Front Office Sports launching an app and adding video and native ad inventory offers a valuable reference for exploring new media inventory for RPP-Ex recovery and expanding video content for live commerce (FY26 #5). We should continuously evaluate new partners offering engaging video and native ad formats to diversify our media mix.
VIOOH Expands Programmatic DOOH Access in the US with Screenverse Partnership
VIOOH, a premium global DOOH SSP, is integrating Screenverse’s inventory to enable real‑time bidding on additional digital‑signage screens across the United States. The partnership significantly expands programmatic DOOH inventory, allowing agencies to execute scalable campaigns with greater efficiency.
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Programmatic in MENA: Will Brands Ever In‑House at Scale?
The article highlights the talent shortage and technology costs that prevent brands in the Middle East and North Africa from building in‑house programmatic buying at scale, noting that most still rely on agencies or SSPs. While large‑scale in‑house adoption remains limited, the discussion points to growing demand for simplified programmatic solutions.
The challenges brands in the MENA region face with in-housing programmatic advertising, stemming from talent shortages and tech costs, suggest a rising demand for simpler programmatic tools. For merchant-initiated products like RPP-EXP and TDA-EXP, we should enhance our solutions by simplifying ad operations and offering automated features, enabling merchants to achieve high effectiveness without needing complex in-house capabilities.
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Taptap Digital Acquires Skyrise to Expand European Footprint & Accelerate Global Expansion
Taptap Digital has acquired audience‑design platform Skyrise to strengthen its location‑intelligence and data‑driven activation capabilities throughout Europe, creating a unified data stack. The expanded offering gives advertisers richer targeting options and broader programmatic buying possibilities across channels.
Taptap Digital's acquisition of Skyrise demonstrates how precise targeting through location intelligence and data integration enhances the value of programmatic advertising. For dynamic ad products like RPP-Ex and TDA-EXP, we should strengthen our data strategy to further improve targeting accuracy using our first-party data, enabling merchants to run effective cross-channel campaigns.
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One‑Glance Ads that Stick: Suntory × SmartNews Co‑create “Visibility” Solution
Suntory partnered with SmartNews to develop a new ad format focused on improving ad visibility within the news app. Leveraging SmartNews’s high user engagement, the format aims to boost recall among readers. Advertisers can view SmartNews as a premium mobile‑news inventory and explore differentiated creative options.
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VIOOH Secures 7.7 B Monthly US Impressions via Screenverse Deal
VIOOH announced a partnership with Screenverse that adds roughly 7.7 billion monthly impressions across major U.S. cities, dramatically expanding its programmatic DOOH inventory. This gives advertisers access to a much larger pool of screens for city‑level out‑of‑home campaigns. Agencies can now source scale DOOH media through VIOOH’s platform more easily.
VIOOH securing 7.7 billion impressions monthly through its Screenverse partnership demonstrates how programmatic DOOH enables large-scale inventory provision across cities, signaling the emergence of diverse media types in the external ad market. For our external media strategies for RPP-Ex and TDA-EXP, we should continuously evaluate opportunities to acquire large-scale and impactful new ad inventory, not limited to online channels.
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Google charges Local Services advertisers for missed calls over 20 seconds
Google has introduced a new policy for its Local Services ads that bills advertisers when an initial phone call remains unanswered for more than 20 seconds. The rule is being applied to U.S. home‑service accounts, with some exemptions still in place. Advertisers will need to improve call handling to avoid unnecessary charges.
Google's policy to charge for unqualified calls lasting over 20 seconds in Local Services Ads reiterates the platform's strict stance on advertisers' responsibility for lead quality and customer experience. For external ads like RPP-Ex and TDA-EXP, we should emphasize to merchants the importance of the user experience on their landing pages post-click and strengthen support to prevent unnecessary ad spend.
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Big Happy becomes first Veridooh partner to sell DOOH on verified CPM
US‑based DOOH platform Veridooh has selected Big Happy as its inaugural partner to offer a verified CPM model that charges advertisers only for plays that Veridooh confirms were delivered. Compared with standard CPM, this model promises greater transparency and reduces wasteful spend, putting pressure on rival platforms to match the pricing structure.
Big Happy and Veridooh's introduction of "verified CPM" for DOOH, charging based on actual plays, strongly emphasizes the importance of transparency and reliability in ad effectiveness measurement. As we address challenges like click spike issues in RPP-Ex recovery, we should secure transparent partnerships and measurement foundations with external media partners that can provide truly verifiable impressions and clicks.
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Moloco Launches an Agency Partner Program Amid Growing DSP Direct‑to‑Advertiser Trend
Moloco announced an agency‑partner program, signing 12 agencies to broaden its client base, improve campaign support, and leverage data insights, countering the trend of DSPs bypassing agencies. This signals a shift in DSP distribution models, prompting advertisers to reassess the role of agencies in programmatic buying
Moroco's strategy of strengthening agency partnerships amidst increasing direct sales to advertisers suggests that agencies remain crucial for client acquisition, operational support, and data utilization. To acquire brand budgets (Axis 2), we should diversify our sales channels by enhancing collaborations with agencies, deepening operational support and data integration to enable them to more effectively leverage our products.
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[3] Dentsu and JAXA Forecast Cabbage Buying Timing from Space, Linking to Ajinomoto “Cook Do” Advertising and Promotion
Dentsu built a forecasting model using JAXA’s satellite data to predict cabbage harvest volumes and peak purchase timing. Based on the forecast, Ajinomoto’s “Cook Do” ads were concentrated during bumper crops, aligning promotion with heightened consumer intent. Incorporating external satellite‑derived data into media buying demonstrates a new targeting approach for seasonal and agricultural products.
Dentsu and JAXA's use of satellite data to forecast cabbage demand and optimize Ajinomoto's ad promotions demonstrates how leveraging unique external data to align ad timing with supply and demand can maximize ROI. For Axis 1 (ROI maximization), we should explore integrating similar contextual data sources (e.g., seasonality, trends, inventory) into our ad strategies to enhance delivery timing and targeting accuracy based on merchant product characteristics.