Rubicon Project (NYSE: RUBI), which operates one of the largest advertising marketplaces in the world, and Integral Ad Science (IAS), the technology and data company that empowers the advertising industry to effectively reach and influence consumers everywhere, today announced they have come together to provide advertisers with reputable, third-party viewability scores for display and video advertising at the individual ad placement level, and to deliver those scores within the auction bid request.
IAB Australia has confirmed its position on Viewability, announcing the publication of its promised white paper which details seven key areas around viewability and also delivers the first tranche of viewability benchmarking data.
IAB Australia has established a Viewabilty Taskforce to provide guidance and education around Viewability for the Australian market. The Taskforce members, who come from a range of digital industry organisations, was set up several months ago to develop a consistent definition and understanding of viewability which will enable publishers, agencies and advertisers to have more informed conversations about what they are buying or selling.
