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What Really Is First-Party Data?

If you asked ten ad tech veterans what constitutes first-party data, you’d likely get ten responses that all map back to identity. From email addresses to demography, the industry’s view on what defines first-party data tends to focus exclusively on audience data. But are we missing part of the point? What about context and all of the data associated with it too? Shouldn't we be paying attention to that too?

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Is Netflix The New Cable?

In a July 6 Wired article titled “Is Netflix Losing Its Cool?,” Katie Knibbs refers to Netflix as “the Kleenex of streaming.” She goes on to explain that while the streamer is “so dominant it can stand for the whole of the market,” she feels the service “no longer shines,” has “too much filler and not enough appointment television,” and is facing, for the first time, real competition from the likes of HBO Max and Disney+.

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