Acronyms
Video
Safety First
Real (Time Bidding) Talk
Platforms
100

eCPC

What is effective cost per click?

100

This video format allows for interactivity.

What is VPAID?

100

This brand safety company was acquired by private equity firm Vista in 2018.  

What is Integral Ad Science?

100

A technology platform to enable web publishers owners to manage their advertising space inventory programmatically.

What is an SSP?

100
After filing for bankruptcy, this ad serving company was saved by Amazon earlier this year.

What is Sizmek?

200

SIVT

What is sophisticated invalid traffic?

200

VAST stands for this. 

What is Video Ad Serving Template?

200

This verification partner was acquired by Oracle in 2017?

What is Moat?

200

A technology that allows publishers and distributors to declare who is authorized to sell their inventory, improving transparency for programmatic buyers.

What is ads.txt?

200

This identity resolution solution was part of Acxiom's Marketing Solutions until 2018.  

What is LiveRamp?

300

DAA

What is Digital Advertising Alliance?

300

VPAID stands for this. 

What is Video Player Ad Interface Definition?

300

This organization is responsible for the accreditation of verification partners across a range of criteria.

What is the Media Ratings Council (MRC)?

300

A technology based on a virtual distributed ledger that is making waves within the digital programmatic industry.

What is blockchain?

300

This DMP was originally known as Demdex.

What is the Adobe DMP?

400

GDPR

What is General Data Protection Regulation?

400

In order to support closed caption in video, this type of file must be included with tags and assets.

What is a VTT (video text track) file?

400

This is the IAB defined standard for viewability in video.

What is 50% of the player in view for 2 consecutive seconds?

400

In 2019, there has been a mass adoption of this type of auction model across DSPs.

What is 1st price auction?

400

This is the value based solution owned by Publicis Media, offering non-transparent deals to advertisers at guaranteed low rates.  

What is APEX?

500

ETP

What is Enhanced Tracking Protection?

500

This video format was developed in 2016 to accommodate the rise of mobile and OTT environments.  

What is VAST 4.0?

500

Ads.txt was designed primarily to combat this type of fraud.

What is domain spoofing?

500

Verizon Media purchased this DSP in early 2019.

What is Oath? 

500

Google acquired this technology in 2010, and it is known today as DV360.  

What is Invite Media?