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United Internet Launches 5G Network to Disrupt Germany's Market

United Internet founder and CEO Ralph Dommermuth says the company is building its own 5G mobile network to challenge the three-network market dominance in Germany. United Internet previously acquired the network operator Versatel (2014) and purchased frequency spectrum at auction to support a 5G rollout. The company aims to cover around half of Germany's population with its 5G network by 2030, but deployment is behind schedule; the Bundesnetzagentur has threatened fines for slow progress. Dommermuth attributes delays to tower operator Vantage Towers for not delivering contracted capacity and hopes for interim access to competitors' networks. United Internet owns brands including 1&1, Web.de, GMX and IONOS, and reported roughly €6 billion revenue and about €790 million profit in the cited period. The details were discussed in an OMR podcast with Dommermuth.

Liesbeth Mack-de Boer steigt bei Outbrain zur EMEA-Geschäftsführerin auf

Outbrain has promoted Liesbeth Mack-de Boer from Managing Director Central Europe to Managing Director EMEA. In her new role, she will report to Chief Revenue Officer Alexander Erlmeier and work alongside Sarah Baird, General Manager for North America, and Masahiro Ueno, Managing Director for JAPAC. Mack-de Boer will continue to lead Central Europe until a successor is appointed. Erlmeier credited her role in driving growth and strengthening partnerships with leading media companies. Prior to Outbrain, Mack-de Boer was Managing Director for the German-speaking market at Ligatus. Outbrain, founded in 2006, operates a native advertising technology platform that matches advertisers with publishers and enables native advertising and content recommendations in editorial environments. The move reinforces Outbrain's regional strategy and underscores its commitment to partner-driven growth in the EMEA region.

Late Ad Payments Creep Back Up, But It’s Not The 2020 Crisis All Over Again

An OAREX half-year payment report analyzed by AdExchanger finds late payments in programmatic advertising increasing in H1 2022 to 42% of payments, continuing a pattern from the pandemic era but below the 2020 peak of 53%. Late payments beyond 15 days rose from 9% at end-2021 to 12% in H1 2022. The data also notes that Google, Conversant, 33Across, TripleLift, Sedo, and Proper Media had not paid late so far in 2022 according to OAREX tracking. OAREX positions itself as helping publishers and ad-tech vendors bridge payment gaps by purchasing digital media receivables. The article attributes some improvements to prior stimulus checks but suggests current conditions reflect broader economic caution. Overall, late payments are easing relative to 2020 but remain a liquidity concern, with payments broadly in line with pre-pandemic levels.