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AdExchanger Podcast: Infillion-Foursquare, Taboola-Dianomi, WarnerMount Merger

This AdExchanger podcast episode discusses two ad tech acquisitions from last Friday: Infillion's acquisition of Foursquare, adding location data to its ad tech stack, and Taboola's acquisition of Dianomi, targeting the finance vertical. Editor-in-Chief Allison Schiff provides rationale and potential synergies. The episode also covers the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, now dubbed 'WarnerMount', as the major antitrust hurdle was resolved when California and 11 other states settled their lawsuit. Paramount had threatened to leave California, which pressured the settlement. A new legal challenge emerged but is seen as less formidable. The discussion highlights the strategic moves in ad tech consolidation and the significant regulatory scrutiny on major media mergers.

• Infillion acquired Foursquare, adding location data to its ad tech stack.
• Taboola made an offer to acquire ad network Dianomi to target the finance vertical.
• California and 11 other states settled an antitrust lawsuit against the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger.

Taboola Offers to Acquire Finance Ad Network Dianomi

Taboola has made an offer to acquire Dianomi, a UK-based ad tech company specializing in connecting financial advertisers with premium business and finance publishers. The deal includes a cash component and potential earnout provisions, valuing Dianomi between £19 million and £27 million (roughly $25-$36 million). The acquisition is expected to close before the end of 2026, pending regulatory approval and a shareholder vote. Dianomi's publisher partners include Reuters, CNN Business, The Wall Street Journal, and The Times, with advertiser clients like Charles Schwab and Bank of America. Taboola plans to integrate Dianomi into its Realize performance advertising platform, expanding its supply side and reach into the finance vertical. The article also notes that 33Across rebranded to WealthStage the same week, indicating a broader industry trend toward vertical specialization in financial services advertising.

• Taboola has made an offer to acquire Dianomi, a UK-based finance-focused ad network.
• The deal values Dianomi between £19 million and £27 million (roughly $25-$36 million).
• The acquisition is expected to close before the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approval and shareholder vote.

Dianomi Behavioural Finance Series – SYD, OCT 2026

New article added to Dianomi News: 'Dianomi Behavioural Finance Series – SYD, OCT 2026' dated 09/04/2026.

Ströer launches AI Conversational Story native ad

Ströer and its subsidiary Seeding Alliance have launched AI Conversational Story, an AI-driven native-advertising format that embeds an interactive chatbot inside native teasers and advertorials. Users can ask product- or service-specific questions in real time; chat responses are restricted to advertiser-provided or predefined content to prevent hallucinations and protect brand safety, while anonymized dialog data can be used to optimize creative, targeting and for retargeting. The format runs across Seeding Alliance’s premium publisher network of 250+ publishers, reaching 57.5 million users and including t-online, GMX, Web.de, Sport1 and regional outlets. It is bookable immediately, billed on a cost-per-view (CpV) basis (excluding ad-impression charges), and the offering covers assistant concepting, content and asset creation, technical setup, ongoing optimization, reporting and measurement. Recommended campaign duration is eight to twelve weeks.

• Ströer and Seeding Alliance launched AI Conversational Story, an AI-driven native-ad format with an integrated chatbot embedded in native teasers/advertorials.
• Chat responses are limited to advertiser-provided/predefined content to avoid hallucinations and ensure brand safety; anonymized dialog data can be used for optimization and retargeting.
• Distributed across Seeding Alliance's premium publisher network (250+ publishers, 57.5 million net reach), including t-online, GMX, Web.de, Sport1 and regional outlets.