Ogury vs SQREEM

Prebid.js 11.36.0 released with security fixes

Prebid.js released version 11.36.0 on September 28, 2026. This maintenance release includes two core PRs: sanitizing untrusted ORTB responses to enhance security, and resetting GPT targeting on bid win. Several bidder adapters (Pubstack, Ogury, msft, AdSpirit, MCodeMedia, SSP Geniee) received fixes and updates. A notable change is the refactoring of bidder COPPA config access across various adapters. The update also includes documentation updates for IntentIq ID and a name change for MCodeMedia. These changes aim to improve stability, security, and compliance for publishers using Prebid.js.

• Prebid.js 11.36.0 was released on September 28, 2026.
• The release includes core PRs for sanitizing untrusted ORTB responses and resetting GPT targeting on bid win.
• Multiple bidder adapters (Pubstack, Ogury, msft, AdSpirit, MCodeMedia, SSP Geniee) received fixes and updates.

Viamedia Hires Drew Childers to Head CPG & Retail Media

Viamedia, a next-generation ad tech company focused on local-first omnichannel solutions, has appointed advertising veteran Drew Childers as Vice President of CPG & Retail Media. Childers brings over 15 years of experience with major consumer brands and previously spent nearly nine years leading Ogury's CPG vertical. In his new role, he will expand Viamedia's CPG strategy using proprietary local-first audience intelligence and omnichannel activation, reporting to SVP Sales Marc Rutchik. The company plans to add staff in key markets to build on its current success in the CPG sector. The appointment underscores Viamedia's efforts to differentiate its approach by starting with consumer opportunities rather than predetermined media channels.

• Drew Childers is appointed Vice President, CPG & Retail Media at Viamedia.
• Childers brings more than 15 years of CPG and advertising technology experience.
• He previously spent nearly nine years leading the CPG vertical at Ogury.

Ogury Names Nadav Perry as Chief Revenue Officer, Americas

The press page includes a new announcement dated August 25, 2026: Ogury has named Nadav Perry as Chief Revenue Officer, Americas.

SQREEM Appoints New CEO, Touts Behavioral Model Over LLM

SQREEM, a behavioral intelligence company, appointed Stephen Yap as its new CEO. Yap, former CRO at Perion and a long-time Google executive, will lead the company's push to market its Large Behavioral Model (LBM) as a superior alternative to LLMs for predictive analytics. SQREEM's LBM uses state-space models to analyze behavioral correlations from real-time social media and open-web data, without relying on machine learning. The company claims this approach can generate audience personas and predict consumer behavior, citing examples like the correlation between green tea consumption and travel insurance purchases. SQREEM also demonstrated the model's practical use during the Cyclospora outbreak, helping a grocer client pivot its communication strategy based on audience insights.

• SQREEM appointed Stephen Yap as its new CEO on September 23, 2026.
• Stephen Yap previously served as CRO at Perion and spent nearly two decades at Google.
• SQREEM's Large Behavioral Model (LBM) uses state-space models, not machine learning or LLMs.