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Publisher monetization is at a breaking point. Open-web economics are collapsing under platform control, identity loss, and commoditized inventory. Yet publishers still own powerful assets—trusted brands, engaged audiences, and rich first-party data. The path forward isn’t another tactic, but a systemic redesign of strategy, data, inventory, measurement, technology, and operating model to reclaim control and build durable revenue.

From the show floor to the executive suites, CES 2026 wasn’t just another technology expo — it was a global turning point for AI, media, data, and the future of digital experiences. In this special edition of Signal & Noise, co-hosts Rio Longacre and Brett House bring you their top takeaways, on-the-ground interviews, and operator-first analysis straight from Las Vegas. In this finale episode of our CES series, Rio and Brett break down how AI has moved from feature to foundat

Recorded live in Las Vegas during CES 2026, this special Signal & Noise conversation brings together Rio Longacre and Brett House with one of the industry’s most trusted—and outspoken—voices: Lou Paskalis. In this wide-ranging discussion, Lou digs into the future of the industry in light of the rise of a tidal wave of AI-generated content, synthetic versus authentic signals, regulatory changes versus human discernment, and how trust is shifting from institutions to people...

What actually mattered at AWS re:Invent 2025—once the keynotes ended and the hype faded? In this belated, boots-on-the-ground debrief from Las Vegas, Signal & Noise hosts Brett House and Rio Longacre break down the real signals from re:Invent 2025, drawing on executive conversations, daily floor recaps, and firsthand time with partners and practitioners across the ecosystem. Joined throughout by Credera's Alyssa Furth, the episode focuses less on announcements, and more on wh

Ad fraud isn’t a bug in the system. It is the system. Digital advertising was built on the promise of precision at scale. What we got instead is an economy where speed, automation, and opaque incentives have created the perfect habitat for industrialized ad fraud, one of the most profitable forms of organized crime on the planet. It thrives because we let it.