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Recorded at Cannes 2025, ExchangeWire CEO Rachel Smith sat down with Andrew Casale and Ciarán O’Kane to discuss the ad tech investment landscape. O’Kane and Casale share insights on positivity around ad tech, why M&A has seen a rise recently, and how the industry is entering a new era of innovation.

PPC Land reported on StackAdapt’s efficiency gains powered by Index Exchange’s podding, highlighting innovation in streaming and live ad delivery.

Index Exchange was featured in Digiday’s Ad Tech Briefing for its IX Labs partnership with First Party Capital. The multimillion-dollar, decade-long collaboration underscores Index’s strategy to evolve further by investing in startups and fostering innovation across the ad tech ecosystem.

Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, reflected on his role as a witness in the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google. Casale welcomed the court’s ruling as validation of long-standing industry concerns, emphasizing trust in the legal process and calling for remedies that restore real competition, potentially including divestiture of Google’s ad server and exchange. He described participating in the landmark case as a privilege and aligned it with Index’s core values of transparency and efficiency.

Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, was featured responding to the U.S. federal court ruling that Google abused its dominance in ad tech. As a key witness in the case, Casale called the verdict “surreal” and a turning point for the industry, noting that it signals a new chapter of oversight where “rules matter again” and opens the door to greater competition and transparency in the open web.

Mike McNeeley, SVP Product at Index Exchange, was quoted in ExchangeWire’s coverage of Google’s cookie decision, noting that while cookies remain for now, the industry should continue exploring new approaches to build better solutions.

Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, commented on Google’s decision to maintain third-party cookies in Chrome, stressing that it doesn’t change the broader trajectory. Casale noted the industry is already operating in a “signal-less world” across Safari, Firefox, and iOS, and urged publishers and marketers to continue investing in scalable, privacy-first solutions that provide lasting control and flexibility.

Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, shared his experience testifying in the DOJ’s antitrust trial against Google, describing it as “a horror” but an important step toward a fairer digital ad ecosystem. Casale highlighted Google’s “last look” advantage in auctions as a core example of anti-competitive behavior and emphasized the need for remedies that drive transparency, lower costs, and more balanced infrastructure for publishers.

Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, reacted to the DOJ’s antitrust ruling against Google, calling it “the beginning of Big Tech oversight.” As a witness in the case, Casale noted that the verdict could reshape competition in ad tech by lowering fees, driving margin compression, and creating a more open and transparent marketplace for publishers and advertisers.

Andrew Casale, President and CEO of Index Exchange, was featured commenting on the U.S. Department of Justice’s landmark ruling against Google. As a witness in the antitrust case, Casale called the decision “surreal” and a turning point for adtech, noting it sets a precedent for real oversight of big tech and opens the door to a more competitive, transparent open web.