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The World Cup's $5 Million Ad Minimum Is the Best Argument for TikTok in Years

Fox is asking for a $5 million minimum spend to advertise during World Cup 2026 coverage, with a matched $5 million commitment on streaming inventory stacked on top. If you want anything involving the U.S. team games, budget $10 to $15 million. The final? A $25 million tournament-wide commitment.

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Agent-to-Agent Ad Buying Just Went Live. Your DSP Contract Just Got Interesting.

The programmatic supply chain has operated on roughly the same logic for over a decade. An advertiser's money flows through a DSP, crosses an exchange, lands on an SSP, and eventually reaches a publisher. Each layer takes a cut. Combined, those cuts typically absorb about 20% of every