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Shawn Lim
Dec 21, 2023

Year in Review: The biggest media stories of 2023

GroupM's media buying practices in China come under the spotlight, Google's battle with Adalytics and retail media networks continue to prosper - we recap some of the biggest headlines in adtech and media in 2023.

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