The key programmatic advertising shifts for 2026, covering AI, media quality, commerce media complexity, CTV, and changing discovery paths.

Centro, a Chicago-based provider of unified, enterprise-class software for digital advertising, recently rolled out its demand-side platform (DSP) for publishers. Katie Risch, Centro's senior vice president of publisher development, talked to NAA about the ad-buying technology tool.
The key programmatic advertising shifts for 2026, covering AI, media quality, commerce media complexity, CTV, and changing discovery paths.
Failing to treat SPO as a strategic priority comes with a price tag: wasted spend, degraded inventory, and performance left on the table.
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