DOJ Workshop to Explore TV, Digital Ad Competition

DOJ will hold a May 2-3 public workshop on competition in TV and digital advertising, including on implications for antitrust enforcement and policy. Justice seeks comment through June 15 on the topics covered by the workshop. Antitrust Division Chief Makan Delrahim will open Day 1 at 1:30 p.m., and the event is at Liberty Square Building's Bingaman Auditorium and Lecture Hall, 450 5th St. NW. Academics and executives "from leading companies, including buyers and sellers of advertising inventory" will speak, the department said. "The Division intends to explore the practical considerations that industry participants face and the competitive impact of technological developments such as digital and targeted advertising in media markets." Panelists haven't been disclosed.