MCN Newswire: Pai Says Bogus Comments 'Part and Parcel' of Open Comments System; Eurosport CEO Joins Facebook to Drive Sports Rights; OpenAP Trio Touts Gains
WHY THIS MATTERS:The FCC comments system was reconfigured in 2016 to allow automated submissions, and while the agency uses commercially available tools to protect the system from cyber attacks, the FCC has limited ability to shut down inappropriate bots, the FCC chair said.
WHY THIS MATTERS:Hutton, the exec who landed Eurosport the European TV and multiplatform rights for the 2018-2024 Olympic Games, has been named director of global live sports partnerships and programming at the social media giant.
WHY THIS MATTERS:OpenAP, a collaboration of rival programmers aimed at standardizing how advertisers identify audience segments, should help each member programmer do more data-enhanced ad sales in the coming upfront auction, executives involved with the effort said at NewBay Media's Advanced Ad event.