Google announces multiple advertising measurement changes affecting CTV reach, IP data, and lead tracking
By
Luis Rijo
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Google announced a series of measurement changes across its advertising platform in early June, affecting how advertisers count audiences (particularly CTV reach), gather bidding signals (IP address data), and track leads. The changes include a new definition of viewership starting June 2, 2026, via the Google Ads API, alongside updates to IP address handling and lead tracking mechanisms. These infrastructure shifts address fundamental questions about what counts as a viewer, who counts it, and how long data records persist.
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Taken together, they represent a dense week of infrastructure changes affecting how advertisers count audiences, gather bidding signals, and track leads inside the platform.
Starting June 2, 2026, the Google Ads API adopt
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