Heyzap launches transparent mediation for mobile ad networks

Developers see the value in feeding a lot of different kinds of ads to people playing mobile games. But mobile ad networks don’t always have the developers’ interests at heart. So there has to be a way to ensure that the right ad is shown to the right player at the right time, with tracking for the results.

That’s what Heyzap is attempting to do by launching its “mediation service,” which enables mobile app developers to display ads from multiple ad networks in a transparent way. This permits a developer to optimize by showing the most appropriate ad from a variety of ad networks to a particular user. With this kind of control, a developer can monetize better and control its own destiny.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.