Yuri Burka

Yuri Burka is the VP of European Publisher & Media Solutions for 33Across. He is responsible for expanding 33Across' revenue and operations throughout the EMEA. With over 10 years of digital publishing experience, he has a thorough understanding of the issues facing publishers in the digital economy. Yuri is graduate of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado.

Recent Posts

DMEXCO 2017: Establishing Trust and Priortizing the Customer Experience

Posted by Yuri Burka on Sep 19, 2017 5:24:43 PM


Bratwurst, beer, and even tattoos being done onsite. Throughout the amazing experiences offered to attendees at DMEXCO 2017, ad tech and its ever growing landscape remained the constant. Hot topics including viewability, transparency, and GDPR were the focus of the thousands of publishers, advertisers, and ad tech companies in attendance.  Although I had a great time in Cologne connecting with partners; customer experiences were the key focus of DMEXCO. Here are my takeaways:

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Topics: publishers, viewability, advertisers, time-in-view, transparency, dmexco

Digiday Publishing Summit Europe: The Power of Publishers

Posted by Yuri Burka on Feb 28, 2017 11:31:46 AM

Last week in Lisbon, leading publishers across Europe and abroad gathered for the first Digiday Publishing Summit Europe of 2017.  As expected header bidding, ad blocking, and the “Google/Facebook duopoly” were amongst the dominant topics. Witnessing the growing urge within the publishing community to have a collective voice against these two forces as well as other issues publishers face was both striking and empowering. Below are a few of my takeaways from the event.

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Topics: ad blocking, header bidding, publishers, data, digiday

Digiday Publishing Summit Europe: Innovation is Key

Posted by Yuri Burka on Nov 5, 2016 1:27:49 PM

Last week, leading publishers from Europe and abroad gathered in Nice for Digiday Publishing Summit Europe. Header bidding, ad blocking, and audience building were among key topics discussed throughout the three day event.  I learned of the challenges and pain points that publishers throughout the EU face. I also witnessed the value that European publishers have for both their advertisers and viewers. Here are my takeaways from the event.

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Topics: ad blocking, header bidding, publishers