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title: "February 2026 - Release Notes"
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About the Release Release Date : February 10, 2026 Other Information Release Calendar If you have any questions, please reach out to your account representative. Additional Advertiser Categories Included in Advertisers What is it?   The following categories are now included in   Advertiser Categories  when creating or editing an advertiser: Banks Civic Organizations Concerts Conference/Events/Seminars Employment Agencies Fast Food Gambling/Casino Grocery Stores Hospitals HVAC Physicians/Physician Services Utility Companies The expanded taxonomy of advertiser categories enables better classification and improves delivery across SSPs. Where is it?   Advertiser categories can be set through the UI or API. To view all advertiser categories in the UI, navigate to   Advertisers   > Edit Advertiser >   General   >   Advertiser Category , where all available categories are listed in the dropdown. Do I need to do anything?   This feature is automatically available for all   accounts; no action is required.  CTV Inventory Supported For  DoubleVerify Authentic Brand Suitability What is it?  DoubleVerify's Authentic Brand Suitability (ABS) pre-bid segments are now compatible with CTV inventory. ABS pre-bid segments can now be used to access high-quality, vetted OTT and CTV inventory. Where is it?  Customers that have DoubleVerify ABS segments can view them in line item targeting within the  Segments  tab. Do I need to do anything?  Your existing ABS segments are automatically compatible with CTV inventory;  no action is required.  For customers interested in activating ABS or other DoubleVerify segments, reach out to your account representative for more details. Learn More  For more information about using DoubleVerify segments, see  DoubleVerify Pre-bid Targeting . Unique Seat IDs Provided for All Customers and Accounts What is it?  All Buyer Cloud customers now have one or more unique seat IDs. These new seat IDs are persistent across all SSPs. There are two types of seat IDs: Seat Type Description Usage Customer Seat Every customer receives a unique Customer Seat ID.  Use the Customer Seat ID when all accounts under the same customer are eligible to bid on a deal. Account Seat Customers with more than one account also receive a unique Account Seat ID per account. Customer with only one account only receive a Customer Seat ID. Use the Account Seat ID when only a specific account is eligible to bid on a deal. Previously, seat IDs were provisioned to customers upon request. These l egacy seat IDs were SSP-specific, making  seat management challenging because customers had to manage different seat IDs per SSP. With the new unique seat ID taxonomy, you can now also view deal floor prices through the  Deal ID w Bid Floor  field. This field is available on: The  Metamarkets  >  Bids & Win  dashboard. The  Metamarkets  >  Auctions  dashboard, for customers with a custom deployment only. Where is it?  To view your new seat ID(s), do one of the following: Go to the  Admin  >  Accounts  page   and select an account. The new  Customer Seat ID  and  Account Seat ID  (if applicable) sections are in the  Overview  tab. In the top navigation ribbon, hover over the  Admin  module, then  Seat IDs . The new  Customer Seat ID  and  Account Seat ID  (if applicable) sections are displayed. Do I need to do anything?  No immediate action is required. However, we recommend using your new seat IDs(s) when creating new deals: Starting February 10th, 2026: Use your new seat ID(s) only when creating deals with FreeWheel. Starting February 24th, 2026: Use your new seat ID(s) when creating deals with any other SSP.  For more information,  see  Unique Seat ID Timeline . Learn More  For more information about the new unique seat IDs, see  Seat IDs .