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Curated · Documentation Sample

What "show our work" looks like.

Every Curated campaign ships with a one-page supply-path record. This is the template, filled in with illustrative data — property names, IDs, and figures below are samples, not a real campaign.

Supply-path documentation

Spring TV & streaming flight — Ottawa retail advertiser

Flight
Apr 1 – May 12
Markets
Ottawa–Gatineau · EN + FR
Channels
TV & streaming (CTV)
Prepared for
Partner agency

1 · Where the ads ran

Every property named. No "premium network" bundles, no blind inventory.

Property / appTypeDealPath
NorthStream NewsFAST channelMM-CUR-2481SSP A → publisher (direct)
Maple TVCTV appMM-CUR-2482SSP A → publisher (direct)
Valley Sports LiveFAST channelMM-CUR-2483SSP B → publisher (direct)
Chez Nous TéléCTV app (FR)MM-CUR-2484SSP A → publisher (direct)

2 · Seller verification

Each seller checked against the publisher's own authorization files at flight start.

Propertyapp-ads.txt authorizedsellers.json declarationSeller ID
NorthStream NewsYes ✓DIRECT10482
Maple TVYes ✓DIRECT10517
Valley Sports LiveYes ✓DIRECT20096
Chez Nous TéléYes ✓DIRECT10533

3 · The path, hop by hop

Your budget → DSP → one SSP → publisher → screen

  • Intermediaries between budget and publisher: one (the SSP), on every impression.
  • Resellers in the path: none. All supply bought under DIRECT declarations.
  • Fees: platform fees and our fee disclosed on the invoice; no hidden margin in the media price.

Plain-language notes

  • app-ads.txt — a public file where a publisher lists who is allowed to sell its ad space. We check that everyone we bought from is on the list.
  • sellers.json / DIRECT — the seller's public declaration of its relationship to the inventory. DIRECT means the publisher itself, not a middleman reselling it.
  • Deal ID — the private, named agreement each campaign runs through, so the inventory is chosen — never whatever an open auction happened to serve.
Marcus·and·Muse Sample document — properties, IDs, and figures are illustrative.