Research into the role of attention across TV advertising from addressable TV provider Finecast shows that the platform on which an ad is served directly impacts the active attention viewers commit to it. The findings also show that: Attention paid to an ad on TV is more active and consistent across its duration than on […]

Eighty per cent of European users prefer CTV, with connected TV generating a significant increase in ad attention and engagement compared to YouTube and linear TV, according to the findings of study from advertiser and publisher video solutions provider ShowHeroes Group. The research used state-of-the-art Tobii eye-tracking glasses, along with eSense electrodermal response sensors, to […]

To help brands be on the pulse of entertainment and culture on TikTok, the video sharing app is introducing TikTok Pulse, a new contextual advertising solution that lets advertisers place their brand next to the top content in the ‘For You’ Feed. TikTok Pulse is designed to give brands the tools and controls to be […]

The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), the US-based collaboration of companies focused on promoting innovation in media measurement, metrics and data, and egta, the global trade body for TV and radio sales houses, have launched a new International Knowledge Exchange event for their members. The Exchange, starting as a twice-yearly event, will create opportunities […]

Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has hosted its first in-person IAB NewFront at the Chelsea Factory in New York, revealing new advertising solutions designed to create a better TV advertising experience for marketers in the streaming decade. For the first time ever in Q1 2022, TV streaming devices surpassed legacy pay-TV in weekly reach […]

NBCUniversal has confirmed a strategic investment and partnership with connected TV performance advertising specialist tvScientific to launch Peacock Ad Manager, a brand-new self-service with full-funnel attribution measurement. With Peacock AX — NBCU’s cross-genre streaming solution that unlocks access to all long-form and short-form streaming inventory across screens — reaching more than 180 million US adults […]

Findings from a study conducted by video advertising software provider FreeWheel, a Comcast company, in collaboration with an independent research company, Happydemics, suggests that across Europe, Smart TV device adoption is rising. The study assessed how UK viewers use CTV and their media platform preferences and sought to understand their attitudes towards video on demand […]

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services, has announced the release of a new version of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite.The new version, v2022-1, is the first major release of the Test Suite in 2022. The release contains 3,002 test cases in total, […]