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DoubleVerify launches CTV solution

DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has launched a new transparency and reporting solution for Connected TV (CTV) inventory. The solution is designed to give CTV buyers full transparency and accurate data on where their campaigns are running across all major CTV devices. “DV’s mission is to give advertisers clarity […]

June 11, 2020

Sky: Additional £1.5m support for SMEs to use AdSmart

Due to what Sky Media describes as “overwhelming interest” in its AdSmart SME Support Scheme, it has announced it will provide an additional 150 businesses with targeted TV advertising support. The initial SME100 campaign now becomes SME250 as Sky Media invests a total of £2.5 million into the fund, bringing the total number of small […]

June 10, 2020

Inscape’s new audience panel

Smart TV data company Inscape is expanding its suite of data offerings through the creation of a National Representative Panel (NRP). The provider of automatic content recognition (ACR) data, which recently surpassed a consumer opt-in footprint of 15 million Smart TVs in the US, says it is continuing to enable new use cases for media […]

June 10, 2020

fuboTV picks Horowitz for ad sales

FaceBank Group has appointed Diana Horowitz to the newly-created position of senior vice president, advertising sales for fuboTV. Horowitz is based in New York City and will reports to CEO David Gandler. Horowitz brings extensive media experience in digital and broadcast advertising and technology to fuboTV. In her new role, she leads the national advertising […]

June 9, 2020

4Sales launches airtime fund for new-to-TV advertisers

Channel 4 has announced the launch of 4Sales’ Greenhouse Fund. The new initiative will offer small and medium sized businesses that have never advertised on TV before match-funded commercial airtime across Channel 4’s portfolio. The unique £3 million (€3.3m) airtime relief fund is a temporary solution aimed at SMEs seeking growth as the nation begins […]

June 8, 2020

Research: TV fuels Facebook/Google ad effectiveness

Data from consumer analytics company ViewersLogic reveals that consumers who see brand specific ads on TV are much more likely to click on a Facebook or Google ad of the same brand. ViewersLogic passively measured consumer

June 5, 2020

Lloyds Bank sponsors Celebrity Gogglebox

Channel 4 has announced that Lloyds Bank will sponsor hit show Celebrity Gogglebox when it returns to TV for its second series on June 5th. The partnership represents the first time Lloyds Bank has sponsored a TV show and enables the bank to promote their sponsorship of Celebrity Gogglebox off-air through an exclusive brand licensing […]

June 5, 2020

Research: Ad-free SVoDs risk £100m revenue loss

Seven out of ten Brits aren’t prepared to spend more than £20 (€22.50) per month on streaming services, a drop of £5 compared to September 2019 when the same proportion of the population was willing to spend up to £25, according to research by advertising technology company The Trade Desk. This could mean a reduction […]

June 4, 2020

Forecast: European digital ads down only 5.5% in 2020

IAB Europe, the European-level industry association for the digital advertising and marketing ecosystem, announced at its virtual Interact conference that digital advertising grew 12.3 per cent in 2019 to €64.8 billion, driven by strong growth in out-stream video, mobile and social spend. On average €4 billion has been added to the digital advertising market every […]

June 4, 2020

Report: Connected TV/OTT ad spend bouncing back

Pixalate, a global ad fraud intelligence and marketing compliance platform, has released an update to its Covid-19 benchmarks report, examining how US programmatic advertisers have shifted budgets during the ongoing pandemic. The latest report details programmatic OTT/CTV ad spend patterns from April through May 2020 Key Findings: Programmatic Connected TV/OTT ad spend bounces back 40% […]

June 3, 2020