Music video network Vevo has selected iSpot as an always-on TV ad measurement and attribution solution. Utilising iSpot’s tools, Vevo can distinguish connected TV (CTV) audiences from those viewing on other platforms to authenticate a campaign’s incremental reach. Furthermore, iSpot’s impressions will also take into account audiences watching together for a more accurate reflection of […]
Video advertising platform SpotX has formed a new strategic partnership with multi-channel streaming platform Redbox to serve as a strategic supply-side platform (SSP) to power the video monetisation of Redbox’s free live TV and AVoD content. “As a company that’s focused on creating the very best ad-supported streaming destination to entertain millions of Redbox customers, […]
Cross-platform media evaluation specialist Comscore has been granted a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on its ‘System and Method for Analyzing the Effectiveness of Content Advertisements’. This covers Comscore’s process of determining the effectiveness of Connected TV (CTV), over-the-top (OTT) and other video advertisements by correlating exposure to presented advertisements with […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, has announced the next generation of its BkYou ad personalisation solution, featuring new ad preparation capabilities. BkYou offers pay-TV operators and content providers an end-to-end solution for ad insertion, supporting the entire process of ad personalisation […]
Research from Advertiser Perceptions shows that advertisers are upping their ante on video, and the pandemic has pushed streaming to one-quarter of TV screen advertising budgets. Yet the largest spenders are favouring the Connected TV (CTV) options of established networks over streaming start-ups. This has a direct bearing on the 2021 Upfront, as most advertisers […]
Video advertising platform SpotX is partnering with LG Electronics (LG) to serve as the primary supply-side platform (SSP) throughout the US, EMEA, and Latin America. SpotX is also providing LG with demand facilitation services to connect media buyers with the premium over-the-top video inventory available on LG Smart TVs and will give buyers the ability […]
RTL Group is selling its US ad-tech business SpotX to Los Angeles-based sell-side advertising platform Magnite. The transaction is subject to receipt of regulatory approvals and is expected to close in Q2. The purchase price consists of €468 million in cash and 14.0 million shares of Magnite stock. The agreement implies an enterprise value (100 […]
Comscore has announced the expansion of Predictive Audiences – a cookie-free, GDPR-friendly targeting capability that enables advertisers to reach audiences based on granular CTV viewership behaviour through privacy-friendly contextual signals – starting with the UK and Germany markets. Comscore has created cookie-free CTV viewership segments for advertisers by leveraging its unique set of data assets […]
Media evaluation specialist Comscore has unveiled Comscore Movies Everywhere, what it describes as the next generation of cross-screen measurement that will deliver daily reporting for sales regardless of release windows and platform. This will include a new reporting system to track box office movies performance across all platforms. The new product will bring together for […]
ViacomCBS and DISH Media have announced a significant breakthrough by delivering what they say is the first-ever addressable impressions within a live national broadcast via MVPD set-top box. Addressable ad replacement was successfully executed on a select number of live campaigns across DISH’s 9MM household footprint in certain CBS-owned-and-operated US markets, marking a major technical […]