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No ads on Russian cable TV?

Russia’s parliament has called for a complete ban on advertising on the country’s cable TV channels. The move is reportedly designed to favour Russia’s own publicly-funded channels. The Russian State, as well as state-backed Gazprom Media, operate the nation’s three main TV channels and these reach a claimed 58 per cent of the population. However, […]

July 7, 2014By Chris Forrester

Hungary ad tax to impact RTL profits

RTL Group, the European entertainment network, has conducted a first assessment of the financial impacts of the Advertisement Tax Act which was approved by the Hungarian parliament on June 11th 2014. The law as amended is expected to become effective in the course of August 2014 and to require first payments by RTL Hungary later […]

July 7, 2014

Viggle launches advertising platform

Viggle, the entertainment marketing and rewards platform, has unveiled Viggle ACCESS, its advertising offering for TV networks and brand partners, providing verified reach to entertainment fans across the Viggle, Wetpaint and NextGuide platforms. Viggle’s properties include the Viggle app, which offers rewards for watching TV, engaging with advertisements or listening to music; NextGuide, a personalised […]

July 3, 2014

US producers welcome ad industry anti-piracy pledge

Members from across the US creative community have commended advertisers for their recent pledge to do more to prevent the flow of ad dollars to pirate sites. In April 2014, lawmakers on Capitol Hill first wrote to the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As), the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), and the Interactive Advertising Bureau […]

June 30, 2014By Colin Mann

25% of MyTF1 football fans block ads

Twenty-five per cent of French football fans who watch MyTF1 online are using software to skip advertising. Though the World Cup matches generate big TV audiences on TF1’s linear TV channel, they are also being watched in high numbers online. On June 18th, the France-Switzerland match attracted more than 17 million viewers on TF1 and […]

June 26, 2014From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

IP Adviser says ‘Follow the Money’

Mike Weatherley, Intellectual Property Adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron, has published a report – Follow the Money: Financial Options To Assist In The Battle Against Online IP Piracy – which addresses the detrimental impact of illegal websites profiting from advertising. In his capacity as David Cameron’s Intellectual Property Adviser, Weatherley has been keen […]

June 26, 2014By Colin Mann

Men more likely cord-cutters

To gain insight into how consumers view online video content and advertising versus broadcast television, market analysis firm Adroit Digital conducted a study to ask viewers how they approach video consumption and their thoughts on video advertising. The insights gained

June 23, 2014

Resolution TV-synced ads on Twitter

Civolution, a provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing and monetising content, and Brand Networks, a provider of data-driven social marketing solutions, today announced a partnership allowing brands and agencies to buy Twitter ads in complete synchronisation with TV commercials. Brand Networks and Civolution worked together with Resolution Media, Omnicom Media Group’s global search […]

June 16, 2014

Online advertisers buy like it’s TV

The vast majority of advertisers are buying their online video ads the same way they do on TV – in a reserved fashion, according to the first quarter 2014 findings on the video advertising market in the United States video released by advertising platform Videology.

June 9, 2014

Musicians attack YouTube fees

Musicians want the EU to intervene in a row over the rates YouTube is offering small music labels to include them in a new service. They are accusing YouTube business of trying to “strong-arm” independent labels into accepting low fees. Impala – a body representing Europe’s indies – is spearheading the complaint. YouTube has long […]

June 4, 2014