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Report: Addressable ads drive consumer engagement

Research from addressable TV provider Finecast suggest that consumers are more likely to engage with relevant TV ads. The Thinking Inside the Box study into TV viewing habits and addressable advertising in 2020 was conducted in collaboration with research and insight firm DRG, and was designed to understand both the viewer and the industry’s perceptions […]

September 29, 2020

Research: Soaring online viewing drives ad opportunities

Findings from digital media measurement, data and analytics software platform DoubleVerify reveal that a shift to contextually-relevant advertising can unlock the opportunity presented by skyrocketing content consumption online The company’s Four fundamental shifts in media & advertising during 2020’ report considers the impact that device types, evolving news cycles, and new ad technologies have had on […]

September 23, 2020

Study: Brand experience boost for advertisers

Findings from a study released by strategic investment and media intelligence firm MAGNA, streaming platform and device specialist Roku and consulting service IPG Media Lab demonstrate how marketers can use brand experiences that aid TV streaming content discovery while sponsorships for live events and sports are limited. The study, Valuing the Value Exchange, reveals video […]

September 11, 2020

DISH, Verizon addressable ad partnership

Verizon Media is expanding its omnichannel programmatic platform, forging an advanced TV partnership with DISH Media in which Verizon Media’s demand-side platform (DSP) will provide automated access to DISH’s household addressable ad inventory. The deal enables advertisers to access traditional linear channels alongside pure-play CTV/OTT media, including SLING TV, driving meaningful connection and monetisation across […]

September 3, 2020

Custom contextual targeting beta launch from DoubleVerify

Digital media measurement, data and analytics software platform DoubleVerify has confirmed the beta launch of its custom contextual targeting solution. The solution lets advertisers execute contextual targeting within their campaigns and is intended to assist advertisers with compliance with global initiatives such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer […]

September 3, 2020

Now AT&T puts Xandr on sale

Ad company Xandr is the the next candidate for reducing AT&T’s $150 billion+ debt, according to Reuters. Xandr came out of AT&T’s $1.6 billion acquisition of ad tech firm AppNexus in 2018. It is meant to give advertisers targeting through AT&T consumer data across phone, Internet and TV services. AT&T spent $135 billion including the […]

September 2, 2020

ITV, InfoSum data partnership

UK commercial PSB ITV is to partner with identity infrastructure provider InfoSum as part of a new first-party data strategy that will make its 30 million ITV Hub subscribers available for advertisers to match against and activate as target audiences via a secure and compliant solution without either party needing to exchange first party data […]

August 24, 2020

Report: Fraudsters flock to Connected TV

Digital media measurement, data and analytics software platform DoubleVerify (DV) has released its 2020 Global Insights Report, providing a market-by-market benchmark on the current and future state of media quality for global advertisers. In developing the report, DV analysed data from advertisers representing over 2,000 brands across 80 countries, from May 2019 to April 2020. […]

August 19, 2020

Research: CTV advertising essential to reach persuadable voters

A research study, The Power of CTV: Reaching Persuadable Voters in 2020, from omnichannel sell-side advertising platform Magnite identifies Connected TV (CTV) advertising as an essential channel for political campaigns to influence “persuadable” voters, the 30 per cent of eligible voters who identify as independent or undecided ahead of the 2020 elections. Key findings include:

August 18, 2020