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DISH selects Mavenir for 5G roll out

Satellite TV and streaming media firm DISH Network has announced a multi-year agreement with network software provider Mavenir to deliver cloud-native OpenRAN software for its new 5G network. DISH, which provides entertainment services via satellite-based DISH TV, as well as streaming services under the Sling TV brand, intends to become a US-wide facilities-based provider of […]

April 24, 2020By Angharad Rhiannon

MediaMath partners with TVSquared

TVSquared, a global player in TV attribution, has been named as MediaMath’s preferred partner for connected TV (CTV) attribution. This partnership enables thousands of advertisers in ths US to attribute actions directly to programmatic CTV campaigns delivered across screens – from smart TVs to digital devices. Through its partnership with TVSquared, MediaMath is providing accountability […]

April 23, 2020

Research: Consumers favour TV over digital ads

Research released by GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, offers important insights for marketers about consumer attitudes toward digital marketing. Consumer Trust in Digital Marketing, which surveyed nearly 14,000 consumers in 23 countries, uncovers consumers’ concerns with digital marketing and suggests important considerations for marketing on digital platforms: On average, two times more consumers say TV […]

March 31, 2020

Wurl reaches 100m Connected TVs

Wurl, a provider of streaming video distribution and advertising services for connected TV (CTV), has expanded its network to reach 100 million CTVs in nine countries in its first full year of operations. Additionally, Wurl delivered more than 225 million hours of programming and more than 1.2 billion personally targeted ads. Over the past 12 […]

March 13, 2020

BARB integrates with IPA TouchPoints

UK television audience measurement body BARB has launched an integration with IPA TouchPoints. This means that all of BARB’s daily audience data can now be analysed by IPA TouchPoints classifications, helping media agencies, advertisers and broadcasters to understand more about viewers through a wider range of behavioural definitions. The data integration has three major benefits: […]

March 11, 2020

Insys Video API integration with AWS

Insys Video Technologies has announced API integration across all of its solutions with AWS Elemental MediaTailor from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Insys Video Technologies provides a range of solutions and services enabling media companies to deliver and play live and recorded videos on any network, while keeping content secure and ensuring high quality. Thanks to […]

March 3, 2020

Comscore, IRIS.TV contextual targeting partnership

Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, and IRIS.TV, a video intelligence platform for broadcasters and publishers, have announced that Comscore’s brand safety and contextual categorisation segments are now available for activation in IRIS.TV’s Contextual Video Marketplace. This partnership represents Comscore’s continued focus on privacy-driven innovation to meet advertisers’ needs for […]

March 2, 2020

Report: Connected TV ad impressions triple in 2 years

In just two years, connected TV (CTV) platforms have reshaped the digital video advertising landscape, according to Extreme Reach (ER), an asset management solution for TV and video ads. As revealed in the company’s latest Video Benchmarks Report, 49 per cent of all video ad impressions were served to CTV platforms in 2019 – more […]

February 26, 2020

Survey: Fans will pay more for favourite sports streaming

Sports fans are willing to pay more for streaming live sports, but only if it provides better access to the sports teams and leagues they are interested in, according to the findings of an international survey, commissioned by content and advertising technology specialist Verizon Media, into what fans want from services that let them stream […]

February 25, 2020

HbbTV Association releases targeted ad spec

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services, has announced the release of the HbbTV specification for targeted advertising (HbbTV-TA). The landmark move will set a standard for broadcasters and the advertising industry to create new business models and generate new revenue sources by […]

February 24, 2020