Connected TV (CTV) now accounts for over half (51 per cent) of global video impression share, an increase of 10.9 per cent compared to 2021 – with mobile and desktop steadily declining YoY, according to a benchmarks report from advertising platform Innovid. “In 2019, CTV accounted for just 31 per cent of total impression share […]

Digital  advertising technologist PubMatic has launched Activate, an end-to-end supply path optimisation (SPO) solution designed to allows buyers to execute non-bidded direct deals on PubMatic’s programmatic platform, accessing premium video and CTV inventory at scale. Initial launch partners include dentsu, FuboTV, GroupM, Havas, LG, Mars, and Omnicom Media Group Germany, among others. According to PubMatic, […]

Digital video advertising spend increased 21 per cent in 2022 to $47.1 million (€42.6bn) and is projected to rise an additional 17 per cent to $55.2 billion in 2023, according to IAB’s 2022 Video Ad Spend & 2023 Outlook: Defining the Next Generation report. Released at the 2023 IAB NewFronts, in conjunction with Standard Media Index […]

A report in the Sunday Times newspaper, quoting sources within Comcast-owned Sky, suggests that while Sky Glass has been recognised as being a “good innovation”, sales are below expectations and not enough to see Sky’s UK broadcasts migrate from satellite to a ‘dishless’ streamed Internet and 5G. According to the report, the manufacturing costs behind […]

Findings from audience measurement, data and analytics specialist Nielsen’s 2023 Annual Marketing Report, indicate that 84 per cent of marketers are including streaming platforms in their media planning to meet their audiences, yet only 49 per cent of survey respondents view OTT and CTV as effective advertising channels. The fifth annual report, which surveyed nearly […]

The Video Advertising  Bureau (VAB)’s report, The Truth About CTV Ad Fraud, examines what constitutes real fraud, how the viewing environment of a platform impacts both consumer and advertiser trust, and how marketers can minimise their exposure to fraudulent practices. “Real ad fraud is defined by maliciously and intentionally falsifying human engagement, not normal viewing […]

Connected TV (CTV) cross-screen advertising specialist LG Ad Solutions and RTL AdAlliance, RTL Group’s international advertising sales house, have expanded their exclusive partnership to offer a combined CTV buying approach for data-driven CTV ads within the smart interface of LG TV devices across multiple European markets for one year. After a successful rollout in Italy, […]

Findings from brands and agencies performance media partner Digital Remedy’s report, CTV/OTT: The Next Frontier of DTC Marketing, which surveyed US-based direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketers to understand the growing influence of CTV/OTT in their marketing budgets and media strategies in 2023, indicate that over two-thirds (67 per cent) of DTC marketers leverage CTV/OTT insights to influence […]

Findings from LG Ad Solutions’ latest streaming report show that although viewers are streaming a greater amount of free, ad-supported TV, nearly half of US households aren’t sure what they want to watch when they turn the TV on, given the amount of content now available on streaming. And even if they know what they […]

Findings from AudienceXpress, FreeWheel’s premium video media sales house’s Streaming Video: CTV Uncovered 2023 consumer study, conducted in collaboration with independent research specialist Happydemics, reveal a growing uptake of viewing via connected TV (CTV) in the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands (the EU6). With 65 per cent of European viewers who have […]