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ThinkAnalytics: “Super-aggregation to go mainstream”

Peter Docherty, Founder and CTO at ThinkAnalytics, has shared his 2022 industry predictions. Personalised tile promotions will unlock new revenues We’ll see video service providers selling prime tile space on their TV recommendations carousel to content and channel owners who will run campaigns personalised to each viewer. Armed with rich analytics and actionable insights, video […]

December 16, 2021

FreeWheel brings Cumulus podcasts to Strata

FreeWheel, a Comcast Company, announced partnerships with Cumulus Media and Triton Digital to bring Cumulus Podcast Network’s premium podcast inventory into the Strata media stewardship platform with industry-leading metrics and measurement. This partnership provides the 1100+ agencies using Strata’s platform with the ability to automate the podcast buying process within their existing platform workflow, including […]

October 20, 2021

ThinkAnalytics enhances ThinkAdvertising

ThinkAnalytics, a global provider of cloud-based personalised content discovery, viewer insight, and targeted advertising solutions, has announced enhancements to ThinkAdvertising that bring even more sophisticated, digital-style ad targeting to the TV sector, and provide opportunities for video service providers to build additional revenue streams. Chief among the enhancements is the ability to blend first-party behavioural […]

September 30, 2021

Study: Audio investment gap for marketers

WARC, the global authority on marketing intelligence, has unveiled the results of a study conducted in collaboration with iHeartMedia, the US audio media company, on media consumption and audio investment in the US. The report highlights a divergence between consumption and investment. While 31 per cent of the average consumer’s media consumption is now audio, […]

September 22, 2021

Transmit in IAB’s CTV Creative Best Practices Guide

Transmit, the streaming media ad platform, has announced its inclusion in the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) inaugural CTV Creative Best Practices Guide. Transmit’s platform improves the overall CTV ad experience for audiences in a variety of ways.  One of the most notable is minimising disruptions during live entertainment via first-of-its-kind picture-in-picture ads. Additionally, Transmit helps […]

August 5, 2021

Extreme Reach joins IAB Europe’s TCF

Extreme Reach (ER), the global asset management solution for TV and video ads, has announced their approved status as the latest independent ad server to join IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF). In joining the TCF, Extreme Reach ensures compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ePrivacy Directive. Extreme Reach also […]

June 30, 2021

TVSquared joins IAB Europe’s TCF

TVSquared, a global player in cross-platform TV ad measurement, has announced its approved status as the latest organisation to join IAB Europe’s Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF). By joining the TCF, TVSquared provides ADvantage platform users with additional independent assurance that it operates to the highest standards of data protection across linear and OTT/CTV measurement. […]

June 14, 2021

Report: Digital advertising sees growth despite pandemic

IAB Europe, the European-level industry association for the digital advertising and marketing ecosystem, announced at its virtual Interact conference that digital advertising grew 6.3 per cent in 2020 to €69 billion. The positive growth figure comes after a challenging year with the impact of Covid-19. Typically, advertising markets react strongly to an economic downturn, but […]

May 26, 2021

Report: CTV advertising continues to outpace other formats

Digital video advertising growth continues, and is expected to represent more than half (56 per cent) of total video spend projected in 2021. Connected TV (CTV) continues to outpace other formats and shows no signs of slowing down, according to IAB’s Video Ad Spend 2020 and Outlook for 2021 report, released at the IAB 2021 […]

May 5, 2021

Report: 12.2% increase in digital advertising

As the world grapples with the ongoing ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic, the digital advertising sector continues to show tremendous resilience. According to the newly-released IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report, conducted by PwC, digital advertising revenues increased by 12.2 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019. “The second half of 2020 made up for the […]

April 8, 2021