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LG Ad Solutions renews Magnite partnership

Magnite, the independent sell-side advertising company, and LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in connected TV (CTV) and cross-screen advertising, have announced a renewal of their partnership, spanning North America, APAC and EMEA. The deal achieved substantial growth over the past two years which saw LG Ad Solutions’ programmatic spend grow 103 per cent on the […]

December 11, 2024

LG Ad Solutions launches Innovation Labs

LG Ad Solutions has announced the launch of Innovation Labs, a division that is says will focus on “developing breakthrough technologies that drive leapfrog innovations in CTV advertising, content personalisation, and hyper-customisation for viewers”.   Under the leadership of Chief Technology Officer Dave Rudnick, the Innovation Labs will develop new technologies and methodologies to enhance […]

September 11, 2024

Report: CTV enabling brands to connect with Black Americans

LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in connected TV and cross-screen advertising, has released a report titled The Inclusive Screen: Black Americans, based on a survey of nearly 1,500 Black and African American CTV users, the report found that CTV is a pivotal environment for advertisers to connect with Black Americans in personalised and impactful ways. The […]

August 15, 2024

Data: 37% of CTV users plan to start Xmas shopping early

LG Ad Solutions has released a report titled Season’s Streamings: Holiday Shopping & TV Viewing Trends in 2024, which reveals that over a third (37 per cent) of CTV users plan to start their holiday shopping in October or earlier this year – with 60 per cent stating they’ll start before Thanksgiving. In addition, 40 […]

July 31, 2024

Rudnick promoted to LG Ad Solutions CTO

LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in connected TV (CTV) and cross-screen advertising, has announced that Dave Rudnick has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately, to lead technology strategy, advise engineering, product, data, and network security systems teams, and develop innovative solutions that support the company’s clients, prospects, and the broader CTV industry. Rudnick […]

June 10, 2024

Survey: US CTV users increasingly prefer FAST

Sixty-nine per cent of US CTV users prefer streaming free, ad supported streaming TV (FAST) content instead of a paid subscription without ads, and over half (53 per cent) spend two or more hours per week using FAST applications, according to a study, The Big Shift: Wave III, from connected TV and cross-screen advertising specialist […]

April 5, 2024

Study: US CTV users seek better shoppable TV experience

Findings from LG Ad Solutions’ latest streaming survey, The Shoppable TV Report: 2024 and Beyond, suggest that 53 per cent of CTV users wish all TV ads had a quick option to buy the product and 63 per cent wish they could see store/brand inventory from their TV. “While marketers have long understood the impact […]

January 16, 2024

WBD, DirecTV and more join Yahoo Backstage

Yahoo Advertising has announced advancements in its publisher-direct offering, Yahoo Backstage, including the integration of premium publishers, such as DirecTV, The EW Scripps Company, LG Ad Solutions, Mediavine, Realtor, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), among others. Nearly 40 of the over 100 premium publishers participating in Yahoo Backstage are Connected TV (CTV) publishers. This […]

November 15, 2023

Report: 68% UK prefer AVoD over SVoD

LG Ad Solutions has released the findings of its 2023 streaming report The Big Shift: United Kingdom Wave II, which found that UK consumers are increasingly shifting away from linear TV, with 25 per cent of those surveyed saying they are watching less linear television than a year ago. In its place, ad-supported streaming services […]

November 7, 2023

LG Ad Solutions, Affinity launch LoopIQ

LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in connected TV (CTV) and cross-screen advertising, has announced a strategic product partnership with consumer purchase insights company Affinity Solutions, named LoopIQ. This closed-loop CTV ad targeting and measurement solution is designed to utilise purchase data for reaching the right audiences in CTV environments while also measuring campaign impact on […]

September 26, 2023