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Innovid, Meta to launch Threads Ads integration

Innovid, the independent software platform for the creation, delivery, measurement and optimisation of advertising, is one of the first ad tech partners to build on Meta’s newly released Threads API. The integration brings Threads ad support into Innovid’s Social Ads Manager, enabling marketers to activate the channel alongside other Meta properties. With more than 350 […]

June 25, 2025

Nielsen adds CTV coverage to Ad Intel

Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, has announced the addition of Connected TV (CTV) coverage into its Ad Intel product. Adding CTV coverage to Ad Intel, Nielsen’s source of advertising intelligence, allows marketers and advertisers to understand the media landscape so they can effectively plan campaigns. This enhancement enables ad spend to […]

June 24, 2025

CMA plans competition in search services

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to designate Google with ‘strategic market status’ (SMS) in general search and search advertising under the new Digital Markets Competition Regime. The CMA has also published a roadmap of potential actions it could prioritise were Google to be designated. Early priorities include: requiring choice screens for […]

June 24, 2025By Colin Mann

Glastonbury data: Oliver Rodrigo, Rod Stewart draw most audience interest

Online engagement data highlights the Glastonbury 2025 acts drawing the most audience interest, giving marketers a view on where to focus their campaigns.  The data, from adtech firm Quantcast, reveals Olivia Rodrigo leads the way at 52.7 million interactions, just edging out Rod Stewart with 51.6 million. Charli XCX follows with 15.4 million, having doubled […]

June 23, 2025

Data: Netflix’s ad-tier viewing up 32% in Europe

Viewing time through Netflix’s Standard with Ads plan increased by 32 per cent in five key Western European markets between November 2024 and April 2025. according to data from Digital i. The streaming media measurement company quantified the number of hours viewed to the ad-supported tier on Netflix in the UK, France, Italy, Germany and […]

June 20, 2025

Report: Linear TV still dominant in ad-supported viewing

TVB, the not-for-profit trade association representing America’s local broadcast television industry, analysed Nielsen’s May Gauge Report data with a focus on determining what is actually most impactful for advertisers: ad-supported viewing among adults ages 18+. The analysis found that linear TV remains the dominant force in ad-supported viewing in the US. The Facts – Nielsen’s […]

June 19, 2025

Research: Just 1% of streaming ads include accessibility features

XR, a specialist in creative operations, has released the 2025 Global Accessibility Maturity Index & Trends Report, which reveals that just 10 per cent of global TV ads include accessibility features such as closed captions or audio descriptions. XR’s data shows that most TV ads remain inaccessible, which indicates brands are losing reach and excluding […]

June 19, 2025

Prime Video US increases ad load

Between April and June 2025, the volume of ads on Prime Video in the US increased by just over 50 per cent, according to data released by Ampere Analysis. The streaming service is now showing 4 to 6 minutes of commercials for every hour of content viewed. “Amazon’s ad load is now close to that of […]

June 19, 2025

IAS launches AI-driven contextual reporting for Meta Platforms

Integral Ad Science (IAS), the media measurement and optimisation platform, has announced the launch of new contextual category reporting for Meta Platforms, expanding measurement reporting across Facebook and Instagram Feed and Reels. “We are closing the loop for advertisers, providing powerful, trusted, AI-driven granular insights across Meta that in turn power optimisation solutions to ensure […]

June 18, 2025

Sky, Channel 4, ITV announce joint advertising marketplace

Channel 4, ITV and Sky, in collaboration with Comcast Advertising, have announced their intent to launch an advertising marketplace, that will allow access to a premium on demand and streaming inventory through a single campaign for the first time. Designed to super charge the breadth of brands advertising on TV, the move will will bring […]

June 17, 2025