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Sky unveils F1 marketing campaign

Sky will support the launch of Sky Sports F1 HD with an innovative multimedia marketing campaign, beginning this week. The campaign aims to excite fans, create new audiences for the sport and build anticipation ahead of the channel launch on March 9th and  the first Grand Prix the following weekend. The full campaign will include a […]

February 16, 2012

UK debuts TV ad for dogs

The first ever commercial aimed at dogs has been created for UK television. The advert features high-frequency noises (above 17’000Hz) that can only be heard by canine ears. The advert, which is a spoof on the classic film “The Italian Job”, is interwoven with sounds including barking, whistling and doorbell-ringing to entice the attention of […]

February 13, 2012By Nik Roseveare

Zeebox click-to-buy

Zeebox, the social TV outfit, has launched a click-to-buy service designed to let viewers buy products directly from TV ads for the first time. The move should provide brands with more insight into the effectiveness of their TV campaigns while providing measureable performance tracking. Every time a viewer sees a TV ad, a corresponding click-to-buy […]

February 9, 2012

Neilsen: Tablets better than phones for advertising

Ad executions on tablet devices are more effective than on smartphones because they are more memorable and more likely to generate direct sales, according to Nielsen. It found that 40 per cent of tablet owners and 30 per cent of smartphone users responding to its UK Connected Devices survey agreed that “advertising is acceptable” on […]

February 8, 2012

City University and Hub TV partner on video interaction

City University London and Hub TV – a multi-platform production company – are partnering to develop new technology that will hope will make online video more interactive, resulting in a better experience for users and increased revenues for brands. Currently, online interactive video has limited capabilities – users can only click through to related content […]

February 7, 2012

BlackArrow demonstrates national and local dynamic VoD advertising solutions at CableLabs Advanced Advertising Interop

BlackArrow, a worldwide provider of advanced advertising solutions for New Television platforms, recently demonstrated sophisticated, dynamic-advertising use cases that show how existing Pay-TV business and inventory models can be extended to on-demand viewing platforms. At the CableLabs Advertising and Interactive Services Interop event in Louisville, CO, BlackArrow showcased technical and business solutions for allocating advertising […]

February 7, 2012

RTL, Virgin join ad-group Thinkbox

Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK, has gained two new high-profile members. European entertainment network the RTL Group and quad-play operator Virgin Media have joined the organisation as Associate Members. RTL Group and Virgin Media are Thinkbox’s first Associate Members, which entails consultation and involvement across Thinkbox activities and with Thinkbox’s […]

February 2, 2012

ITN Productions new digital strategy

ITN Productions has announced a new digital strategy which sees the creation of a single sales opportunity across its digital global audience.  The solution is powered by Rightster, the cloud based software and services provider for online video. For the first time, brands will be able to advertise via a single buying point on to […]

January 19, 2012

BlackArrow appoints three new executives

BlackArrow, a global provider of advanced advertising solutions for New TV platforms, has announced a trio of strategic hires that bolsters the company’s multiplatform advertising marketplace expertise and builds upon its accomplished management team. The new appointments are: – Dr. Joseph Matarese, CTO – a senior cable television and telecommunications technology executive, renowned for thought-leadership […]

January 17, 2012

BlackArrow strengthens position in the advanced advertising marketplace

BlackArrow, a worldwide provider of advanced advertising solutions for New TV platforms, today announced a trio of strategic hires that bolsters the company’s multiplatform advertising marketplace expertise and builds upon its accomplished management team. The new executives bring proven success in on-demand and linear television; social and broadband video; and the advertising and media marketplaces […]

January 17, 2012