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Mediapro, TGI Sport implement pitch-side virtual advertising

From its CONMEBOL hub in Buenos Aires, Mediapro is partneering with TGI Sport in the implementation of new, virtual advertising technology. TGI Sport, specialist in technology solutions for sporting media outlets, has developed software capable of inserting digital adverts in areas at stadia such as LED signs or even the pitch itself which are only […]

September 22, 2025

YouTube nears $10bn ad revenue for quarter

Alphabet Q2 2025 made $96.4 billion (€81. 9bn) in revenue. Net income was $28.2 billion, up 19 per cent from the second quarter of 2024.5 YouTube’s ad revenue for the quarter ending June 30, 2025 came in at $9.8 billion. In June, YouTube made up 12.8 per cent of all TV usage, according to Nielsen, […]

July 24, 2025

Research: Streaming ad-tiers present interactive TV opportunities

Parks Associates’ latest white paper, Interactive & Shoppable TV: Next Wave of CTV Revenues, released in partnership with Adeia, focuses on the service provider opportunity to advance the consumer experience and build on expectations of interactivity and specifically engage in commerce through the TV. Parks Associates forecasts that by 2029, more than 278 million viewers […]

May 15, 2025

C4 plans app reboot

UK commercial PSB Channel 4 is to introduce a new app in 2026, suggesting it will better help the broadcaster to provide value to its advertisers, being much more accessible. Speaking at the DTG Summit in London, Rak Patel, Chief Commercial Officer, Channel 4, said: “We will have a new digital experience, a new app […]

May 9, 2025By Colin Mann

Samsung Ads reveals new ad formats; STN channel

At IAB NewFronts 2025, Samsung Ads, the advertising division of Samsung Electronics, called on brands to go beyond the status quo and unlock the full performance potential of connected TV (CTV). Kicking off the suite of announcements at NewFronts was the debut of STN, the Samsung Television Network, the broad-FAST channel exclusively on Samsung TV […]

May 8, 2025

Tubi launches new ad formats, tech partnerships

Tubi, Fox’s ad-supported streaming service, made a series of product and partnership announcements during IAB NewFronts in New York. “As Tubi scales from emerging to essential, we are focused on providing ad solutions that meet the needs of brands across industries, from CPG to Auto and more, driving outcomes across the funnel so dollars can […]

May 7, 2025

Portugal: AdC suspends use of targeted ad platform

Due to antitrust concerns raised by the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC), the targeted advertising platform Playce will be suspended from May 1st. This platform – used by major telecom operators including Meo, Nos and Vodafone – allowed for non-skippable pre-roll 30-second ads to play on set-top boxes before recorded TV programmes. The AdC initiated proceedings […]

April 7, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

iSpot launches Outcomes at Scale; Paramount integration

iSpot, the cross-platform TV ad measurement company, has announced the its business outcome solution able to deliver attribution for video advertising persistently, at scale. The offering aims to unlock a new level of transparency, speed and performance tracking to the TV and streaming marketplace. Outcomes at Scale has been developed to help the buy and […]

March 27, 2025

CMA to probe Google’s search services

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched its first strategic market status (SMS) designation investigation under the new digital markets competition regime which came into force on January 1st 2025. The investigation will assess Google’s position in search and search advertising services and how this impacts consumers and businesses including advertisers, news publishers, […]

January 14, 2025By Colin Mann

Research: Creators drive tune-in, combat churn

Enterprise influencer marketing platform CreatorIQ has released its Winning Strategies in Streaming: How Industry Leaders are Harnessing Creator Marketing report, which highlights the increased role creators play in driving tune-in and combatting churn. The report leverages CreatorIQ’s proprietary data, insights and industry-standard Earned Media Value (EMV) metric to uncover valuable insights into the creator marketing […]

September 17, 2024