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ITV launches GenAI Ads Manager

ITV is leveraging Magnite’s streamr.ai technology as the basis of its new ITV GenAI Ads Manager production service to make it easier for SMEs to create their own advertising of a high enough creative threshold to run across ITV’s broadcast and streaming platforms. Following the expansion of ITV’s commercial creative production service to include the […]

October 9, 2025

ITV names Auto Match launch brands; Sophus3 partnership

Automotive companies including Range Rover, Volkswagen, Audi, Suzuki and Polestar are among the first brands to use ITV’s new addressable advertising solution for car manufacturers – Auto Match. Auto Match, which was announced in March this year, is an advertising solution in partnership with Carwow, the UK’s largest online destination for car changing. Available through […]

October 9, 2025

WBD UK appoints Sky Media as ad sales partner

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced the appointment of Sky Media as its ad sales partner in the UK & Ireland in a multi-year agreement. Under the new deal, Sky Media will represent WBD’s linear television entertainment and sport brands in the UK and Ireland from January 2026. As the fifth largest commercial broadcaster in […]

October 8, 2025

Report: Music fandom is a cultural currency

Vevo, the music video network, has released its report Fandom = Cultural Currency, which explores how the passion of music fandom turns into impact and purchasing power. Sourced through the annual Vevo Media Tracker (along with Vevo’s own viewership data and internal analytics), the report surveyed more than 6,000 fans in the UK, the US […]

October 8, 2025

Roku added to FreeWheel Streaming Hub

FreeWheel, the technology platform for the streaming advertising industry, and streaming specialist Roku have announced an expansion of their longstanding partnership, following strong results from the collaboration launched in 2024. With this strategic move, Roku establishes the FreeWheel Streaming Hub as a platform for Roku Advertising, deepening the pair’s connection. Roku’s CTV supply can now […]

October 8, 2025

Report: US linear TV ad reach dips in Q3

iSpot, the cross-platform TV ad measurement company, has released findings from its analysis of US linear advertising in Q3 2025, offering a macro view of the marketplace. The findings, which includes analysis of 1.7 trillion verified household TV ad impressions, shows how TV advertising remained steady YoY, with a small uptick in spend as reach […]

October 7, 2025

Study: Advertisers underutilising addressable TV

Dish Media, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, has unveiled research revealing that advertisers are missing millions of consumers by underutilising addressable TV in their media strategies. In partnership with Janus Strategy & Insights, Dish Media’s study, titled The Perfect Match: Addressable TV For Maximised Reach and Revenue reveals how reallocating a portion of media budgets […]

October 6, 2025

Analysis: European football sponsorship deals exceed $1bn

Combined spending on new sponsorship deals and renewals across the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 has reached $1.1 billion (€0.94bn) only three months into the 2025/26 football season, according to analysis from Ampere Analysis. The report breaks down which sectors and brands are fuelling growth and where momentum is stalling. […]

October 6, 2025

NBC exceeds advertising expectations with NBA return

With the 2025-2026 NBA season tipping-off exclusively on NBC and Peacock in the US on October 21st, NBCUniversal reports it has exceeded advertising expectations, with nearly 170 partners investing in the property and nearly all inventory already sold out. The NBA’s return to NBCUniversal, after nearly 20 years, has broadened the company’s portfolio-wide partnerships, with […]

October 6, 2025

Analysis: Netflix, AB InBev deal shakes up alcohol ad market

AB InBev’s brands — including the likes of Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois — will soon be advertised on Netflix following a global deal with the brewing giant. Ampere’s latest analysis shows that Netflix currently holds a tiny share of the ad contracts in this lucrative sector, a space historically dominated by Hulu and Warner […]

October 2, 2025