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ITV slumps on advertising fears

The ITV share price fell over 10 per cent on the week as investors digest forecasts of a TV ad sales slump in July and August – the famine after the feast of the Euros when June’s take is expected to be up 17 per cent. The company’s revenues for the first half of 2012 […]

June 1, 2012

Europe’s online ad market tops €20bn

Europe’s online advertising market grew 14.5 per cent year-on-year to a market value of €20.9 billion. By comparison the overall European advertising market – excluding online – grew at just 0.8 per cent in the same time period. IAB Europe’s annual AdEx Benchmark survey shows that 1 in 5 advertising Euros in Europe is now […]

May 30, 2012

Thinkbox ad campaign now Shazam-enabled

Thinkbox’s new TV advertising campaign promoting the power of TV advertising and featuring Harvey and Rabbit is now Shazam-enabled across ITV’s broadcast and online channels. Viewers who have downloaded the Shazam App on their smartphone can now use its audio-recognition technology to access extra content, including an exclusive new short film of Harvey and Rabbit, […]

May 30, 2012

Guardian News & Media partners with Rightster to enhance its YouTube presence

Guardian News & Media has partnered with Rightster, the video distribution and monetisation solutions provider, to enhance and manage its YouTube channels.  The partnership aims to make accessing the Guardian’s award-winning multimedia content easier for YouTube users, whilst effectively building new engaged audiences and digital revenues. Announcing the partnership, GNM revealed that its Three Little […]

May 30, 2012

DISH AutoHop legal showdown

DISH and the TV networks ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are going to court on the legality of the introduction of a user-enabled commercial skipping technology branded AutoHop. DISH wants a declaratory judgment (for which it has filed in New York) while the networks are claiming (in the California court) that the device breaches their […]

May 25, 2012

FourthWall licenses Microsoft ad data collection

FourthWall Media announced a technology licence agreement with Microsoft Advertising whereby FourthWall will license a set top box data collection and report processing system from Microsoft Advertising. FourthWall will assume daily operations of Microsoft Advertising’s set top box collection and analytics framework as part of the FourthWall AdAim Network. In return, Microsoft Advertising will continue […]

May 22, 2012

RGB and BlackArrow targeted advertising for TV Everywhere

RGB Networks, the provider of scalable multiscreen IP video delivery solutions announced a new partnership for targeted ad delivery with BlackArrow, a worldwide provider of advanced advertising solutions for New Television platforms. Together, the companies have created a standards-based TV Everywhere advertising solution that enables video service providers (VSP) to deliver specific ads to individual […]

May 21, 2012

TWC targets dynamic ad insertion with BlackArrow

BlackArrow, a worldwide provider of advanced advertising solutions for New Television platforms, has confirmed that Time Warner Cable has selected BlackArrow to power a system-wide deployment of real-time, dynamic ad insertion within on-demand content. Leveraging the BlackArrow system with third-party solutions, Time Warner Cable intends to bring timely, relevant on-demand advertisements to an audience that […]

May 18, 2012

Digital devices drive multiscreen advertising

Studies by Ipsos MediaCT and HearWatchSay shows that multitasking is a popular activity while consumers are watching live TV, with 63 per cent of respondents reporting that they used a connected device for at least a few minutes the last time they watched live TV. Fifteen per cent used more than one device. The survey […]

May 17, 2012

Indian broadcasters plan ad fight back

The May 14th news that India’s broadcasting regulator is changing the rules on advertising has created some major headaches for local broadcasters. The new rules are wide-reaching but the main problem focuses on the maximum ‘12 minutes in any hour’ limit. Bosses from India’s general entertainment channels met in Mumbai and Delhi on May 15 […]

May 16, 2012By Chris Forrester