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Comscore, Xandr partnership extended to EMEA

Comscore has announced that its UK and EMEA clients can now access Comscore Predictive Audiences – the cookie-free, audience targeting solution that enables advertisers to reach audiences based on granular behaviours through privacy-friendly, AI-driven contextual signals – via Xandr Curate, a product of AT&T’s advanced advertising company. This alliance now makes Comscore Predictive Audiences available […]

November 23, 2021

Nielsen plans more accurate metrics

Audience measurement, data and analytics specialist Nielsen is enhancing its national television measurement by measuring viewing in a more precise manner, allowing for a future where audience estimates are based on individual ads rather than commercial minutes. It says the enhancement to Nielsen Individual Commercial Metrics will help pave the way for true comparability across […]

November 22, 2021

Study: Smart TV recommendations key to content discovery

More than half (56 per cent) of adults with a connected TV (CTV)  surveyed in the EU5, and 59 per cent of those in UK, said they were willing to watch ads on TV in exchange for free content in response to the rising costs of streaming subscriptions, reveals a consumer study commissioned by Samsung […]

November 18, 2021

ITV, British Army dynamic ad partnership

Capita, in partnership with the British Army, via ManningGottlieb OMD’s Omnigov agency, are the first advertiser to trial ITV’s pioneering new dynamic creative solution. ITV has built an integration with video personalisation technology specialist, Cablato, available exclusively to users of ITV’s self-service programmatic platform, Planet V. The solution enables advertisers to dynamically tailor their TV […]

November 12, 2021

Origin launches native CTV content solution

Media and technology company Origin has launched its newest native solution for Connected TV (CTV), Origin Slate. Following a year of development and stealth testing with over a dozen live linear channels, Origin Slate aims to fill unsold ad spots with highly engaging, custom-branded native content that enhances the viewer’s in-channel experience and enables channel […]

November 9, 2021

Study: Brands benefit from ads across mid-sized CTV channels

A Forrester Consulting study commissioned by sell-side digital advertising platform PubMatic uncovers two significant findings. First, brands are unsatisfied with the limited number of media companies that they currently leverage for buying CTV/OTT inventory. Second, mid-sized CTV/OTT publishers present a major opportunity for brands to get more from CTV/OTT, including access to key audiences and […]

November 8, 2021

Peach acquires Advalidation

Video advertising workflow and delivery specialist Peach is to acquire Advalidation, a SaaS product focused on improving ad experience and compliance. The official announcement follows a move to acquire Advalidation starting earlier this year, completing September 2021. “The acquisition of Advalidation adds a key component in fulfilling Peach’s mission — to help fix how advertising […]

November 8, 2021

Survey: US consumers seek TV Everywhere

A survey of more than 1,000 US adults from marketing solutions company Vericast reveals that consumers want to stream Connected TV (CTV) outside of the home, including during long-distance travel on planes and trains. Vericast conducted the survey to assess consumer behaviour towards CTV. The results indicate opportunities for brands and marketers to better engage […]

November 5, 2021

VideoByte, VideoBridge in CTV ad merger

In a move they say will create a global best-in-class Connected TV (CTV) advertising experience, digital advertising technology providers VideoByte and VideoBridge are merging the two companies The combined company will operate under the VideoByte brand effective immediately and merge full business operations through Q4 2021. “Our organisations share a similar outlook as we look […]

November 5, 2021

Boots partners with Sky’s AdSmart for Xmas campaign

Boots, the British pharmacy chain, has unveiled its 2021 Christmas campaign, starring actor Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who, Queen Victoria) as the character of Joy. Bags of Joy, created by The Pharm – the WPP partnership team dedicated to WBA – aims to reignite the magic of the holiday season. It brings into focus the happiness […]

November 5, 2021By Nik Roseveare