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Report: US programmatic CTV usage rising

According to the findings of the Connected TV (CTV) Ad Supply Trends Report 2020 from ad fraud intelligence and marketing compliance platform Pixalate, 78 per cent of US households are now reachable via programmatic CTV advertising, but ad fraud rates remain high, at 24 per cent in Q420. The report analyses the state of programmatic […]

March 24, 2021

Amobee, InfoSum identity solutions partnership

Advertising technology specialist Amobee is teaming up with identity infrastructure provider InfoSumto bring alternative, privacy-compliant identity solutions to advertiser and broadcaster clients around the world. The partnership will allow both Amobee and InfoSum jointly to offer their respective clients access to leading identity and media buying solutions through InfoSum’s powerful decentralised customer data ecosystem, and […]

March 17, 2021

Survey: CTV critical to reaching audiences

Research from advanced TV platform company Cadent reveals that connected TV (CTV), addressable, and advanced advertising are poised to play a major role in the next wave of growth in the TV advertising ecosystem, with 72 per cent of respondents saying in two to five years, CTV and other data-driven TV methods of advertising will […]

March 15, 2021

BARB enhances BVoD planner

UK television audience measurement specialist BARB has launched upgrades to its BVoD planner to improve functionality and user experience. These improvements are the first in a series of changes planned for 2021 that will provide buyers and sellers of advertising with a multi-platform optimiser. The BVoD planner, first released in June 2020, is designed to […]

March 8, 2021

Research: 70% of Brits prefer streaming to broadcast

Research from omnichannel sell-side advertising platform Magnite finds almost seven in 10 (69 per cent) UK consumers prefer streaming services to broadcast linear TV (31 per cent). The study, CTV: The Future Forward, identifies

March 2, 2021

Nielsen, Roku ad alliance

Nielsen and Roku have announced a strategic alliance that that they say will help shape the future of media and TV measurement in a streaming-first market. Roku has entered into an agreement to acquire Nielsen’s Advanced Video Advertising (AVA) business, which includes Nielsen’s video automatic content recognition (ACR) and dynamic ad insertion (DAI) technologies. The […]

March 2, 2021

Vevo selects iSpot for audience measurement

Music video network Vevo has selected iSpot as an always-on TV ad measurement and attribution solution. Utilising iSpot’s tools, Vevo can distinguish connected TV (CTV) audiences from those viewing on other platforms to authenticate a campaign’s incremental reach. Furthermore, iSpot’s impressions will also take into account audiences watching together for a more accurate reflection of […]

March 2, 2021

Redbox selects SpotX

Video advertising platform SpotX has formed a new strategic partnership with multi-channel streaming platform Redbox to serve as a strategic supply-side platform (SSP) to power the video monetisation of Redbox’s free live TV and AVoD content. “As a company that’s focused on creating the very best ad-supported streaming destination to entertain millions of Redbox customers, […]

February 24, 2021

Comscore granted ad effectiveness patent

Cross-platform media evaluation specialist Comscore has been granted a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on its ‘System and Method for Analyzing the Effectiveness of Content Advertisements’. This covers Comscore’s process of determining the effectiveness of Connected TV (CTV), over-the-top (OTT) and other video advertisements by correlating exposure to presented advertisements with […]

February 24, 2021

Broadpeak enriches BkYou solution

Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, has announced the next generation of its BkYou ad personalisation solution, featuring new ad preparation capabilities. BkYou offers pay-TV operators and content providers an end-to-end solution for ad insertion, supporting the entire process of ad personalisation […]

February 24, 2021