Channel 4 Sales has launched a selection of its interactive video ad formats (iVOD) on iOS mobiles and tablets, suggesting it is the first UK broadcaster to offer mobile supported interactive video ads for video on-demand (VOD) to the market. Agencies and advertisers who choose Ad Link, Ad Extend, Ad Bloom and Ad Shop will […]

Recent research suggests that a limited number of targeted ads are the most effective way to reach online viewers. All else being equal, more consumers would prefer to use a free-ad supported platform than pay for TV content, either through a subscription or by buying individual shows or episodes. According to Hub Entertainment Research, as

AOL Platforms, a division of AOL, and Multi Channel Network (MCN), Australia’s most progressive media advertising company, are teaming up to pilot what they say is the media industry’s first integrated programmatic private marketplace for television. The offering enables advertisers and agencies to perform targeted, data-driven, audience buying, and deliver real consumer led analytics and […]

Youku Tudou, China’s leading Internet television company, and e-commerce specialist Alibaba Group are to work together to drive the adoption of big data in marketing in China. Alibaba Group’s online marketing technology platform, Alimama, will use its data and technology to support innovative online video marketing techniques, i.e. View and Buy developed by Youku, and […]

Establishing a presence in the fast-growing video advertising market, Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and video streaming, personalisation and analytics specialist is to acquire Videoplaza, a specilaist in video advertising technology and monetisation. Videoplaza operates one of the world’s largest video ad serving platforms and programmatic trading solutions, delivering ads to viewers across all devices. It […]

Civolution, a provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing and monetising content, has announced that its real-time TV-Synced Ads platform has been extended to offer category targeting across all top product categories, including automotive, pharmaceutical, entertainment, quick-service restaurant (QSR), fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and consumer packaged goods (CPG), and more. Civolution’s TV-Synced Ads platform […]

Facebook launched its Atlas advertising service, enabling it to better track its 1.3 billion users’ web browsing activity. Facebook claims it has rebuilt Atlas from the ground up since it acquired the software from Microsoft earlier this year. A Facebook blog post reads: “Today, we are announcing the launch of Atlas. We’ve rebuilt Atlas from […]

According to the more than 350 media and marketing professionals surveyed for Adap.tv’s 2014 US Video State of Industry report, programmatic video advertising is maturing beyond its real-time bidding roots. More than half of publishers surveyed said

ITV Commercial announced the launch of its new advertising format, Ad Show, aimed at supporting new-to-TV brands, regional advertisers and small and medium-sized businesses. The format offers brands the chance to create cost effective interactive VOD adverts. ITV offers three templates to best suit the advertiser’s content including hotspot, thumbnail and carousel. Advertisers can use […]

Sky has announced two major new enhancements to its tailored advertising service Sky AdSmart which it says will give advertisers even more control over their TV campaigns. From November, advertisers using Sky AdSmart will be able to deliver TV ads to Sky homes by area postcodes. The ability to focus advertising using the first two […]