Great interview of Mike Marquez who heads mergers and acquisitions and business development for CBS Interactive by Bambi Francisco of Vator.tv
Marquez talks about the CNET acquisitons and the range of companies CBS might want to buy.
— Andy Plesser
Great interview of Mike Marquez who heads mergers and acquisitions and business development for CBS Interactive by Bambi Francisco of Vator.tv
Marquez talks about the CNET acquisitons and the range of companies CBS might want to buy.
— Andy Plesser
In a landscape where connected TV (CTV) is ascending and linear television decelerates, industry players are rethinking their approaches to media buying and selling. “I felt like we were in the gangly teenage years of our transformation,” says Ramsey McGrory, Chief Development Officer, Mediaocean. “We still have a lot of work to do.” In this […]
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The support of the industry for Beet.TV is deeply important and appreciated. We are delighted to be associated with Sean Cunningham and VAB, the ad-supported TV industry organization. Sean will be with us in San Juan next week at the Beet Retreat with VAB board members Louis Carr, President, Advertising Sales at BET Media Group; […]
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