The recently concluded Digital Content NewFronts stood out for both an array of quality, sophisticated programming and for the new opportunity to buy audiences programmatically, says Julian Zilberbrand,EVP Activation Standards, Insights and Technology for Zenith OptiMedia, in this interview with Beet.TV
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