Robert Andrews

Quartz editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney professes to be “really optimistic about the future of journalism”, now that he’s no longer writing stories for “robots”. “Ten years ago, we were writing headlines for Google’s search index robots,” Delaney tells Beet.TV. But things have changed: “There are a few dynamics at play that push you toward equality content. “Success is […]

It’s nothing like the Google product of the same name, but online journalism site Quartz’s new Glass site is certainly another lens through which to look at the future. The 20-month-old Atlantic Media spin-off is adding the future of TV and video to its list of “obsessions” covered by beat writers. “The best way to […]

LONDON — Research commissioned by BBC Worldwide shows the top 20% highest earners are fully engaged and readily reachable by mobile advertisers. “Senior executives – do they look at their mobile phones all the time? The answer is ‘yes’,” says Tom Bowman, VP Global Strategy & Sales Operations, BBC Worldwide. “Amongst affluent consumers groups, the mobile […]

LONDON — High quality and plenty of integrity are important for brands and publishers working together on commercial editorial, says the executive who launched The Guardian’s branded content division this spring. “The most critical thing is to ensure that the caliber of the content, if it is branded, is of such a high standard that […]

LONDON — Programmatic online advertising control techniques have become popular in web channels; now broadcasters and video operators are ready to shed scepticism toward the technology, says an exec with a bird’s-eye view of the market. “Increasingly, the community is appreciating that programmatic is premium,” says video ad tech firm Videology‘s Head of Global TV Strategies, […]

LONDON — When programmatic online ad trading techniques hit the big time, headlines focused on their use in auction environments. But conventional-style display advertising can be upgraded by programmatic, too, says one ad agency exec. “One of the really interesting spaces is the evolution of private marketplaces and this concept of ‘programmatic guaranteed’ … now […]

LONDON — If “data is the new oil“, The Guardian is sitting on a well. The news publisher has built its own in-house analytics platform, dubbed “Ophan”, to measure dozens of metrics for thousands of stories, chief digital officer Tanya Cordrey tells Beet.TV. “It shows the performance of our content at any moment of any […]

Programmatic video advertising platform SpotXchange says it will nearly double its headcount to service new premium publishers over the next year, after finding strong business growth in the last 12 months. “The company saw 145% revenue growth this year in Q1, we saw 350% growth in terms of programmatic spend in Q1,” says the company’s […]

Now that TV viewers are using mobile devices to distract themselves from TV ads, GroupM’s data-driven Xaxis unit is trying to bring those ads to the palms of their hands. The unit recently launched Xaxis Sync, its technology for buying ads on social networks at the same time they run on TV, in further global markets, following inception […]

LONDON — UK consumers are spending insane amounts of time on their phones. So why aren’t advertisers putting proportionate amounts of money in to the devices? “Because the mobile marketplace has been relatively fragmented, it has made it feel a little bit difficult and risky for people to get executing on phones in the way […]

LONDON — It’s only natural that native advertising articles exist only on the websites of the individual publishers who sell and create them – after all, they depend on the tone and content production skillset boasted by that publisher. But Danny Hopwood wants native’s small reach to break out of their creators’ own confines, with […]

LONDON — The Guardian will reboot its mobile app with a new design in the next few weeks after spending the last year re-thinking its mobile web and mobile app strategy, says chief digital officer Tanya Cordrey. “Probably within the next month or two, the new Guardian app will be hitting your local app store […]

LONDON – Those ads that follow users around the web with a banner for a vacation after they browsed for a vacation may soon be more than just banners. “The ability to retarget someone with a video as as opposed to just a display ad adds an interesting new dimension,” the EMEA president of Publicis-owned […]

The concept of “viewability” has gained prominence lately, as advertisers – alarmed by news that many video ad impressions are not really viewed by humans – seek certainty about their wasted spending. Programmatic video ad platform Brightroll’s CEO Tod Sacredoti recently got up on stage at Brightroll’s own video summit to highlight the three prerequisites […]

Should publishers use programmatic ad trading mechanisms or continue selling direct to ad buyers? The emergence of private marketplaces means those options are no longer mutually exclusive, says one big video publisher. “This set of pipes and plumbing that fuel a programmatic system was created for anonymous inventory,” according to Jonathan Carson, chief revenue officer of […]

Over-the-top online video and TV device maker Roku is adding more digital channels to its gadgets whilst building out an advertising business to augment its original paid video background. “We’re launching over 90 channels a month,” business development VP Scott Rosenberg tells Beet.TV. Roku added Yahoo Screen, WatchESPN and Sky Store over the last few […]

Long-form, snackable, downloads and live – online video sure has many different modes of consumption. But what are the next methods on the horizon as technology changes? “There are a lot of ‘next’s,” says video tech firm Brightcove‘s senior director for media solutions, Mike Green. “I see a lot of incremental improvements on a service like […]

LOS ANGELES — Nowadays, some TVs let viewers search for internet video content with their voice. But the experience can be underwhelming once users realize the vocal hoops they must jump through to meet their device’s exacting speech standards. “We think of the analogy as almost like (the search engine) Alta Vista back in the […]

Nielsen’s mobile video future starts this coming October. That is when the measurement firm will start quantifying mobile TV viewership following the recent announcement of the addition, says the company’s global product leadership president. Nielsen will fold mobile viewership in to its C3 TV ratings system in the fall. Before that, it will give its Online Campaign […]

LOS ANGELES — Online video technology vendor Rovi recently signed a deal to bring internet-connected on-screen program guides to non-connected TVs. The deal will see internet TV box makers Entone and Evolution Digital take on Rovi’s connected guies in their intermediary connected TV boxes, which enable TVs with connected features. “You’ve got a legacy infrastructure […]