Robert Andrews

CANNES — Any media owner will claim to have a good on-the-ground understanding of its audience. But now TelevisaUnivision is taking that to the air. The Hispanic-focused media company is expanding its footprint with retail media partnerships as well as travel media partnerships, such as with United’s new Kinective Media Network. In this video interview with […]

CANNES — If any news publisher knows the numbers behind AI effectiveness, it must be Dow Jones. The company, which also owns The Wall Street Journal, covers the growing trend daily, and recently inked a big deal with OpenAI. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Dow Jones CEO and Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour says […]

CANNES — When you are trying to target and serve programmatic ads to TV, every millisecond counts. Timed for NBC’s coverage of the upcoming Paris Olympics, ad-tech company FreeWheel is launching a new suite of programmatic software geared toward live delivery. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Mark McKee, EVP & GM, FreeWheel, explains why […]

CANNES — In a media and marketing landscape more fragmented than ever, the concept of identity resolution is fundamental to being a bold marketer. So says Matt Spiegel, EVP of TransUnion’s TruAudience Growth Strategy, who believes marketers must stitch together a full picture of people and households in order to drive growth. “Every marketer is […]

CANNES — As younger audiences increasingly turn to ad-supported CTV platforms for their content, marketers are taking notice. For brewing firm Molson Coors, the shift to CTV is about more than just following the consumer. It’s also opening up new possibilities for branded content partnerships that go beyond traditional advertising. “CTV is obviously beyond a […]

In an age of distraction, many advertisers wish they could tap into a captive audience. Well, there can be few more captive viewers than those on a jet plane. That’s why United Airlines recently launched Kinective Media, billed as the world’s first traveler media network of scale. In-flight Addressability With over 165 million passengers flown in […]

CANNES — In an age when clients demand hard business outcomes from their ad spending, it is incumbent on agencies to harness the right data for optimizing and restructuring media buys. But that is a challenge which relies on having the right data relationships in place throughout the process, as well as deploying the latest […]

CANNES — The Walt Disney Company is already known for its Magic Kingdom. Now it is also bringing some “magic” to contextual ad targeting. The company has set a goal of achieving over 50% of its revenue through automated channels and is on track to exceed that target, making programmatic central to how Disney goes […]

CANNES — The phenomenon of “connected commerce” is not just about retailers or consumer goods companies. In a recent white paper, Omnicom explored the various ways in which consumers are interacting with shoppable moments – and found that consumers themselves have considerable influence over the emerging category. In this video interview with Beet.TV editorial director Lisa […]

CANNES — Not all CTV impressions are created equal. To get the best results, advertisers need to ensure they are buying premium CTV inventory with professionally-produced content that engages fans. That’s according to one executive who says he knows the roadmap to premium placement. “If you want premium content and you want a premium environment, you […]

CANNES — The advertising industry is looking for alternative ways to target high-quality audiences as cookies disappear from the marketplace. Retail media, with its access to valuable first-party data based on real shopper behaviors, is stepping up to fill this gap. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Kristi Argyilan, SVP of Retail Media at Albertsons […]

Amid the turmoil of cookie deprecation, ad buyers are looking for new identifiers. One of those new signals is emerging as traveler information, which ad agencies are saying can help paint a more holistic picture of target audiences for advertisers. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Jessica Brown, Managing Director of Digital Investment at GroupM, […]

The retail media boom shows little sign of slowing down, as eMarketer’s latest forecast projects the category growing from 14.1%  to almost 25% of all US media ad spend by 2028. According to eMarketer: “More budget is migrating into off-site channels such as connected TV (CTV) and web publishers’ display inventory.” According to Chris Feo, […]

As digital ad identifiers have been throttled in recent years, many in the industry are looking back to contextual targeting. But, when the context is as limited as show descriptions, that may not be enough to power the depth of targeting many ad buyers want. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Jon Wallett, VP of […]

CANNES — A new type of advertising is taking flight, after United Airlines announced it was bringing personalized ads to its new media platform, and specifically to personal devices onboard via a partnership with Magnite. It is one of the first instances of “commerce media” interacting with digital ads in the travel environment. For now, United’s Kinective Media is focusing […]

In years gone by, NBC’s Olympics coverage was sometime criticised for practices like airing events on tape-delay due to broadcast schedules. But the infinite space afforded by online distribution changes all that. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Josh Noval, SVP of NBC Olympics & Paralympics Advertising & Partnerships at NBCUniversal, explains the role Peacock will […]

CANNES — The Wall Street Journal’s publisher has called on the advertising and media industry to shine a “spotlight” and join the fight for press freedom, as his reporter faces conviction and imprisonment in Russia. Evan Gershkovich has already been imprisoned in Russia for over 15 months, facing what many say are false accusations and […]

In Cannes, the Croisette in front of the town’s Palais des Festivals may be more commonly associated with the red-carpet glamor of the movie screen. But, this week, Beet.TV is taking center-stage. For the second consecutive year, Beet.TV has brought its own creative twist to the main thoroughfare outside the International Festival of Creativity. Beet […]

In a fragmented media landscape, advertisers face significant challenges in delivering personalized stories to consumers. However, contextual AI offers a powerful solution by allowing advertisers to stitch together a wealth of data and context from various sources. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Adam Hancox, SVP of Precision at Zenith, says he is excited because […]

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which began on Monday, June 17, 2024, is shaping up for its biggest year ever, as the advertising industry’s premier event continues to evolve and expand. Despite initial concerns about the macro environment and potential impacts from recession and geopolitical problems, major partners like Amazon, LinkedIn, TikTok, Meta, […]