Robert Andrews

LONDON, UK — A quarter of a century after TiVo launched the Digital Video Recorder (DVR), the company, now owned by Xperi, is developing new consumer touchpoints to gather valuable audience data. Speaking with me at The Future of TV Advertising Global 2023, presented by Index Exchange, Fariba Zamaniyan, VP, Advanced Media & Advertising, TiVo, explained […]

LONDON, UK — In 2023, the US TV and advertising industries may have come together to form a Joint Industry Committee (JIC) to agree video currency standards for TV measurement companies. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the JIC will work on the same model as the European JICs that long preceded it. In fact, Laura […]

LONDON, UK — Ad agency Dentsu will trial collaboration with UK broadcasters to leverage its own audience insight panel in 2024. CCS is Dentsu’s worldwide survey with more than 400,000 respondents in over 70 markets, comprising 10,500 attributes, giving Dentsu insight into areas such as consumer interests, passions, values, trust drivers, motivations, and needs. Speaking […]

LONDON, UK — YouTube had already graduated from its “skateboarding dog” phase. But can it cross the chasm from digital devices to the TV? Well, “nearly half (45%) of all YouTube viewership takes place on TVs” and “time spent watching YouTube on TVs now exceeds any other individual network or streaming service”, according to this […]

SANTA MONICA, CA — These days, big brands looking to leverage data in advertising have to consider identity resolution, audience building, activation, measurement and analytics. TransUnion wants to offer the whole kaboodle under one roof. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Cory Davis, Sr. Industry Executive, Media & Platforms, TransUnion, explains why. Consolidating Providers TransUnion […]

LONDON, UK — In the last few years, we have seen media industry consolidation on the publisher side, as media owners grapple with digital transformation. But consolidation is also happening within ad-tech vendor relationships, as buyers reduce the number of partners they work with. In this fireside chat Beet.TV, Sean Buckley, Chief Revenue Officer, Magnite, […]

LONDON, UK — At December’s The Future of TV Advertising Global 2023, TV and advertising executives debated the extent to which TV should be a brand-building channel or an outcome-driven one. Recent 2024 forecasts show TV ad growth will slow. Some brands, themselves under pressure to improve results in a tricky economy, are hoping streaming […]

LONDON, UK — 2024 is shaping up to be a year of slow growth for TV advertising, even when you factor in the emergence of connected TV advertising. But Simon Thomas, Global Director, Audiences Research, GroupM, is keeping an eye on whether Amazon Prime’s forthcoming ad-supported tier can tempt buyers with its mix of programming and […]

LONDON, UK — The fading picture of traditional TV may be clear to see – but Stéphane Coruble wants you to see the bigger picture. Coruble is CEO, RTL AdAlliance, a gateway representing pan-European TV and digital video ad sellers. RTL just published the thirtieth edition of its annual TV Key Facts, a compendium of […]

LONDON, UK — The TV industry will in a hybrid world for many years to come, where the worlds of traditional linear TV and streaming converge, and the opportunity lies in reaching audiences instead of demographics. That is the vie according to James Rooke, President, Comcast Advertising. But, to get there, Rooke thinks the TV business […]

LONDON, UK — Use of clean room software, allowing companies to combine customer data sets without privacy implications, isn’t exclusive to the US. UK media owners and brands have also been adopting the approach for TV ads, and InfoSum has been one of the key companies behind the trend. Speaking to me at The Future […]

Big tech platforms may have an arsenal of advertising tools at their disposal – but the evolving TV pathway has something unique up its sleeve. That is according to Travis Scoles, SVP, Advanced Advertising, Paramount. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Scholes opens up on the evolution of connected TV advertising’s capabilities. Transparency as a […]

LONDON, UK — The man once described as “Madison Avenue’s de facto chief economist” thinks 2024 will be an okay year for ad spend, even without the contribution from US elections. In 2023, Brian Wieser formed his own Madison and Wall advisory service after stints as a research analyst at Pivotal and global president at […]

LONDON, UK — Global ecommerce giant Rakuten s going into 2024 planning to take its new connected TV advertising solution into new countries. In October 2023, Rakuten Advertising launched CTVision+, a portfolio of inventory from European CTV providers, aiming to make it a single gateway for global ad buyers to buy ads across a fragmented […]

LONDON, UK — In a world that seems to be speeding up, can TV operators make every second count? James Wilhite, VP of Product, Publica, thinks they should start measuring their TV ad sales success by the second. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Wilhite explains why. Understanding the importance of revenue per second With […]

SANTA MONICA, CA — The question of what constitutes a quality video advertising environment is one that always stirs strong opinions. Together, the FreeWheel Council for Premium Video and the Video Advertising Bureau (VAB) are attempting to clear up the matter. In November 2023, they unveiled a new “checklist” which helps buyers buy premium TV […]

LONDON, UK — Getting your taxonomy metadata in order may not sound like the sexiest topic in media – but it does have the potential to significantly improve results. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Lori Goode, Chief Marketing Officer at Index Exchange, says the quality of some content taxonomies (metadata for describing shows and […]

LONDON, UK — British TV network Channel 4 is right in the middle of its Future4 strategy, which targets getting 30% of revenue from digital sources by 2025. The company was an early mover toward programmatic TV ad sales via its BVOD platform. And it has got closer to the retail media economy. Next up, […]

LONDON, UK — European broadcasters have been slower to adopt programmatic TV ad sales because they’re healthier linear businesses provided less of a motivator. But those broadcasters are overcoming traditional resistance to the digital ad trading technology, as more embrace connected TV advertising opportunities. That’s the view according to Ana Camara, Senior Director, Global Investment, […]

LONDON, UK — As we head into 2024, for many, flat is the new up, as several forecasts paint a picture of ad growth stagnation. For Justin Lebbon, Director, Adwanted Events, TV is attempting to make a transition from linear to digital. In this interview, Lebbon wrapped-up the key The Future Of Television Advertising conference […]