The technology publishers relied upon to provide advertiser targeting in the last two decades wasn't exactly intentional. In fact, some of it was a hack of methods used for entirely different purposes. In this video interview with Beet.TV, a leading digital advertising industry advisor says the industry should avoid sleepwalking into another 20 years of tech misalignment, by getting intentional about data [...]

LOS ANGELES -- We just wrapped our Beet Retreat, an amazing gathering of 200 industry leaders for three days of conversations and learnings. It was very special. In advance of the event, we spoke with several of the industry leaders who were part of the Retreat. The big themes that they spoke about in my conversations and were voiced on stage, were are [...]

More consumers are watching video on connected devices like smart TVs and mobile phones, broadening the audience for over-the-top (OTT) content. These digital pipelines give advertisers more flexibility with the targeting of their campaigns. “What we have seen over the last few years is that a number of people across the country have shifted to streaming,” Andrew Tint, head of programmatic [...]

LOS ANGELES - Warner Music Group today introduced WMX as a music culture media holding group to provide brands with its advanced advertising offerings. WMX reaches a global audience of more than 249 million monthly visitors, and generates about 50 billion monthly video views. Erin Moran joined WMX as global chief revenue officer after working at technology companies including Google and [...]

If advertiser spend is bouncing back, Serge Matta wants to catch it. The former Comscore CEO joined LG Ads, the electronics manufacturer's advanced TV advertising division, this summer, with optimism growing about coronavirus easing. Now Matta says the power of connected TV advertising is beckoning pharmaceutical, political and other advertisers to look hard at the new medium. Intent to flex for pharma Matta was [...]

WarnerMedia is seeking a variety of new audience measurement solutions as people’s viewing habits change rapidly with the growth in streaming video. The company, which is being spun off from AT&T to merge with Discovery, sent out a request for information (RFI) from 10 to 15 measurement providers and will narrow the list of finalists to fewer than five. “We’re vetting [...]

For the pharmaceutical industry, the ability to target ads to households using connected TV is both a huge opportunity and a minefield. Ad-tech company DeepIntent will help them navigate that landscape, after LG Ads Solutions, the OEM's ad sales division, picked it to be its DSP of choice for the healthcare industry in the U.S. In this video interview with Beet.TV, DeepIntent co-founder [...]

As societies and industries advance through the years and the eras, it would be tempting to assume that things generally get better, easier. In digital advertising today, the ecosystem is wrestling with a host of changes that seem to make business more challenging. But, in this video interview with Beet.TV, Eric Picard, chief product officer at digital ad software firm Yieldmo, says [...]

Very happy to welcome back to the show Doug Ray, who holds the title Chief Product Officer, dentsu Americas & Global Media We’ve covered Doug for a number of years and he’s always innovating, seeing what’s next and leading the industry. In his role he is deeply involved with the changing the media landscape.  One of the most intriguing development is around [...]

The television advertising marketplace is undergoing a period of rapid change as people’s viewing habits change and brands adjust their media plans to reach those consumers. More people are connecting their TVs directly to the internet or watching video on mobile devices, giving marketers another way to engage target audiences. “It’s really all about the incremental reach that connected TV provides [...]

Late yesterday, DoubleVerify announced the purchase of OpenSlate for $150 million in cash and stock.  In September, we spoke with OpenSlate founder and CEO Mike Henry about the company.  We have republished this interview with the news. The media marketplace has become more fragmented with the proliferation of streaming video and social media platforms, giving advertisers more ways to reach audiences. [...]

For many people, the last couple of years has been a torrid time. For the TV, video and advertising industry, it has been a period when new consumer behaviors were solidified. Now that the darkness is easing, players are emerging into the light with a renewed impetus - if they want to capitalize on the new dynamics, changes must be made. Mid-point of [...]

The migration of viewers from traditional linear television to streaming platforms like Hulu and the Roku Channel is pushing brands to divide their advertising budgets among a wider group of media outlets. Their spending is expected to grow, though they will want greater transparency into the connected TV (CTV) marketplace. “Buyers don’t have transparency into where their ads are getting placed, [...]

With so much in flux underneath the traditional foundation of digital advertising, many ad buyers are confused about how they will find their best audience anymore. Apple has reduced the use of app identifiers, whilst cookies are being deprecated. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Lisa Bradner, GM analytics at ad data software company Yieldmo, says ad buyers should start testing and [...]

CHICAGO – After a disrupted couple of years for the industry, Beet Retreat is fully back in business. Beet.TV's industry get-together arrives at Loews, Santa Monica Beach Hotel, on November 17. Executives are gathering at a time when the redefinition that was bubbling in the industry was crystallised by pandemic effects. Now the mood in the air is all about the need [...]

Marketers in the past few years have become more aware of how their advertisements can show up in places they didn’t expect, such as next to digital content that’s objectionable or offensive. They also face challenges in reaching target audiences as technology companies like Google and Apple give people more ways to protect their online privacy. These concerns about brand safety [...]

This week, our #BeetCast podcast guest is Donna Speciale, President of Sales and Marketing at Univision. Donna is known to many of us as a leader in our industry from her days as a media buyer to her role leading the sales organization at Turner Broadcasting. Donna started her new role at Univision 10 months ago. She and her team have been [...]

By now, we all now that connected TV channels offer the power to reach distinct groups or households. But who exactly is on the end of those messages? Magnite's just-published CTV For Everyone research study aimed to find out. In this video interview with Beet.TV, the company's chief revenue officer for CTV, Sean Buckley, discusses some of the findings from an exercise [...]

In a media environment this complex, it seems like planners can earn their crust again. With new viewing options supplanting linear, but coming with a host of fragmentation, agencies have a role in picking the right mix of capabilities and inventory value. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Brad Stockton, Dentsu's SVP of US national video innovation, does exactly that. Accountability drive https://twitter.com/dentsuUSA/status/1455177983581433864 "The great [...]

If the traditional TV meter disappears as the standard by which viewing behavior is measured, don't expect it to be replaced by just one alternative. In this video interview with Beet.TV, one TV ad-tech exec says the industry should expect to accommodate a multitude of Nielsen alternatives. And, says Samba TV's Ashwin Navin, that future is accelerating now that COVID-19 lockdowns have [...]