If there were a recipe for creating a modern, multi-channel media empire for millennials, Tastemade might have written it. Founded in 2012, the company publishes videos on global cuisine and has grown its distribution footprint across a plethora of social platforms, over-the-top TV devices, software services and MVPDs. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Jeff Imberman, the company's Head of Sales and [...]

If the "Mad Men" and the "Maths Men" were to really work together, it might look a little like the picture Xiao Lin paints. In this video interview with Beet.TV, the MD for solutions at WPP-owned Xaxis says the two different sides of the ad industry need to re-unite. He says the key is finding ways to put creativity back at the [...]

LOS ANGELES -  It may not happen overnight, but the evolving nature of TV consumption methods is bringing a "tipping point" in the way that TV ads are bought and sold. That is according to a veteran media agency executive who has been observing the long arc of supply and demand toward a profound shift. In my interview with  former GroupM global [...]

Measuring the viewing habits of U.S. consumers has become more challenging as they divide their time among linear TV and streaming video, and among devices including smartphones. Advertisers want greater assurance of that they’re reaching deduplicated audiences instead of possibly overwhelming them with the same message over and over. “We want to make sure the consumer is at the center of [...]

It’s not unusual for entrepreneurs to meet naysayers when they’re seeking seed capital to start a business. However, persistence can pay off for visionaries who are thinking about starting a business. Farhad Massoudi went through various stages of growth as the founder and chief executive of Tubi, the ad-supported video on demand platform that Fox last year acquired for $440 million. [...]

What happens when consumers, regulators and service providers rip up the fabric of ad targeting practices that have prevailed for the last two decades? "Profound change," according to GroupM North America CEO Kirk McDonald. In this video interview with Beet.TV, McDonald interviews MediaMath CEO Joe Zawadzki on how the entire advertising industry can reboot itself for a new era. From 'hack' to patchwork Both [...]

Advertisers have more ways to reach consumers among a growing variety of media channels, and emerging technologies promise to make those moments of connection more engaging. The goal is to avoid inundating the viewers with the same adds on connected TV (CTV), over-the-top (OTT) platforms and linear TV. “The industry now is challenged because we have a range of different ways [...]

Some of the biggest problems in the world right now are all about very human failings. So why leave it to machines to find a solution? In this video interview with Beet.TV, two executives discuss how artificial intelligence can come to the rescue of troubles in media and marketing: Randi Stipes, Chief Marketing Officer of IBM Watson Media and Weather Kieley Taylor, [...]

It may not happen overnight, but the evolving nature of TV consumption methods is bringing a "tipping point" in the way that TV ads are bought and sold. That is according to a veteran media agency executive who has been observing the long arc of supply and demand toward a profound shift. In my podcast interview with  former GroupM global chairman Irwin [...]

These days, just acting in your own interests isn't enough. Companies are compelled to take a positive stance on a range of outward issues - but often find that benefits nevertheless flow back in. As part of the Global Forum on Responsible Media produced by Beet.TV, advertising agency executives discussed what they are doing on that front: GroupM North America CEO Kirk [...]

Ad-supported television is undergoing a significant transformation amid the growth in streaming video services, advancements in programmatic buying and the development of a cross-screen currency. Several industry executives discussed the future of TV advertising when they gathered on June 23 for the Global Forum on Responsible Media,  This video is a summary of interviews with executive who spoke in the TV transformation track presented [...]

The waning of digital ad identifiers like cookies and Apple's IDFA is prompting a new focus on advertisers and publishers gathering first-party audience data. Whilst it may seem easier to manage that direct, there is a school of thought that it is actually going to make things rather complicated. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Jeremy Hlavacek, chief revenue officer of IBM Watson [...]

Does it ever feel like your new digital super powers actually make your life more complicated? A growing number of marketers are coming to that conclusion. In Beet.tv's Responsible Media Global Forum with GroupM and the 4As, plus with IBM Watson Advertising, MediaMath, Nielsen and Pubmatic, a series of guest speakers wrestled with balancing the new capabilities with a drive for simplicity. Opacity [...]

Taboola today became a publicly traded company in the latest stage of its evolution from a startup into a billion-dollar enterprise that provides publishers with a way to generate revenue from native advertising. Its shares trade under the symbol "TBLA" on the Nasdaq following a deal to be acquired by a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) — a publicly traded shell [...]

Sell-side advertising platform Magnite today said it acquired SpringServe, the ad-serving platform for connected TV (CTV), for about $31 million. SpringServe’s technology handles inventory routing, customized ad experiences and advanced podding logic for CTV publishers. “We look forward to collaborating with the Magnite team and their clients on product development and new features that will ultimately move the CTV advertising industry [...]

A healthy advertising ecosystem includes advancements in cross-screen measurement that help marketers to improve the efficiency of their media buying. Several industry executives discussed the status of measurement in a fragmented marketplace when they gathered on June 23 for the Global Forum on Responsible Media,  This video is a summary of interviews with executive who spoke in the cross-screen measurement track presented [...]

If the launch of streaming services by TV distributors has created two different kinds of ad inventory and business model, Aaron Martin wants to solve that. Xandr, where Martin is director of product management, forecasting and inventory management, just launched a tool he says will bridge the gap. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Martin explains the idea is applying digital logic [...]

FORT WORTH, Texas - Blackstone Group today announced an investment in Simpli.fi that values the ad-tech firm at $1.5 billion, marking the latest stage in its growth since its founding in 2010. For Frost Prioleau, chief executive of Simpli.fi, the Blackstone investment follows a series of partnerships with investors that have provided strategic know-how in addition to funding. When  Simpli.fi was getting [...]

In the emerging age of "responsible media", you could be forgiven for thinking that marketers would want to exert more human control over production and placement. But, increasingly, artificial intelligence algorithms are proving they can restore the primacy of ad creative. That is what a host of industry executives discussed when they gathered on June 23 for the Global Forum on Responsible [...]

Advertisers that are seeking to optimize their video campaigns among a variety of media channels should develop a strategy to personalize their messaging as consumers come into the purchase funnel. Those media channels include the growing number of ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) services that have premium programming. “When I think about ways to optimize video content, I think about customization [...]