SANTA MONICA, CA – Privacy regulations in many regions have pushed marketers to be more mindful of how they collect and share consumer data. Some of the rules are an additional hurdle when they seek to use data about their own customers to improve their advertising campaigns. “When you're looking at the way that third-party data is collected specifically for audiences, [...]

LONDON, UK — For a practice that once drew suspicion in TV land, programmatic ad trading's arrival in the channel is now clear. And, since everyone agrees programmatic still has work-ons when it comes to connected TV, the growth curve could get even higher. Speaking to me at The Future of TV Advertising Global 2023, presented by Index Exchange, Paul Gubbins, VP, CTV [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Advertising agencies must continually disrupt their operations amid changes in technology, the media marketplace and consumer habits. For Mike Solomon, who in June 2023 became chief executive of Omnicom Media Group’s PHD USA, agency transformation is key to helping clients with their brand objectives. “I can reach into all the amazing parts of Omnicom for any client [...]

LONDON, UK — In 2024, hype about bleeding-edge creative AI in the ad industry is likely to blossom into real-world application. Speaking to me at The Future of TV Advertising Global 2023, presented by Index Exchange, Jean-Paul Edwards, Managing Director, Product, OMD Worldwide, got excited about use of machine learning in ad planning and generative AI for innovative content creation. OMD AI [...]

LONDON, UK — As we head in to 2024, some ad spend forecasts are showing flatter growth and increased challenges for TV, with the key challenge being the extent to which new streaming ads can offset declines from linear ad spend. In the UK, ITV's CEO has warned of a challenging ad revenue outlook, albeit with a boost from its rebooted [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – The recent launch of Yahoo Backstage, the internet portal’s service for its demand-side platform advertisers, is part of an effort to provide transparency and what’s known as supply path optimization to brands. Premium video publishers such as A+E Networks, Dotdash Meredith, Newsweek, Raptive, The Arena Group and Vizio are on the Backstage platform. “What we can do is [...]

For many marketers, the fragmented landscape of streaming and the audience identifiers lost from privacy changes pose significant hurdles to overcome. But Chance Johnson sees a positive future emerging out of those travails. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Johnson, Chief Commercial Officer, Nexxen, explains the future. Tough Times "Wow, it's actually a really hard time to be a marketer right now," Johnson says. "Ad [...]

LONDON, UK — A year after it launched an ad-supported tier for Disney+, Disney Advertising will use CES to showcase new ad formats including gamification, shoppability and social integration. The appearance at January’s tech show in Las Vegas will essentially fire the starting gun on the narrative Disney+ will use to tell its advertising story at the May TV ad sales [...]

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 how TiVo is fuelling new TV [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – The American Cancer Society has data indicating that the death rates from breast cancer fell 40% between 1989 and 2016, a decline that’s partly attributed to early detection. While the trend is encouraging, it’s not necessarily comforting for anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. For media professionals Denise Colella and Katie Kulik, who were both [...]

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 Chaibi, Director of International Ad Marketing & [...]

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 to me at The Future of TV [...]

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 eMarketer grab bag of stats. Speaking with [...]

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 is the consumer data provider which has emerged to [...]

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, explains why business concerns and sustainability goals [...]

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 TV can demonstrate those performance marketing [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Television viewers divide their attention among multiple media channels and connected devices, challenging advertisers to form a lasting impression of their brands. Optimizing campaigns to send the right message to the right audience is becoming a bigger priority. “We've set ourselves a very, very lofty target that by 2026, every impression that we serve within our advanced [...]

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 performance. Speaking to me at Looking Ahead: [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Regular viewers of connected television are familiar with the phenomenon of seeing the same commercial too many times during the same program. They may also see ads that are in the wrong language or seem geared toward a different demographic group. These incidents underscore the need for greater transparency in the streaming ad market. “There there's been [...]

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 latest international video trends. Speaking to me [...]