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 [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – The explosive popularity of ChatGPT, a chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence, has ignited interest in what the technology can do. For media buyers, a different form of AI known as machine learning is helping to pull audience insights from ever-growing troves of data. Computer programs that get smarter helps “to find the metadata inside of our [...]

We were thrilled by the participation and enthusiasm for our our annual Retreat in Santa Monica last month. This video highlight reel captures some of our very special engagement and energy. Much more to be shared via our video series of 40 segments which we will continue to publish into the new year. Next Stop San Juan We are delighted to head back [...]

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 needs to embrace change and compete [...]

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 Of Television Advertising Global conference, Lauren Wetzel, Chief [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Advertisers are seeking to reach viewers who have shifted their time spent with media away from live linear television to streaming video on connected devices such as smart TVs. They face hurdles in using the same media-buying tools for television that they use for digital advertising. “As media markets -- particularly digital media markets -- scale, we [...]

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 Competitive Advantage When asked about the big tech platforms, [...]

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 GroupM. He sees advertisers moving budget out [...]

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 market. While the service launched initially in [...]

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 the rise of streaming, publishers now have the ability [...]

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 advertising in a multiscreen world. In this video [...]

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 the inventory around them) is "holding [...]

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, Channel 4 wants to launch into [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Programmatic advertising has been criticized for not giving marketers enough information about where their advertisements appear. Some of those concerns have been carried over into connected television, where the profusion of CTV apps is reminiscent of the early days of mobile app stores. But there are reasons for optimism about CTV quality. “There's a misconception out there [...]

The growth in viewership on connected devices such as mobile phones and smart TVs has spurred demand for audience measurement among a bigger variety of media channels, including digital platforms that generate signals of how they’re used. The shift in consumer behavior is occurring as people seek more control over how their personally identifiable information (PII) is used, resulting in [...]