Amid Media Fragmentation, Linear TV Still Has Broadest Reach: Fox’s Dan Callahan

LOS ANGELES – Consumers are spending time with a wider selection of media outlets, challenging advertisers to reach them with omnichannel campaigns. Amid this fragmentation, traditional linear television boasts significant scale for major brands. “Linear still provides massive reach and scale. It provides immediacy when you think of live, linear programming – in particular, sports […]

 
 

30 Seconds To Infinity: Callahan on How Fox Is Re-Inventing The Ad Break

Traditional TV advertising may have settled on a commercial break consisting of 30-second commercials a long time ago. But, in the internet-connected TV (CTV) era, the old shapes are being rebooted. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Dan Callahan, SVP of data strategy and sales innovation at Fox, describes how new technology is ushering in […]

 
 

Fox’s Callahan: Next Year’s Opportunity Is Addressability

As the decade turns, networks are exploring new ways to address content on a programming level. In an interview with Beet.TV, Dan Callahan, senior vice president of data and sales innovation for Fox explains how the network is making progress. Callahan explains what opportunities Fox is tapping into heading into the New Year. “For us, […]

 
 

Fox’s Callahan: OpenAP Will Add Value For All Participating Parties

As the TV landscape is changing, there are certain things that stay the same. For Fox, that constant has been the habit of watching sports live, which has given the network the ability to engage an audience of millions during appointment viewing, an increasing rarity in programming. “It’s designed to be watched live, it draws […]

 
 

Fox, Univision Execs Explore Cross-Screen Complexity At Cannes Panel

CANNES—Not all programmers face the same issues when it comes to simplifying cross-screen, advanced advertising. This was readily apparent in a panel discussion with executives from Fox and Univision at the recent Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. What also came to the fore in this segment recorded at the Beet.TV advanced TV summit and […]

 
 

Fox’s Callahan: Leaner Company Has A ‘Nimble Willingness To Partner’

It will be a new and nimbler Fox traversing the UpFronts and Cannes this year, evangelizing live events and enabling “the right mix of methodology and optimization” for audience targeting. “We are excited about the new portfolio,” Dan Callahan says of Fox Corp. following the sale of film and television assets to Walt Disney Co. […]

 
 

Fox’s Callahan Discusses The Challenges Of Ad Loads, Choices Across Platforms

While the “pendulum swing has happened” regarding the continued shift to connected-TV devices, it’s trickier to adjust ad loads than on traditional linear programming. “Where does it work and where can you deploy it I think is still a bit of a challenge,” says Fox Networks Group’s Dan Callahan. For advanced targeting of TV audiences, […]