Alyssa Boyle ( alyssa@adexchanger.com ) covers the TV ecosystem from linear to video and connected TV. She also writes about measurement and data privacy. Her journalistic passions stem from a background in language and translation. She received her B.A. in linguistics and Korean studies from Binghamton University in 2020. When she isn’t writing, she’s probably deep in a history novel or busy performing stand-up comedy.
Univision, a top Spanish-language TV network, is well aware that representative audience measurement is integral to outcome-based optimization. Representation is one of the challenges – or opportunities – for many of the new measurement companies when it comes to capturing its audience, said Brian Lin, SVP of product management and advanced advertising sales at Univision.
Usually, when people talk to their TV screen, they don’t expect to get an answer back. Voice assistant and smart TV startup Disruptel is aiming to change that with a contextual awareness product for smart TVs called Smart Screen. The company has been beta testing the software, which answers a viewer’s questions about their programming […]
NBCUniversal built a first-party identity platform that includes 50 million households and 150 million individual consumers to bolster its cross-platform targeting. The platform, dubbed NBCUnified, is the backbone of NBC’s One Platform proprietary technology stack that spans the media campaign lifeline, from planning to measurement. Launched at CES Wednesday, the NBCUnified identity spine will officially […]
Viewers are switching up how they watch their favorite shows. 2021 was a record year for CTV. Now, at least one CTV device can be found in over 80% of American homes, and CTV ad budgets are expected to double by 2026, according to GroupM’s most recent industry forecast. But the key to unlocking those […]
Nielsen started alpha tests of its TV measurement system that spans streaming and linear TV. Nielsen ONE will measure the reach, scale and frequency of ad campaigns with deduplicated audiences across platforms. It claims it will be the first company to achieve that goal. Nielsen ONE Alpha uses Nielsen’s ID resolution system, launched last year, […]
Samsung Ads is adding to its AVOD toolkit. To provide brands a way to buy media using their own first-party data sets, it set up the Samsung Onboarding Partner Program. Built with data management platform (DMP) partners, the program allows advertisers to plan and activate advanced TV campaigns based on these audience insights. The program is […]
Digital advertising is on track to grow 31% in 2021, and will likely account for 64.4% of all advertising this year, according to GroupM’s year-end industry growth forecast. As of December, a total industrywide growth rate of 22.5% is expected for the year 2021. “It’s possible that this is the fastest growth in the history […]
