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 […]
Innovid is a rare breed of data-driven ad tech company. It’s an internet-based tech startup founded in 2007 that focused from day one on … old-school television. Fast forward 15 years to this Wednesday, and Innovid is going public under the ticker $CTV. Innovid is the latest in a troop of ad tech players to […]
Nielsen took some kicks while it was down this year, delivered courtesy of rivals happy to capitalize on its MRC dis-accreditation and soured relationships with broadcasters. But big companies can take a few kicks, and still throw a few punches of their own. Nielsen is suing TVision and HyphaMetrics, two panel-based TV measurement startups, for […]
“On TV & Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is by AdExchanger Sr. Editor James Hercher. It wasn’t so long ago that around one-fifth or more of the entire adult-age population of America would simultaneously sit down and watch a TV show at the same time. […]
AMEX is tuning into “shoppertainment.” On Tuesday, American Express Ventures, the credit card company’s venture capital group, invested in Firework, a live shopping and video ad tech company that works with brands and merchants to create TikTok-style videos featuring products with direct sales and add-to-cart functionality. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Firework was […]
“On TV & Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is by Ken Harlan, founder and CEO, MobileFuse. CTV is taking center stage as the digital media industry’s next frontier. But there’s still quite a bit of in-market confusion around best buying practices, realities of fraud and […]
NBCUniversal highlighted three streaming-oriented companies it is considering – Conviva, Dumbstruck and Truthset – to create a framework for alternative currencies as it prepares to move away from legacy TV ratings giant Nielsen as the industry’s single currency provider. Kelly Abcarian, NBCU’s EVP of ad measurement and impact, again called for “measurement independence” and for […]
