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  • Ad Loads Are Actually Increasing, But That Won’t Offset TV’s Long-Term Negative Trends

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video.  Today’s column is written by Eric Berry, CEO at TripleLift. TV is a fundamental part of any marketer’s mixed media model. For many brands, TV is the highest performing inventory source. Yet the trends are unquestionably negative for TV […]

  • How AT&T Completes Cheddar’s ‘Journey’ Into Every OTT Skinny Bundle In The Country

    Cheddar CEO Jon Steinberg will speak at AdExchanger’s upcoming Industry Preview conference on Jan. 23-24. AT&T began rolling out Cheddar across its video platforms DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse TV last month. Cheddar has also broadened its reach on other media over the last few months. AT&T announced the Cheddar deal just days after Axios reported that […]

  • 2018: The Year AT&T Packed Its War Chest

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video.  Today’s column is written by Lindsey Harju, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. 2018 may look similar to years past, with cross-channel acquisitions a seemingly regular occurrence. But for me, 2018 will stand out in the history of advanced TV […]

  • TV: The Biggest Opportunity For DTC Brands’ Continued Growth

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video.  Today’s column is written by Terence Kawaja, founder and CEO at LUMA Partners. Allbirds. Warby Parker. Brandless. Peloton. Dollar Shave Club. Over the past several years, an explosion of relatively young startups has garnered significant market share from major […]

  • The Pain And Promise Of Identity In Addressable TV

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Matt Prohaska, principal and CEO at Prohaska Consulting. When I was 24, I resigned from a great job at BBDO to become the first New York salesperson at upstart media company CNET. When people asked […]

  • How Dailymotion Revamped Its Strategy And Built A Programmatic Platform

    Dailymotion has been hard at work during the last 18 months. The video-sharing company has built its own ad tech stack, including a programmatic platform, which it had wanted to build since 2013. A few key changes helped redirect Dailymotion’s course over the last few years. In 2015, French media conglomerate Vivendi purchased an 80% […]

  • Retailers Race To Own A Piece Of CTV’s Future

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Ryan Christiansen, co-founder and CEO at Ntooitive Digital. The ability to track and effectively target consumer actions has never been more essential to marketers seeking to unleash the power of cross-platform digital advertising. With […]

  • All Attribution Is Wrong, But Do It Anyway

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Matt Hultgren, vice president of analytics at Marketing Architects. Complicated, expensive, unreliable and frustrating. I have heard CMOs and marketing executives use these adjectives – and a few other unprintable ones – to describe […]

  • CTV: Why The Time Might Be Right For B2B Marketers

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Jacob Beck, associate director of programmatic at DWA Media, a Merkle company. B2B marketers are usually last to play with fancy new ad tech toys. Cross-device matching, data management platforms, header bidding – all the good stuff […]

  • Linear: An Overlooked Opportunity In The Evolving DSP Landscape

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Ramsey McGrory, chief revenue officer at Mediaocean. With The Trade Desk’s market above $5 billion (Stock: TTD) and MediaMath’s valuation topping $1 billion following its last funding round, leading traditional demand-side platforms (DSPs) are […]

  • Why New Buyers Must Understand The Nuances In Advanced TV

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Chris LaHaise, director of TV solutions at dataxu. LUMA Partners CEO Terry Kawaja recently named advanced TV as the thing he was most bullish about in the coming year. “I am most excited about […]

  • Unruly’s Paul Gubbins Explains Why It Pays For Advertisers To Get ‘Emotional’

    Unruly wants to help brands get in their feelings. The video-focused ad tech company, owned by News Corp, creates audience segments based on multiple data sets, including survey and “emotional” biometric data. The company works with agencies and advertisers to relay how certain audiences react to their campaigns. This ultimately helps brands understand what kinds […]

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    Data: The New Economy Of Scale In Media That Will Decide The Future Of TV

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lance Neuhauser, CEO at 4C Insights. A decade ago, big brands had it easy when it came to media. They had big ad budgets and bought a lot of ads. The more ads they bought, the lower […]

  • Adjusting The Dial: How TV’s Future Tracks To The Evolution Of Digital Advertising

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Michael Connolly, co-founder and CEO at Sonobi. Advertisers that spend money during the Super Bowl pay an exorbitant amount of money for consumer attention, but there is no guarantee that this will lead to any […]

  • How Tastemade Is Cooking Up A New Kind Of TV Tastemaker

    Food and lifestyle site Tastemade is making advertisers hungry for more than picturesque cuisine. With more easily digestible food content crowding social media feeds, Tastemade is staying a step ahead of its competitors by launching its own digital TV channel, Tastemade TV. “Our programming strategy has been to reach [social media] consumers where they are,” […]

  • TV’s Walled Gardens Need More ‘Doors And Windows’

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Brienna Pinnow, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. The concept of advertising’s walled gardens isn’t new. For at least 18 years, some in the media industry have used the term to label powerful companies with scalable […]

  • How Connected TV Will Impact All Media Buying and Its Pricing

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV. Today’s column is written by Jay Friedman, president and partner at Goodway Group. The goal of every marketer is to spend the least amount of money possible to achieve the best possible results – to spend right to the point where […]

  • The Fragmented CTV Environment: Putting All the Pieces Back Together

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Archie Sharma, senior director of corporate development and strategy at OpenX. Cable companies have historically dominated the TV advertising market, and through M&A over the last decade the industry is now led by a […]

  • Google’s Adam Stewart On Finding The Right YouTube Influencer For Your Brand

    Contrary to popular belief, video did not kill the radio star. It made them a YouTube influencer. Advertisers use influencer marketing to reach consumers at a time of increased ad aversion. But the sheer volume of influencers and content on YouTube alone can be overwhelming for advertisers searching for the best fit for their brand. […]

  • Getting Ready For Advanced TV

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Scott Ferber, chief innovation officer at Amobee. TV advertising is in the midst of a major transformation. Video now composes more than half of daily media consumption in the United States. And globally, nearly […]

  • Measuring 'Up': Capturing The Consumer With Dynamic Omnichannel Video

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Mike Bevans, global vice president of product solutions, marketing and partnerships, at Xaxis. In the age of media fragmentation, securing the appropriate level of reach and frequency in video can feel overwhelming. Just picture […]

  • How OTT Video Is Transitioning The Ad Insertion Model

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Scott Apgar, Senior Director of Product Management, Advanced Advertising, at SeaChange International. Since nearly the beginning of television broadcast, the linear dynamic ad insertion (DAI) business model has remained fairly unchanged. Advertising sales teams […]

  • Connected TV And Cable TV: Same But Different

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Philip Inghelbrecht, co-founder and CEO at Tatari. The march of over-the-top (OTT) and connected TV (CTV) has been unstoppable. The number of OTT and CTV viewers in the US will soon surpass 200 million, or […]

  • Hulu's Jeremy Helfand Hopes To Disrupt TV Advertising Without Disrupting Audiences

    Content providers are reducing their ad loads to accommodate viewers’ changing preferences, consumption patterns and attention spans. But what about rethinking the commercial break model so it doesn’t disrupt a good “Handmaid’s Tale” binge? Is a high-quality ad experience possible without a traditional ad break? Jeremy Helfand, Hulu’s new VP and head of advertising platforms, […]

  • Taking Connected TV Data from Academic to Action

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lindsey Harju, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. We love the constant barrage of headline-grabbing figures about cord cutters and connected TV, but most of the information we are devouring is really just academic. Sure, […]

  • Publishers Can No Longer Take A Wait-And-See Approach To Connected TV

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Nola Solomon, vice president, global programmatic and strategic partnerships, at Dailymotion. When connected TV (CTV) first came to the fore, brands typically drew from their discretionary test-and-learn budgets or they’d steal from established buckets, […]

  • The Underlying Challenges Of One-To-One TV Targeting

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Michael Connolly, co-founder and CEO at Sonobi. So, a group of guys is sitting down to watch the hockey playoffs on TV, and a Maybelline commercial pops up. Even if the cosmetics advertisement is […]

  • FuboTV’s Andy Hammond: With Turner On Board, It’s A Home Run

    Sports-focused streaming service FuboTV stepped up its advertising game this summer. In August, the video startup inked a deal with Turner to add even more sports and news coverage to its docket. Turner Sports’ live coverage of the MLB, NBA and NCAA March Madness, along with the company’s non-sport channels such as Cartoon Network and […]

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    Removing Risk From Content Investment: A Network’s Survival Guide

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lance Neuhauser, CEO at 4C Insights. From Comcast and NBC to AT&T and Time Warner, the unification of premium content with rich consumer data is driving our current phase of media consolidation. These companies are […]

  • Data-Driven TV Is More Than Addressable And Connected

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Tom Weiss, chief technology officer and chief data scientist at Dativa. After decades of planning and measuring TV with only minor iterations of the same fundamental techniques and technologies, marketers now find themselves confronted […]

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