CTV

Innovid added a new machine learning feature to its measurement product that automatically optimizes CTV campaigns based on how they’re performing.

Although precisely measuring Hispanic audiences is in the best interest of marketers, there are many ways that measurement can get messy, from the data sources used to quantify who is Hispanic to the shortcomings of measurement technology itself.

CTV is poised to become the third “big scale” performance advertising channel, but is effective CTV attribution actually possible?

MAGNA and Roku released a joint study to give buyers some advice about how to approach frequency capping in streaming – including when to dial it down and when to turn it up.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Pushing Forty TikTok is pushing hard for adoption of its on-platform shopping product, particularly in North America.  Last month, it introduced a major Shopify backend integration, which lets brands plug influencers as affiliates and includes a payment system so users can buy without […]

Like their cookie cousins, IP addresses face an uncertain future. Yet the industry seems stumped for an alternative to its chosen CTV default.

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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Is Free Social A ZIRP? Social media is free. Well, it’s supposed to be, anyway. That’s the point. All your friends join, it’s free fun, and rather than paying money you get served with ads.  But that could change. On Monday, Android Authority […]

On Monday, PMG acquired Camelot, an independent media and marketing agency that specializes in buying video, OTT and CTV. This acquisition marks PMG’s first since its founding 13 years ago.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Apple’s Bite Apple will now let paid subscription apps (think The Economist or meditation app Calm) offer audio content exclusively for their subscribers, a trendy tactic in Podcast Land. Spotify has a similar idea, but it partners with the subscription service Patreon. And […]

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We recap what we learned in data privacy, retail media and connected TV at this year’s Programmatic IO.

Connected TV advertising is maturing. More subscribers are streaming with ads, inventory is growing and prices are normalizing.

CTV is entirely its own thing. Doggedly following display practices can cost you time and money.

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The livestreaming platform Caffeine, which launched as a Twitch competitor, pivoted to zero in on live sports and competitions by partnering up with sports leagues.

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The broadcaster-backed joint industry committee grants “conditional certification” to Comscore, VideoAmp and iSpot.

On Monday, Scope3 made its carbon emissions data open to the public so anyone can understand which players are doing well (or not) with their carbon footprint.

US media advertising sales surged 4.4% in Q2 after two weak quarters, beating June expectations of 3.6%. Full-year spend for 2023 is expected to increase by 5.2%, according to a Magna forecast released Monday.

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Linear and streaming TV still seem to be operating on two different wavelengths. Which is why more advertisers are turning to outcomes-based measurement to figure out whether their TV campaigns drive incremental results.

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On Wednesday, iSpot acquired 605, a TV measurement and attribution company that brings iSpot’s US household footprint to 82.7 million.

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YouTube is now a rival to TV networks. Yet many networks still post their content to the platform via friendly licensing agreements. In the current war for viewer attention, this is a potentially crippling move.

Banning password sharing is No. 1 on Netflix right now, and other streaming services are taking notice. But the strategy is a risky one: It’s very difficult to enforce, and the timing needs to be just right.

Despite everyone fearing the worst for the ad ecosystem in 2023, Madison and Wall Analyst Brian Wieser predicts Q4 will finish out with 8% growth. He explains why he sees green shoots of growth across the industry.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Google Bites Back Google isn’t done refuting Adalytics’ accusations that YouTube targets ads to kids watching YouTube. On Thursday, it released an analysis of Adalytics’ report, highlighting how advertising works on YouTube’s made-for-kids (MFK) content to prove it is not, in fact, serving […]