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  • TV Advertising Measurement: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

    “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. To date, TV has mostly been measured through a baseline and lift model. It is a framework that works well for linear TV, since many people watch the […]

  • What Might Replace The CPM Pricing Model For Video Ad Buying?

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Steve Wadsworth, president and CEO at Tapjoy. Many in digital advertising have been calling for the end of CPM pricing for years. It is an antiquated pricing model that attempts to deliver on one […]

  • Advertisers And Media Companies: It’s Time To Embed Identifiers In Your Video Assets

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video Today’s column is written by Jane Clarke, managing director and CEO at the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM). When buying a product, the cashier scans the barcode, and the name and price of the item pops up immediately, […]

  • Envisioning An All-Encompassing Total Video Strategy

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Allen Klosowski, senior vice president of the advanced solutions group at SpotX. When people say, “I’m watching TV,” many would likely envision them gazing at moving pictures on a television screen while lounging on a […]

  • Attn:, The Millennial News Brand, Turns Its Attention To TV

    When Attn: launched four years ago, it aimed to be a mobile-first news platform for millennials. The publisher relied heavily on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to distribute short-form video on important societal topics in a digestible, entertaining format. Since then, Attn: has diversified its distribution strategy. It’s also exploring new types of […]

  • In the Streaming Wars, There Are Many Paths To Monetization

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Francis Turner, co-founder, US general manager and chief revenue officer at Adyoulike. Though subscription video services are signing customers fast, spiraling costs may soon force them to rethink how they make their money. Take […]

  • Redefining The User Experience In The Connected TV Era

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Tal Chalozin, co-founder and chief technology officer at Innovid. Fifty-six percent of the US population uses connected TV devices, and with this number growing rapidly, it has never been more important for the television […]

  • TBS Applies A Programmer’s Touch To Platform Distribution

    TBS and TNT try to be “brands that live outside of television,” said Karina Kogan, SVP of digital media and products for the two networks. Beyond its owned-and-operated networks, sites and apps, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat are the networks’ workhorses for driving engagement with viewers – and acquiring new ones. “We start with who’s watching […]

  • As New Ad Marketplaces Form, Media Companies Must Find Their Place

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lorne Brown, CEO at Operative.  TV is not dead. Advertising is not dead, either, but it is changing, fast. That’s an opportunity for growth. Equity analyst Omar Sheikh has predicted that advanced TV will […]

  • When Should Brands Choose TV Advertising?

    “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. Advertisers often wonder when it is the right time to move into TV advertising. Sadly, many wonder if TV even makes sense because of its reputation as […]

  • The Squeeze Is On: The Battle For Brand Advertising Budgets Will Be Won By 2020

    “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. We’re about to witness a generational realignment of the media mix. Consumers have complete control over how they receive information, and they can subscribe, fast-forward, opt out, block or […]

  • Finding A Cure for Lazy Data

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Mike Rosen, executive vice president of advanced advertising and platform sales at NBCUniversal Media. Whether you’re planning a vacation or a media buy, we all know the difference between price and value and between […]

  • To Aflac, Big TV Buys Are Never Just A ‘One-Off’

    While broadcast TV is still a big awareness driver for supplementary insurance brand Aflac, it’s not planned in a vacuum. “I don’t do one-offs,” said Catherine Hernandez-Blades, chief brand and communications officer for Aflac. “I like to create an overarching strategy, and if something can’t be measured as part of a bigger umbrella strategy, it […]

  • Digital Can Amplify TV Ads And Stretch Spend Further

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lauren Wiener, CEO at Tremor Video DSP.  During commercial breaks, half of viewers reach for a device, posing a challenge for TV advertisers. Brand recall falls by nearly half, from 47% to 25% [PDF], […]

  • Why It Could Be Time To Stop Treating OTT And TV As Different Channels

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Allen Klosowski, senior vice president of the advanced solutions group at SpotX. My parents have seen a lot of technology come and go during their lifetimes. When they were young, television was in its infancy, […]

  • Six-Second TV Ads: Little Ripples And The Potential Redemption Of Frequency

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Bryan Noguchi, media director at Caffelli. So, can I ask an open question about the six-second TV spot? I know both networks and advertisers have been playing with them over the past year, and I […]

  • Paid Media Becomes Table Stakes For Subscription Video

    Pay-TV providers are increasingly investing in paid media to promote new and original programming on their streaming video services. To offset the pricy programming costs, these SVODs must attract a steady stream of new subscribers. Entertainment advertisers have always relied on tune-in tactics to promote new shows. But streaming video services now are also leveraging […]

  • The Great Connected TV Debate: Subscription- vs. Ad-Supported Models

    “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 strategy at OpenX. To date, the subscription business model has been viewed by some as the gold standard in the over-the-top (OTT) and connected TV (CTV) space, but […]

  • Brands Need To Turn Over A New Leaf At The NewFronts

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Will Luttrell, founder and CEO at Amino Payments. This time last year, the digital advertising industry was stinging from a few harsh slaps on the wrist from prominent brand marketers at the IAB Annual […]

  • A Cure For Bipolarity In TV Advertising: Driving Direct Response And Brand Within A TV Ad Campaign

    “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. To date, TV advertising campaigns have been bucketed in two groups: They are either direct-response (DR) or branding campaigns. The general opinion is that campaigns must exclusively belong […]

  • NBC And Telemundo’s Station Groups Embrace The Programmatic Possibility For Local

    Although national broadcast networks have led the charge on audience data and automation – at least in the linear TV environment – local station groups aren’t far behind. NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations is laying the foundation for greater addressability at the local and regional level. The division houses 39 NBC and Telemundo local TV stations […]

  • TV Is Going Away (Or Not)

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Chris Peterson, managing partner at R2C Group. Telling people you work in TV advertising can be exasperating. The response typically goes something like this: “Do people even watch TV anymore? I don’t.” At least, that’s […]

  • Google’s Browser Changes Highlight The Need For Better Video Strategies

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Field Garthwaite, CEO and co-founder at IRIS TV.   In addition to Facebook’s latest changes to the news feed, the important changes taking place in Google Chrome, the world’s most popular browser, are forcing […]

  • Brand Appropriateness: Marketers Need A Deeper Understanding of Context And Impact

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Andreas Goeldi, chief technology officer at Pixability. The digital advertising industry needs to move away from the incendiary headlines toward a more nuanced perspective of brand safety. Marketers should not view the issue as […]

  • BAMTech Will Help Disney Answer More Than The Direct-To-Consumer Call

    Disney’s bet on BAMTech could signal big advancements for its data and platform strategy. The streaming video provider, once majority-owned by MLB Advanced Media, proved such a valuable investment to Disney that it acquired an additional 42% stake in the company for $1.6 billion in August. It previously owned a 33% stake in BAMTech. “Disney […]

  • TV Advertising Readies For The Performance Of A Lifetime

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Scott Ferber, founder and CEO at Videology. There is nothing new about advertisers’ desire to measure performance. What is new is the desire to tie digital performance metrics to television. It’s something that we […]

  • Forget Demographics. TV Advertisers Must Focus On The ‘Persuadables’

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Joan FitzGerald, founder at Data ImpacX. Major media companies are taking new steps to include sales response performance metrics in their commitments to advertisers. But, TV ad sellers: beware. Most research on sales response […]

  • How Nat Geo Aligns Cross-Platform Content To The TV Tentpole

    National Geographic may be rooted in traditional media, but these days it’s all about cross-channel. Last year, Nat Geo doubled down on digital extensions through platforms such as Apple News to support the launch of “Genius,” its new scripted TV series that depicts the life of Albert Einstein. Nat Geo, which began 130 years ago […]

  • Grading YouTube’s Latest Brand-Safety Safeguards

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Dominique Netto, head of client services at [m]PLATFORM – GroupM. After the brand-safety sagas of 2017, Alphabet appears to be using some of that $27.7 billion Q3 revenue to further develop brand safety across YouTube. There […]

  • Targeting, Fraud, Viewability And Completed Views Will Shape The Next Generation Of TV

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Tim Ware, vice president of advanced television at Telaria. In my last column, a little more than a year ago, I outlined the philosophical differences between programmatic TV and digital video buyers. While both […]

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