The broadcast and streaming worlds are being pulled together by a wave of major M&A, from Fox’s $22 billion acquisition of Roku to Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. TV Land, naturally, is watching closely.
TV ad buying platform Cadent acquires AdTheorent, setting its sights on omnichannel. Also in this episode: The less-than-kosher attribution game that retail media networks are playing with brands.
Walmart bought Vizio for a foothold in streaming – a move that will take the retailer’s ads business to new levels. Then, a deep dive into the “sky bridges,” a new term for partnerships between walled garden platforms.
