Meet your new CTV acronym: HVOD (hybrid video on demand). Why do we need it? The rise of AVOD doesn’t mean SVOD is going anywhere, says Sarah Lewis, global director of CTV at video platform ShowHeroes and a proponent of HVOD.
When messaging app developer Pinger started experimenting with CTV advertising last year, it learned a lot – about what not to do. “Mistake number one is that we really thought a CTV agency could guide us through the process … and I would encourage you not to assume that,” says Brook Lenox, Pinger’s senior marketing manager.
Something is rotten in the state of CTV. If you’re a fan of streaming, you probably have a few pet peeves that take you out of the zone, like repeat ads or interruptive ad breaks. Nothing ruins a good show more than thinking it’s trying to sell you something. These problems were solved with a […]
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 […]
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Music video hosting service Vevo has graduated from the smartphone to the living room. At the start of the pandemic, just 4% of its business came from connected TV. Today, nearly 50% of Vevo’s business comes courtesy of CTV, mainly through numerous distribution partnerships with the likes of Samsung, Pluto TV, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon […]
IP addresses – internet protocol, for the uninitiated – have been used as a mechanism for location targeting and cross-device measurement almost since the day digital advertising was born. But it’s always been a dicey proposition from a privacy perspective – and now the writing’s on the wall with Apple’s plans to remove IP addresses from […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Correction Streaming giant Netflix slipped a bit after riding high when demand surged at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. CNBC reports that Netflix shares dropped more than 10% in after-hours trading on Tuesday night following an earnings report with fewer-than-expected subscribers. Netflix gained […]
CMP, meet CTV. On Tuesday, French consent management platform Didomi released an expanded version of its offering for the web and mobile apps that supports consent compliance for connected TV, OTT and smart TVs. Didomi’s TV software development kit is also TCF-compliant, meaning that publishers, advertisers and vendors can share consent strings as part of […]
Enterprise tech giant Oracle said it shut down the largest ad fraud scam in the connected TV space that bilked advertisers and publishers out of $14.5 million in ad spending. Oracle Moat – the company’s business that provides measurement and ad verification solutions across digital and TV – said the fraudsters exploited flaws in CTV […]
This article is sponsored by Verizon Media. The future of television is here, and it’s evolving by the day. That’s the narrative you’ve likely heard if you’re following the emerging market for over-the-top video (OTT) and connected television (CTV). Both have seen meteoric growth in 2020, with CTV advertising spend in the United States up […]
Ad tech had a stellar 2019. You heard that right. The year started slow for ad tech M&A, but merger activity gained steam and the fourth quarter was one of the most active in recent memory, according to a Q4 market report released Tuesday from investment bank LUMA Partners. The number of scaled deals worth […]
Years ago, TV buyers didn’t bother with connected TV (CTV) because it offered little benefit for a lot of hassle. “Digital players were the earliest adopters. Because it was TV-like, everyone wanted to get into the video game.” said Gibbs Haljun, total US investment lead at Mindshare. But young viewers leaving linear TV changes that […]
