Like F1 cars, the marketing world also generates data. The difference is it’s not connected to anything that can help brand managers make the kind of data-fueled decisions that have been a game changer for F1 teams, writes Andy Hopkinson, strategic director of Extreme Reach.
Extreme Reach co-founder Tim Conley is officially the company’s new CEO, the video ad platform said Tuesday. Conley previously served as Extreme Reach’s COO and stepped in to manage the executive team after then-CEO John Roland stepped down in October. Roland had held the position for more than a decade. Transitioning into his new role […]
The longtime CEO of TV ad platform Extreme Reach is surrendering that role, AdExchanger has learned. CEO John Roland is “stepping down” from the company he has helmed for more than a decade, the company said in a statement. According to an AdExchanger source with knowledge of the situation, the Extreme Reach board voted to […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by John Roland, CEO at Extreme Reach. Fox Sports recently introduced six-second TV ad spots during live sporting events with plans to sell them throughout the NFL season. While TV has long been dominated by […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Patrick Hanavan, co-founder and chief client officer at Extreme Reach. Snapchat became the darling du jour of the media and advertising world after its recent IPO. While I’m not yet convinced it’s the TV […]
Extreme Reach, whose video software helps brands (Coca-Cola, GM, Ford) and agencies manage creative rights as well as TV and video ad delivery, has hired former Oracle sales VP Bill Bagshaw as CRO. Extreme Reach’s former head of client services and sales, Patrick Hanavan, will become chief client officer. Bagshaw’s responsibility will be to get […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by John Roland, CEO at Extreme Reach. The advertising industry is in a state of perennial disruption. As new screens and services emerge, the viewing experience morphs – requiring advertisers to change the way they […]
One of the complications of digital video and TV convergence is the arduous process of marrying the right creative with the right medium. Extreme Reach on Monday rolled out a platform promising advertisers up to a 50% reduction in that tedious workflow by enabling them to traffic creative, secure rights and measure the effects of […]
Remember the scene in the movie “Kill Bill, Vol. 2“ where the vengeful heroine, the Bride, is buried alive in a coffin and has to pound her way out with her bare fists? That’s your video ad. It’s essentially trapped in a box and buried in the publisher’s web page, and whether it can get out […]
Shortly after spending $485 million on DG (now Sizmek’s) TV ads business, Extreme Reach has bought video ad intelligence company BrandAds. Although he declined to name the deal price, John Roland, CEO of Extreme Reach said all 12 BrandAds employees will continue on with the acquiring company. “What the DG [acquisition did was] give us […]
Nearly three months after DG decided to sell its linear TV ad-delivery business to video ad-management company Extreme Reach for $485 million, it is enjoying revenue momentum from its online platforms. Among the key results from DG’s Q3: Online revenues were up 13% to $38.2 million. The online segment’s margins improved to 25% from 13% […]
Given the recent IPO and M&A frenzy, it should come as no surprise that some ad-tech players saw strong revenue growth in 2012, as reported today in the Inc. 500/5000 list. But even keen observers might be impressed by the surges at some data-management providers, in particular DataXu (ranked No. 5 among the entire list with […]
Video ad delivery management service Extreme Reach’s $525 million purchase for competitor DG’s TV ad business unit is only the beginning of what is shaping up to be a shopping spree, according to its CEO John Roland. Extreme Reach has three basic product lines that Roland wants to develop very quickly, perhaps by the end […]
The $525 million sale of digital ad management provider DG’s TV ad distribution business to rival Extreme Reach is not just about freeing the Irvine, TX-based company from heavy debt incurred by acquisitions designed to build its online capabilities. It’s also about taking better advantage of TV-digital convergence by staking out a position solely on […]
So much for convergence strategy #1. A move that was long-rumored, publicly came to fruition at 9p. ET last night as DG (formerly known as DG Fastchannel or Digital Generation Systems) announced via a press release that it had sold its TV ads distribution business to its arch-competitor, Extreme Reach, for $485 million. DG CEO […]
A month after accepting a $50 million investment from PE firm Spectrum Equity in return for a minority stake in the company, video ad platform Extreme Reach is carefully planning a series of small acquisitions directly tied to building scale, not greater technology advancement. In an interview with AdExchanger, CEO John Roland didn’t address the […]
Digital ad management provider DG will likely face serious questions from its shareholders amid rumors that the company rejected a $20 dollar per share bid from video ad services company Extreme Reach. While Irvine, TX-based DG possesses some advantages in the digital marketplace, particularly thanks to last year’s $414 million acquisition of ad tech firm […]
