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  • The 6-Second TV Ad Is The Next Big Thing For The Advertising Industry

    “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 […]

  • The 15- And 30-Second Ad Spots Aren’t Going Anywhere

    “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 […]

  • Extreme Reach Planning At Least Three More Acquisitions After DG Purchase

    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 […]

  • DG Still Preaching Convergence After Selling TV Ad Distribution Unit

    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 […]

  • Extreme Reach Argues For Repurposing TV Spots, Against Acquiring 'Products'

    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 […]