Netflix ads

It would probably be fair to call 2024 the year that CTV went programmatic and became a digital performance channel.

Netflix netted a 150% increase in ad sales during upfront negotiations this year compared to last year – a good sign for its programmatic ambitions.

Netflix grew its overall revenue by 17% year over year – a huge jump from Q2 last year, when that number was just 3%. Now that the platform’s ads plan is hitting a certain level of scale, ad revenue is becoming a source of profit.

In addition to taking execs through its plans to launch its own ad platform, Netflix hosted a separate event open to the press to showcase its content as part of its efforts to stand out to advertisers.

Remember back when Netflix insisted it would never run ads on its platform? Well, not only does it now have 40 million MAUs for its AVOD tier, it’s also launching an ad tech platform.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Bill Rush Congress is scrambling to pass new children’s online privacy laws by Friday. The IAB and other organizations are voicing their opposition. Since late last week, senators have proposed three bills as amendments to the unrelated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, a […]

Netflix grew its overall revenue by 15% year over year, largely driven by account growth, thanks to anti-password sharing tactics. It also unveiled new ad measurement options for advertisers.

Streaming services must juggle subscriber growth and ad revenue – an ongoing struggle that produced a mixed bag of Q4 earnings results. But there’s a reason why it seems like Netflix is coming out on top.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The AI A/B Google Ads industry liaison Ginny Marvin was called out during a recent Q&A session hosted on an SEO-focused Discord server.  SEO folks had spotted instances where Google clearly A/B tested different ad copy options without a brand’s awareness or approval, Search […]

TV programmers have been fighting against macroeconomic constraints and the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes, both of which reduced ad revenue growth over the course of this year. Now, programmers are starting to recover some of their losses.

Netflix revealed that its ad-supported offering now reaches 15 million monthly active users globally, and shared more details about new and upcoming ad formats.

Subscriber retention is trending on Netflix right now. Ads have become a key aspect of Netflix’s strategy to retain users by offering a lower-cost option – and, so far, the approach seems to be working.

Netflix’s ad-supported tier is finally gaining some traction, in part because of anti-account sharing tactics. Now, the streaming giant needs to focus on the features that advertisers are demanding.

Weeks ahead of its first-ever upfront, Netflix is making programmatic strides with a private marketplace and enforcing anti-password sharing.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. A Shorts Deal YouTube’s expansion of revenue sharing to Shorts is a classic move – but with a pretty big twist, Digiday reports. Normally, Google cuts creators in on the ads it serves during or right before their video. But with Shorts, which is a […]

Netflix’s content recommendations are definitely more personalized than the ad experience.

Netflix reported its first earnings on Thursday since launching ads late last year. The results? AVOD seems to have helped grow Netflix’s profitability in the short term. The streamer reported 7.7 million net new subscribers in Q4, a 4% year-over-year increase in paid memberships, which boosted quarterly revenue by 2%. But it was a good […]

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Netflix has ads starting in November. The Netflix Basic With Ads plan is launching in 12 countries on November 3, including the UK, Italy and Korea, and will cost viewers $6.99 a month. Netflix was originally planning an ad tier for 2023, but the streaming wars are moving full steam ahead.

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Netflix shocked the ad tech world with its selection of Microsoft to run its AVOD business. But the deal actually makes sense, and it’s helped calm nerves on Wall Street to boot. Plus: Why the IAB Tech Lab’s seller-defined audiences is slow to take off.

The debate following Netflix’s recently released Q1 results illustrates the need for a less binary perspective on advertising vs. subscription models, writes audience and data strategy consultant Alessandro De Zanche.

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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. RIP, DTC. LUV, ATT. The Q1 earnings reports for 2022 are starting to trickle in, and young DTC brands are still suffering under the weight of their marketing costs following the hit from Apple’s ad policy changes. Manscaped, the men’s grooming brand, grew revenue […]

The day has finally come – Netflix is considering ads after it lost 200,000 subscribers in Q1, the streamer’s first subscriber loss in a decade. It won’t be easy, but Netflix will need to find a way to keep customers (and their wallets) satisfied. Ads will be a slow rollout that Netflix hopes to phase in within a year or two, CEO Reed Hastings said on Tuesday’s earnings call.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Roku On A Roll  Roku announced a beta program for dynamic linear ad insertion (DLA). Dynamic ad insertion (DAI) was one piece of Roku’s acquisition of Nielsen’s advanced video advertising business last year. Roku’s pitch for DLA is to increase linear addressability by targeting […]