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Netflix announces a new way to measure viewership; streaming and smart TV companies face data collection investigations; and Polymarket ads incentivized losing bets.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Swimming With The Stream In an effort to change with the times, Nielsen is releasing a new ratings system that will measure streaming more like linear TV, Adweek reports. The system, called Nielsen Streaming Video Ratings, will track who is watching, when they’re watching, […]

Pay-TV providers are increasingly investing in paid media to promote new and original programming on their streaming video services. To offset the pricy programming costs, these SVODs must attract a steady stream of new subscribers. Entertainment advertisers have always relied on tune-in tactics to promote new shows. But streaming video services now are also leveraging […]

Newsy started life as a desktop play. But now the digital video network, purchased by the E.W. Scripps Company in 2013, derives most of its traffic from over-the-top (OTT) devices as buyers begin to warm up to the channel. Marketers are increasingly willing to invest in OTT not just as a testing ground but as […]

Demand for connected TV inventory has skyrocketed this year due to more cable MVPDs turning on the programmatic pipes and the ongoing emergence of streaming offerings. “We’ve seen a huge number of CTV inventory requests coming through,” said Adam Lowy, the director of advanced TV and digital sales for Dish and Sling TV. That onslaught […]

Dish’s streaming TV service, Sling TV, which reportedly topped 1 million subscribers last fall, is now focused on monetizing its audience cross-platform. Connecting the pipes for programmatic monetization across Sling TV, Dish and Dish Anywhere didn’t happen overnight, but Adam Lowy, GM of advanced TV, said years of work are paying off. Dish has been “quietly […]

Catering to cord-cutters, cable networks and broadcasters are unbundling their content. CBS, HBO and Viacom will all roll out paid subscription services. Ex-Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is launching both a subscription-based and ad-supported web video service, Vessel. And paid TV service Dish is rolling out Sling TV, a $20-per-month streaming service that gives subscribers AMC, […]