Viant is on an M&A tear, with two acquisitions – IRIS.TV followed by lockr – in less than six months. Although the rationale behind these deals might be obvious to ad tech insiders, Wall Street investors speak a different language, one that Viant CEO Tim Vanderhook has become fluent in as the leader of a publicly traded company.
Interactive Media Holdings (IMH), the operating company behind ad network Specific Media, social network MySpace, video ad platform Vindico and smart TV system Xumo, rebranded Wednesday as Viant. Along with the rebrand comes the release of a cloud-based platform called Advertising Cloud (yes, another cloud), which is a sum of three parts: a media execution platform, […]
Is the old ad network model truly dead? When Apple’s ad platform iAd went programmatic, some executives hinted it might be time to start shoveling dirt onto its carcass. “If there weren’t enough nails in the old ad network model, having Apple make the switch to programmatic is one more,” said Michael Collins, CEO of […]
Specific Media’s announced launch Wednesday of a programmatic buying channel – dubbed “Programmatic from Specific Media” – comes at a time when some in the ad-tech industry feel that such tools have become a commodity. Bill Schild, SVP of global marketing at Specific Media, is acutely aware of the perception that everyone and their mother have developed […]
Buy-side video ad server Vindico has in recent months sought to position as a viewability specialist. This fall the company is broadening that profile further to include a fuller set of programmatic tools, as it offers workflow and measurement services to publishers. Vindico President Matt Timothy hastens to add: Don’t call it a pivot. Vindico […]
“Data Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Bill Schild, SVP of US Marketing at Specific Media. The smart TV market is on the cusp of explosive growth. In 2012 the number of US homes with connected […]
While the world obsesses over Facebook and its troubled IPO, an older social media entity that used to attract as much attention is trying to rebuild. In July, Myspace marks the anniversary of its hand-off from News Corp. to ad network Specific Media, and the year has passed more quietly than its new owners had […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. [x+1] Gets More Cash [x + 1] (read CEO John Nardone’s AdExchanger.com Q&A here) has received $2 million in additional funding according to PaidContent.org’s Tameka Kee. SEC filing here. kirshenbaum bond + partners Hires New CEO Fresh on the heels of news that MDC […]
