video advertising

Michael Kelley is the newly-appointed CMO of AdGenesis, a video advertising platform. Please share a bit of background on yourself.  Why is AdGenesis the right next step for you? I have spent the better part of my 25 year career in marketing and building digital businesses including Hulu, AT&T’s national advertising business and mycokerewards.com, among […]

Tod Sacerdoti is CEO of BrightRoll, video advertising technology company, makers of the BrightRoll Exchange (Read today’s release.). AdExchanger.com: Why does the exchange format lend itself well to video? TS: The primary reason the exchange format lends itself to online video is because the automation of media buying and selling provides efficiencies and liquidity for […]

Matt Wasserlauf is CEO of BBE, an online video advertising company. AdExchanger.com: In a nutshell, what problem(s) is BBE solving today? MW: BBE is providing efficiency and effectiveness in online video.  Efficiencies are captured by price, but not only price.   We built VINDICO, our proprietary video ad-server and tracking system to remove the speed bumps […]

Video ad serving and management company, FreeWheel, announced earlier this week that it had closed a $16.8 million Series C financing round led by Steamboat Ventures. Read more. Doug Knopper, co-founder and co-CEO of FreeWheel, discussed the investment and the company’s product line. AdExchanger.com: What were you looking for in terms of a strategic investor […]

“The Video Audience” is a column written by members of the media community and focused on the evolving world of online video advertising. Today’s column is written by Teg Grenager, Founder and VP of Product at adap.tv. Online video advertising spending continues to grow rapidly, and it’s easy to see why. It’s practically the perfect […]

Zvika Netter is CEO of Innovid, an online video technology platform. AdExchanger.com: How has the company pivoted its strategy since its inception?  What have been some of the external factors at work? A year ago, we entered the market with an interactive video platform capable of turning any video into an engaging interactive experience. Towards […]

24/7 Real Media announced an upgrade to its publisher ad serving solution, Open AdStream this week. Read the release. Nicolle Pangis, VP, Product Management Global Media and Technology for 24/7 Real Media, reviewed Open AdStream and its place in the publisher platform market. AdExchanger.com: How is 24/7 and Open AdStream addressing the need for publishers […]

Video monetization technology company, FreeWheel, announced its new PAVE initiative today that it says will “lead to fully integrated video solutions for major publishers.” Read the release. Doug Knopper, co-founder and co-CEO of FreeWheel, spoke to AdExchanger.com. AdExchanger.com: Why is PAVE necessary?   How does this work with standardization efforts such as The Pool or VAST? […]

Amir Ashkenazi is CEO of adap.tv, an online video advertising marketplace. AdExchanger.com:   Let’s start with a bit of background. Has adap.tv always been a video ad exchange or marketplace? You’ve been around for a while, correct? AA: Yes. We developed Adap.tv OneSource, ad serving and management platform, that is being used currently by hundreds […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. IAB ALM Notes: Data Access Through RTB In the final panel discussion of the three-day, Interactive Advertising Bureau Annual Leadership Summit, Yahoo!’s Ramsey McGrory identified what he said was one of the key challenges currently emerging around data ownership: the advent of real-time bidding […]