Among the key questions for video ad buyers are these two: Did anyone see my ad? And did my ad run where it was supposed to? Without a set of standardized measurements for viewability and verification, companies have been forced to cobble together various technologies to gain insight into their investments. Video ad server Vindico […]
Mobile and video are the fastest growing segments of display – eMarketer has video’s growth rates rising 46.5% for 2012, while it says smartphone based ad spending will jump 180% this year to top $4 billion. And yet, aside from Google/YouTube, Facebook, and Hulu, there are very few sites that can truly make the claim […]
Analysts expect real-time bidding to account for between 25% and 50% of total display ad spend by 2015. Meanwhile the video RTB space is growing at an even faster clip, but not accounting for as much media investment — yet. “We do see RTB in video but it is still early, for everyone from ad […]
“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 by Mark Trefgarne, CEO of LiveRail, a provider of a supply-side platform for video. The need for online GRPs has come clearly into focus this year. Solutions like ComScore VCE, DoubleVerify […]
“Brand Aware” is a column from the marketer’s point-of-view on the data-driven, digital ad ecosystem and written by Bob Arnold, Associate Director of Global Digital Strategy at Kellogg Company. As consumer adoption of online video continues its rapid ascent, there’s understandable buzz about video’s potential move into the programmatic space and the opportunities for marketers […]
“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 Kevin Haley, Chief Scientist at Videology. Verification is good. Everyone wants to know that what they bought is what they got. With regard to online video, for years the […]
Having built one of the early ad servers at Matchlogic, TruEffect CEO Ron Hill and his core team have deep experience in ad tech. Among the fruits of those ad serving days were patents that Hill says have become the backbone of his company’s first-party advertising technology today. To be clear, TruEffect isn’t a young […]
Facebook now holds a secure place behind YouTube as a video content property as online streaming continues to grow, according to the latest comScore rankings. Read the release. A year ago, comScore’s July 2011 video rankings had Facebook in the number three spot, behind video music site Vevo. Google Sites, as comScore identifies YouTube along […]
Speculation on how Facebook will expand its revenue streams will only become more intense once the social network issues its first public stock offering on May 18th. Although Facebook is the top display advertising seller, according to eMarketer, an SEC filing last month revealed that ad dollars had slipped 7.5 percent, dragging down total revenues […]
Discovery Communications has explored web video here and there over the past few years as a promotional vehicle for its various cable TV networks, which include its flagship, TLC and Animal Planet. Online advertising has tended to be a secondary focus, with TV naturally being front and center. Online video programming producer Revision3 CEO Jim […]
While it’s not surprising that a Forrester report (sign-up required) commissioned by video ad platform SpotXchange suggests that the market for real time bidding for video inventory is starting to take off, the conclusion of the analysts is hardly cheerleading. The report identifies three things hindering the growth of online video RTB, starting with the […]
Content delivery network Limelight Networks announced last week its new Limelight REACH Interactive platform which the company claims “helps publishers, agencies and advertisers create ‘tappable’ pre-roll and post-roll in-stream video ads, which open coordinated microsites.” Read more. Jonathan Cobb, GM and CTO of Limelight’s Mobility and Monetization Group, discussed the announcement and its implications. AdExchanger.com: […]
Yesterday, online ad technology firm MediaMind was acquired by DG (formerly DG Fastchannel) for $414 million. Read more coverage. We asked a selection of ad industry participants their views on the following question: “What are the implications of yesterday’s acquisition of Mediamind by DG?” Click below or scroll down for more: Atul Patel, CEO, OneScreen […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Levinsohn Speaks On Yahoo! All Things D’s Kara Swisher interviews Yahoo! Americas EVP Ross Levinsohn, who says that the company gets a raw deal. On the content/media side, Levinsohn said that Yahoo! needed to develop a voice and move beyond its aggregation days. On […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Display Booming In EU The results of the latest IAB Europe survey show that in 2010, display continues to grow. From the release: “With an average growth rate of 21.3%, Display overtook Search advertising as the fastest growing online ad format in Europe. Search, […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Undertone Sees Video Ramp In another private company earnings release of sorts, ad network Undertone says that its business is booming and offers up the following in a press release: “A year-over-year increase in video advertising revenue of more than 400 percent; a video […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Landscape On Display In an article in The Wall Street Journal, The WSJ’s Emily Steel looks at the big, digital ad ecosystem and says, “Seeking to milk the huge growth in online advertising, a rush of technology firms have emerged in recent years pitching […]
Oren Harnevo is CEO of Eyeview, a personalized video ad technology company. Can you briefly discuss your background and inspiration for Eyeview? OH: My vision for Eyeview began while I was simultaneously working on Bachelor’s degrees in Film and Television and Computer Science at Tel-Aviv University. I became fascinated with combining these two areas by […]
Atul Patel is CEO of OneScreen, a technology platform that operates a video exchange for content producers, publishers/distributors, and advertisers. AdExchanger.com: Where did the idea come from for OneScreen? And, what’s the name mean? The idea of OneScreen came when we applied our insights from startups in lead generation and display advertising to the digital […]
At first blush, recent acquisitions in the video ad network space give the appearance the video ad business is on fire – in a good way. But, digging deeper, it seems that exits may not be happening at the levels first imagined for some video ad network entrepreneurs and investors as there have been quite […]
Brett Wilson is CEO of TubeMogul, an online video, advertising and analytics platform company. AdExchanger.com: What problem is TubeMogul solving today? Seems like a couple, potentially. BW: The common theme among our offerings is that we help advertisers get their videos watched and watched longer by the right audiences. Currently we offer paid and free […]
Adap.tv announced last week that TidalTV, an online video ad platform, will be “the first to utilize adap.tv’s recently-announced real-time bidding (RTB) interface” and buy from Adap.tv’s “premium” inventory pool of online video ad placements. Read the release. Toby Gabriner, President of Adap.tv, discussed the new partnership and details on the Adap.tv marketplace. You note […]
blip.tv, an online video broadcasting company, just announced a $10.1 million round of funding led by Canaan Partners and existing investors Bain Capital Ventures. Read the release. Mike Hudack, CEO and co-founder of blip.tv, discussed the new funding and upcoming plans. AdExchanger.com: What can you share regarding the funding environment today? There’s less irrational exuberance […]
Adam Cahan is CEO of Auditude which provides a technology platform for video management and monetization. AdExchanger.com: Please provide some background. How did Auditude begin? AC: Auditude was founded in 2005 around our Content ID/fingerprinting technology. In 2007, we took our first round of institutional financing and began to build the team we have in […]
Doug Knopper is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of FreeWheel, an online video advertising technology company. AdExchanger.com: What are some of the key learnings that you’re bringing forward from your experience as DoubleClick’s GM? DK: There are two key parallels that come through. One is the critical importance of building a strong team, which has been one […]
