YouTube Shorts

As Nike’s new CEO prepares to take over, the shoe brand is walking back on some of its direct-to-consumer plans. Plus: YouTube Shorts ups maximum video length to three minutes.

In today’s newsletter: Spotify surges on strong Q2; how Gen Z media preferences are transforming the Olympics; and QSR companies ditch subscription services after first-party data gains fail to materialize.

In today’s newsletter: Companies looking to sell data target the US market; which media companies to bet on at TV upfronts; and generative AI data licensing is the new publisher revenue stream.

YouTube announced a new feature that allows advertisers to buy ads within YouTube Shorts specifically for particular content categories.

In today’s newsletter: Google’s ad strength meter could push advertisers to adopt Google’s campaign preferences; Home Depot hosts an “InFront” to show off its RMN, Orange Apron Media; and the Privacy Sandbox rollout could do serious damage to the online ad industry.

Brands are turning to new ad formats for help moving down the funnel with their streaming campaigns to achieve outcomes beyond reach and frequency, said Matt McDonald, Google’s global head of connected TV and streaming. Matt McDonald will be speaking at CTV Connect on March 13-14 in New York.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. OurTube Neal Mohan published his annual letter this week – although, this time he’s chief of YouTube, following Susan Wojcicki’s exit last year. Mohan shares an interesting peek at YouTube’s long-term priorities. For example, although he talks about YouTube Shorts, the format isn’t as […]

Brands are more interested in marketing on YouTube Shorts because YouTube has finally been addressing their biggest ask: to unbundle Shorts from other YouTube inventory.

CTV advertising is evolving from prepubescent into a profitable industry, so expect the nascent trends of last year – namely, a focus on measurement and data, transparency, targeting and programmatic – to shape CTV’s next phase of life.

Munch, a startup that uses AI to turn long-form video content into short-form video clips for social media, announced $7.2 million in seed funding on Tuesday.