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With AT&T Breathing Down Its Neck, Comcast Looks To Acquire Ad Tech

Zach Rodgers and Allison Schiff contributed. Comcast is looking to enhance its targeted advertising business by acquiring more ad tech assets, and is evaluating a group of companies that includes Cadent and dataxu, AdExchanger has learned. Comcast is motivated by a range of factors, including stiffer competition from AT&T and its Xandr ad unit as... Continue reading »

by Ryan Joe // March 1st, 2019 //

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Telaria Bounces Back On Strength Of CTV Media Players

The programmatic video ad tech provider Telaria earned $55.2 million in 2018, up 26% from the year before, with total profits up 20% to $16.8 million, the company disclosed in its earnings report on Tuesday. Telaria shares were up more than a third during the day and have now recovered from the company’s earnings report... Continue reading »

by James Hercher // February 26th, 2019 //

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Roku’s $151 Million In Q4 Platform Revenue Illustrates Rising Adoption Of Connected TV

Marketers were slow to move their advertising dollars from desktop to mobile, but they are transitioning to connected TV more quickly, according to Roku CEO Anthony Wood. Advertisers’ quick adoption of connected TV contributed to its $151 million in Q4 platform revenue.Total revenue totaled $275.7 million. Next year, Roku expects more than $1 billion in... Continue reading »

by Sarah Sluis // February 21st, 2019 //

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After Buying Sorenson Media, Nielsen’s Addressable Ads Strategy Starts On Smart TVs

Nielsen’s move into addressable TV planning and measurement starts with the smart TV. About a week after Nielsen bought Sorenson Media for $11.25 million in a bankruptcy auction, the measurement company has formally launched a new unit: the Nielsen Advanced Video Advertising Group. That group consists of Gracenote, which was acquired in 2016 for $560... Continue reading »

by Ryan Joe // February 21st, 2019 //

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NBCU Sells Its First Ever TV Ad Campaign Based On Business Outcomes

NBCU did something it had never done before: transacted on a TV advertising campaign based on business outcomes. The campaign for the STXfilms movie “The Upside” was guaranteed based on ticket sales and, secondarily, show time searches, the broadcast giant said Friday. Comscore will measure viewership data and tie it to ticket sales from Fandango,... Continue reading »

by Ryan Joe // February 8th, 2019 //

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Disney Girds For The Streaming Wars With Its Checkbook

Carving out a spot in the ever-crowded direct-to-consumer streaming market is an expensive proposition – and Disney is ready to spend. DTC is “a bet on the future of this business,” Disney CEO Bob Iger told investors on Tuesday, the equivalent of pouring money into building a theme park. “We are deploying capital so that the... Continue reading »

by Allison Schiff // February 5th, 2019 //

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DirecTV Now’s Losses, Xandr’s Growth, And Other Hotspots From AT&T’s Earnings Call

AT&T is juggling a lot of business units at the crossroads of media, advertising and communications. Here are three takeaways from the company’s Q4 2018 earnings call on Wednesday that you can bring to the water cooler. DirecTV Now lost subscribers … but it’s all part of the plan? When AT&T scaled back on promotions... Continue reading »

by Ryan Joe // January 30th, 2019 //

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NBCU Will Use FreeWheel To Traffic Its Linear And Digital Inventory. Is Converged Buying Nigh?

Traditional broadcasters might soon bridge linear and digital ad buying. But first, baby steps. Before anyone reaches that holy grail, it helps if the ad inventory is trafficked through the same system. So in the spirit of unification, the video ad server FreeWheel said Wednesday that it will handle decisioning for NBCUniversal’s digital and linear... Continue reading »

by Ryan Joe // January 30th, 2019 //

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Telaria To Power Hulu’s PMP, Automating Big Screen Ads

Remember when Hulu opened its automated private marketplace at the beginning of 2019? Turns out Telaria is the vendor that’s powering it. As part of a two-year deal, Hulu will use Telaria’s tech to enable its PMP for advertising across all screens, the video ad platform said Wednesday – from the big one in the... Continue reading »

by Ryan Joe // January 23rd, 2019 //

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NBCU Reveals New Details About Its Direct-to-Consumer Streaming Service

NBCU is not getting left in the dust as competitors like Amazon, AT&T and Disney plan their direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming services. On Monday, the broadcast titan said it will launch its yet-to-be-named streaming service in early 2020. The service will provide ad-supported content to pay-TV subscribers, including 90 million Comcast-connected homes in the United States... Continue reading »

by Rae Paoletta // January 14th, 2019 //

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