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 […]
Dave Morgan, CEO of Simulmedia, a technology company that “delivers television viewership through data-driven program promotion,” discussed the company’s latest round of financing (see release) and recent insights. AdExchanger.com: From your standpoint, can you expand on why Time Warner is a strategic fit for Simulmedia? What were you looking for in this new round of […]
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 […]
Adconion announced the Joost Video Network today – “a complete suite of online video advertising products and services… with global in-banner and in- stream video advertising capabilities, including pre-, mid- and post- roll video advertisements.” (Read the release.) The announcement comes a little over three months since Adconion acquired Joost. Nick Higgins, Adconion’s director of […]
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? […]
Online video advertising network, Tremor Media, announced an upgrade to its Acudeo technology yesterday which will offer advertisers “an enhanced targeting solution that uses real-time audience data to better package inventory across its network.” In addition, the company announced a partnership with online data and audience measurement provider, Quantcast. Read the release. AdExchanger.com discussed the […]
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 […]
Jon Werther, a former AOL/Time Warner executive has joined Dave Morgan’s Simulmedia, which leverages digital to optimize TV program promotion, as Chief Revenue Officer. View the release on Simulmedia’s website. Werther discussed the new opportunity with AdExchanger.com. AdExchanger.com: In your estimation, where is digital in the mindset of broadcast executives today? Have they caught up? […]
Waikit Lau is President and Co-founder of ScanScout, an online video advertising network. AdExchanger.com: How does ScanScout contextual video advertising solution fit with today’s audience-focused media plans? WL: ScanScout rolled out audience targeting about a year and a half ago. Today, majority of ad buys are audience targeted. We also offer contextual, geographical, time of […]
Christine Watkins is CEO of INVISION INC., a provider of advertising sales management systems to the broadcast and cable network industries. The advertiser is looking for better attribution models across all forms of advertising these days including TV. Please discuss INVISION’s transition from a primary focus on tools for traditional television ad sales to an […]
