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A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem…
A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem…
This year’s NewFronts cemented streaming as a main vehicle to reach TV audiences following a massive shift in viewing behavior fueled by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The theme of the IAB’s three-day event was “Living The Stream,” and this year’s presenters reflected the big changes in a programming market that has seen the launch of […]
Retargeting might be considered a legacy business, but it held strong for Criteo – and actually grew – during the first quarter of this year. On Criteo’s Q1 earnings call Wednesday, CEO Megan Clarken pointed to the resilience of retargeting as a driver of the company’s growth. Not that retargeting’s rebound wasn’t also somewhat of a surprise. […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Playing It Safe Who needs the razzle dazzle? There’s nothing sexier than safety and incremental reach, and Twitter touted both during its NewFronts presentation on Wednesday. “The TV-like quality of the content is clear,” said JP Maheu, Twitter’s VP of US client services. To […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Roku has a message for TV buyers: traditional linear’s decline continues, with a 39% loss in ratings and a median age creeping over 60. Sure, prices for traditional TV advertising haven’t dipped. But it’s fair to argue that old school programmers are surfing […]
The number of US-based subscribers of NBCUniversal’s premium ad-supported streaming service Peacock has leaped from 33 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 42 million in Q1 2021. During the Q1 earnings call of parent company Comcast on Thursday, NBCU attributed the increase – coming a year after Peacock’s launch – to the popularity […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Nielsen’s recent agreement with Roku is poised to accelerate the growth of addressable TV advertising. And with Disney’s recent announcement that it plans to automate more than half of its business and make the majority of its inventory – both linear and digital […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. #Fail The pervasiveness of fake ad schemes on Facebook and Google have left their users “worryingly exposed to scams,” especially because the two giants have failed to crack down on fraudulent activity, even after it has been reported. Or so says the British consumer […]
The third-party cookie is halfway out the door, so CafeMedia is already ushering in its replacement: email-based IDs. The ad management firm started working with LiveRamp ATS (Authenticated Traffic Solution) eight months ago. ATS scrambles an email address and puts the user’s identity in a secure envelope for SSPs to open and resolve. Buyers then […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. About six years ago, ad server Innovid introduced interactive ads in CTV. Now, about a third of Innovid’s clients are testing them, and the company is seeing 2% to 3% engagement rates that are four or five times higher compared to other ad […]