New social media content moderation policies will enable connections with audiences that reflect a broader range of perspectives, expand inventory, and provide opportunities for contextual alignment.
What happens if the TikTok ban comes to pass; Netflix’s live sports Hail Mary play; and Channel Factory surfs for buyers.
In today’s newsletter: Performance Max has many imitators, but Google’s still ahead of the pack; France’s competition authority fines Google for using news content to train its Bard AI model without their knowledge of consent; and Apollo Global Management offers to acquire Paramount Global for $11 billion.
The lines between traditional and connected TV are getting blurrier. YouTube’s Brandcast event will be the same week as the Upfronts. Is it a move to declare the end of traditional TV? Probably not, writes Lauren Douglass, Channel Factory’s SVP of global marketing – perhaps it’s YouTube’s way of asking everyone to “stop treating CTV and linear TV as two completely separate entities.”
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Jed Hartman, US President, Channel Factory. The evolution of digital media has unleashed a number of unintended negative consequences. Just to rattle off a few examples: The quest for impression-based scale led to advertisers […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Jed Hartman, Chief Commercial Officer, Channel Factory The 30-second spot has been the undisputed ruler of advertising units since the birth of broadcast TV. The storytelling, the emotion, the impact and the ROI have all […]
Integral Ad Science and Channel Factory, a brand suitability and ad performance platform for YouTube, released a joint product on Wednesday that combines content curation with optimization and measurement for YouTube campaigns. The product, dubbed Channel Science (a portmanteau of their names), is generally available, but only on a manual basis for now. The companies […]
YouTube has broadened its measurement partner program and made it easier for buyers to find the right service provider for their needs. On Monday, YouTube added Channel Factory, Integral Ad Science, DoubleVerify, Sightly and VuePlanner to the program. Existing partners include Pixability, Zefr, Tubular Labs and Wizdeo. But OpenSlate, which had been a member of […]
“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 Tony Chen, CEO at Channel Factory. As the EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) loomed last year, many industry leaders asked if limitations on consumer data would disrupt ad targeting. Major […]
The Washington Post’s former chief revenue officer, Jed Hartman, has landed at Channel Factory, which uses video AI to help brands curate their YouTube buys for better brand safety and contextual relevance. For Hartman – whose departure from the Post was left unexplained – the new role as chief commercial and strategy officer fulfills a […]
