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Not Dead Yet: Ad Spending On Linear TV Up Despite Decline In Impressions, iSpot Q1 Report Says
Streaming’s share of impressions rises to 14%
At NewFronts And Upfronts, Keep An Eye On How Tech Is Dominating the Ad World
The digital giants are seeing double-digit gains as they pour resources into better targeting and increased effectiveness.
Streaming World Consolidates As Frndly TV Is Sold To Roku For $185 Million
‘I don’t think of them as a virtual MVPD. I think of them as linear channels that’s in a paid tier that we can grow,’ said Roku Founder Anthony Wood
Roku’s Upfront: No Party, No Problem
“At at the end of the day, we're still going to use this as a moment to push towards more performance oriented television,” says Roku’s Jordan Rost
Truthset Comes Up With AAA Idea For Rating Data Quality
“There’s been no clarity, transparency, or knowledge of how good or bad all this data is. It's fueling everything here. And now we have those answers,” says Scott McKinley
Comcast Spells Out Plans To Slow Broadband Sub Losses
Also industry news from AdOmni, Nexxen and LG Ads
Better Reach, Impact: Ad News from Innovid, iSpot and Magnite
“Finding the ideal reach and frequency is a reality with new technology,” the report says.
Viant’s Lockr Adopts Multiple Identity Systems To Boost Addressability Of Internet Advertising
Viant Household ID, Yahoo ConnectedID, First-ID, the Trade Desk’s EUID and Critco HEM added
March Mayhem Creates Impressive Month For TV News Views
An eventful March fueled audience and watch-time growth for TV news publishers across social video, as data from Tubular Labs reveals.
Amid Economic Turmoil, Netflix Expects Ad Revenue Growth
In-house ad-tech platform providing flexibility, targeting, measurement and new commercial formats
Digital Advertising Grew 14.9% to $258.6 Billion In 2024: IAB/PwC Report
Digital video, retail media, social and search showing the biggest gains
OpenAP Tackles Cross-Platform Targeting With Open Identity
Data companies Acxiom, Deepsync, Experian, LiveRamp and TransUnion have signed on as data partners working to standardize identity data for targeting and measurement.
March Madness Boosts Cable’s Share Of TV Viewing, Nielsen Says
Top 10 streaming shows distributed by 7 different platforms
Spectrum Reach Makes Inventory Available Through PubMatic
The arrangement provides buyers using PubMatic with more opportunities to advertise in local news and live sports
Comscore’s Demographic Measurement System Wins Accreditation From The Media Rating Council
‘Households With’ metrics provide info on age and gender for all 210 local markets and national TV based on big data
Another Day, Another Nielsen Suit Against VideoAmp
‘It is another desperate lawsuit from Nielsen that we believe is intended to stifle innovation and competition by burdening growing companies’ – VideoAmp statement
At PlayFronts, Video Games Vie For Ad Dollars
The the goal is to make in-game ads easier to buy and prove that they produce outcomes for marketers.
iSpot Launches ‘Outcomes At Scale,’ Enabling Publishers To Measure Campaign Results In Flight
Paramount Global first to offer clients clients new capability
Coming Soon: The Advertising Industry, New and Improved With Artificial Intelligence
Just 37% of respondents said job security is a concern when it comes to integrating AI into the ad business, according to a new IAB report.
Analyst Cuts Ad Spending Forecast, With Streaming Gaining While Broadcast And Cable Decline in 2025
Clients are becoming more hesitant to deploy media spend amid the growing uncertainty, says Michael Nathanson.

