The Future Of Television. Dissected Daily.
What’s Possible, Part 1
In the first videos from our new series shot at POSSIBLE 2025, top industry executives lay out what’s possible if everything turns out the way their company envisions it and what a wonderful world that will be for us all.
The Head And The Heart: How B2B Brands Finally Found A Reason To Love CTV
Better targeting, of the likes provided by LinkedIn, has given B2B brands the courage to dip their toes in the CTV water, using the power of emotion to supplement the power of logic.
Hot List: TVREV Originals, What’s New in New Fronts, More
Prom season, Pope news, and programmatic pitches—this spring’s NewFronts proved that everyone from Walmart to LinkedIn wants in on TV’s makeover, and even the networks are starting to dress like cross-platform influencers.
Netflix’s New Interface, The NewFronts Become The OEM Fronts
Everyone’s buzzing about Netflix’s new interface, but Wolk wonders if it’s really all that. Plus a look at why the OEMs now rule the roost at the NewFronts
Want Results to Jump? Leap Media’s Trademarked Long-Form Syndication Gains Altitude
Leap Media brings TV advertisers a syndicated package that includes content from top producers, targeted linear and digital distribution, while its nimble structure allows for value pricing.
Can Broadcasters Have Their Cake — And Eat It Too?
Broadcasters cannot be both innovators and wards of the state.
At The NewFronts, More Talk Of Predictive Advertising, AI, Scale And Outcomes
54% of marketers are looking to reduce budgets in 2025, a new Nielsen report says
Comscore’s Rachel Gantz On Why Programmatic Needs A Quality Filter
Comscore’s Rachel Gantz on why the industry needs their new Certified Deal IDs and why they chose Magnite as their launch partner.
Waging The CTV OS Wars: The Great Battle For The Living Room
Listen in as Alan joins Marion Ranchet on The Media Odyssey podcast this week to discuss the Global OS Wars.
NewFronts: Now Samsung Has a FAST Channel Of Its Own
Tubi unveils new interactive and shoppable commercial formats
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%
NBA, NHL Playoff Ratings Have Lacked Help From Biggest Markets
New York and Los Angeles haven’t been pulling their weight lately for the NHL and NBA. We put a spotlight on the role of big-market teams in their respective playoffs.
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.
Hot List: Why TV’s Are In The Cat Bird Seat, More
The NewFronts have shifted from showcasing digital upstarts to spotlighting TV manufacturers and their operating systems as the new power players in connected TV and advertising.
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
Possible Becomes Probable, Meta Launches Its Own Standalone AI
A look at the value of trade shows and how Possible became so big so fast. Plus a look at Meta’s new standalone Web AI app and what Team Zuck is really thinking beyond “perms are cool.”
Diller’s ‘90s-Era Fever Dream May Be Local TV’s Path To Future Relevance
Diller imagined a network of independent stations breathing life back into "local TV" — a striking contrast to the increasingly cookie-cutter world of national networks and formulaic local newscasts.
MLS Clubs Finding Local TV Lifeline Around Apple Limitations
MLS still benefits greatly from its exclusive Apple TV+ deal. But recently, clubs have been finding workarounds to earn more exposure (and revenues) from local broadcasts, too.
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
Breaking Free From Hollywood’s Grip
In our latest Marconi piece, Christian Knaebel presents a compelling argument against the media industry’s American hegemony.

