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Kargo, Samba TV partnership

Kargo, a specialist in creating breakthrough omnichannel ad solutions for the world’s top brands, is  partnering with Samba TV, a provider of TV technology for audience data and omniscreen measurement. The partnership will enable advertisers to target, measure and optimise reach and frequency across mobile and connected TV (CTV) environments with greater precision. This collaboration […]

October 25, 2024

Report alleges CTV “surveillance”

The Connected TV (CTV) video streaming industry in the US operates a massive data-driven surveillance apparatus that has transformed the television set into a sophisticated monitoring, tracking and targeting device, according to a new report from lobbying group the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD). How TV Watches Us: Commercial Surveillance in the Streaming Era documents how CTV […]

October 7, 2024By Colin Mann

Experian audiences now on FreeWheel

Experian has announced that Experian Audiences are now accessible on FreeWheel, a global technology platform for the TV advertising industry. This includes FreeWheel’s sell-and-buy-side programmatic advertising platforms, which provide premium inventory for digital and TV campaigns. With Experian Audiences available within FreeWheel, advertisers can access the data they need to create and activate targeted and […]

October 3, 2024

Statara Solutions partners with Comscore

Statara Solutions, a data analytics and customer intelligence solutions provider, has announced a partnership with Proximic by Comscore. This collaboration will integrate Proximic’s viewership-based contextual targeting data into Statara’s Media Platform, significantly enhancing planning and buying capabilities for connected TV (CTV) and cross-platform campaigns. “We are thrilled to partner with Proximic by Comscore to bring […]

September 9, 2024

CMA objects to Google’s ad tech practices

An investigation by the  UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that Google is using anti-competitive practices in open-display ad tech, which it believes could be harming thousands of UK publishers and advertisers. As set out in a statement of objections issued to Google, the CMA has provisionally found that, when placing digital […]

September 6, 2024By Colin Mann

Quantcast, smartclip digital ad partnership

Quantcast, a programmatic advertising platform, is entering a new strategic partnership with smartclip, RTL Group’s adtech development unit and a leading provider of adtech solutions across Europe. Marketers working with Quantcast will have access to premium programmatic video supply across all screens and devices, including over-the-top (OTT) and connected television (CTV). This collaboration aims to […]

August 29, 2024

Research: Addressable TV ads key for young adults

Go Addressable, a trade organisation dedicated to furthering the growth of addressable TV, has published research that highlights the value of addressable TV advertising, or the ability to serve targeted ads to specific households or users based on deterministic identifiers, amid signal loss and evolving viewership habits. Advertisers today can at times face difficulties reaching […]

August 16, 2024

Digital video ad spend to jump in 2024

Spending on digital video advertising is expected to jump 16 per cent to $62.9 billion in 2024, according to the IAB. The increase comes after a 15 per cent increase in 2023 and a 21 per cent hike in 2022 and outrun the growth in total advertising spending. The IAB expects digital to have the […]

July 16, 2024

Yospace helps ad-funded broadcasters score during Euro 2024

Football may not be coming home for England fans, but it’s not just the Spanish that will be celebrating success at Euro 2024. Data insights from Yospace, the dynamic ad insertion company, gathered from ad-funded broadcaster customers across four continents, show that almost 6 billion addressable ads were stitched across the four weeks of the […]

July 16, 2024

DVB updates Targeted Advertising specs

The DVB Steering Board has approved the publication of an update to DVB’s Targeted Advertising specifications as well as commercial requirements for the addition of a new CDN-related functionality to DVB-I and DVB-DASH. Both documents are available from the DVB specification library as BlueBooks. DVB’s specifications for Targeted Advertising come in three parts. DVB-TA Part […]

July 11, 2024