CTV Roundup
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CTV Roundup
Don’t Go Dark On Advertising During Election Season, New Research Suggests
TV and video measurement provider iSpot is fielding a lot of election season concerns from buyers as political ad spend increases in the weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election.
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CTV Roundup
Talking CTV Transparency (And The Lack Thereof) With Samsung
Viewers – and ad buyers – are giving FAST channels a chance. Still, the FAST channel market has a long way to go, says Michael Scott, VP and head of ad sales & operations at Samsung Ads.
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CTV Roundup
This Year’s Upfront Results Showcase Netflix’s Lack Of Transparency
Netflix declined to disclose upfront commitments in dollar amounts or share specific percentages regarding where its commitments came from or what they’re earmarked for. The streamer’s lack of transparency is drawing the ire of the TV ad industry.
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CTV Roundup
Will Alternative TV Currencies Ever Be More Than A Nielsen Add-On?
Ever since Nielsen was dinged for undercounting TV viewers during the pandemic, its competitors have been fighting to convince buyers and sellers alike to adopt them as alternatives. And yet, some industry insiders argue that alt currencies weren’t ever meant to supplant Nielsen.
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CTV Roundup
How Sensodyne Is Optimizing TV Ads Using Attention Metrics
Sensodyne wanted to do more than just get a sense of whether people were paying attention to its TV ads. The Haleon-owned toothpaste brand also wanted to optimize for attention.
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CTV Roundup
Copying Netflix Is Part Of The Streaming Profitability Playbook
Disney and Netflix report streaming profitability, while WBD continues to suffer revenue losses. What Disney and WBD have in common, however, is a desire to copy Netflix.
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CTV Roundup
Why Toyota’s Olympics Exit Opens Up The Games For Hyundai
Hyundai returns to the Olympics as a national advertiser and the presenting sponsor of the USA women’s soccer team – with a new ad campaign to show for it.
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CTV Roundup
CTV Is One Of The Fastest-Growing Channels On Viant’s Platform – But There’s Still Value In Linear
I recently caught up with Viant co-founders Tim (CEO) and Chris (COO) Vanderhook – or, as I like to think of them, The Brothers Vanderhook – to get an update on their business. During Q1 this year, Viant reported that streaming audio and CTV combined represented more than half of the total ad spend on […]
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CTV Roundup
How Toyota Uses TV Home Screens To Reframe The Camry Brand
Toyota is dipping its toes into home screen ads on Vizio TVs with a recent campaign for the new hybrid 2025 Camry model in hopes of reaching younger consumers.
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CTV Roundup
BET+ Bets On Programmatic To Boost Revenue For Its New Ad-Supported Service
BET+, which first launched in 2019 without ads, rolled out an ad-supported tier in June 2023. Now, the next step for BET+ will be to increase its monetization, says Jason Harvey, EVP of BET Media Group and head of BET+.