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VIZIO Sees Open Standards As Essential To Addressable Advertising’s Future
From our private TV[R]EV Thought Leaders Circle event, VIZIO's Adam Gaynor on why open standards are essential to addressable advertising's future.
ESPN's College Football TV Rights Consolidation Play
ESPN's the big winner when the dust settles on Texas and Oklahoma's move to the SEC.
Texas and Oklahoma Jumping to SEC Would Have Major TV Implications
There are significant reverberations for sports TV assuming Texas and Oklahoma are actually bound for the SEC
Nielsen Under Attack, Netflix’s New Numbers
The one where we look at the real story behind the move to disaccredit Nielsen and why Netflix's latest earnings are nothing to worry about.
TVSquared's Bob Ivins On The Need For A New Way Of Looking At TV Data
In the latest video from the TV Data Initiative, TVSquared's Bob Ivins talks about the need for new relationships, new business models and new distribution n order to allow TV data to reach its full potential.
The Next Frontier For Gaming Is Your Smart TV
Treating gaming and TV as competitors for screen time is yesterday’s battle. It’s no longer about competition, but complementing content.
LG Ads Kodige: Connected TVs The Keystone To Addressable Advertising Adoption
From our TV[R]EV Thought Leaders Circle event, LG Ads CEO Raghu Kodige on why advertising shouldn't be a nuisance for the consumer.
Blockgraph's Aleck Schleider On The Value of Universal IDs
Blockgraph's Chief Revenue Officer, Aleck Scheider, on why universal IDs are so important and why making them interoperable should be one of the TV Data Initiative's goals.
Brands Excited About Olympics; Viewers A Bit Less So
Comcast can expect a big payday from ads for the Tokyo Olympics that begin this week. But many viewers are uncomfortable, and worrisome long-term trends suggest NBCUniversal and Comcast should enjoy their time on the medal stand now.
Mediaocean's Goldman On Their Plans To Tame the Wild West of Audience Targeting
In video footage from our members-only Thought Leaders Circle event, Mediaocean's Aaron Goldman walks us through why omnichannel advertising is where the industry is heading.
Inscape's Ken Norcross On The Evolution Of TV Measurement
As part of our upcoming series of Special Reports on the Emerging Smart TV Ecosystem, we sat down with Ken Norcross, Inscape's Director of Business Development, to discuss how TV Measurement is evolving and why smart TV OEMs and their ability to use ACR data to measure both linear and streaming give them such a big leg up
Smart TV OEMs Up Their Content Games, Emmy Nominations Reflect Two-Tier System
The one where we look at how Smart TV OEMs are expanding the reach of their FASTs and the repercussions of the Emmys favoring streaming over prime time.
Streaming Music Playing Second-Fiddle To Video In TV Advertising
Apple, Amazon, and YouTube spent $88 million on TV ads for streaming music over the last three years, compared to $1.16 billion for streaming video.
Beachfront’s St. John On Why Decision Making Tech Will Drive Addressable TV Advertising’s Evolution
When it comes to addressable advertising, few companies are as in the thick of it than Beachfront. Beachfront is a convergent TV ad platform that works with programmers and distributors to unify traditional paid TV with connected TVs. The company acts as the ad decisioning partner between the supply/programmer side and the media buying side. When there’s an opportunity for an addressable ad insertion, Beachfront’s tech decides what ads should be served based on that individual or household.
Universal Movies Go To Peacock First, Roku Buttons Up Apple
The one where we look at why NBCU is remembering they own Peacock and why Apple TV+ is getting a button on the Roku remote.
The Platform Shoe Is On The Other Foot: Mapping The CTVerse
Evan Shapiro has created one of his famous media universe maps detailing the "CTVerse" for our upcoming series of reports on the Emerging Smart TV Ecosystem.
Five Streaming Video Trends Shaped 2021's First Half, And Will Shape Its Future
Streaming video's last era ended this spring with a few more service launches, and now we're moving into a new era of TV. Here are the five big trends shaping streaming video's future.
Lots Of Streaming Newbies Still Out There, Google Delays The Demise Of Cookies
The one where we look at how an influx of new streaming viewers creates opportunities for smart TV OEMs and Flixes alike, and unpack the Google Cookie Delay.
Who’s Still Advertising with Tucker Carlson at the End of Q2 2021?
At the end of Q2, we dig into the data on who's still advertising with Tucker Carlson.