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HBO’s Big Emmys Haul Supplants Netflix
A quick look at HBO’s Emmys success relative to competitors like Netflix.
Reaching Modern Gamers Requires A New Approach from Marketers
Samsung Ad’s Nick Barrionuevo explains why gamers are such a valuable audience for advertisers and offers some best practices on how to reach them.
Advertising To Football Fans Takes More Than TV
84% of viewers use a second screen when watching TV. Are you reaching them on all devices?
How MadHive Is Helping Political Campaigns Make Sense Of Streaming
In this Innovator Spotlight from our new report on political advertising, MadHive’s Joe Marino talks about the benefits of streaming for political ad campaigns. Download at link.
U.S. Open An Ace For TV Advertisers This Year
The U.S. Open was a roaring success for the sport — and TV advertisers this year.
Sephora Settlement Underlines TV Privacy Concerns, Dongles Are Dying But The Hybrid Ecosystem Is Here To Stay
Why data privacy is about to become even more important to TV advertisers and what a new Vizio survey tells us about cord cutting and the importance of the TV OS.
College Football Playoff Expansion Gives Linear TV More Premium Inventory — For A Premium Price
An expanded College Football Playoff could be one of the most lucrative rights deals on TV as networks are still scrambling to keep audiences watching.
AVOD Acquisition Costs And Savings: Data Dose
In this week’s Data Dose: AVOD Customer Acquisition Costs, Social Food Trends, Beer Ads Growth, & Franchise Prequel Power
Hot Takes: Political Advertising Meets The Streaming Revolution
TVREV’s Thought Leaders Circle members weigh in on why billions of political ad dollars are going to streaming this year.
Magnite’s Sean Buckley On Media Company vs OEM FASTs [Video]
Magnite CRO Sean Buckley on the relative advantages of OEM and media company-owned FASTs in this Innovator Spotlight video from the “FASTs Are The New Cable” report
OEM FASTs Continue To Grow, Netflix Makes A Very Smart Hiring Decision
Why we’re not surprised at the rapid growth of OEM FASTs and why Netflix hiring Peter Naylor sends a good signal to the ad community.
Disney Finally, Maybe, Embraces Prime Opportunity To Build Disney+ Audiences
Disney is considering a new Amazon Prime-style subscription that would tie together its streaming video operations with its many other products, experiences, and services. Makes sense. But what took so long?
How Amagi Is Helping FASTs to Experiment, Iterate and Ultimately Monetize
Amagi Co-Founder Srinivasan KA explains how his company uses data to help content owners figure out the best pathways to monetization.
Peacock Gets NBCU’s Next Days, Streaming Overtakes Cable, Not All Of Linear
Getting NBC’s programming back from Hulu may be the start of Peacock’s comeback and no, streaming did not just surpass linear.
Building A Better Streaming Service For Latin American Markets
Building a sustainable streaming-video company is a complicated business. Four executives from Vizio, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Amagi, and TelevisaUnivisiion talked best practices and lessons learned as part of a recent event designed to help Latin American startups navigate the challenges of the streaming video industry. Among other tips: take care of your distribution partners, and get clear on which data matters to your business, especially for targeting ads and program suggestions.
Nexstar’s Majority-Stake CW Acquisition Solves Problems For Everyone
Nexstar’s CW acquisition gives it something it needs, while also giving Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery what they want.
How LG Uses Data To Stand Up The FAST Channels Users Want Most
LG Ads Solutions CEO Raghu Kodige explains how ACR data helps it to personalize its FAST for users and advertisers alike.
Paramount+ Teams Up With Walmart, Bundles Make Scoring The Streaming Wars Even Harder
The many reasons Paramount was wise to join forces with Walmart, time for the streaming industry to stop focusing on subscriber counts.
B1G Implications: What’s Next For Networks After Big Ten’s Record TV Rights Deal
The Big Ten’s record deal has lasting implications for the Big Four broadcast networks, ESPN and its own cable channel.