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You Don't Have To Be An Oracle To Know That Digital Advertising Is Brutal
Even big players like Oracle, Adobe, Verizon, and AT&T have a tough time cracking the advertising game, often losing out to tech giants like Google and Meta. It's a good reminder that diving into retail media will come with big risks.
The Great Rebundling Will Be Ad-Supported, RIP Norman Lear
Why The Great Rebundling is going to be all about ad-supported SVOD and a look at how Norman Lear forever changed TV.
FASTs Really Are The New Cable, The Great Rebundling Continues Apace
Tubi is now available via Verizon FIOS, Paramount+ is now available via The Roku Channel: The Great Rebundling continues.
When Each Public Streaming Company Will Report Earnings This Quarter
As a service to our readers, we’re compiling all the earnings calls scheduled by the relevant companies in the streaming space.
Why Verizon’s PlusPlay Could Be A Big Deal For Subscription Services Of Any Kind
Verizon’s just-announced PlusPlay will aggregate easy a la carte access not just to streaming-video networks but a variety of other subscription service providers, potentially a big deal for a fractured industry and frustrated customers, while dealing another blow to the battered cable bundle.
Attention Turned Engagement with true[X] Gimbal’s Laurel Rossi
In this installment of our Marketer Interview video series, we learn through a simple word association game how marketers are preparing for a new year of expanded media fragmentation. Meet Laurel Rossi, CMO of true[X] and Gimbal, which is reinventing omnichannel experiences by powering more valuable exchanges between consumers and brands that respect consumers’ time, attention and privacy.
Here's How Apollo Makes its Verizon Media Acquisition Worthwhile
Apollo's ability to turn Yahoo into a larger sports betting player could make or break the Verizon Media acquisition.
Quick Viewership and Advertising Insights for the Oscars
Get key viewership, advertising and social video insights around Hollywood's biggest night, featuring data from VIZIO's Inscape, iSpot, Tubular Labs and Canvs.
Why the Hell Do Brands Buy Super Bowl Ads? And Why the Hell Don't They?
A critical look at the case for and against advertising during the Super Bowl.
NFL's Next Media Rights Deal Can Define League, Network Futures
The NFL's 2022 media rights should dictate a lot for both the league going forward and the fortunes of its various broadcast (and maybe streaming) partners.
Who -- Other Than T-Mobile -- Needs TVision?
T-Mobile's TVision is yet another streaming service in a sea of them. Can it set itself apart in a crowded marketplace?
Apple, Disney Take Baby Steps Toward The Great Rebundling
Apple announced a bundle with Showtime and CBS All Access, and Verizon will add Hulu and ESPN+ to its free Disney+ offering. Let the Great Re-Bundling commence! Well, at least a little bit.
Boycotting Facebook? Time To Take Another Look At TV
Brands that are joining in the Facebook boycott next month would do well to take a second look at television which is more targetable than ever while remaining brand safe.
Netflix Beefs Up Warchest With $2 Billion In New Debt
Netflix took out another big loan, $2 billion in unsecured debt, just days before competing Apple and Disney services launch. Great programming "can be expensive" CEO Reed Hastings said.
What if Disney Just Buys Sony for the Hardware... and Spider-Man?
If Marvel winds up losing Spider-Man completely to Sony, could they just buy the whole company to get him back, with a hardware play to boot?
"Netflix For Games" Services Creating A Gold Rush Too
The rush to create video game subscription services is as heated as the one for video subscription services. And it's a bigger market.
Bud Light Scores Audience Attention During World Cup
Bud Light's ads scored with audiences during this year's World Cup, while Mexico drove more Emotional Reactions (ERs) than any other team.