Legacy media makes new bets on CTV and retail media convergence
Advertisers are shifting spend towards retail media and connected TV, with a focus on merging CTV scale and brand-building with retail media's data-driven capabilities. [ more ]
How GenAI Is Poised To Disrupt $30 Billion CTV Advertising Industry
Connected TV (CTV) is a rapidly growing sector in digital advertising, attracting advertisers for its combination of big-screen storytelling and digital optimization capabilities. [ more ]
GroupM Launches Ad Innovation Accelerator, A Cross-Industry Effort To Evolve Past 30-Second Spots
The GroupM Ad Innovation Accelerator has launched as a cross-company program aimed at redefining engagement between advertisers and audiences in the connected-TV space.
BrightLine, Disney, KERV, NBCUniversal, Roku, Telly, and YouTube are among the companies that will participate in the accelerator. [ more ]
Media Buying Briefing: Here are five media agency trends to watch in 2024
Media agencies will face major challenges in 2024, including the impact of cookies going away, the rise of connected TV, scrutiny on digital platforms, and the rise of generative AI.
Marketers are increasingly in-housing their advertising efforts and directly connecting with customers, leading to deeper relationships and more personalized messaging. [ more ]
How children's privacy laws complicate connected TV tracking practices
Connected TV industry's use of IP addresses for tracking viewers raises concerns about children's privacy laws.
The introduction of Amazon Prime Video's ad-supported tier will intensify competition among premium streaming ad sellers during an uncertain budgetary period. [ more ]
Programmatic CTV Will Hit Puberty In 2024 | AdExchanger
Advertisers are increasingly treating connected TV (CTV) as a digital performance channel and demand for programmatic CTV is expected to continue growing.
Programmatic CTV offers a cost-effective way to target and attribute ads while maintaining scale, which is why more advertisers are turning to it. [ more ]
Roku And Unity Want To Prove CTV Is A Performance Channel | AdExchanger
Roku is partnering with app monetization platform Unity to help gaming and mobile app developers add connected TV to their user acquisition campaigns.
The partnership aims to provide performance marketing attribution for streaming, allowing advertisers to accurately measure the impact of streaming media on app downloads and performance.
Roku is looking to attract app developers as new advertisers and is focusing on diversifying its demand for CTV campaigns. [ more ]