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New, Smaller Bundles Rise With New DirecTV-Paramount Global Agreement
Subscribers now can get some Paramount programming—sports, kids—without having to buy all of its cable channels
YouTube Rules TV Again In May, Aims To Dominate For Next 20 Years
YouTube creators will ‘flip formats, blend genres and push deeper into the mainstream,’ Neal Mohan says
Programmatic Strategy Paying Off For DirecTV After Focus Shifts To Streaming
Programmatic campaigns across DirecTV’s expanded footprint are seeing increases of as much as 50% in response rates.
Streaming Makes TV History, Topping Combined Broadcast, Cable Usage Combined in May
Sports sponsorship measurement system launched
Amazon Helps Marketers Learn From Creator and Influencer Videos on Amazon Live
Insights from Amazon Live product piches are fed into the Amazon Marketing Cloud, where they can ba analyze to guide campaigns.
More Targeting Brings Advertisers Big Lift in Results, TransUnion Study Finds
Also: Ad tech news from ISpot, Anoki, GSTV, The Trade Desk, TCL and Transmit
Speedvision FAST Channel Vrooms Onto Vizio Smart TVs
Auto-focused channel is steering into demand for sports-adjacent content.
iSpot To Measure Sponsorship Impact For Genius Sports
Genius Sports will integrate iSpot’s Unified and Outcomes measurement products and data insights into omnichannel platform FanHub, which helps reach sports fans
Anoki Integrates With Magnite While Seedtag Adds Neuroscience To Find Emotional Connections
Gracenote study finds that that while contextual is building confidence in CTV advertising, there’s a lack of data, especially in sports
I’m Buying! The Beverage Industry Boosts Spending On TV Advertising, iSpot Report Finds
Booze marketers see streaming as an increasingly important channel.
Big Subscription Streaming Services Offering 5% More Content
Netflix and sports show biggest increases, according to Gracenote report
YouTube Has The Largest Share, But The Battle To Monetize Streaming Viewers Is Just Getting Started
YouTube’s share of viewers rises to 12.4% in April ,according to Nielsen
Wanna Watch The Game? Stay In the Car, Says Gracenote
‘Gracenote is uniquely positioned to bring personalized sports experiences to the connected car space.’ - Trent Wheeler, head of innovation at Gracenote.
More Studies Show Streaming Gains
Biggest streaming title is ABC’s long-running drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
How The Big Charter-Cox Deal Will Impact The TV Business
Also: Cross-platform TV ad measurement company iSpot names Steven Millman as chief scientist
Something’s New, Something’s Old At The Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront
Netflix rolls out big numbers and said its ad-tech suite is coming to a market near you
Want Results to Jump? Leap Media’s Trademarked Long-Form Syndication Gains Altitude
Leap Media brings TV advertisers a syndicated package that includes content from top producers, targeted linear and digital distribution, while its nimble structure allows for value pricing.
At The NewFronts, More Talk Of Predictive Advertising, AI, Scale And Outcomes
54% of marketers are looking to reduce budgets in 2025, a new Nielsen report says
NewFronts: Now Samsung Has a FAST Channel Of Its Own
Tubi unveils new interactive and shoppable commercial formats
Not Dead Yet: Ad Spending On Linear TV Up Despite Decline In Impressions, iSpot Q1 Report Says
Streaming’s share of impressions rises to 14%