streaming video

Since programmatic is all about advertisers looking for low-cost impressions, Likewise gets more revenue from direct deals that rely on its first-party audience data.

The streaming revolution isn’t only taking place on the big screen in the living room. There are opportunities to reach audiences on a multitude of devices, and the possibilities can be daunting.

Google’s protestations about TrueView’s media quality aside, two questions remain: Why is any of this happening, and why is change unlikely in the short term?

Despite a sluggish macroeconomic environment and jittery consumers and businesses, US media ad spend is expected to increase by 3.4% in 2023, according to a Magna forecast released Monday.

Streaming has a Hispanic underrepresentation problem. Hispanic Americans account for nearly 20% of the US population, but Latino actors were cast in only 5.5% of the roles in digital programming during the 2019-2020 broadcast season. The representation gap is even wider in streaming TV than it is in broadcast, where Latino actors accounted for 6.3% of all roles.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. TikTocking Dollars TikTok wants in on the ecommerce action that has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s introducing new ad formats designed for purchase conversions on the platform. Business Insider reports that the Chinese video app plans to roll out new tools l that […]

As ecommerce advertising becomes more expensive on Facebook, Jeremy Bloom, co-founder and chief revenue officer of tech startup Marpipe, said that brands need to take a data-driven approach to creative testing instead of relying on antiquated “spray and pray” A/B testing methods. Marpipe was founded by 26-year-old CEO Dan Pantelo and last year launched an […]

Coke, Chevrolet, Casio, Burger King, Reebok, Adidas, Old Navy. Netflix content including “Stranger Things,” “GLOW,” “El Camino” and the animated Christmas film “Klaus” are increasingly fertile ground for in-show product placements and brand tie-ins. Originals serve as the inspiration for new consumer products. But most of those deals are struck directly between Netflix and the […]

Disney posted solid results Thursday for its fiscal fourth quarter with $19.04 billion in quarterly revenue, beating expectations of $19.1 billion. The company also announced that Hulu is now the official streaming home for FX Network content. But the company’s earnings call would have been a lot more interesting if it took place five days […]

There was a time when Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was glib when people asked about the competition. He’d point to sleep and video games like Fortnite as the streaming giant’s main rivals for attention. But on Netflix’s third quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Hastings was a lot less flip. “Disney will be a great competitor […]