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UK’s Channel 4 Goes Big with Programmatic Offering

LONDON — Respected UK public broadcaster Channel 4 may be a public broadcaster – but,...

By Robert Andrews  
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Addressable TV Limited Today, Mainstream Tomorrow: Videology’s Ferber
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Addressable Prospect Looks Different Overseas: INVIDI’s Downey
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Upfronts Won’t Die In TV Renaissance: Magna Global’s Bayer
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
TV Ad Super-Targeting Is Ready To Scale: Eyeview CEO
By Robert Andrews  
@ Mipcom: WorldTV Woos TV Nets, Swiss First Aboard; Launching CDN
Conference reports
@ Mipcom: WorldTV Woos TV Nets, Swiss First Aboard; Launching CDN
By Robert Andrews  
‘See-Saw’ Say-So Pushed Back Two Months To February
Company strategy
‘See-Saw’ Say-So Pushed Back Two Months To February
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Kewego Clients, Wizzard On Joost, Sky iTV Ads
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Kewego Clients, Wizzard On Joost, Sky iTV Ads
By Robert Andrews  
UK Round-Up: All3Media On Joost, Telegraph On Blinkx, Centaur Share Buyback, Orchard On We7
Company strategy
UK Round-Up: All3Media On Joost, Telegraph On Blinkx, Centaur Share Buyback, Orchard On We7
By Robert Andrews  
More Sky Woe: Forced To Offer Channels, Picnic Cleared Posthumously
Company strategy
More Sky Woe: Forced To Offer Channels, Picnic Cleared Posthumously
By Robert Andrews  
Virgin Media Hails VOD Rise, But Watch The Numbers
Company strategy
Virgin Media Hails VOD Rise, But Watch The Numbers
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: TrustedReviews Video, TopUp TV VOD
Insights
Broadband Content Bits: TrustedReviews Video, TopUp TV VOD
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Music Subs Chart, Radiohead Stems, France24 On Real.com
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Music Subs Chart, Radiohead Stems, France24 On Real.com
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

FCC Cable Box Reforms Make Data-Driven TV Urgent: Simulmedia’s Morgan

SEVILLE – Government regulation “FCC 16-18” may sound innocuous enough – but the impl...

By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
CNNgo By The Numbers: 9.5 Million Hours Views In March
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Bloomberg’s Bickford Sees TV Ads Held Back By Lack Of Data
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
NAB’s New Digital Group Must Fill Data Gaps: Cablevision’s Tatta
By Robert Andrews  
Analyst Views
Forget Cord-Cutting, Subscribers Stick With The Skinny Bundle, Wieser Says
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: NBC HD For BT, HBO For iTunes, Google TV Ads
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: NBC HD For BT, HBO For iTunes, Google TV Ads
By Robert Andrews  
Dailymotion Goes More Legit With French Video Owners
Company strategy
Dailymotion Goes More Legit With French Video Owners
By Robert Andrews  
Flixwagon Touting White-Label Service To Media, Telcos
Company strategy
Flixwagon Touting White-Label Service To Media, Telcos
By Robert Andrews  
Tiscali Weighs In: Kangaroo ‘Will Threaten Every Other UK Operator’
Company strategy
Tiscali Weighs In: Kangaroo ‘Will Threaten Every Other UK Operator’
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Video Metrics, iPlayer Stacking, Malibu/Yahoo, Reuters Video
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Video Metrics, iPlayer Stacking, Malibu/Yahoo, Reuters Video
By Robert Andrews  
BT Has ‘Serious Concerns’ On Kangaroo; JV ‘Would Reduce Competition’
Company strategy
BT Has ‘Serious Concerns’ On Kangaroo; JV ‘Would Reduce Competition’
By Robert Andrews  
Europarltv Launching This Week; Brussels’
Insights
Europarltv Launching This Week; Brussels’
By Robert Andrews  
Mobile Content Bits: Voda NZ Music, Mippin Mobilizer, ITV Shuns Mobile
Company strategy
Mobile Content Bits: Voda NZ Music, Mippin Mobilizer, ITV Shuns Mobile
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

Big Year For Addressable, But Prime-Time Way Off: SMG’s Murtos

FORT LAUDERDALE — Although the advertising industry spent last year assessing ad tech...

By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Dynamic Ad Inventory Will Be Infinite: Cablevision’s Dolan
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Sky’s Hopes To Retain Its Place In Ad Lifecycle With Smart Analytics
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Banks Follow Autos To Addressable TV: Modi’s Thissen
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
TV Will Start Looking Like Internet: FreeWheel’s Rothwell
By Robert Andrews  
Sky Packs Up Its Picnic, Blames Regulator Delays
Company strategy
Sky Packs Up Its Picnic, Blames Regulator Delays
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Deutsche Welle, Big Bang Test, Orange TV Jordan
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Deutsche Welle, Big Bang Test, Orange TV Jordan
By Robert Andrews  
BSkyB iTV Spin-Off Miniweb Gets Big $32 Million Funding
Funding analysis
BSkyB iTV Spin-Off Miniweb Gets Big $32 Million Funding
By Robert Andrews  
Producers Want Kangaroo To Give Back VOD Rights
Company strategy
Producers Want Kangaroo To Give Back VOD Rights
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Flypaper-Ovo, Perform Soccer Ads, BBC Radio Pop
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Flypaper-Ovo, Perform Soccer Ads, BBC Radio Pop
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: 4oD Best Quality, ITV.com Focusing On Sport, Five-Brightcove
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: 4oD Best Quality, ITV.com Focusing On Sport, Five-Brightcove
By Robert Andrews  
Philips Demoing Net TV – When Will Web TV Work On The Sofa?
Company strategy
Philips Demoing Net TV – When Will Web TV Work On The Sofa?
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Setanta IPTV, PRS TV Fine
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Setanta IPTV, PRS TV Fine
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

Conde Nast Finds A Fit For Films Beyond The Page

LAS VEGAS — Can a magazine make a movie? That’s what is happening at Conde Nast, the ...

By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
SpotX Readies Expansion to Asia
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
After SpotX And Clypd, RTL Group Seeks More Investments In 2016
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Programmatic Auctions Don’t Cheapen TV Ads: DISH’s Sears
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Programmatic Audio Powers Emotional Data Ads: Havas’ Houssaini
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: MuZu TV; Dailymotion-ITN; Bebo; MusicMakesFriends
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: MuZu TV; Dailymotion-ITN; Bebo; MusicMakesFriends
By Robert Andrews  
iPod Graphic Novel Jonas Moore Optioned For TV By MGM
Company strategy
iPod Graphic Novel Jonas Moore Optioned For TV By MGM
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Championat.tv, Yorkshire Ghosts, iTunes Cartoons
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Championat.tv, Yorkshire Ghosts, iTunes Cartoons
By Robert Andrews  
Joost Opposes Kangaroo Again, Says It’s ‘Suffered’ At Hands Of BBC/ITV/C4
Company strategy
Joost Opposes Kangaroo Again, Says It’s ‘Suffered’ At Hands Of BBC/ITV/C4
By Robert Andrews  
Interview: Ashley MacKenzie, CEO, MyVideoRights: ‘My Father Is My Chairman’
Interviews
Interview: Ashley MacKenzie, CEO, MyVideoRights: ‘My Father Is My Chairman’
By Robert Andrews  
TV Producers Fear Kangaroo Will ‘Dampen Competiton’, Dominate Like iTunes
Company strategy
TV Producers Fear Kangaroo Will ‘Dampen Competiton’, Dominate Like iTunes
By Robert Andrews  
BBC Improves Full-Screen Quality Video For iPlayer
Company strategy
BBC Improves Full-Screen Quality Video For iPlayer
By Robert Andrews  
Kangaroo Faces Further Competition Delays, Isn’t Fully Planned
Company strategy
Kangaroo Faces Further Competition Delays, Isn’t Fully Planned
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

Adobe Primetime’s Prime Targets For 2016

FORT LAUDERDALE — Adobe has spent the last couple of years getting its Primetime suit...

By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Addressable TV Ads Are Costlier, But Cheaper: MediaVest’s
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
How Nielsen Helps Networks & Brands Understand Social Viewing
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Digital Ads For Legacy TV To Take Off In 2017: Videa’s Williams
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
TV’s Not Dead, We Can Prove Its Worth: Simulmedia’s Piccone
By Robert Andrews  
Mackenzie/Bazalgette Distributor Myvideorights Names First Contributors
Company strategy
Mackenzie/Bazalgette Distributor Myvideorights Names First Contributors
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: ITV.com Shows, BPI vs ISPs, Video Rising, Uni Web TV
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: ITV.com Shows, BPI vs ISPs, Video Rising, Uni Web TV
By Robert Andrews  
Earnings: BSkyB Beats Forecasts Despite Heavy Broadband Investment
Earnings analysis
Earnings: BSkyB Beats Forecasts Despite Heavy Broadband Investment
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Blinkx TV Guide, VOD Regulation, Sky On iTunes
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Blinkx TV Guide, VOD Regulation, Sky On iTunes
By Robert Andrews  
When Will Web VOD Turn A Profit? Five Losing Money On Demand
Company strategy
When Will Web VOD Turn A Profit? Five Losing Money On Demand
By Robert Andrews  
Round-Up: Mygazines Legal View, Newspaper Sites, Teletext Dating
Company strategy
Round-Up: Mygazines Legal View, Newspaper Sites, Teletext Dating
By Robert Andrews  
Author Andrew’s Keen On UGC TV After All
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Author Andrew’s Keen On UGC TV After All
By Robert Andrews  
To Link Or Not To Link To TV Streams? Old Question With Easy Answer
Company strategy
To Link Or Not To Link To TV Streams? Old Question With Easy Answer
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

Research: Digital Video Growing On Live, Long-Form Demand

The old adage used to be that digital video had to be short, that viewers wouldn’t si...

By Robert Andrews  
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Cadreon’s Kumar Sees ‘Advanced TV’ Solving Measurement
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
FreeWheel Targets Ads to Set-top Boxes via Canoe Collaboration
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
The Trade Desk’s Stempeck Talks TV Ad Targeting
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
The Evolution of TV Buying and What’s Next: GroupM’s Gotlieb
By Robert Andrews  
Babelgum Launches Bollywood Channel With WEG India Pictures
Company strategy
Babelgum Launches Bollywood Channel With WEG India Pictures
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Blinkx Search, IPTV EU, Babelgum
Industry moves
Broadband Content Bits: Blinkx Search, IPTV EU, Babelgum
By Robert Andrews  
Swedish Video Ad Overlayer VideoPlaza Gets £335,300 Funding
Funding analysis
Swedish Video Ad Overlayer VideoPlaza Gets £335,300 Funding
By Robert Andrews  
BBCWW Starts Three Ad-Funded Channels On Babelgum
Company strategy
BBCWW Starts Three Ad-Funded Channels On Babelgum
By Robert Andrews  
Advertising Meltdown?: Cuts From Sky, Bauer, News Int.
Industry moves
Advertising Meltdown?: Cuts From Sky, Bauer, News Int.
By Robert Andrews  
Industry Moves: Ex-Kangaroo CEO Mackenzie Jumps To NetTV24/7
Industry moves
Industry Moves: Ex-Kangaroo CEO Mackenzie Jumps To NetTV24/7
By Robert Andrews  
Filmklik Sells Stake To Form Euro VOD Platform
Company strategy
Filmklik Sells Stake To Form Euro VOD Platform
By Robert Andrews  
I’m Fired: Sir Alan Leaves His Amstrad Boardroom
Industry moves
I’m Fired: Sir Alan Leaves His Amstrad Boardroom
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

Programmatic TV Challenges: Transparency And Management, Execs Say

Slowly but surely, television is opening up to the “programmatic” ad sales revolution...

By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
News Corp’s MCN Using Programmatic To Sell TV Ads with AOL in Australia
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
MPEG-DASH Moving Toward Deployment: Wowza’s Knowlton
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Microsoft Dashes To MPEG-DASH Support: Sodagar
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Microsoft Unveils New Video Player, Encoding Solutions
By Robert Andrews  
Sling Plans To Sell iPhone Player Via iTunes Store
Company strategy
Sling Plans To Sell iPhone Player Via iTunes Store
By Robert Andrews  
Inspired By Glam Media, ProSiebenSat.1 Buys Women’s Portal Feeem Media
M&A analysis
Inspired By Glam Media, ProSiebenSat.1 Buys Women’s Portal Feeem Media
By Robert Andrews  
UK Bits: Style.com UK, Virgin Radio, BBC/Zattoo
Company strategy
UK Bits: Style.com UK, Virgin Radio, BBC/Zattoo
By Robert Andrews  
S4C Leads £9.5 Million Investment In IPTV Player Inuk
Funding analysis
S4C Leads £9.5 Million Investment In IPTV Player Inuk
By Robert Andrews  
News Corp Takes Control Of Latvian Broadcaster, Buys More Of Germany’s Premiere
M&A analysis
News Corp Takes Control Of Latvian Broadcaster, Buys More Of Germany’s Premiere
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: MySpace ‘Radio’; WiiWare; BBC Vlog/iPlayer
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: MySpace ‘Radio’; WiiWare; BBC Vlog/iPlayer
By Robert Andrews  
Sky Player Over Broadband; iPlayer Growth Slowing?
Company strategy
Sky Player Over Broadband; iPlayer Growth Slowing?
By Robert Andrews  
BSkyB VoD Rebadged ‘Sky Player’ – Rhymes With ‘iPlayer’
Company strategy
BSkyB VoD Rebadged ‘Sky Player’ – Rhymes With ‘iPlayer’
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

Civolution Syncs TV, Online Ads For Amplification

Dutch video technology company Civolution says it has a recipe for helping advertiser...

By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Not Enough Data About Video Content: Coull’s Watkins
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Chinese VOD Getting Combined Theater, Online Movie Window: iQiyi’s Yansong
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Time Inc Sees Greater Role For Video Across Brands
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Authenticated Online Viewing Is Booming: FreeWheel’s Rooke
By Robert Andrews  
New Media Producer Tinopolis Gets £44.7 Million VC Bid
M&A analysis
New Media Producer Tinopolis Gets £44.7 Million VC Bid
By Robert Andrews  
Updated: BBC Commits iPlayer To Kontiki
Company strategy
Updated: BBC Commits iPlayer To Kontiki
By Robert Andrews  
BBC/ITV Launch Freesat With Free HDTV, Aiming For Hybrid IPTV Boxes
Company strategy
BBC/ITV Launch Freesat With Free HDTV, Aiming For Hybrid IPTV Boxes
By Robert Andrews  
Babelgum Partners With PBS For Public Service TV Content
Company strategy
Babelgum Partners With PBS For Public Service TV Content
By Robert Andrews  
@ EconSM: Social Video Explosion: We Don’t Need Hits; Longform Can Work
Conference reports
@ EconSM: Social Video Explosion: We Don’t Need Hits; Longform Can Work
By Robert Andrews  
Zattoo Adds BBC One, Two, ITV1 To Channel Line-Up Z
Company strategy
Zattoo Adds BBC One, Two, ITV1 To Channel Line-Up Z
By Robert Andrews  
Murdoch vs BBC Round Two: iPlayer ‘Is Anti-Competitive’
Company strategy
Murdoch vs BBC Round Two: iPlayer ‘Is Anti-Competitive’
By Robert Andrews  
Zattoo Divides Broadcasters; Live Internet TV The New Wild West?
Company strategy
Zattoo Divides Broadcasters; Live Internet TV The New Wild West?
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views

Connected TVs Are Richer Ad Environments: Brightline’s Aksman

LAS VEGAS — The burgeoning array of internet-connected TVs won’t change the industry ...

By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Cisco Boxes Clever With New STB Technology
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
15 Billion Video Devices By 2020: Ericsson
By Robert Andrews  
Analyst Views
Sports Is Catching Up With Hollywood In IPTV: Diffusion’s Espelien
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
Multi-Platform App Enablers Will Be IPTV Winners: Analyst Jackson
By Robert Andrews  
CBS Working Last.fm Hard In US, Appointing Chief Marketer
Company strategy
CBS Working Last.fm Hard In US, Appointing Chief Marketer
By Robert Andrews  
BT Vision Adds Universal Pictures VoD Service PictureBox
Company strategy
BT Vision Adds Universal Pictures VoD Service PictureBox
By Robert Andrews  
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