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The Three Prongs Of Adobe’s TVMM Platform

FORT LAUDERDALE — Adobe has announced its “TVMM”, or TV Media Management, platform. B...

By Robert Andrews  
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Advertisers Can Value Campaign Inventory: SpotX’s Cooke
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Adobe Primetime’s Prime Targets For 2016
By Robert Andrews  
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Addressable TV Ads Are Costlier, But Cheaper: MediaVest’s
By Robert Andrews  
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How Nielsen Helps Networks & Brands Understand Social Viewing
By Robert Andrews  
Fiver Channel Buys Sofia’s Diary – From Bebo Drama To TV
Company strategy
Fiver Channel Buys Sofia’s Diary – From Bebo Drama To TV
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: FHM.com/MoMedia; Five VOD; ITV/BT
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: FHM.com/MoMedia; Five VOD; ITV/BT
By Robert Andrews  
Kangaroo: August Launch Rumoured; 4oD Reorgs In Preparation
Company strategy
Kangaroo: August Launch Rumoured; 4oD Reorgs In Preparation
By Robert Andrews  
Livestation Adds Setanta, Releases Data, Goes Public In Las Vegas
Company strategy
Livestation Adds Setanta, Releases Data, Goes Public In Las Vegas
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Fights: Virgin vs Publishers; BBC vs Sony/MS; BT vs Ofcom; Carphone vs BT
Company strategy
Broadband Content Fights: Virgin vs Publishers; BBC vs Sony/MS; BT vs Ofcom; Carphone vs BT
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Video Metrix, Irish Movies, Virgin Debt, BBC/Siemens
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Video Metrix, Irish Movies, Virgin Debt, BBC/Siemens
By Robert Andrews  
CNBC Tries To Up Video Subs, Seeks EU Syndication
Company strategy
CNBC Tries To Up Video Subs, Seeks EU Syndication
By Robert Andrews  
MipTV Round-Up: Hulu Aims Global; MySpaceTV New Production; Orange UK IPTV
Company strategy
MipTV Round-Up: Hulu Aims Global; MySpaceTV New Production; Orange UK IPTV
By Robert Andrews  
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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  
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CNNgo By The Numbers: 9.5 Million Hours Views In March
By Robert Andrews  
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Bloomberg’s Bickford Sees TV Ads Held Back By Lack Of Data
By Robert Andrews  
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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  
WorldTV Unveils Qik Integration For Mobile Broadcasting
Company strategy
WorldTV Unveils Qik Integration For Mobile Broadcasting
By Robert Andrews  
Setanta Abandons Sale, £1 Billion Asking Price ‘Too High’
Company strategy
Setanta Abandons Sale, £1 Billion Asking Price ‘Too High’
By Robert Andrews  
Babelgum’s First Studio Investment – ‘Six-Figure’ Sum For Oil Doc
Company strategy
Babelgum’s First Studio Investment – ‘Six-Figure’ Sum For Oil Doc
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Warner Accelerates VOD, Orange Premium TV
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Warner Accelerates VOD, Orange Premium TV
By Robert Andrews  
Dailymotion Cosying To Indie Film Makers In Content Hunt
Company strategy
Dailymotion Cosying To Indie Film Makers In Content Hunt
By Robert Andrews  
Our London Event: Exploding Video: Measuring & Monetising: Watch The Full Video Now
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Our London Event: Exploding Video: Measuring & Monetising: Watch The Full Video Now
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: BBC Bandwidth Manifesto; Bebo Drama Figs; iTunes German TV
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: BBC Bandwidth Manifesto; Bebo Drama Figs; iTunes German TV
By Robert Andrews  
Our Exploding Video Event in London: Watch The Full Video Now
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Our Exploding Video Event in London: Watch The Full Video Now
By Robert Andrews  
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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  
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Dynamic Ad Inventory Will Be Infinite: Cablevision’s Dolan
By Robert Andrews  
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Sky’s Hopes To Retain Its Place In Ad Lifecycle With Smart Analytics
By Robert Andrews  
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Banks Follow Autos To Addressable TV: Modi’s Thissen
By Robert Andrews  
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TV Will Start Looking Like Internet: FreeWheel’s Rothwell
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Virgin 50 Mbps, Kangaroo Ads, Velocix P2P
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Virgin 50 Mbps, Kangaroo Ads, Velocix P2P
By Robert Andrews  
TV Games Operator PlayJam Targets Freeview With Own Box
Company strategy
TV Games Operator PlayJam Targets Freeview With Own Box
By Robert Andrews  
Joost Wins English Premier League Football Rights For India
Company strategy
Joost Wins English Premier League Football Rights For India
By Robert Andrews  
Joost Wins Premier League Football Rights For India
Company strategy
Joost Wins Premier League Football Rights For India
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Orange TV; C4 On iTunes; Blinkx Desktop; EU Leads US
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Orange TV; C4 On iTunes; Blinkx Desktop; EU Leads US
By Robert Andrews  
Big Hopes For On-Demand DVDs; Worth $1.1 Billion By 2012: Report
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Big Hopes For On-Demand DVDs; Worth $1.1 Billion By 2012: Report
By Robert Andrews  
Endemol Takes Stake In Hammer Movie Maker; Second From Digital Fund
M&A analysis
Endemol Takes Stake In Hammer Movie Maker; Second From Digital Fund
By Robert Andrews  
ITV.com VOD Relaunch To Focus On Basics
Company strategy
ITV.com VOD Relaunch To Focus On Basics
By Robert Andrews  
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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  
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SpotX Readies Expansion to Asia
By Robert Andrews  
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After SpotX And Clypd, RTL Group Seeks More Investments In 2016
By Robert Andrews  
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Programmatic Auctions Don’t Cheapen TV Ads: DISH’s Sears
By Robert Andrews  
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Programmatic Audio Powers Emotional Data Ads: Havas’ Houssaini
By Robert Andrews  
Babelgum Becoming Film ‘Studio’ In Latest Strategy Shift
Company strategy
Babelgum Becoming Film ‘Studio’ In Latest Strategy Shift
By Robert Andrews  
Video: Kaplinsky’s New Gig – MySpace News Anchor
Company strategy
Video: Kaplinsky’s New Gig – MySpace News Anchor
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Future Web Video, Charlatans Free Album, France Leads IPTV
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Future Web Video, Charlatans Free Album, France Leads IPTV
By Robert Andrews  
Babelgum Becoming Film ‘Studio’ In Latest Strategy Shift
Company strategy
Babelgum Becoming Film ‘Studio’ In Latest Strategy Shift
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Five News/MySpace; DT’s IPTV/Web; Telecom Italia Moves; Norway Gets Voom HD
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Five News/MySpace; DT’s IPTV/Web; Telecom Italia Moves; Norway Gets Voom HD
By Robert Andrews  
BBC Puts iPlayer Catch-Up TV On iPhone
Company strategy
BBC Puts iPlayer Catch-Up TV On iPhone
By Robert Andrews  
Earnings: ITV.com Propped Up By Friends; Profit Drops 35 Percent
Earnings analysis
Earnings: ITV.com Propped Up By Friends; Profit Drops 35 Percent
By Robert Andrews  
Livestation P2P TV Cautiously Considers Public Launch
Company strategy
Livestation P2P TV Cautiously Considers Public Launch
By Robert Andrews  
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Addressable Prospect Looks Different Overseas: INVIDI’s Downey

FORT LAUDERDALE — The US pay-TV providers with which many ad tech vendors partner, ha...

By Robert Andrews  
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Upfronts Won’t Die In TV Renaissance: Magna Global’s Bayer
By Robert Andrews  
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TV Ad Super-Targeting Is Ready To Scale: Eyeview CEO
By Robert Andrews  
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Digital Ads For Legacy TV To Take Off In 2017: Videa’s Williams
By Robert Andrews  
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TV’s Not Dead, We Can Prove Its Worth: Simulmedia’s Piccone
By Robert Andrews  
BBC Takes iPlayer Clips To Yahoo, MSN, Blinkx
Company strategy
BBC Takes iPlayer Clips To Yahoo, MSN, Blinkx
By Robert Andrews  
ESPN Setting Up European Digital Media Unit
Company strategy
ESPN Setting Up European Digital Media Unit
By Robert Andrews  
TVCatchup Shuts Down Under Broadcaster Pressure
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TVCatchup Shuts Down Under Broadcaster Pressure
By Robert Andrews  
@ MWC: Microsoft ‘Investigating’ Yahoo oneConnect Developments
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@ MWC: Microsoft ‘Investigating’ Yahoo oneConnect Developments
By Robert Andrews  
@ MWC: Jury Still Out On Mobile TV Strategy, Chance Of Success
Conference reports
@ MWC: Jury Still Out On Mobile TV Strategy, Chance Of Success
By Robert Andrews  
@ MWC: US Lags In Mobile TV Adoption
Conference reports
@ MWC: US Lags In Mobile TV Adoption
By Robert Andrews  
Babelgum’s Chief Architect Follows CTO Out Door
Company strategy
Babelgum’s Chief Architect Follows CTO Out Door
By Robert Andrews  
MWC: Vodafone Outsources NZ Games, Streamezzo SDK, Parental Controls
Company strategy
MWC: Vodafone Outsources NZ Games, Streamezzo SDK, Parental Controls
By Robert Andrews  
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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  
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FreeWheel Targets Ads to Set-top Boxes via Canoe Collaboration
By Robert Andrews  
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The Trade Desk’s Stempeck Talks TV Ad Targeting
By Robert Andrews  
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The Evolution of TV Buying and What’s Next: GroupM’s Gotlieb
By Robert Andrews  
Round-Up: BSkyB Ad-Funded VOD, Virgin Moves
Industry moves
Round-Up: BSkyB Ad-Funded VOD, Virgin Moves
By Robert Andrews  
Endemol, Metacafe Make Web-Based TV Game Show
Company strategy
Endemol, Metacafe Make Web-Based TV Game Show
By Robert Andrews  
@ MidemNet: Friis’ KaZaA Postscript; Joost For TV
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@ MidemNet: Friis’ KaZaA Postscript; Joost For TV
By Robert Andrews  
Orange, Dailymotion Bidding For French Football Rights
Company strategy
Orange, Dailymotion Bidding For French Football Rights
By Robert Andrews  
Borders Launching IPTV Brand For New In-House Site
Company strategy
Borders Launching IPTV Brand For New In-House Site
By Robert Andrews  
France 24 Taps Private Seam With Video Ads, While Sarkozy’s Public Plan Faces Challenge
Company strategy
France 24 Taps Private Seam With Video Ads, While Sarkozy’s Public Plan Faces Challenge
By Robert Andrews  
UK Round-Up: Virgin Support, S4C Courts Diaspora
Company strategy
UK Round-Up: Virgin Support, S4C Courts Diaspora
By Robert Andrews  
BBC Three Seeks Salvation In Multiplatform, Web Simulcasting
Company strategy
BBC Three Seeks Salvation In Multiplatform, Web Simulcasting
By Robert Andrews  
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Programmatic TV Challenges: Transparency And Management, Execs Say

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

By Robert Andrews  
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News Corp’s MCN Using Programmatic To Sell TV Ads with AOL in Australia
By Robert Andrews  
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MPEG-DASH Moving Toward Deployment: Wowza’s Knowlton
By Robert Andrews  
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Microsoft Dashes To MPEG-DASH Support: Sodagar
By Robert Andrews  
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Microsoft Unveils New Video Player, Encoding Solutions
By Robert Andrews  
MP Questions BBC’s Microsoft ‘State Aid’; Beeb Plans Politics Site
Company strategy
MP Questions BBC’s Microsoft ‘State Aid’; Beeb Plans Politics Site
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Video Watermarking, iPlayer Stats
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Video Watermarking, iPlayer Stats
By Robert Andrews  
Telegraph.co.uk Launching Seven New Video Shows
Company strategy
Telegraph.co.uk Launching Seven New Video Shows
By Robert Andrews  
BBC/Sony VOD Update; Highfield’s Wishlist: Better Web TV Boxes
Company strategy
BBC/Sony VOD Update; Highfield’s Wishlist: Better Web TV Boxes
By Robert Andrews  
Updated: iPlayer Falls Short Of YouTube, Doesn’t Need TV Licence
Company strategy
Updated: iPlayer Falls Short Of YouTube, Doesn’t Need TV Licence
By Robert Andrews  
Sony Sells New BBC One Show On iTunes Under Auntie’s Nose
Company strategy
Sony Sells New BBC One Show On iTunes Under Auntie’s Nose
By Robert Andrews  
CES: BT Vision To Push VOD TV Over Xbox, Partnering With Microsoft
Company strategy
CES: BT Vision To Push VOD TV Over Xbox, Partnering With Microsoft
By Robert Andrews  
BBC To Cache iPlayer Downloads With ISPs; Could Soothe Net Neutrality Fears: Report
Company strategy
BBC To Cache iPlayer Downloads With ISPs; Could Soothe Net Neutrality Fears: Report
By Robert Andrews  
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Civolution Syncs TV, Online Ads For Amplification

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

By Robert Andrews  
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Not Enough Data About Video Content: Coull’s Watkins
By Robert Andrews  
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Chinese VOD Getting Combined Theater, Online Movie Window: iQiyi’s Yansong
By Robert Andrews  
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Time Inc Sees Greater Role For Video Across Brands
By Robert Andrews  
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Authenticated Online Viewing Is Booming: FreeWheel’s Rooke
By Robert Andrews  
TF1 To Sue Dailymotion, YouTube With
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TF1 To Sue Dailymotion, YouTube With
By Robert Andrews  
@ FutureMedia: Orange UK IPTV Idents – A Hint Of Things To Come
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@ FutureMedia: Orange UK IPTV Idents – A Hint Of Things To Come
By Robert Andrews  
@ FutureMedia: MySpaceTV’s First UK Commission; Bebo Feels Boundaries
Conference reports
@ FutureMedia: MySpaceTV’s First UK Commission; Bebo Feels Boundaries
By Robert Andrews  
@ FutureMedia: Is Linear TV Dead? All Say No, But Virgin Diverts Investment
Conference reports
@ FutureMedia: Is Linear TV Dead? All Say No, But Virgin Diverts Investment
By Robert Andrews  
@ FutureMedia: BBC 2008 – Sneak Previews, ‘Taking Video Seriously’, ‘Embracing Social Media’
Conference reports
@ FutureMedia: BBC 2008 – Sneak Previews, ‘Taking Video Seriously’, ‘Embracing Social Media’
By Robert Andrews  
Orange TV Launch Pushed Back To 2008
Company strategy
Orange TV Launch Pushed Back To 2008
By Robert Andrews  
BBC iPlayer Goes Public, Adds Streaming On Christmas Day
Company strategy
BBC iPlayer Goes Public, Adds Streaming On Christmas Day
By Robert Andrews  
ESPN Using Cricket, Rugby Sites As Beachhead To Premiership Bid
Company strategy
ESPN Using Cricket, Rugby Sites As Beachhead To Premiership Bid
By Robert Andrews  
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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  
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Cisco Boxes Clever With New STB Technology
By Robert Andrews  
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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  
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Multi-Platform App Enablers Will Be IPTV Winners: Analyst Jackson
By Robert Andrews  
Microsoft Adds To UK VOD Options With Xbox Video Live Marketplace
Company strategy
Microsoft Adds To UK VOD Options With Xbox Video Live Marketplace
By Robert Andrews  
UK VOD Players To Patrol Themselves; EU Directive Becomes Self-Regulation
Company strategy
UK VOD Players To Patrol Themselves; EU Directive Becomes Self-Regulation
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