Executive Views

SpotX Readies Expansion to Asia

LAS VEGAS — The last couple of years were pretty big ones for digital video supply-si...

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  
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Adobe’s Three Solutions For TV Everywhere
By Robert Andrews  
BBC’s Increasingly Popular iPlayer Struggles To Hit Xbox, iPhone
Company strategy
BBC’s Increasingly Popular iPlayer Struggles To Hit Xbox, iPhone
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Canvas Timeline: Verdict Expected By Year’s End
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
TiVo Re-Entering UK With Co-Branded Virgin Media Box In 2010
By Robert Andrews  
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Interviews
Interview: Adconion CEO Says Joost Will Showcase Branded Entertainment
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
YouTube Pumps UK ‘Shows’ Portal To Woo Broadcasters
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
MSN Ready To Acquire ‘The Long Tail Of TV’
By Robert Andrews  
First Look: iPlayer Videos Pack A Punch On Wii
Company strategy
First Look: iPlayer Videos Pack A Punch On Wii
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Updated: STV Suing ITV For £12 Million For Control Of VOD Rights
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  
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  
BBC Canvas Could Be Controlled By Commercial Players, Costs £115 Million
Company strategy
BBC Canvas Could Be Controlled By Commercial Players, Costs £115 Million
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
SeeSaw Shows Its Logo, Now All It Needs Is Some Content
By Robert Andrews  
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Earnings analysis
Blinkx Turns To Stock Market As Video Losses Grow
By Robert Andrews  
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Earnings analysis
Virgin’s Broadband Bounces Back, VOD More Popular Than Ever
By Robert Andrews  
BBC’s Regulator Isn’t A ‘Cheerleader’, It’s A Heckler
Company strategy
BBC’s Regulator Isn’t A ‘Cheerleader’, It’s A Heckler
By Robert Andrews  
BBC Trust Blocks Open iPlayer Plan; EC Rules Made Proposal ‘Too Complex’
Company strategy
BBC Trust Blocks Open iPlayer Plan; EC Rules Made Proposal ‘Too Complex’
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Metacafe, Babelgum Begin Sharing Videos, Mobile Infrastructure
By Robert Andrews  
C4 Planning Come Dine With Me Facebook App
Company strategy
C4 Planning Come Dine With Me Facebook App
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  
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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  
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Company strategy
VOD In Slow-Mo: SeeSaw’s Launch Hazy, ITV Protects Its ‘Crown Jewels’
By Robert Andrews  
ITV Scraps SDN Sale, Will Milk It For Pensions Instead
Company strategy
ITV Scraps SDN Sale, Will Milk It For Pensions Instead
By Robert Andrews  
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Funding analysis
Updated: Dailymotion Raises Another
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
BBC Planning Pay-For Global iPlayer; $10 For Doctor Who?
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
BBC.com Planning Pay-For iPlayer, Paid Mobile Apps
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Report: YouTube Beefing Up Video Rights Detection
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
BBC: No Social Overhaul, No Facebook iPlayer
By Robert Andrews  
Kangaroo 2.0 Is SeeSaw After All, But Where’s The Content?
Company strategy
Kangaroo 2.0 Is SeeSaw After All, But Where’s The Content?
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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TubeMogul To Take Cross-Screen Planning Self-Service: Rondon
By Robert Andrews  
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The Importance Of Video Ad Measurement, By A+E’s Boykoff
By Robert Andrews  
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OTT Activations In Europe Are Catching Up: YuMe’s Hanks
By Robert Andrews  
Executive Views
FreeWheel Partnering w/ Sky to Grow Addressable TV Ads Across Europe
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Viasat Sweden, Bebo Series, Pirate Bay
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Viasat Sweden, Bebo Series, Pirate Bay
By Robert Andrews  
European Broadcasters Propose Their Own Project Canvas
Company strategy
European Broadcasters Propose Their Own Project Canvas
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
BBC Trust: Yes, iPlayer Works On Macs Now, Too
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Hulu Still Missing UK Shows, Still Dangling Equity For ITV
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Three Consultations Isn’t Enough For Canvas-Wary Sky
By Robert Andrews  
Sky to create 1,000 jobs
Company strategy
Sky Confirms True Pull VOD Service Launching In 2010
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
And Then There Were Four: Five Joins Canvas
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
PA, ITN Oppose BBC’s Video Sharing; It ‘Pulls The Rug From Under Us’
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  
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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  
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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  
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Industry moves
Industry Moves: Myvideorights Poaches Blinkx’s Sales Director Samuel
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: BBC Comedy, Future MP3s, PA Give Indie Video, ITV VOD
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: BBC Comedy, Future MP3s, PA Give Indie Video, ITV VOD
By Robert Andrews  
Why Carphone Should Throw Tiscali TV’s Lot In With Canvas
Company strategy
Why Carphone Should Throw Tiscali TV’s Lot In With Canvas
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Chinese IPTV, BT Vision/Match.com, Swedish Piracy
Market indicators
Broadband Content Bits: Chinese IPTV, BT Vision/Match.com, Swedish Piracy
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: 4oD Social Features, BBC Web Show, BlackBerry Music
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: 4oD Social Features, BBC Web Show, BlackBerry Music
By Robert Andrews  
Microsoft Testing Interactive TV Gameshow On Xbox
Company strategy
Microsoft Testing Interactive TV Gameshow On Xbox
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
ITV’s Grade: ‘YouTube’s Boyle Offer Was Derisory’
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
EC Wants Faster Digital TV Switchover, Resolution To Telco Roadblock
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  
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Company strategy
Xbox Adds VOD And Live Social Soccer From France’s Canal+
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Irish Piracy, Pirate Bay Trial, Five Soaps, Nokia VOD, Rapidshare, Woolies
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Irish Piracy, Pirate Bay Trial, Five Soaps, Nokia VOD, Rapidshare, Woolies
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Current TV Moves From Social Video To Social Networking
By Robert Andrews  
Video Interview: Digby Lewis, UK Creative Director, Dailymotion
Interviews
Video Interview: Digby Lewis, UK Creative Director, Dailymotion
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Orange Planning VOD Site For French TV
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Ad Sales Wins: Myvideorights On YouTube, Yahoo Sells Last.fm
By Robert Andrews  
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Insights
Digital Britain Prompts Assessment Of TV Streaming Rules
By Robert Andrews  
Blu-Ray Barely Making A Dent In Video Sales Slump
Market indicators
Blu-Ray Barely Making A Dent In Video Sales Slump
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  
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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  
Zattoo Drops MTV, More Channels Over Legal Concerns
Company strategy
Zattoo Drops MTV, More Channels Over Legal Concerns
By Robert Andrews  
C4 Making Old Shows Free On Web, Shutting 4oD App
Company strategy
C4 Making Old Shows Free On Web, Shutting 4oD App
By Robert Andrews  
Canvas Views: Google Wants In, Responses To BBC Digested
Company strategy
Canvas Views: Google Wants In, Responses To BBC Digested
By Robert Andrews  
Updated: BBC Must Give Regulator More Detailed Canvas Proposal
Company strategy
Updated: BBC Must Give Regulator More Detailed Canvas Proposal
By Robert Andrews  
Bandwidth Wars Are Back As BBC Protests BT iPlayer Throttling
Company strategy
Bandwidth Wars Are Back As BBC Protests BT iPlayer Throttling
By Robert Andrews  
BBCWW Selling Its Shows To Americans Via Xbox
Company strategy
BBCWW Selling Its Shows To Americans Via Xbox
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Bebo Beat, MuZu/WMG, BBC Comedy, Blinkx/Fox, Boyle VOD, Pact/IPA
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Bebo Beat, MuZu/WMG, BBC Comedy, Blinkx/Fox, Boyle VOD, Pact/IPA
By Robert Andrews  
Kangaroo Postscript: Is Canvas Already In OFT’s Pocket?
Company strategy
Kangaroo Postscript: Is Canvas Already In OFT’s Pocket?
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  
Updated: Sky Slams BBC’s Canvas As Anti-Competitive, Partners Respond
Company strategy
Updated: Sky Slams BBC’s Canvas As Anti-Competitive, Partners Respond
By Robert Andrews  
iPlayer By The Numbers: It’s A Monster
Company strategy
iPlayer By The Numbers: It’s A Monster
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: FindAnyFilm.com Traffic, French IPTV Subs, Google Share, Sky Deutschland
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: FindAnyFilm.com Traffic, French IPTV Subs, Google Share, Sky Deutschland
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: NBCU Greek, Geewa, Ziggo, Virgin 200Mbps
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: NBCU Greek, Geewa, Ziggo, Virgin 200Mbps
By Robert Andrews  
Earnings: Virgin Plans Web-TV As Broadband Sign-Ups Plateau
Earnings analysis
Earnings: Virgin Plans Web-TV As Broadband Sign-Ups Plateau
By Robert Andrews  
Virgin Gets ITV’s VOD Ball Rolling With Four Million March Views
Company strategy
Virgin Gets ITV’s VOD Ball Rolling With Four Million March Views
By Robert Andrews  
Hasbro Pays Discovery $300 Million To Reinvent Itself As Kids Content Maker
Company strategy
Hasbro Pays Discovery $300 Million To Reinvent Itself As Kids Content Maker
By Robert Andrews  
Forecast: Pay-TV Box Shipments Boom On Chinese Demand
Market indicators
Forecast: Pay-TV Box Shipments Boom On Chinese Demand
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  
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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  
Hulu Eating At Digital Britain’s Table; Kangaroo Gently Weeps
Conference reports
Hulu Eating At Digital Britain’s Table; Kangaroo Gently Weeps
By Robert Andrews  
Britain’s Got Talent Lets ITV.com Dream A Dream
Company strategy
Britain’s Got Talent Lets ITV.com Dream A Dream
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