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TubeMogul To Take Cross-Screen Planning Self-Service: Rondon

FORT LAUDERDALE — In November, video ad tech vendor TubeMogul unveiled software to le...

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  
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FreeWheel Partnering w/ Sky to Grow Addressable TV Ads Across Europe
By Robert Andrews  
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Kantar, Nielsen Face Off To Upgrade UK TV Measurement
By Robert Andrews  
Coke’s Social Reality Drama On YouTube Turns Us A Bit Green
Company strategy
Coke’s Social Reality Drama On YouTube Turns Us A Bit Green
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: TV.com Eyes UK, Free Streets By Tweet, OnTheBox US, Ministry
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Broadband Content Bits: TV.com Eyes UK, Free Streets By Tweet, OnTheBox US, Ministry
By Robert Andrews  
Orange’s Impressive iPhone Live TV App
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Orange’s Impressive iPhone Live TV App
By Robert Andrews  
Tiscali IPTV Sign-Ups Come In At Half The Forecast
Company strategy
Tiscali IPTV Sign-Ups Come In At Half The Forecast
By Robert Andrews  
BBC tests live mobile TV – with threat of prosecution
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BBC tests live mobile TV – with threat of prosecution
By Robert Andrews  
BBC Tests Live Mobile TV – With Threat Of Prosecution
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BBC Tests Live Mobile TV – With Threat Of Prosecution
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: EMI YourSoundcheck, Spotify Premium, Pay-TV, Ziggo
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: EMI YourSoundcheck, Spotify Premium, Pay-TV, Ziggo
By Robert Andrews  
Orange Poking Around Kangaroo’s Carcass To Boost French IPTV
Company strategy
Orange Poking Around Kangaroo’s Carcass To Boost French 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  
Babelgum rejigs again, takes mobile app to US
Company strategy
Babelgum rejigs again, takes mobile app to US
By Robert Andrews  
UK-Based Video Service Babelgum Launches U.S. Mobile App
Company strategy
UK-Based Video Service Babelgum Launches U.S. Mobile App
By Robert Andrews  
Babelgum Rejigs Again, Takes Mobile App To US
Company strategy
Babelgum Rejigs Again, Takes Mobile App To US
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: iPlayer Radio Sharing, ITV Embracing Twitter, Blinkx Adds BBC, BT 40Mbps
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: iPlayer Radio Sharing, ITV Embracing Twitter, Blinkx Adds BBC, BT 40Mbps
By Robert Andrews  
Hulu Talking With Possible Partners For UK Launch
Company strategy
Hulu Talking With Possible Partners For UK Launch
By Robert Andrews  
Pop Idol Maker Wants VOD Micropayments, Three-Strikes For TV Freeloaders
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Pop Idol Maker Wants VOD Micropayments, Three-Strikes For TV Freeloaders
By Robert Andrews  
Sky Opposes iPlayer Sharing, Net Neutrality, Spooked By Canvas
Company strategy
Sky Opposes iPlayer Sharing, Net Neutrality, Spooked By Canvas
By Robert Andrews  
Cruftslive.tv Pulled 150,000 Viewers, But Does That Make Up For Lost BBC Exposure?
Company strategy
Cruftslive.tv Pulled 150,000 Viewers, But Does That Make Up For Lost BBC Exposure?
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  
Overseas Video Fires Still Burning For BBC, But Whither Overseas iPlayer?
Company strategy
Overseas Video Fires Still Burning For BBC, But Whither Overseas iPlayer?
By Robert Andrews  
Interview: Griff Parry, BSkyB’s director of video-on-demand: Sky Player growing, may eye Canvas
Interviews
Interview: Griff Parry, BSkyB’s director of video-on-demand: Sky Player growing, may eye Canvas
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Toyboize, EU Take-Up, Amazon MP3 Discounts
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Toyboize, EU Take-Up, Amazon MP3 Discounts
By Robert Andrews  
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Interviews
Interview: Griff Parry, Director, VOD, BSkyB: Sky Player Growing, May Eye Canvas
By Robert Andrews  
Another Unofficial TV Site Attracts Legal Attention
Company strategy
Another Unofficial TV Site Attracts Legal Attention
By Robert Andrews  
UK’s ITV Slashing Online Properties After Huge Loss
Company strategy
UK’s ITV Slashing Online Properties After Huge Loss
By Robert Andrews  
Hulu Syndicating Through ‘French YouTube’ Dailymotion – In US Only
Company strategy
Hulu Syndicating Through ‘French YouTube’ Dailymotion – In US Only
By Robert Andrews  
Bonfire Of The Broadcasters: ITV, Five Cuts Expected; C4/BT Vision Merger Mooted
Company strategy
Bonfire Of The Broadcasters: ITV, Five Cuts Expected; C4/BT Vision Merger Mooted
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  
VOD Lights Up Virgin Media, But Sky Waiting In The Wings
Company strategy
VOD Lights Up Virgin Media, But Sky Waiting In The Wings
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Setanta IPTV, Spotify Goes Public, France 24 On iPhone
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Setanta IPTV, Spotify Goes Public, France 24 On iPhone
By Robert Andrews  
C4’s new video-on-demand play coming next month: Web streams, minus the Kangaroo
Company strategy
C4’s new video-on-demand play coming next month: Web streams, minus the Kangaroo
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: iTunes HD UK, ITN On iPhone, Babelgum
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: iTunes HD UK, ITN On iPhone, Babelgum
By Robert Andrews  
Updated: C4’s New VOD Play Coming Next Month: Web Streams, Minus The Kangaroo
Company strategy
Updated: C4’s New VOD Play Coming Next Month: Web Streams, Minus The Kangaroo
By Robert Andrews  
Channel M Gets On Freeview; Digital Dividend A Boon For Local TV?
Company strategy
Channel M Gets On Freeview; Digital Dividend A Boon For Local TV?
By Robert Andrews  
UK’s Kangaroo VOD Service Killed By Regulators; An Opportunity For Hulu?
Company strategy
UK’s Kangaroo VOD Service Killed By Regulators; An Opportunity For Hulu?
By Robert Andrews  
Directgov On Freeview: The Website With The TV Channel
Company strategy
Directgov On Freeview: The Website With The TV Channel
By Robert Andrews  
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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  
Updated: Kewego Gets Another £4.2 Million; Six Out In Layoffs
Funding analysis
Updated: Kewego Gets Another £4.2 Million; Six Out In Layoffs
By Robert Andrews  
Al Jazeera Offers Creative Commons Video, Lessig Lends Backing
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Al Jazeera Offers Creative Commons Video, Lessig Lends Backing
By Robert Andrews  
MirriAd Gets £1.5 Million To Hard-Wire Branding In To Web Videos
Funding analysis
MirriAd Gets £1.5 Million To Hard-Wire Branding In To Web Videos
By Robert Andrews  
Social TV Coming Soon: iPlayer On Boxee, MySpace On Telly
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Social TV Coming Soon: iPlayer On Boxee, MySpace On Telly
By Robert Andrews  
ITV Adding VOD To Virgin Cable And Website; Something Of A Tipping Point
Company strategy
ITV Adding VOD To Virgin Cable And Website; Something Of A Tipping Point
By Robert Andrews  
Kangaroo Up Against It; Another Vote For Prohibition
Company strategy
Kangaroo Up Against It; Another Vote For Prohibition
By Robert Andrews  
BBC-Microsoft Social IPTV Prototype: Includes Facebook, UGC
Company strategy
BBC-Microsoft Social IPTV Prototype: Includes Facebook, UGC
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: BT Vision Reaffirms Targets, RTL Joins iTunes
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: BT Vision Reaffirms Targets, RTL Joins iTunes
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  
Broadband Content Bits: Orange TV Ads, Zattoo Hi-Res
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Orange TV Ads, Zattoo Hi-Res
By Robert Andrews  
Film, TV Makers Demand Piracy Action, Five Months Late
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Film, TV Makers Demand Piracy Action, Five Months Late
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Lloyd Webber On YouTube, Go!View Additions, iPlayer On Virgin
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Lloyd Webber On YouTube, Go!View Additions, iPlayer On Virgin
By Robert Andrews  
Vpod.tv Kills Free Model, Focusing On Premium Only
Company strategy
Vpod.tv Kills Free Model, Focusing On Premium Only
By Robert Andrews  
Russia’s TVigle Gets Further Investment For Web Video Production
Funding analysis
Russia’s TVigle Gets Further Investment For Web Video Production
By Robert Andrews  
Could The BBC Really Gift iPlayer To ITV, C4? Maybe Not
Company strategy
Could The BBC Really Gift iPlayer To ITV, C4? Maybe Not
By Robert Andrews  
Disney Buying Rest Of Jetix Kids TV Channel In Europe
M&A analysis
Disney Buying Rest Of Jetix Kids TV Channel In Europe
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Virgin 50Mbps, BlinkBox Deals, Premiere Buy-Up, Disney/Jetix, Sky Appeal
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Virgin 50Mbps, BlinkBox Deals, Premiere Buy-Up, Disney/Jetix, Sky Appeal
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  
TVCatchup Returns; PVR Site Reborn As ‘Legal’ Live TV Streamer
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TVCatchup Returns; PVR Site Reborn As ‘Legal’ Live TV Streamer
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: MTV Games, Mumspower, PlusTV
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Broadband Content Bits: MTV Games, Mumspower, PlusTV
By Robert Andrews  
BBC Local Ruling Will Force Auntie To Make Redundancies
Company strategy
BBC Local Ruling Will Force Auntie To Make Redundancies
By Robert Andrews  
Telefonica, Vivendi Mull Bid For Spain’s Digital Plus TV Outfit
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Telefonica, Vivendi Mull Bid For Spain’s Digital Plus TV Outfit
By Robert Andrews  
ITV Local, S4C Team To Show Welsh-Language Long Tail
Company strategy
ITV Local, S4C Team To Show Welsh-Language Long Tail
By Robert Andrews  
Industry Moves: Zattoo Taps New General Manager For UK
Industry moves
Industry Moves: Zattoo Taps New General Manager For UK
By Robert Andrews  
BSkyB TV Comes To 3 UK, Data Tariff Required
Company strategy
BSkyB TV Comes To 3 UK, Data Tariff Required
By Robert Andrews  
Catch-Up Corrie: ITV Doing VOD On BT Vision
Company strategy
Catch-Up Corrie: ITV Doing VOD On BT Vision
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  
Orange Rethinks Much-Delayed UK IPTV, Too Much Like BT Vision
Company strategy
Orange Rethinks Much-Delayed UK IPTV, Too Much Like BT Vision
By Robert Andrews  
Mobuzz Vlog Runs Out Of Cash, Begs Viewers To Donate
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Mobuzz Vlog Runs Out Of Cash, Begs Viewers To Donate
By Robert Andrews  
Kangaroo Comes Out Fighting: 73-Page Rebuttal Of Competition Concerns
Company strategy
Kangaroo Comes Out Fighting: 73-Page Rebuttal Of Competition Concerns
By Robert Andrews  
Hulu Hopes To Enter UK; Held Up By Kangaroo’s Troubles
Company strategy
Hulu Hopes To Enter UK; Held Up By Kangaroo’s Troubles
By Robert Andrews  
Kent’s Local Govt. Web TV Forced To Cough Up Costs
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Kent’s Local Govt. Web TV Forced To Cough Up Costs
By Robert Andrews  
BBC Does Wii iPlayer Properly; Custom UI With Full-Screen Video
Company strategy
BBC Does Wii iPlayer Properly; Custom UI With Full-Screen Video
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: iPlayer On SkyPlayer, Disney On BT Vision, Canal+’s US STB, Ofcom Plan
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: iPlayer On SkyPlayer, Disney On BT Vision, Canal+’s US STB, Ofcom Plan
By Robert Andrews  
@ Mipcom Wrap-Up & Lines Of The Week, Jason Hirschhorn Edition
Conference reports
@ Mipcom Wrap-Up & Lines Of The Week, Jason Hirschhorn Edition
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  
@ Mipcom: UK’s ‘Hulu’ Kangaroo Plans To Offer US Shows, Movies
Conference reports
@ Mipcom: UK’s ‘Hulu’ Kangaroo Plans To Offer US Shows, Movies
By Robert Andrews  
@ Mipcom Wire: RAI/YouTube, Fastweb/i-concerts, TeliaSonera
Conference reports
@ Mipcom Wire: RAI/YouTube, Fastweb/i-concerts, TeliaSonera
By Robert Andrews  
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