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FreeWheel launches preferred partners initiative
Video advertising management specialist FreeWheel has launched a preferred partners initiative for supply-side platforms, with…
Hulu launches ad-free option
US streaming service Hulu has begin offering customers an ad-free option. The US$11.99 per month…
Four fifths of UK video ads run across devices, says Videology
Some 80% of all UK digital video ad campaigns ran on more than one device…
Turner and Vubiquity team up to automate VoD
Turner Broadcasting in the US has turned to on-demand specialist Vubiquity to turn its broadcast…
Netflix says it is not planning ads
Netflix will not test or introduce third-party advertising to its service it said this morning….
YouTube introduces 60fps live streaming
YouTube has launched 60fps live streaming, a few months after adding support for higher frame…
Virgin Media to expand addressable advertising offering
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media will build on its recent launch of dynamic…
BBC World News trials product placement
BBC World News has started trialling product placement on some of its feature programmes on…
YouTube confirms subscription plans
YouTube has confirmed plans to launch an advertising-free version of YouTube that users will be…
UK homes now own 7.4 web-connected devices on average
The average UK household now owns 7.4 devices that connect to the internet, with nearly…
ProSiebenSat.1 signs up with KD for regionalised ads
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is to launch regionalized advertising on Vodafone-owned cable operator Kabel Deutschland’s…
Ad spend rising, but Russia and China slow growth
Global ad spend will continue to grow in the next couple of years, but at…
TV to account for 42.2% of the global ad market in 2015
TV advertising will account for 42.2% of the global ad market in 2015, but there…
Bonnier launches unified programmatic video ad platform
Sweden’s Bonnier Group is to introduce a new programmatic video advertising platform that will bring…
Sky Deutschland highlights benefits of VoD advertising
Sky Deutschland’s ad sales arm has conducted a study of the effectiveness of video-on-demand advertising…
TV ads strong in 2014, weaker than expected in 2015
Media agency ZenithOptimedia is forecasting that global ad expenditure will grow 4.9% in 2015, reaching…
Broadcaster VoD ads better than YouTube ads, says Channel 4
Advertising on TV on-demand players outperforms YouTube for viewer acceptance, engagement and attention, according to…
UK advertising market grows faster than expected
UK advertising expenditure grew at its fastest rate for three years in the first half…
TV revenues to reach €424.7 billion in 2018
Global TV revenues will climb from €368.9 billion in 2014 to €424.7 billion in 2018,…
OTT revenues to reach US$42 billion by 2020
Online TV and video revenues from fixed broadband networks will more than double in the…
Two thirds of people use second screen while watching TV
Almost two thirds of people (64%) have used a second screen device while watching TV,…
TV ad revenues to hit US$236 billion in 2020
Global TV advertising spend is set to reach US$236 billion in 2020, up by 38%…
ProSiebenSat.1 Group boosted by TV ad gains
ProSiebenSat.1 Group extended its lead over the German TV advertising market in the second quarter,…
OTT provider Viewster launches first TV ad campaign
Over-the-top TV provider Viewster is launching its first TV advertising campaign. Viewster will air two…
Russia passes pay TV ad ban
Russia’s State Duma has passed a bill banning advertising on cable and satellite pay TV…
TVN benefits from ad market improvement
Polish broadcaster TVN said a recovering TV ad market and improvement in brokerage fees from…
Sky forms AdSmart local ad partnership with Johnston Press
BSkyB has teamed up with UK local newspaper group Johnston Press to create a new…
Blinkx acquires LYFE Mobile
Internet media platform Blinkx has acquired mobile targeted advertising specialist LYFE Mobile in an all-cash…
SeaChange teams up with Invidi for multiscreen advertising
Technology providers SeaChange International and Invidi Technologies have developed a joint software solution that they…
UK TV ad market tipped to grow strongly
TV ad revenues will increase at a healthy rate in 2014 with the soccer World…