“TV is an immovable object, mobile is an unstoppable force,” suggested Rob Beeler, Content Czar.A strong opening is essential to a great event, and the content team was having trouble wrapping the myriad topics within the OPS TV/OPS Mobile agenda (Thursday, July 18 at Chelsea Piers in NYC) into a…
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Calling 2013 a big inflection point for the space, Xaxis VP of Product Development Christina Beaumier proclaimed: “TV advertisers no longer think of digital video as a red-headed stepchild.”At VideoNuze’s Online Video Advertising Summit, participant after participant illustrated why these are digital video’s halcyon days – in particular, because of the…
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You have to hand it to print magazine publishers — they are naturals when it comes to clever integrated advertising campaigns that engage readers. I remember flipping through a print magazine by Condé Nast when a series of interviews with bar owners in New York talking about their favorite vodka…
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Two central themes emerged from AdMonsters Screens held in London this past November: screens are everywhere and consumers can be reached on more than one at a time. Thanks to the proliferation of the Internet and mobile devices, the opportunity to interact with users anywhere and everywhere is totally viable…
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Video is everywhere, and everyone wants it. Whether from desktops or smartphones, 183 million people in the U.S. watched over 37 billion online videos in October 2012 alone, according to comScore. With daily unique views jumping 30% in the past year, video growth shows no sign of slowing, especially as…
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Viewers hate waiting... But does waiting for content to load actually impact user engagement? Publishers instinctively know that better user-experience leads to a larger, more engaged audience, which in turn means more revenue. To help quantify this correlation, Akamai conducted a study (PDF) to measure the correlation between online video load…
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While it may not be a surprise that the digital video channel is still on an upward trajectory in the U.S. when it comes to spending, the adoption of programmatic trading in this area has been rapid enough to raise some eyebrows. According to new research from Adap.tv and Digiday,…
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easeltv specialises in building apps for connected TVs, with clients including broadcasters, pay-TV operators, content producers and major consumer brands. I spoke to AdMonsters Screens speaker Bill Scott, COO of easeltv, and asked him to explain the company’s proposition.BS: Our differentiator is that our apps feel much more like a TV…
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To energize the crowd at Adap.tv's inaugural Adapt Conference, CEO, cofounder and emcee Amir Ashkenazi asked all buy side representatives – be they agency, DSP or brand people – to stand up. After that group rose, he beckoned all supply siders in the room to get on their feet. With…
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Let's face it – it isn't easy to adapt to every change in our rapidly evolving market – even for the best of companies. Seemingly every day we learn about new platforms, new devices, new consumer behaviors and expectations, new forms of monetization, etc. And with startups continuously being launched…
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