The Discovery+ Push Dominates Spot Cable
Have you downloaded Discovery+ yet? If not, perhaps you've heard about the new OTT platform from the company behind some of cable TV's most watched networks. Or, maybe you haven't -- given the ad plan of action from the company.
Progressive: The Spot Radio Powerhouse
The latest Media Monitors Spot 10 Radio report shows a big gap between the leading auto insurance brand and its closest competitor. Is this the start of a new trend?
A Big Transition For an Online Music Research Pioneer
In 1997, he launched what is one of the first software systems designed specifically for online music research. How, he's ready to call it quits. What does that mean for TroyResearch? Its longtime VP of Sales is poised to launch a new service that picks up where Troy will conclude its operations.
Nexstar Digital Adjusts Its Sales Leadership
The Digital Division of Nexstar Inc., a subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, has selected from within to fill the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer and EVP of Revenue Operations. At the same time, new SVPs of local and national digital sales, respectively, have been named by Nexstar Digital.
‘Super Bowl LV Advertising Gets a 15-Yard Penalty’
Diverse representation matters. That’s been the mantra across the advertising industry and all facets of Corporate America for the last 8 to 10 months. "The challenges and atrocities that we’ve collectively experienced in that timeframe have led to a social awakening," says advertising agency executive Louis Maldonado. Why, then, were the Super Bowl LV spots such a letdown?
Clear Media Joins ARC to Automate Network Affiliation Process
Clear Media Network has selected ARC, the research software developed by Reatro Ventures founder and CEO Jason Bailey (pictured), as its Affiliate CRM and Network Automation Tool.
Home and Body: Seeking Consumers Via Spot TV
The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten TV report is out, and for the week ending February 7 -- inclusive of Super Bowl LV, the biggest advertiser using broadcast TV remains GEICO. Not far behind it is category competitor Progressive. But, there are two new entrants -- and that's a good sign for a big spring for spot television.
A Big Week At Radio For A Big Retailer
The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report has been released, and it shows a huge jump in commercial airings by one of the nation's largest department store brands.
GroupM Teams With Uniliever On ‘Data Ethics Tool’
GroupM released a blog post on Friday that shares more details on how it is operationalizing data ethics with a proprietary scoring logic, criteria, and standardization tool. The topic could be of key interest to broadcast TV and radio executives. As such, we are sharing it in its entirety to RBR+TVBR Members.
Magnite to Acquire SpotX
The deal, valued at more than $1 billion, will create one of the largest independent Connected TV and video advertising platforms in the world. Here are the financial details behind the transaction, announced Friday.
‘Home is Where the Connectivity Is’
"Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Home is Where the Connectivity Is." It's a trend Nielsen believes is important for brands and advertisers looking to stay in touch with consumers as their habits—and their habitats—shift.
The Evolution and Revolution of Measurement Currencies
Comcast Advertising’s Agency Leadership Council (ALC) recently commissioned Advertiser Perceptions to find out how more than 300 cross-screen TV advertisers and marketers are approaching measurement in 2021. The results are now here, and they examine advertisers’ and marketers’ potential wariness to moving more quickly on new measurement currencies.
Hudson MX Completes a Big Financing Effort
An advertising technology business providing media buying and media accounting products via a cloud-based SaaS platform has completed a series D financing initiative. Led by data and analytics firm Ascential plc, the financial fundraiser provides up to $63.5 million in Hudson MX funding.
Univision Signs On To Project OAR
The multimedia company superserving Hispanic audiences will serve as a member of the primary Steering Committee on Project OAR, dedicated to creating a standard by which all parties in the TV ecosystem can collaborate and unite on addressable advertising.
TV Identity Graph Partnership Widens For Cadent, Premion
Under the terms of the new agreement, Cadent Viewer Graph, the company's proprietary and cookieless matching technology, will be employed to unify audiences across Premion’s inventory of branded networks and providers. This, the TEGNA-owned Premion says, is being done so advertisers may activate cross-screen campaigns against custom segments.













