Robert Andrews

The connected TV (CTV) landscape is splitting into two distinct arenas, creating a complex environment where advertisers and publishers need to fine-tune their strategies. One side caters to the traditional upfront model while the other embraces programmatic, performance-driven buying, according to Mario Diez, CEO, Peer39. “In both of these environments, there’s one common stream – […]

As digital-first platforms begin to embrace live content, the programmatic infrastructure must mature to meet the increasing demands. Unlike pre-recorded content, where ad breaks and viewership can be accurately anticipated, live events are subject to sudden shifts in audience numbers. For programmatic advertising, that appears to require new industry standards and tools to handle the […]

The programmatic advertising landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation in streaming television over the past decade, with the traditional hurdles of limited supply and publisher hesitancy giving way to sophisticated, integrated ecosystems. What was once a fragmented marketplace requiring advertisers to cobble together inventory from multiple sources has evolved into streamlined programmatic channels where premium […]

The combined Innovid and Flashtalking entity will retain the Innovid name but get a new logo and strategy, in a bid to signal the merged ad-tech company’s new era. After Flashtalking owner Mediaocean completed the acquisition of Innovid recently, the company decided to keep the better-known name but also introduce an updated brand identity, reflecting […]

Streaming has become an integral part of upfront negotiations, with buyers and sellers discussing not just units and shows, but also the balance between linear and streaming supply. Now buyers are seeking signals from publishers to enable curation, allowing them to create custom packages of publishers and programs tailored to specific advertiser needs. “Every conversation […]

SAN JUAN, PR – The era of artificial intelligence is finally reaching its “rubber meets the road” moment in advertising, with the way marketers think about audiences, targeting, and reaching people undergoing a profound transformation, according to Justin Wagner, senior sales director at Cognitiv. Gone will be the days of bucketing consumers into broad demographic […]

The traditional upfronts TV and sales process is undergoing a transformation, driven by the surge in streaming inventory, but the core concept remains intact. As linear TV dollars flow into the digital realm, negotiations are evolving to incorporate data, technology, and strategies to maintain the benefits of linear advertising in this evolving landscape. “The big […]

SAN JUAN, PR — Is the advertising industry missing a trick by focusing on the delivery of retail media ads but not their content? In the exploding world of retail media, some are coming to think the industry’s obsession with metrics and mechanics could be blinding it to the key ingredient for success – consumers […]

SAN JUAN, PR – Once upon a time, all TV was live, or at least linear. The early throes of internet-delivered TV reshaped the paradigm as video-on-demand – but now many in the industry are getting excited about the live future of connected TV and the advertising that follows. Programmatic advertising technology allows buyers to […]

The long-held dream of “interactive TV” shopping has come to pass – but how easy is it really to jump from an ad to the checkout? The ability to have a seamless commerce experience within connected TV (CTV) is key to advancing the medium’s potential for driving sales, according to Steven Suarez-Davis, CEO of super{set}, a […]

The rise of retail media networks has spawned a new wave of commerce media platforms, with airlines and financial services firms now leveraging their first-party customer data to create advertising opportunities. These emerging platforms are following the retail media playbook, building on the fundamental value of proprietary customer data to identify and target consumers throughout […]

The upfronts remain central to the annual TV planning process, as brands lock in premium ad buys for the year ahead. But the shift to connected TV (CTV) implications for how marketers capitalize on and execute upfronts. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Beau Ordemann, VP, head of advanced TV, Yahoo Advertising, explains how a […]

SAN JUAN, PR — Big jumps in Google search activity followed Super Bowl ads for established brands this year, defying assumptions that only new product commercials or DTC advertisers cause such traffic spikes. This shows that two-screening—concurrently using Google and another screen—is becoming “a genetic predisposition”, said Sean Cunningham, president and CEO, Video Advertising Bureau […]

For some brands, the tactic of working with “influencers” may have morphed into “creator” partnerships – but, still, too many are viewing the relationship mechanistically. That’s the view of Aaron Miller, head of influencer and activations at MediaHub Worldwide. In this video interview with Beet.TV, he said the best collaborations arise when brands genuinely respect […]

SAN JUAN, PR – Ad fraud hasn’t gone away. Still in 2025, the problem is costing advertisers billions of dollars every year. Some studies estimate that ad fraud now costs $30 billion in the US. Globally, the figure is a staggering $100 to $120 billion, according to Zach Lain, director of global data partnerships at […]

With the world still swirling around media measurement, could AI lend a hand? Digitas North America is kicking the tyres of that opportunity – but it’s too soon to get out on the road. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Jen Faraci, chief data officer, Digitas North America, explains the potential. An imperfect world “The […]

As marketers seek to quantify the impact of their advertising dollars, the advertising industry is duly obliging, shifting media measurement towards outcome-based measurement. It’s the sort of offering that TV, once upon a time, could not hope to have provided. But, these days, TV companies are among those driving the technology. “(We want to) move […]

As the lines between upper and lower-funnel activity continue to blur on what was once viewed as an awareness channel, advertisers are getting wise to the performance opportunities now available within CTV. Indeed, some marketers have already begun experimenting with shoppable ad units on the platform, though the practice has yet to take off at […]

Personalized experiences powered by first-party data are commonplace among marketers aiming to deliver unique messaging as they seek to grow their customer bases. With a fragmented ecosystem, connecting identities is becoming crucial. But, when your audiences are moving targets, how can you pin them down? In this video interview with Beet.TV, Julie Clark, SVP of […]

Thirty-eight percent of people in the US scan QR codes at least once per year, according to Emarketer. But, when it comes to TV ads that aim to drive viewers to websites, some are coming to think that remote control-based interaction wins out over QR. Robert Aksman, president and co-founder of BrightLine, explained why in […]