Two New Tools Will Enable Facebook Advertisers to Fine-Tune Their Campaigns
Facebook Tuesday introduced two new ways for brands to optimize their future campaigns: creative split testing and Test and Learn.
National TV News Viewing Surpasses 2016
National TV news viewing remains strong year-to-date -- even more than last year, despite election-year results.
Facebook to Lift Longtime Ban on Pre-Roll Ads
Facebook plans to test video ads at the start of Watch shows, according to advertisers who are familiar with the social network's strategy, exploring what would be a significant shift.
Roku TV Set-Top Ad Biz Delivers Impressive Results
Traditional TV media companies need to get into over-the-top TV advertising revenues. The reason is economic.
Pandora Is Pitching Brands Ad Targeting for Connected-Home Devices
As devices like Amazon Echo, Google Home and others grow in popularity, Pandora is rolling out granular ad targeting it hopes will create more contextual advertisements.
Study: Longer Videos Mean Higher Engagement
Media companies that post longer videos to social platforms like Facebook see significantly more engagement
Recognizing the Real TV Picture
Despite sensational headlines claiming that TV is dying/dead, the channel is still holding strong.
At Long Last, Nielsen Will Publicly Share Ratings for Netflix Shows
Ever since House of Cards premiered in 2013 on Netflix, the TV industry has been frustrated by the streaming service’s refusal to share ratings data for its content.
Amazon to Add More Ad Options to Video to Compete with YouTube
Amazon plans to include more advertising opportunities on its video content in an effort to compete with YouTube, according to a report from CNBC.
Hulu: Viewer Data Reveals the Dynamics of Choice
Watching TV used to be a one-way relationship. Big studios would create content, sell it to one network and program it to air at one time, once a week.
4 Reasons the Death of Agency Culture, a Vital Differentiator, Is Near
What makes one agency different from another, really? Judging from an informal sampling of the propaganda on many agencies’ websites, not that much on paper.
TV Ads Breathe Life into Digital Channels
The 1979 hit song “Video Killed the Radio Star” focused on the passing of time, when “stars” created through radio programming were replaced by a new era of music videos on T
Netflix Cease-and-Desist to ‘Stranger Things’ Bar Is an Internet Hit
Netflix recently got wind of a pop-up bar in Chicago themed around its popular show Stranger Things, and put its lawyers on the job.
Coming soon to Facebook Watch: sponsored shows
Facebook Watch is barely out of the gate, but publishers are already trying to sell advertisers on sponsored shows on the fledgling video-viewing platform.
Debunking Myths: Don't Count Out Traditional Advertising Channels; Embrace Them
To digital media marketing proponents, it sounds like a sacrilegious statement, but it's true — and a significant amount of online media marketing can be a colossal waste of money.
Why the Upcoming TV Season Will Be Unlike Any Other
We're days away from the beginning of a new television season, and I sense that we are entering a new frontier of this medium's existence.

