I decided a long time ago not to second-guess The Weather Channel. And I am not referring to their weather forecasts, where (like everyone) I can quibble here and there. No, I mean their far-sighted view of media. In my earliest days of covering mobile media (we're talking 2004-2005), I recall several conversations with Louis Gump, a pioneer of their mobile unit who is now with CNN. He told me that video had a huge future on mobile. I was skeptical. But TWC was already gearing up with content strategies and ad sales staff aimed at moving clients across screens. ...Read the whole story
Video ad technology firm TidalTV raised about $30 million from existing investors, including New Enterprise Associates, Comcast Interactive Capital and Valhalla Partners. Its AdOSTM technology uses relevant data to improve ad delivery. ...Read the whole story
Mobile video consumption continues to rise sharply. Forty percent more Americans were watching video on smartphones and other mobile devices like tablets and iPads in 2010 versus 2009, according to the Nielsen Company. ...Read the whole story
Marketers gained a demand-side platform to support video ads when DSP DataXu released DX Video Wednesday. The tools range from real-time programmable buying and optimization to advanced targeting and new audience discovery. ...Read the whole story
>Online video continues to boom, with an explosion of content, technologies, communities and campaign spending. But what hasn't been discussed is the increase in legal problems for businesses with online video -- and the fact that most marketers today still have no idea what the legal issues with online video are. ...More