We need standards. That's long been the rallying cry of online video. But another rallying cry has been - we're different from TV, so measure us differently. Ah, but you can't really have it all. Because it turns out that the legacy medium with its reach and frequency GRPs may win in the metrics battle for online video. The trend started with Tremor Video inking its Nielsen deal last fall to incorporate Nielsen's ratings GRPs into online video buys to give advertisers a metric for gross reach across screens. ...Read the whole story
Univision unveiled a multiplatform upfront strategy Friday that includes more than a dozen new prime-time programs across its terrestrial networks in addition to a number of new online series and several other digital initiatives that will make much of Univision's programming available to viewers on demand on multiple devices. ...Read the whole story
After producing significant sales lifts for Athenos hummus, curmudgeonly Greek grandma Yiayia is back to give her stamp of approval to Athenos feta cheese (while, of course, disapproving of everything else). ...Read the whole story
Samsung makes the memory that goes inside many of those devices as well, and the company is looking to tell consumers about it for the first time with a new digital marketing campaign. ...Read the whole story
Yes, viewers are moving online, but despite billions of connected devices out there, it's unreasonable to think that in the slugfest between TV and the Internet, TV will lose. But the fact remains that with falling rates, the pre-roll isn't enough to fund online content. For content to survive -- let alone thrive -- it needs to make economic sense. ...More
New-Media Players Challenge Broadcast Nets During Upfront Season
The question for the traditional broadcast TV networks this upfront season is, how do you compete with 25 hours of original programming on YouTube's Awesomeness TV, and Netflix's ever-popular replays of entertainment, kids and even sports cable programs? ...More