- 'NowThis' Launches Remotely Produced Series "In This Together," 'Southern Living' Debuts TV Show
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, April 3, 2020
The show is inspired by uplifting stories related to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlight stories about people helping each other globally. ...
- Video Ad Spend On News Sites Dropping; COVID-19 Content Blackouts Termed 'Missed Opportunity'
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, April 2, 2020
Ad spending by the top 500 advertisers on premium news sites on the Connatix video platform declined 17% in mid March alone, including Amazon's spending plummeting by 72%. Knee-jerk total ...
- Taboola Partners With Moat, Says Some Brands Increasing Ad Spend
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, March 31, 2020
The deal makes Moat an independent third-party verification partner for more than 20,000 companies to reach about 1.4 billion people monthly across Taboola's network. Despite analysts reporting a slowdown, "since ...
- Pinterest Sees Searches Skyrocket For Unusual Topics During COVID-19 Lockdown
Search Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Pinterest published a list of trending pins amidst the COVID-19 lockdown. The company says those searching the site are looking for "accurate information and curated inspiring ideas." Since brands want ...
- Videoconferencing Apps Skyrocket Due To COVID-19
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Zoom Cloud Meetings led downloads in the U.S., U.K. and Europe, with downloads reaching 14 times the weekly average in the U.S. during the week of March 15. ...
- Given COVID-19 Restrictions, Publishers Adopt New Strategies, Host Virtual Events
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Quartz, for example, is hosting a new series of live digital workshops about working remotely, called "Quartz at Work (from home)." ...
- Instagram Debuts Co-Watching Feature
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, March 24, 2020
As people around the world are being asked to isolate and distance themselves from others, the feature is designed to help people safely socialize. ...
- Bizzabo, Kaltura Partner On Virtual Event Platform
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, March 23, 2020
The launch comes as businesses are grappling with the financial fallout following the cancellation of in-person conferences and networking events due to COVID-19. ...
- Lawsuit Claims Facebook Knew About Video Metrics Inflation
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, March 23, 2020
"Campaign" brings news of a lawsuit in America which claims Facebook knew it was inflating video metrics for years but did nothing to solve the problem. ...
- Amazon, AT&T, Google, Facebook, ON24 Rush To Increase Support For Live Events
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, March 23, 2020
Country band Brian Lynn Jones & the Misfit Cowboys took to Facebook Saturday night to stream more than an hour of live music from the home of the bass player ...
- Beardbrand Finds Winning Formula With YouTube Soft Sell
The MediaPost Cases, Nina Lentini - Friday, March 20, 2020
"For organic content, embrace the fact that you're on YouTube and don't focus on click-through rates because viewers really aren't interested in doing that. You just want them to stay ...
- Nativo Unveils Mobile Ad Format Akin To Social Media 'Stories'
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Brands can repurpose assets created for social media in the popular "stories" format and bring them to the open web. ...
- Baird Capital Lowers Google, Facebook Revenue Growth Estimates
Search Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Online services and advertising will continue to grow, but COVID-19 will become a disruption on media buying and impact revenue for some top companies in the ad space. ...
- Entertainers Use Social Media To Share COVID-19 Experiences
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, March 16, 2020
Social media is allowing followers to get first-hand information from those stricken with COVID-19. Actor Idris Elba tweeted Monday he had tested positive for the coronavirus. He's one in a ...
- SendtoNews Creates Video Player For Publishers' Coronavirus Coverage
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, March 16, 2020
STN's publisher partners can use the video to complement its reporters' own coverage of the coronavirus. ...
- Coronavirus Delays Google's Mandatory Move To Online Video Parallel Tracking, Product Rollouts
Search Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, March 13, 2020
Coronavirus seems to be testing tech companies, with some pushing out original deadlines to accommodate any chaos the unexpected virus might have caused. ...
- 'The Recount' Raises $13 Million, Produces News Videos Focused On Politics
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Recount Media was created by veteran journalists John Battelle and John Heilemann, an MSNBC contributor and producer of 'The Circus.' ...
- Social Distancing Like St. Louis In 1918, Only With Search
Search Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, March 12, 2020
Unlike in 1918, when the Spanish Flu killed thousands of people, the world offers businesses some amazing technology in ecommerce, search and video conferencing to connect brands with consumers. ...
- Could Video Conferencing Home Workers Slow Down Britain's Broadband?
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, March 10, 2020
"The Telegraph" has been speaking to experts who are warning Britons working from home to avoid the risk of coronavirus could cause broadband networks to freeze now that video conferencing ...
- Advertisers Press Judge To Approve Facebook Inflated Video Metrics Settlement
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 9, 2020
None of the video advertisers who were notified about Facebook's proposed $40 million class-action settlement over inflated video metrics have objected to the deal, class counsel says in papers filed ...
- New Bill Would Regulate Online Content Aimed At Kids
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 5, 2020
The proposed Kids Internet Design and Safety Act would prohibit websites from recommending unboxing videos, or other types of influencer marketing, to young users. ...
- AT&T Sells Video Distribution Service Quickplay To Firstlight
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, March 4, 2020
The combination of Quickplay's content delivery capabilities and Firstlight's AI-driven personalization and engagement software will offer media companies a one-stop solution for OTT premium video delivery, say Firstlight and its ...
- Meredith Corp., Unilever Mark International Women's Day At NYSE, Partner For #SeeHer Second Season
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
The "#SeeHer" video series is co-created and narrated by Katie Couric and led by the ANA. It focuses on enhancing an accurate portrayal of women and girls in advertising and ...
- OTT-CTV Deals Vital To Local TV Ad Efforts
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 28, 2020
The future of local TV station groups will depend, in part, on selling OTT video impressions -- on apps/platforms not always their own. ...
- Google Prevails In Battle With Prager Over 'Censored' Clips
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 26, 2020
A federal appellate court ruled that Google isn't bound by the First Amendment's prohibition on censorship. ...
- Conde Nast Pitches Home Network To Advertisers
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Conde Nast is packaging its home-related video series across its brands as an opportunity for advertisers to reach millennial "home-doers." ...
- Slain Journalist's Father Brings FTC Complaint Against YouTube
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 20, 2020
In a complaint filed Thursday, Andy Parker alleges that Google dupes consumers by stating in the terms of service that it bans violent content, but failing to proactively police the ...
- WhatsApp Debuts First Ad Campaign In Brazil
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Entitled, "It's between you," the campaign's first film tells the real-life story of local communities using WhatsApp to help each other prepare for Carnival. ...
- Pedigree Connects Truckers To Shelter Dogs
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, February 18, 2020
The campaign from BBDO New York features documentary-style videos that capture life on the road of three truckers and their new dog companions. ...
- Coronavirus Forces China To Reinvent Digital
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 14, 2020
Coronavirus will push more advertising and services online as brands look to reach workers asked to work remotely and consumers looking for entertainment to relieve their boredom, says Danielle Bailey, ...
