Comcast Advertising incorporates purchase data from Affinity Solutions

The partnership will help marketers using Comcast Advertising's platforms evaluate whether ad campaigns lead to higher in-store or online transactions.—

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Disney will let streamers select which ad plays on Disney Plus

New formats like Gateway Go, Pause Ads and selectable ads are designed to integrate ads into viewing experiences without disrupting content playback.—

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Telemundo says it will not air commercials during World Cup hydration breaks

Telemundo has committed itself to covering hydration breaks during the FIFA World Cup tournament rather than opting-in to new commercial sponsorship opportunities made available by FIFA.—

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Nielsen, Mediaocean expand partnership to support advanced audience measurement

The collaboration is designed to improve consistency across planning, activation and measurement as campaigns span increasingly fragmented media environments, Nielsen said.—

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Nielsen expands Marketing Architects partnership to accelerate TV measurement data delivery

The integration combines Nielsen’s Media Data Engine with Marketing Architects’ Annika platform to improve campaign planning and analysis.—

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Samsung: Free streaming apps achieving similar reach as broadcast TV

Sports, reality programming and news are the three most-watched FAST content genres, with live programming driving engagement.—

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MRC reaffirms accreditation for Nielsen’s Big Data + Panels currency

The MRC said it is satisfied Nielsen has addressed points made in a March marketplace update that expressed concern about some of the intelligence firm's methodologies.—

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Ampere Analysis acquires PlumResearch, accepts investment from Goldenpeak

Goldenpeak’s investment in Ampere Analysis will fund expansion, including Ampere’s acquisition of PlumResearch.—

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Cox Media to pay $880,000 to settle FTC probe over AI-powered targeted ad tool

Cox Media has agreed to settle a Federal Trade Commission probe over its marketing of AI-powered tools used to monitor conversations and deliver targeted ads.—

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Omdia: Big Tech companies to dominate connected TV advertising market by 2030

CTV ad revenue revenue is on pace to nearly double over the next five years, with three tech companies expected to control half of the market by the end of the decade.—

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TransUnion, Google bring YouTube measurement to attribution platform

Marketers can compare YouTube performance against other channels within a unified attribution framework; U.S. Bank participated in an early pilot.—

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Family Entertainment Television signs measurement deal with Videoamp

Family Entertainment Television will use measurement from VideoAmp as an alternative currency ahead of its Upfront presentation.—

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Viamedia.ai adds H3 targeting layer to Geo-Graph platform

Viamedia.ai has upgraded its Geo-Graph advertising and marketing platform with Uber’s H3 spatial indexing system—

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Parks Associates: Tubi is most-used free streaming service in U.S. homes

Tubi, the Roku Channel and Pluto TV top Parks Associates' list of most-used free streaming apps in American broadband-connected homes.—

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Gracenote: CTV budgets would improve with stronger show-level data

More marketers would shift their budgets to connected TV from traditional channels if better show-level reporting signals were available, Gracenote says.—

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TV broadcasters partner with OpenAP to create new ad exposure standards

Several large broadcasters have partnered with OpenAP toward a new industry initiative aimed at creating standards for measuring ad exposure on TV.—

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DIRECTV Advertising launches new “Metaphor” campaign tied to Upfronts

The campaign includes digital out-of-home placements, experiential activations, digital video, trade publication ads and social media marketing—

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IAB: U.S. video ad buys expected to exceed $81 billion in 2026

Digital video is expected to account for more than 60 percent of total TV and video ad spending for the first time.—

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S&P: Local TV to earn $4 billion in political ad spending in 2026

Competitive races and early campaign spending are driving strong demand for local TV inventory in key battleground states.—

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Roku launches new Roku Curate solution for connected TV ad buyers

The offering aims to simplify campaign execution by reducing fragmentation and complexity in the connected TV marketplace.—

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Nielsen launches Predictive Sales Lift for advertising campaigns

The tool provides an always-on measurement layer, offering faster and more cost-effective insights than traditional studies.—

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Nielsen hires Julie DeTraglia away from Netflix to serve as Head of Content, Strategic Insights

Measurement and intelligence firm Nielsen has hired a senior Netflix executive to serve as the company's new editorial marketing lead.—

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YouTube taps SiriusXM as audio advertising rep in U.S.

The deal enables advertisers to buy guaranteed audio ads at scale across podcasts, music and other listening content.—

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MiQ: Fragmentation challenges traditional marketing funnel

Nearly half of consumers describe their path to purchase as random, with the journey from discovery to transaction often occurring in minutes.—

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Parks: Roku, Samsung are dominate connected TV platforms in U.S. homes

Control of the operating system remains a primary battleground for ad revenue, as hardware giants use their reach to scale proprietary FAST services.—

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Comscore renews measurement agreements with local TV broadcasters

The E. W. Scripps Company, Sinclair and Hubbard Broadcasting are among the local TV station groups to renew their contracts with the measurement firm.—

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IAB Tech Lab forms council to improve programmatic ad standards, transparency

The group will address auction transparency, data standards and transaction integrity amid growing programmatic ad spending.—

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Samba TV hires Kelly Barrett from Comscore to lead product management

Kelly Barrett has left Comscore to become the new Senior Vice President of Product Management at Samba TV.—

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Sean McCabe returns to Cineverse as Chief Financial Officer

Cineverse has appointed Sean McCabe as Chief Financial Officer as the company deepens its push into ad tech and integrates recent acquisitions.—

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Viant to acquire TVision Insights for $40 million

The combined platform will offer advertisers a unified view of campaign performance across linear and streaming TV, free from platform self-attribution bias.—

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