German telco Deutsche Telekom has announced plans to launch a new cloud gaming service, Magenta Gaming, which will be integrated with its MagentaTV over-the-top service. The move follows closely […]
Category Archives: Media
Toxic Comments and Content Farms: The Challenges of Building a Child-Safe Video Platform
Earlier this year, kidtech company SuperAwesome announced Rukkaz, a video platform specifically designed for children (focused on ages 6 to 12) and family-oriented content. Whilst the content is in […]
The WIR: Ofcom Set to Regulate Digital Video Platforms, France Considers Liberalising TV Ad Rules, and Viacom and CBS Reunite
In this week’s Week in Review: Ofcom is set to receive new powers to regulate digital video platforms, France considers relaxing archaic TV advertising laws, and Viacom and CBS […]
Consumers With More SVOD Subscriptions Are More Tolerant of Advertising
Consumers who are subscribed to multiple subscription video on-demand (SVOD) services are more tolerant of advertising, according to research from Ampere Analysis. The findings, in some ways counter-intuitive, might […]
French Broadcasters’ Netflix Rival Gets Go Ahead from Regulators
France’s digital media regulator the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA), and competition authority Autorité de la concurrence have given the green light to Salto, an over-the-top (OTT) service set […]
The Buy-Side View: Q&A with Betway’s Thanos Patsis
In this week’s ‘Buy-Side View’, we speak with Thanos Patsis, head of online media and mobile for betting brand Betway Group. In this interview, Patsis discusses the difficulties with […]
The WIR: Half of UK Households Subscribe to SVODs, CTV Accounts for 39 Percent of Telaria’s Revenues, and ProSiebenSat.1 Hails Success of Joyn
In this week’s Week in Review: Ofcom says the UK is becoming a “nation of streamers”, CTV climbs to account for nearly 40 percent of Telaria’s revenues, and ProSiebenSat.1 […]
Roku Invests in New Ad Formats as Advertising Continues to Drive Impressive Growth
Advertising is continuing to drive Roku’s impressive growth, with the company’s overall net revenues growing 59 percent year on year in Q2 to $250 million. While Roku was once […]
Video Advertising Grows Three Times Faster Than Display in Europe
Following the recent release of IAB Europe’s annual AdEx Benchmark Report, chief economist Daniel Knapp broke down for VAN the key trends and changes taking place in video advertising […]
Third-Party Cookies Won’t Die, but They Will be Re-Purposed: Q&A with Tanzil Bukhari
After over ten years working for DoubleClick and then Google, industry veteran Tanzil Bukhari has joined media measurement company DoubleVerify as managing director of EMEA, the company announced today. […]