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The WIR: Publishers Focus on Video, Disney Rolls Out Shoppable and Self-Serve Ad Tools, and Sports are a Major Driver of Streaming Sign-Ups

iSpot, an audience measurement firm, has introduced new streaming measurement capabilities. The suite shows advertisers viewing data from linear TV and over 400 streaming platforms in a single dashboard, the company said. The tools provide a streaming-first cross-platform view, according to iSpot, and includes co-viewing metrics derived from the TVision panel.

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The WIR: Subscriptions Overtake Ads in Italian TV Revenues, Publicis says AI Plays Critical Role in CTV, and Netflix Cuts Cheapest Ad-Free Plan in Ad Revenue Push

Figures from iSpot.tv for H1 2023 have revealed a 5 percent increase in US linear ad impressions – even as national ad spend fell 7.4 percent over the same period. Linear household TV impressions reached 4.2 trillion in the first six months of 2023, while TV spend dropped to $21.6 billion. CBS took the highest share of voice (SOV) of TV ad impressions (14.3 percent), followed by ABC (13.6 percent), NBC (10.8 percent), Fox News Channel (9.1 percent), ESPN (6.2 percent), CNN (4.9 percent), Univision (4.5 percent) and MSNBC (4.3 percent).

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