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The Trade Desk’s First CTV OS Client Sonos Abandons its Hardware Plans

VideoWeek

Sound systems manufacturer Sonos has abandoned its plans to create a new CTV hardware device, The Verge has reported, despite having spent months developing the product. Ultimately, hardware manufacturers are looking for new revenue sources from the shift to CTV, as margins from selling TVs sets themselves fall.

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Roku introduces Advertising Watermark

Martech

The Roku Advertising Watermark connects with the Roku operating system to automatically verify publisher ad requests, as well as ad impressions. Roku’s OneView ad buying platform will also be the first to offer ad inventory that is automatically validated with the watermark. Processing.Please wait.

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Is The Trade Desk Building a Smart TV OS? Here’s What This Could Mean For the Advertising Ecosystem

Ad Monsters

Is this about controlling CTV ad inventory? If this project comes to fruition, it won’t just pit TTD against CTV giants like Roku, Amazon, and Google — it will fundamentally reshape how ads are bought and sold in CTV land. They’ve been working on this project since the pandemic, and are said to go live in 2025. Absolutely.

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What Is an Ad Exchange?

SODP

This article will take a deep dive into the world of ad exchanges and explore how they work, their advantages and the role they fill in the digital advertising landscape. What Is an Ad Exchange? An ad space could be inventory on a website or mobile app, or a few seconds of air time during a podcast or video stream.

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8 Popular OTT Streaming Devices in 2024

MNTN

TiVo Stream 4K Built by the well-known DVR manufacturer, the TiVO Stream 4K integrates live TV and on-demand content. MNTN Performance TV is a leading CTV advertising platform that grants brands access to premium ad inventory from 150+ blue-chip streaming networks. The Nvidia device is a good fit for tech-savvy users.

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CTV to Generate $20 Billion in US Ad Revenues This Year

VideoWeek

The economist singled out Amazon Prime Video, whose new ad-supported tier will generate “a lot of revenue” for its parent company. But Weiser noted that those gains will primarily come at the expense of other owners of traditional TV ad inventory, rather than bringing new spend into the TV category.

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Auto brands are leveraging addressable TV to reach engaged audiences

Digiday

For example, major manufacturers, including domestic and import brands, are hitting the accelerator on marketing spend, particularly looking to capture digital-first audiences that are interested in their EV products. For instance, brands can buy ad inventory at a national level — by region or by interest — to extend reach.