The talk du jour is certainly revolving around the seemingly endless issues of ad viewability and how to best measure viewable impressions across various environments. spider.io – a London-based ad tech company – recently announced the launch of the first service to measure i-framed ad viewability across all major browsers.…
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So much of the confusion and concern over the hot topic of programmatic premium stems from equating real-time bidding and programmatic buying. Let's put it out there for what undoubtedly won't be the last time: the former is a subset of the latter. Still, that doesn't stop overactive imaginations from…
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A new patent by Apple promises to bring a challenge to ever-developing NFC technology, but is it too late? NFC has been in the news for ages, but it hasn’t fully taken off. It was disappointing when the iPhone 5 didn’t come NFC-enabled, but the technology itself has some kinks…
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Hard work makes art In Seattle last week I had the opportunity to meet a minor hero of mine: Jon Rimmerman, founder of Garagiste Wine. Jon's business is nothing short of amazing, but the main reason I wanted to meet him is simply because of his writing. Jon's offers (which, by the way,…
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I’ll share a guilty pleasure that few people outside digital advertising will understand: with the release of every new cutting-edge gadget, I can't wait to see the amazing advertising that is certain to follow. You readers know what I’m talking about: remember the True Blood ad on the iPhone, complete with…
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easeltv specialises in building apps for connected TVs, with clients including broadcasters, pay-TV operators, content producers and major consumer brands. I spoke to AdMonsters Screens speaker Bill Scott, COO of easeltv, and asked him to explain the company’s proposition.BS: Our differentiator is that our apps feel much more like a TV…
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When I first heard about second screen companion app Squawka, I could barely contain my excitement. As a football (ahem, soccer) enthusiast, I've always been keen on the stat side of the game, and Squawka looks set to be a stat monkey's dream. I sat down with the CEO & Co-Founder, Sanjit…
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Mobile ads have been a hot topic of discussion in the ad tech space for a while now, but with little consensus on how they should be monetized. Banner ads are simply not getting the job done, causing the industry to rethink their approach to mobile and find creative ways…
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You might have read yesterday that Facebook is set to make a lot of money in mobile. The company is further along when it comes to monetizing mobile than it was believed, and this boosted confidence in Facebook stock (which rose to close at $19.88 yesterday). With all the…
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TV Everywhere- the ability to watch any televised program at any time on any device- isn’t a matter of ‘if’ anymore but rather a question of 'when' once you consider the evolving viewing habits of US consumers and the changing dynamics of the pay television business. The ‘when’ for TV Everywhere becoming a mainstream…
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