The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s NewFronts has the potential to play an even bigger part in the distribution of ad dollars between traditional TV and streaming in the TV upfront negotiations. “I definitely think we’re finally starting to see the NewFronts and upfronts merge,” said Jessica Brown, director of digital investment at GroupM. Read more below. - TV networks, CTV platform owners and streaming services will be on the same virtual stage vying for advertisers’ upfront budgets.
- After being shut down by Grindr in January 2019, Into was acquired by Q.Digital which relaunches today with a Gen Z and BIPOC focus.
- Revolt CEO Detavio Samuels said he was heartened by a recent uptick in brand support but that the economics of running a Black-owned media company remains a struggle.
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- Digiday caught up with Steve Sirich, general manager of the global advertising business at Microsoft, to hear how the company is pitching advertisers today and how work-from-home has impacted the company’s ad business.
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