Google’s new video ad format doesn’t need YouTube

Google’s new video ad format doesn’t need YouTube

Advertisers and agencies can now reach more Google platform audiences with video ads. Outstream is the latest video ad format from Google that is purpose-built for mobile apps and mobile websites, and not tied to YouTube. Appearing in banner ads, interstitials, in-feed, with placements for mobile web and app native, the new format offers advertisers […]

Unilever donates to charity for each Knorr video ad view

Unilever donates to charity for each Knorr video ad view

Unilever food brand Knorr is trialling a new video ad format that lets viewers choose a charity to benefit from the revenue it derives if they view an ad for at least 15 seconds. The brand is working with video advertising platform Good-Loop to deliver video advertising in a way that also generates charitable donations […]

Almost 40% of video ads were viewed to completion in the second half of 2017, according to Integral Ad Science

Almost 40% of video ads were viewed to completion in the second half of 2017, according to Integral Ad Science

37.9 per cent of all video ad inventory across all channels was viewed until completion in the second half of 2017, according to the latest report from measurement and analytics company Integral Ad Science (IAS). On mobile web video, viewability increased across all quartiles, improving from 31.6 per cent in H1 2017 to 41.4 per […]

Video ad tech firm Teads registered a record 53% top line growth in 2017

Video ad tech firm Teads registered a record 53% top line growth in 2017

Teads, the top video advertising marketplace in the world, today announced record results for 2017, reporting a revenue of $317 million representing a 53 percent organic growth year-over-year (YOY). The Altice-owned company enjoyed an even faster growth than the previous year (45 percent YOY growth in 2016). The company was EBITDA-positive for the fifth year […]

Jaguar, EasyJet test self-service 360-degree ads with OmniVirt

Jaguar, EasyJet test self-service 360-degree ads with OmniVirt

Jaguar and EasyJet are among the brands that have run virtual reality (VR) campaigns using 360-degree video ads through OmniVirt‘s self-service platform. The video ads let users rotate their smartphone or click and drag their mouse to explore the inside of the brands’s car or plane in a more immersive fashion. 360-degree video is the […]

Top Publishers Weigh in on Mobile Monetization and User Engagement

Top Publishers Weigh in on Mobile Monetization and User Engagement

With 55% of total mobile publisher revenue generated from ads, app developers are increasingly looking to continued growth in mobile publisher revenue. The greatest contributor to this category is mobile video ad monetisation. Indeed, 31% of mobile publisher revenue comes from mobile video ads according to a recent report by AdColony. The report looked at top mobile […]