Supply side ad platform SpotX said it will be using Nielsen audience data for connected TV to evaluate ad campaigns that buy spots in programming on both traditional TV and over-the-top programming. With viewing through connected devices rising, SpotX said it is increasingly important for advertisers to understand their total campaign audience. SpotX will take […]
Google has agreed to join forces with Fitbit to work on digital health and wearables with plans to innovate the sector for people around the globe. The partnership will see Fitbit use Google’s recently created Cloud Healthcare API to connect its wearable devices to electronic medical records. Through the combination of Fitbit data and medical […]
Native advertising platform TripleLift has announced a partnership with White Ops to become the first native exchange to offer third-party verified pre-bid fraud prevention across its entire inventory. By leveraging White Ops’ pre-bid prevention product, MediaGuard, TripleLift will now prevent fraudulent traffic across its platform, ultimately providing TripleLift clients with cleaner inventory. “In today’s ad ecosystem […]
NBCUniversal has teamed up with Google to produce virtual reality (VR) content that gives audiences a unique way to experience some of their favorite networks and shows. These VR projects include original content from “Saturday Night Live,” Bravo Media’s “Vanderpump Rules” and SYFY WIRE, with more NBCUniversal networks, channels and shows to follow in […]
In the next iteration of Dairygold’s ‘Make a Minute for the Good Stuff’ campaign, creative agency ROTHCO (part of the Accenture Interactive group) launch ‘Micro-Volunteering’, an omni-channel campaign, providing the Irish public a way to contribute to good causes around their busy day-to-day lives. Executive Creative Director at ROTHCO, Alan Kelly comments: “Dairygold have been […]
Google’s YouTube service is introducing new ad products targeted at people watching the service on television sets, in a bid to capture a larger share of traditional TV ad budgets and capitalize on rising interest in watching internet video on a TV screen. YouTube had previously placed its bets on a mobile future. But while […]
Snapchat has introduced a range of new lenses that give users the opportunity to play augmented reality (AR) games with their friends on the app. With Snappables, Snapchatters use touch, motion, and facial expressions to take part in the interactive games. Some of the games give users the chance to challenge their friends and […]
Manchester United‘s official ride partner Uber organised a 360 Old Trafford Destination United experience in India as part of their sponsorship activation. Uber created an immersive 360 experience pod with the aim to give the fans an essence of the Theatre of Dreams. Other Old Trafford experiences like a dedicated fan area with players’ tunnel, […]
Facebook’s Messenger for Kids has courted its share of controversy in the short time it’s been on the scene. In an effort to clean up the app’s reputation, Facebook is adding a feature that parents have been asking for: making it inaccessible during certain timeframes. Specifically, during dinner, when they should be doing homework or […]
Drinks giant Diageo is bearing its social responsibility with the release of an immersive virtual reality experience that aims to forewarn participants of the dangers of binge drinking. ‘Decisions: Party’s Over’ takes the form of a first-person interactive story. The cinematic experience features content created by Jaunt and is aimed at the estimated 7.8 […]