Google's Acquisition Shows It's Hungry for More Digital Video Advertising

Google is buying a mDialog, a small player in the digital video ad space to add to the search giant's DoubleClick collection. Canada-based mDialog provides technology to major media companies such as broadcasters, who use it to serve ads against their shows wherever they run digitally—across screens. “We’re committed to offering more ways for publishers to monetize live, linear and on-demand video content across all screens,” Google said in a blog post announcing its mDialog acquisition. “While nothing’s changing for their customers immediately, over time we’ll work with the mDialog team to incorporate their technology and expertise into our DoubleClick product suite.” Google did not reveal what it paid for mDialog. Google has been focused on digital video advertising, recently launching a special market called Google Select Partners for online publishers to sell commercials against their content. Moving forward, mDialog serves ads to Xbox and Apple TV, television video on demand, smartphones, and a number of other connected devices. The company emphasizes addressability data, which identifies whether ads are targeted to the right consumer. It also has technology that can serve linear TV advertising, a growing area of interest, especially for broadcasters. Video ad serving is evolving online and via television, and more media companies are investing in automated platforms to buy and sell commercials across screens and devices. Such programmatic technology is... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curated Video Service Flipboard TV Debuts on Samsung Galaxy S20 Phones

Flipboard TV, a curated video service inside the Flipboard application featuring content from publisher partners and local TV stations, debuted Friday with 16 channels, exclusively on Samsung Galaxy S20 phones. Flipboard Flipboard TV will provide video from major publishers including American... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-03-06 17:05:10 UTC ]
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Digital bestseller lists: Koontz’s prophetic novel hits charts

Alex North's The Whisper Man has claimed the Bookstat E-Book number one for the week ending 29th February. In its fourth week in the top 10, the psychological thriller leapfrogged the previous week's number one, Ali Mercer's His Secret Family. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 16:19:01 UTC ]
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The Sunday shows fail to link the coronavirus and the campaign

Over the weekend, two huge news stories—the coronavirus and the 2020 presidential campaign—took significant steps forward. On the virus front, we learned of the first and second deaths on US soil, both of which came at a hospital in Washington state; at least one local scientist believes that... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

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Digital Bestseller Lists: Secret Family is a winning formula

Ali Mercer’s His Secret Family climbed two places to swipe the Bookstat E-Book number one for the first time, for the week ending 22nd February. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 20:21:16 UTC ]
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3 Qualities Advertisers Seek in a Publishing Partner

An inside look at what advertisers look for when selecting print and digital publisher partners. By Kevin Rehberg, Vice President, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-02-27 18:23:48 UTC ]
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SCAD Comics Forum Shows Kids the Biz

The Savannah College of Art and Design’s sequential-art program keeps doing what it’s been doing for more than a quarter century: teaching its students how to break into the graphic novel and comics market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Susan Fowler’s Memoir Shows Uber Was an Even Worse Place to Work Than We Thought

The former Uber engineer paints a damning portrait of the culture Travis Kalanick built. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2020-02-19 21:07:39 UTC ]
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Eye Books unveils digital list Lightning Bolts

Independent publisher Eye Books has unveiled a digital-first fiction list, Lightning Bolts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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3 Creative Ways to Benefit the Bottom Line Beyond Advertising Revenue

Ever-changing external landscapes present both threats and opportunities for media firms. Shifting marketing budgets and the proliferation of free content challenge publishers that rely on advertising and paid subscriptions. Yet the industry is not cowering: the results of Folio:’s 2020... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Digital subscriptions help Sweden market rise as physical sales sink

Physical book sales in Sweden are falling but the take-up of digital subscription services is on the rise, leading to a boost in revenue during 2019, new figures show. Statistics published by trade magazine Svensk Bokhandel showed sales nudged up 1.1% by value and 4.9% by volume in 2019... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 15:14:31 UTC ]
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Guess Who’s Going to Buy You? That’s Right…Your Advertiser

Barstool Sports launched as a print publication in 2003. Since then, they’ve become a multi-million dollar diversified sports and pop culture media company. Barstool recently sold to one of their advertisers, Penn National Gaming (owner of the Tropicana), for $450 million. A few years ago... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

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New Cassandra Cain graphic novel shows Asian American girls can be Batgirl too

"Shadow of the Batgirl" author Sarah Kuhn wants young Asian American girls to see they can be the main character in superhero stories too. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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A photographer goes behind the scenes at the Westminster Dog Show

Dolly Faibyshev started going to dog shows on a whim. Now she has a book of quirky, adorable photos. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Arthur Phillips shows that choosing a leader was no easier 400 years ago

“The King at the Edge of the World” explores a centuries-old crisis of succession and our modern-day search for truth. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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What a $5.6m Super Bowl buy can purchase in digital media in 2020

Each year Digiday calculates what advertisers could do with the cash they spend on Super Bowl ads if used on digital media buys instead. For this year's tally, Digiday explores alternate purchases, such as TikTok hashtag campaigns, digital out-of-home ads and use of "The Bachelor"... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2020-01-30 05:00:53 UTC ]
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Beyond ad targeting, the demise of the third-party cookie will hit key digital media functions

When third-party cookies vanish, publishers will need to find alternatives for a host of functions, including user profiling and audience analytics. The post Beyond ad targeting, the demise of the third-party cookie will hit key digital media functions appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2020-01-29 05:01:53 UTC ]
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Read Harder 2020: An Edition of a Literary Magazine (Digital or Physical)

From POETRY Magazine to The Paris Review, here are 9 literary magazines to check out for the 23rd task of Book Riot's 2020 Reader Harder challenge! Continue reading at Book Riot

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Capital Crime launches digital festival

Capital Crime has launched a digital festival to showcase crime and thriller writers and offer readers the opportunity to connect with authors.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-13 04:47:29 UTC ]
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Titan Books snaps up video essayist Lindsay Ellis' début novel

Titan Books has bought a début novel from popular writer and video essayist Lindsay Ellis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-12 17:08:56 UTC ]
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Digital Bestseller Lists: Kay tops weekly e-book ranking as Amazon list joins line-up

As the old saying goes, new year, new e-book charts—the Bookstat E-Book Top 10 is joining the Publisher E-Book Ranking in The Bookseller’s regular e-book chart section. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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