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ONLINE VIDEO ROUND UP: Only 30 Percent of Brands Use Viewability Metrics, Estado, Teads Close Deal

A summary of the most exciting recent news in online video in the U.S., U.S.-Hispanic and Latin American markets. If you're trying to keep up, consider this your one-stop shop.

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A summary of the most exciting recent news in online video in the U.S., U.S.-Hispanic and Latin American markets. If you’re trying to keep up, consider this your one-stop shop.

US/US-HISPANIC MARKET

DashBid is pleased to announce it is Verified by TAG (Trustworthy Accountability Group) and listed in the TAG Registry, to build a brand safe environment and further DashBid’s Engagement Spectrum, giving advertisers the ability to measure audience engagement in addition to standard audience segmentations, in an environment that they can trust as fraud-free. This verification follows the February appointment of a Brand Safety Director overseeing DashBid’s exchange to identify, assess and remove any risks and threats.

xAd, the global leader in location intelligence that drives sales, is giving marketers the power to hyper-target and better understand consumers in real-time with its combination of highly accurate location data and newly launched solution, Weather Triggering.

At their Upfront presentation in New York City, Hulu and Scripps Networks Interactive have completed a new distribution agreement that will see SNI’s U.S. networks included on Hulu’s new live TV streaming service.

According to a survey by Turn Marketing Platform, only 30% of brands use advanced viewability metrics, despite 57% of young agency staffers largely distrusting the metrics they are expected to work with. 28% of respondents under 30 years-old say viewability is a key requirement from the supply side. Almost six in every ten (57%) media agency professionals who do not wholly trust the metrics currently in use are under the age of 30.

According to research by Sublime Skinz, fewer outstream units are more successful in driving increased attention and delivering greater brand recall. The performance of these significantly outpaces traditional pre-roll, skippable video ads.

Ipsos found that more than 80% of respondents report that innovative outstream units are the most appealing and effective video format, compared to other dominant video types, including pre-roll.

Video monetization technology platform Ooyala published a new report, “The Lifecycle of Content: From Production to Monetization,” in collaboration with Futuresource Consulting, a specialist research and consulting firm for media and entertainment industries. The findings show content providers will seek integrated video solutions to minimize costs, streamline processes and provide growth opportunities at every step in the video lifecycle.

Snapchat is reported to be pitching an ad format, “Snap Ads Max Reach,” that would be seen by all US users that access a section of the app that the company monetizes.

Business Insider will stop using Google’s ad server to generate advertising revenue and switch to one built by ad tech outfit AppNexus as part of a wider partnership.It spans both desktop and mobile inventory across display, video and native formats that can be sold either guaranteed, or programmatic.

In a new survey, WFA advertiser marketers talked about their love of online video. Eighty-nine percent of our sample said they were looking to increase spend here in the year ahead. 90 percent said that Viewability is a “major concern,” 72 percent said the same of ad fraud and measurement.

Business Insider will stop using Google’s ad server to generate advertising revenue and switch to one built by AppNexus.

Ad exchange Rubicon Project said it partnered with in-venue interactive music platform TouchTunes to make its  audience available programmatically for real-time buying in a private marketplace. TouchTunes has 38 million unique visitors and is available in more than 60,000 social venues.

LATAM MARKET

Latin music video network VidaPrimo will distribute its vast library of video content via music-related content distributor Music Choice.

Brazilian publisher group Estado has closed a deal with Teads for native video advertising on content portals Estadão Online, Paladar, E+, and Jornal do Carro. 

Digital agency Pragma Communication announced a exclusive partnership with mobile marketing and branded content American company Hathway, and will now offer their services in Latin America in an exclusive deal.

 IAB Brazil published an online guide about ‘Onboarding Offline Data’. The playbook is targeted to marketing professionals in ad agencies who work to ensure audience segmentation, focused on the local market.

TIM Brasil has launched TIM Geek, a new entertainment platform featuring exclusive content from Omelete, one of the main pop culture portals in Latin America.

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