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Brazil Has the Largest F1 TV Audience, Strong Growth in Social

The 2017 season saw Formula 1 register an increase in audience figures across both TV and digital platforms compared to the previous year. Brazil was the 2nd strongest market with a 13.4% audience growth.Brazil is still the biggest TV market with more than 76 million viewers.

RESEARCH: Millennials are Unable to Identify Network Brands behind Programs

Both broadcast networks and non-linear outlets face challenges with brand awareness amongst young adult audiences, according to ANATOMY’s 2017 “The Young and The Brandless” report.Young millennials who watch primarily on TV sets are, on average, better than desktop and mobile viewers at connecting broadcast program brands to network brands.

Internet Advertising to Take Over Broadcast Advertising in 2017

Entertainment and media spending will hit US$720 billion by 2020, up from US$603 billion in 2015, while internet advertising will overtake broadcast advertising in the U.S. for the first time, according to the finding from PwC’s annual Global Entertainment and Media Outlook report, the company’s five-year economic forecast for media and entertainment industry revenue and ad spending.

RTL Group Expands in Online Video, Leads VideoAmp US$15M Series A

Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup VideoAmp, a screen optimization platform for the TV and video ecosystem, has announced a US$15M Series A funding round led by RTL Group, the European entertainment network. This investment brings VideoAmp’s total funding to US$17.2M and will help the company rapidly accelerate development and drive adoption of its unique platform.

Research: Digital Advertising “Steals” US $2 Billion from Traditional Media Channels

Digital ad spending increased by 16% in the U.S., up US$3 billion, with about US$1 billion in “organic” growth from October 2014 through June 2015 (compared to the October 2013-June 2014 period). According to the report by Standard Media Index,  US$1.1 billion of national TV ad dollars, in addition to US$400 million in local TV and syndication spending; US $350 million of print ad dollars and US$150 million of radio spending, flowed to the digital bucket  from October 2014 to June 2015.

Mediaocean Acquired By Private Equity Firm Vista

Vista Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in automating trafficking and billing software Company Mediaocean. The deal values Mediaocean at about US$720 million, the company confirmed. Mediaocean was the result of the 2011 merger of Mediabank and Donovan Data Systems, a deal valued at US$1.5 billion.

Kantar buys majority stake in IBOPE Media

Kantar, the data investment management arm of WPP and one of the world’s largest insight, information and consultancy groups, has acquired the majority interest and control of Latin America’s leading media measurement business, IBOPE Media.

WPP’s GroupM and Kantar Media partner with Rentrak

WPP‘s wholly-owned companies, GroupM, the global media investment management company and Kantar Media, its media research and analytics business, have partnered with Rentrak, the US-based film and television measurement company. The partnerships are designed to deliver new services in television measurement and consumer insights to clients in the United States.