The COVID-19 pandemic may have winded the economy, the advertising business and personal lives around the world.<\/p>\n
But, for over-the-top (OTT) and connected TV (CTV), lockdown looks like being a catalyst.<\/p>\n
Not only have OTT services seen a big uptick in consumption during the period, but the whole ecosystem appears to have come together to improve the tools available for advertising placement and monetization.<\/p>\n
In this video interview with Beet.TV, Esra Bacher, Managing Partner and Programmatic Investment Lead at GroupM, the world’s biggest media-buying agency, says the group has lobbied ad-tech platforms for technology improvements – and has emerged with a richer toolset.<\/p>\n
“CTV has been going through a very interesting time especially during the current events caused by COVID-19,” she says.<\/p>\n
“I believe that the current conditions are going to be quite favourable in shaping the future of TV.<\/p>\n
“We have been very vocal about our needs and challenges when it comes to programmatic CTV activation.<\/p>\n
“During this time, we have seen some great enhancements that are being offered by both the SSPs, DSPs and the publishers. They have listened to our concerns and have built some tools, some products that are facilitating the programmatic activation of CTV media.”<\/p>\n
Bacher says recent platform improvements include:<\/p>\n
Still, Bacher says an “ideal” is for them to ingest TV schedules so that ad buyers like GroupM can have a true insight into audiences’ real behavior.<\/p>\n
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