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Netflix Boasts 40 Million Users Subscribed to Ad-Supported Tier, Reveals Plans to Develop In-House Ad Tech Platform

Netflix reports 40 million monthly users of its ad-supported service, with the ads chief stating that the firm is creating its own platform for ad solutions.


Amazon to Show Ads on Prime Video, Aiming For $3 Billion in Ad Revenue

Amazon is expanding its advertising strategy by introducing ads on its Prime Video streaming service. The company aims to generate $3 billion in revenue and compete with traditional media giants...

P&G to Promote Individual Brands at 2024 Olympics Instead of Corporate Name

Procter & Gamble will shift its focus from corporate branding to individual product brands, such as Pampers and Gillette, in its advertising for the Paris 2024 Olympics...

BBC Podcast Advertising Plan Concerns Media Firms—British Government Receives Complaint Letter

Many big media firms are concerned about the BBC's podcast advertising plan. A complaint letter has been sent to the British government...


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Microsoft investor, Mason Morfit seeks change on how giant software maker sells its products
ValueAct Holdings President Mason Morfit plans to influence Microsoft on how it sells Windows, the operating system that is behind most of the software giant's products, Bloomberg reported.
Gigya launches new tool to simplify mass personalization for American consumers
Mountain View, California-bases social login pioneer Gigya launched a new tool that will give marketers data that will flow into personalized online and offline marketing campaigns for American consum
Boston social ad startup announces $4.5M extension to Series B funding
Boston, US-based social advertising and marketing startup Moontoast announced that it has raised $4.5 million as extension to its Series B financing round for its expansion and platform development.
US advertising company Federated Media sells content marketing arm to LIN Media
San Francisco, US-based advertising firm Federated Media sold its content marketing arm to Rhode Island-based multimedia company LIN Media for an undisclosed amount to focus on programmatic advertisin
Video advertising technology firm Sightly secures $1.7M in seed round led by Mack Capital
Sightly was able to obtain $1.7 million in seed funds in a round led by Mac Capital and participated in by other investors which included Tomorrow Ventures and 500 Startups.
Facebook confirms third-party app test for mobile ad network
In a long-awaited move, Facebook finally started running tests using third-party mobile apps as part of its plan to become a mobile ad network, as confirmed by Facebook engineer Sriram Krishnan on the
US firm ShareThrough scores another $17M in funding for native ads
San Francisco, US-based in-feed native ad exchange ShareThrough raised another $17 million in combined debt and equity financing in a round led by Floodgate and North Bridge Venture.
Twitter seeks to capitalize on users' diversity to attract advertisers - report
The users of Twitter in the US are more racially diverse compared to those of other Internet sites and Twitter is capitalizing on its demographics to get revenues, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Ukraine-based ad serving firm Epom snags $7M in private investment pool
Epom, an ad serving and ad management solutions provider, said it received $7 million in a private investment pool for product improvement and new product development.
Survey shows UK firms on spending spree in advertising at fastest rate ever
Advertising spending in the UK for the third quarter of 2013 has hit the fastest pace recorded according to a survey from IPA Bellwether, the Financial Times reported.
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