Lantern is exactly the kind of innovation broadcasters need to protect and grow their businesses and get back into the room with advertisers.
05 Feb 2026 | John Moulding
Linear-like control of streaming ad pods is the latest technology to blur the lines between linear and streaming advertising. Steve Reynolds, CEO at Imagine Communications, believes the final barriers to true Total TV are organisational.
08 Oct 2025 | John Moulding
The opportunity to reach millions in a shared, live moment is huge, but fans are hyper-aware of disruption. They want ads that offer control, relevance and value.
The initiative’s “baby POC” is moving into its teen years by expanding its panel and capabilities, and it is inviting more advertisers to take part.
The Ventura platform will not sell its own inventory — not even home-screen ads. The pitch to content owners is: you can trust us not to compete, so share more data to help us all thrive.
Content unseen might as well not exist. Discovery must become meaning-driven or audiences will flow to AI assistants, apps and creators, taking loyalty and value with them.
A study by FreeWheel’s Viewer Experience Lab found that consumers are generally receptive to formats like L-banners and shoppable QR codes, but they should be used sparingly.
From measurement innovations to broadcaster concerns to AI, here’s everything you need to know from the event.
Analysis: Netflix joined Disney and Roku in partnering Amazon DSP as the streaming wars get collaborative on advertising.
| Maria Iu
The content intelligence business now offers insights on 1,850 FAST channels alongside the five major SVOD platforms.
Could the deal shift the perception that quality content is stuck behind paywalls and open the door to more free services? What does this mean for broadcasters and advertisers?