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Microsoft's Xbox LIVE Beats iPad In Video Viewing, And Has Ad Platform

Sure, you can watch digital TV on your iPad, but suppose you want to watch it in your living room? It seems that the xBox gaming console is the most popular non-computer device to watch streaming video, edging out the Apple iPad by 28.2% to 27.1%. Advantage, Microsoft, which owns the Xbox LIVE digital media delivery service. AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka describ  [...]

Jelli Offers Terrestrial Radio with Social Media Analytics, Ad Engagement

Social radio provider Jelli is claiming to have “reimagined the radio spot, making it more engaging and interactive.” Jelli promises a radio/social media mashup for advertisers, and now promises it can quantify those exposures with social media analytics. TechCrunch described Jelli  [...]

Streaming Entertainment Skyrockets, Authentication On The Rise

Some compelling evidence for the value of in-stream and preroll marketing. Streaming entertainment is strongly on the rise, according to DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. As Hollywood Reporter describes, consumer spending on home entertainment rose in Q1 by 2.5% to $4.45 billion—largely due to the strength of streaming video. Subscription streaming rose an est  [...]

Hulu "Grows Up" As a TV Rival, Guarantees 100% Ad Completion

The streaming service Hulu will hold a TV-style upfront on Thursday, reports the New York Times; and it is expected to announce it has reached two million paid subscribers of its $8/month Hulu Plus service. If true, then Hulu has gained 0.5 million in Q1 2012. Hulu is a joint venture of NBCUniversal, Fox Entertainment Group and Disne  [...]

Coke Campaign Combines TV, Mobile--and Users' Chok Swing

Coca Cola combined a television commercial with a mobile app and instant win promotion in a recent campaign. The result—the app was downloaded 390,000 times and Coke saw its brand revitalized in this Chinese city. One likely reason behind the campaign's success was the novel "Chok" app, which worked akin to a Wii in that it turned the mobile phone into a remote controller. [video] Users would then swing the phone whe  [...]

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Top News: Google online music | Google TV 2.0 | Brightroll lands $30M

Online Music: Google to unveil online music store Wednesday. Mobile Computing: Nokia will make a Windows 8 tablet. Convergence: Sony   [...]

Closing Bell: Apple television | Google+ enhancements | Pick the right mobile ad network

Convergence: What’s really next for Apple in television. Social Media: Google+ enhances offerings with app integration, analytics. Signs of What's to Come: The future is amazing, and Microsoft has video to prove it  [...]

Top News: T-Mobile, AT&T test mobile ad services | Mobile ads to surge | Hulu for sale? | Ford expands connectivity

Mobile Marketing: T-Mobile, AT&T test services in attempt to grow mobile ad market. Mobile advertising surge forecast at Cannes. Business Strategies: Hulu   [...]

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Top News: Google near deal in online pharma ad crackdown | Online seller who threatened customers pleads guilty | Facebook PR firm and its unsavory clients | New app rules causing woe for developers

Legal/Regulatory: Google near deal in online pharma drug ad crackdown. Online seller who bullied customers pleads guilty. Public Relations: Facebook PR firm   [...]

Top News: Vevo launches new artist-athelet web series | TV taps social media | Is blogging still relevant? | Smartphones that spy on you | More about Xoom

Online Video: Vevo fuses artists and athletes in new web series. Social Media: TV industry taps social media to keep viewers' attention. Internet Strategies: In a cutthroat world, so  [...]

Will FM Find Its Way to the Cell Phone? Not if Cell Phone Manufacturers Have Anything to Say About It

The National Association of Broadcasters has put forth a plan in which radio stations would give up their exemption for license fees for the music they play - shelling out on average $100 million a year. In exchange, one of the perks NAB is asking for is a government mandate that would force cell phone manufacturers to offer FM radio on their devices (via the New York Times). It is a tricky, multi-layere  [...]

How Will Advertisers React to the Looser ABC Standards?

The Audit Bureau of Circulations is loosening its standards to allow subscribers of digital subscriptions and hybrid publishing plans to count as paid circulation. The board's aim is to accommodate newspapers as they move to bundled print/digital subscription offers and hybrid publishing plans, according to the ABC. (via MediaBuyerPlanner). But how will advertisers respond  [...]

Industry Buzz & News: 5/06/10

Legal/Regulatory: New U.S. push to regulate internet access. Campaigns & Creative: Yahoo's new ad isn't bad but it's still a waste of $80 million. Staples keeps customer  [...]

Mobile TV Coalition Vague on Advertising Plans

A coalition of twelve local broadcasting station groups, including stations from NBCU, Fox, and ION Television, have formed a consortium to offer television content via mobile devices. The group represents 173 stations and collectively reaches 150 million people - an appealing target for advertisers. Unfortunately, it has not put forth clear cut advertising strategies yet. Speaking to Broadcasting Cable, Cox Media Group President Sandy Schwartz   [...]

Marketers Merge Online Video, TV Ad Strategies

Marketers are increasingly combining online video and television advertising strategies as they get a better understanding of their audience - with the most recent example being the CW. The show plans to double the number of commercials it airs in web versions of its TV shows beginning next season. Viewers could see as many as 20 30-second ads per hour, up from about 10 per hour currently, according  [...]

ABC Ruling Gives iPad Important Publishing Cred

Despite technical issues marketers have with the iPad - namely its lack of Flash  - the device is clearly going to be an important platform for advertisers, publishers and consumers. Its latest boost comes from the Audit Bureau of Circulations, which recently modified its definition of a digital magazine to accommodate it and similar devices,   [...]

CBS to Experiment with 99 Cent Prices for Some Shows on iTunes

CBS has said that it has agreed to experiment with Apple in reducing the price of some of its shows on iTunes, cutting prices from $1.99 for most shows to 99 cents for some. Les Moonves, chief executive of CBS Corp., said on a conference call with analysts last week that certain shows would sell for 99 cents, but he did not yet know which those will be. Those in the industry doubt the experiment will include newer episodes of top shows like NCIS,   [...]

Online Video Replaces DVR

The habits of US visitors to online TV sites reveal that online TV-viewing acts as a replacement for DVR (digital video recorder) viewing, according to research from Nielsen. Online Video - The New DVR? The broader usage patterns suggest that online video is, for the most part, a replacement of DVR use, or used by those who do not have immediate access to TV.  [...]

Nielsen Plans for Measurement Service Could Mean More Online Ads

Nielsen's plan to release online television ratings in conjunction with its regular TV ratings will roll out next fall could have an impact on the number of types of ads that are run on such online content sites as Hulu. The online ratings will be combined with Nielsen’s C3 rating, which measures TV viewing and three days of DVR viewing. Nielsen will pull online viewing data from 7,500 of the 12,000 households currently in its National People Meter Sample,   [...]

Hulu Mulls Subscription Service

Hulu is considering charging users to access certain popular shows in the hopes of increasing revenue. It is one of many media providers that has begun experimenting to find the fine line between what viewers expect to see for free online, and what they are willing to pay for, according to people familiar with the matter, writes the Los Angeles Times (via MediaBuyerPlanner). One possible plan includes   [...]