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Innovid Quietly Expands iRoll Support Among Ad Networks
Innovid has added Specific Media as the latest video ad network to support its "iRoll" interactive pre-roll ad unit. Specific joins Adap.tv, BrightRoll, Collective, SpotXChange, TidalTV, Tremor Video, Undertone, Value Click and other ecosystem players, which according to the company collectively account for approximately 60% of video ad inventory in the U.S. Large ad networks are important to Innovid because advertisers want huge scale and also the ability to target specific audiences for their campaigns.
For those not familiar with the iRoll, it transforms standard pre-roll ads by adding interactive overlays with customized calls-to-action. These can include social media sharing (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.), e-commerce prompts within the video, and mapping and localized information such as the nearest theater a movie is playing to purchase a ticket. Advertisers and agencies can use the Innovid Studio to add the interactive elements. Innovid also offers a full analytics suite.
Categories: Advertising, Technology
Topics: Innovid, Specific Media
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BBN3 Unveils Cloud-Based Scalable Video Production Process for SMBs
For small-to-medium sized businesses looking to augment their online presence with high-quality video, the process can be daunting. How to find a qualified video producer? How to avoid getting overcharged? How to carve out time to manage the process without it becoming a huge distraction? And so on. Still, many SMBs recognize that with video usage exploding, and consumer expectations rising, having a video(s) to explain their product, service or approach is fast becoming as essential as having a web site.
These are the problems that Vancouver-based BBN3 (part of SoMedia Networks) is addressing with a new template-driven, cloud-based video production process
that aims to resolve all the relevant cost, reach and project management issues, thereby unlocking video production at massive scale. BBN3 has created hundreds of videos for SMBs since March through its platform (examples here). Last week, Travis Moss, BBN3's VP of Business Development walked me through a step-by-step demo of their platform.
Categories: Technology
Topics: BBN3, SoMedia Networks, StudioNow, TurnHere
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Turner Sports Tees Up Online/Mobile Video Coverage of PGA Championship
The 93rd PGA Championship, the final major tournament of the season, gets underway tomorrow and Turner Sports, which has exclusive broadcast rights, has teed up significant multi-screen and social media initiatives. As the Olympics, NCAA March Madness and other high-profile sporting events have previously shown, online and mobile video have created an immersive, up-to-the-minute experience for fans.
Aside from its Thursday-Sunday live broadcasting schedule on TNT, Turner Sports has a full slate of online video coverage on PGA.com, which Turner powers and through mobile. Among the highlights:
Categories: Cable Networks, Devices, Mobile Video, Sports
Topics: PGA, TNT, Turner Sports
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Common Craft's New Subscription Model Offers Lessons for Video Creators
Online video has spurred countless talented video creators to pursue their dreams and connect with their audiences. But finding a sustainable business model remains a persistent challenge. Should videos be free and ad-supported? Or paid for by viewers on a one-off iTunes type basis? Or be part of a "freemium" model? Or be in a subscription service? Or maybe some of all of the above? Experimentation, intuition, knowing who the customer is and listening to feedback, and taking risks must all be taken into account when determining the right business model.
And that's why Common Craft, a husband-and-wife team that focuses exclusively on producing simple, short explanation-oriented videos often on technology topics (see below for an example) that have been viewed 35 million times in the last 4 years offers useful lessons for video creators. After pursuing a pure iTunes approach with payments on a per-video basis while doggedly staying away from an ad-supported model, the company has now completely shifted its model to subscriptions-only.
Categories: Indie Video
Topics: Common Craft
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MOVIECLIPS.com Partners With YouTube, Raises $7 Million
MOVIECLIPS.com has struck a deal with YouTube so that 20,000+ licensed HD movie clips will now become available in the "Movie Extras" section of
YouTube movies, as well as on the MOVIECLIPS YouTube channel. In addition, MOVIECLIPS is announcing a $7 million Series B financing led by MK Capital and including prior investors.
The YouTube distribution deal is significant in giving MOVIECLIPS' library broader exposure and monetization potential than it has had. MOVIECLIPS has struck licensing deals with six Hollywood studios. MOVIECLIPS uses its technology to generate up to 1,000 points of metadata, so that users can quickly find the best of Hollywood's most memorable moments.
Categories: Aggregators, Deals & Financings, FIlms
Topics: MOVIECLIPS.com, YouTube
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LG and Clearleap Partner for Video Delivery to Smart TVs As Usage Heats Up
LG and technology provider Clearleap announced a partnership that will give pay-TV operators the ability to deliver video services directly to Smart TVs over broadband IP networks. Under the deal LG will integrate Clearleap's Stream On Demand solution into its Smart TVs, so that pay-TV operators can provision VOD and online video without the need for an ancillary set-top box. Clearleap has previously partnered with Roku and has also extended its capabilities to the iPad and connected Blu-Ray players.
The big advantage to pay-TV operators of these deals is that they can serve subscribers without expensive set-top boxes and truck rolls. Services can also be extended to rooms in homes that didn't traditionally have pay-TV service, increasing the value of the underlying subscription.
Categories: Devices
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YouTube Delivers 1 Billion "Promoted Videos" Ads
More evidence of YouTube's ability to monetize its massive user base: the company has announced that it has delivered 1 billion views of its "Promoted Videos" ads since launching the program less than 3 years ago. Promoted Videos are an extension of Google's AdWords model, allowing advertisers to upload short video spots, specify keyword results against which Promoted Videos should be highlighted and then set a campaign spending limit.
Categories: Advertising
Topics: YouTube
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WSJ.com Capitalizing on Market Woes With Live Streaming "News Hub" Show
It's no secret that the line between print media and electronic media has been blurring for years as newspapers and magazines have created in-depth web sites and begun offering on-demand audio and video. Over at WSJ.com things are becoming even blurrier, as lately the site has been persistently live streaming its "News Hub" show prominently above the fold on its home page, creating a bona fide alternative to financial news networks like CNBC and Bloomberg.
In fact, a quick visit to those two networks' web sites reveal plenty of on-demand video, but no live video. That's where WSJ.com is distinguishing itself these days, making itself a destination for unnerved investors seeking up-to-the-minute news and analysis of financial markets conveniently on their desktops. Viewers can mute/unmute, run the video in the background and continue doing their day's work while dipping back into the News Hub as desired to follow the market's latest tumult.
Categories: Live Streaming, Newspapers
Topics: WSJ.com
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