NBC Has ‘Less Than 10’ Super Bowl Ad Slots Available With Just 3 Weeks to Go

With just three and a half weeks to go before Super Bowl LII, NBC has nearly sold out of its inventory for the game. The network has “less than 10” in-game slots available, Dan Lovinger, evp ad sales, NBC Sports Group, told reporters today. The company is averaging “more than $5 million for a 30-second…

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Podcast: Dave Morgan Looks Back On 20 Years Of Startup Life

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Welcome to AdExchanger Talks, a podcast focused on data-driven marketing. Subscribe here. Dave Morgan is a singular figure in the advertising industry. The founder of three ad tech companies, each in a way ahead of its time, is our guest on AdExchanger Talks this week. In the late ’90s, Morgan built Real Media, an ad network/ad serverContinue reading »

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Despite GOP control of Congress and White House, lawmaking lagged in 2017

In 2017, Republicans gained control of both houses of Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade, but unified GOP control of the legislative and executive branches didn’t lead to a burst of lawmaking.

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Sinclair, Imagine Create ‘Next Gen’ Local TV Ad Platform

The deal will allow Sinclair to play a role in the development of Imagine’s systems for traffic, ad sales and data analytics, allowing for unit-based and impression-based local media buys.

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Disney OTT Service To Debut in 2019, Featuring Reboot Of ‘High School Musical’

Disney’s upcoming over-the-top video service, set to launch in 2019, will feature between 7,000-8,000 episodes of TV shows from the Disney-ABC TV Group’s library.

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CreativeDrive Acquires Pia Agency

Founded by Cheryl (CEO) and Cliff Pia (president, Chief Creative Officer) in 1997, the 32-person agency produces advertising, digital, mobile and web content across offices in Portland, Oregon, San
Diego and San Francisco.

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InMobi Acquires AerServ For $90 Million

The companies say the deal will establish the largest programmatic video platform for mobile in-app publishers, expand InMobi’s mobile video footprint, and create a hub in Los Angeles.

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Fox May Buy More TV Stations

Fox is looking to purchase 10 TV stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group — in markets including Denver and Seattle, according to a newspaper report. This comes as Sinclair wants to bolster its TV
station holdings with a proposed $3.9 billion deal to buy Tribune Media.

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