Friday 28 March 2014

Media AM - Microsoft, Campaign Viral Chart, London Live, DCM and D&AD, Sony Music

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28th March 2014
Microsoft launches programmatic video network  
Microsoft launches programmatic video network
Microsoft Advertising has become the latest global company to launch its own video network this week, designed to enable advertisers to buy pre-roll video ads on premium accredited sites, while using the company's site data for tailored targeting.
 
Campaign Viral Chart: Down Syndrome future mom ad doubles shares  
Campaign Viral Chart: Down Syndrome future mom ad doubles shares
Coordown, the Italian Down Syndrome charity, has achieved the most-shared ad status this week, beating Wren Studio's "first kiss", which has dropped seven places after two weeks at the top.
 
London Live: the final countdown  
London Live: the final countdown
Ahead of Monday's launch of London Live, we hear from some of the key people behind the cameras.
 
DCM and D&AD unveil best film-inspired ads  
DCM and D&AD unveil best film-inspired ads
Digital Cinema Media and D&AD have unveiled a compilation of ten of the best ads that have been inspired by film over the past ten years.
 
Sony Music moves media back to MG OMD  
Sony Music moves media back to MG OMD
Sony Music Entertainment has returned its UK media planning and buying account back to Manning Gottlieb OMD, 18 months after awarding the account to Mindshare.
 
What is Oculus Rift and why did Facebook just buy it?  
What is Oculus Rift and why did Facebook just buy it?
For the second time in a matter of weeks, Facebook has made a surprise acquisition that has largely left people scratching their heads.
 
Bob Greenberg: fame, the future and midlife crises  
Bob Greenberg: fame, the future and midlife crises
A sixtysomething inductee to advertising's Hall of Fame he may be, but, as befits a visionary, the R/GA founder's gaze is trained on future, not past, achievements. By James Swift.
 
Why London Live is more than a local TV channel  
Why London Live is more than a local TV channel
Andrew Mullins talks to Arif Durrani days before the launch of Evgeny Lebedev's first foray into TV.
 
London Live: the agency view  
London Live: the agency view
Dino Myers-Lamptey, head of strategy at the7stars, provides a revealing take on the challenges London Live faces in attracting advertisers.
 
Cast aside your cynicism and admire the audacity of Evgeny Lebedev's aim  
Cast aside your cynicism and admire the audacity of Evgeny Lebedev's aim
We're in the final countdown to the launch of London Live, and I'm unashamedly banging the drum.
 
Will Facebook's auto-play videos appeal to brands?  
Will Facebook's auto-play videos appeal to brands?
Despite talk of poor user feedback, the format has just rolled out in the US. Will brands embrace it, Arif Durrani asks.
 
Media Week's traffic rises 40% following mobile site  
Media Week's traffic rises 40% following mobile site
Media Week's online reach has increased 40% following the launch of its mobile-optimised site.
 
Click-through as currency shows how brands have got the internet all wrong  
Click-through as currency shows how brands have got the internet all wrong
If you haven't seen this in a presentation yet, you'll see it very soon: when teens realised Facebook posts in which brands were mentioned rose higher in the News Feed, they began adding brand names to the end of everything.
 
Getting to know the gadget generation  
Getting to know the gadget generation
TouchPoints5 reveals the extent of our changing media habits. Here, the IPA's Lynne Robinson highlights the key trends.
 
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One medium promises to cut through the clutter of this World Cup  
One medium promises to cut through the clutter of this World Cup
As the Rio World Cup 2014 approaches, one medium leads the way in providing the flagship environment for great brands to stand out enough to become and stay famous, says blowUP Media's sales director, Aimee McKay.
 
Viewability is overshadowing the real online display story  
Viewability is overshadowing the real online display story
In the looking glass world of advertising and media, it's not unusual for blindingly obvious questions to go un-answered for years - we've all heard the "which half of my advertising works?" question.
 
Facebook's 'Look Back' highlights commitment to video strategy  
Facebook's 'Look Back' highlights commitment to video strategy
Why is parody the sincerest form of flattery? Well, for someone to mock, they first have to be inspired enough to care.
 
Beer and loathing at South by Southwest  
Beer and loathing at South by Southwest
Who will watch the watchmen watching the watchmen? Yes, the IPA's digital consultant, Nigel Gwilliam, has once again been let loose in SXSW and Snowden, NSA and advertising are on his mind.
 
Sky AdSmart is no 'game changer' - the real digital game changed long ago  
Sky AdSmart is no 'game changer' - the real digital game changed long ago
Advertiser reaction following the six-month trial of Sky's addressable advertising service was predictably positive.
 
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