Andrew Blustein

AB

reporter

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NYC-based writer covering convergence of TV and adtech

hallowed be thy meme

Hallowed be thy meme: how religion is making its way on to your social feed
Spotify

By tech and by acquisition: inside Spotify's podcast expansion plan
Beeswax and Beachfront Media are using LiveRamp's identity product in connected TV

As cookies decline, three adtech companies are pushing into connected TV
Picture of someone accessing a TV streaming service with a remote control.

The programmatic TV dream is edging closer to reality
Meredith, the publisher of All Recipes, wants to work more closely with advertisers in a cookie-less world

Publishers want tighter relationships with advertisers post-cookie
Chrome's video ad blocking will include ads on YouTube

Chrome will start blocking intrusive ad formats within short-form videos
The Mandalorian is exclusively available on Disney+

Disney+ eyes next phase to grow 28.6 million subscribers through Europe and India
Brainlabs chief Daniel Gilbert

Gearing up for acquisition spree, Brainlabs buys SEO agency Distilled
Brands will look to score with viewers on their personal devices during the Super Bowl

From holograms to wearables: how we'll be watching the Super Bowl in 10 years
The CW's Batwoman runs on broadcast and streams on CW TV

The CW puts social media at the center of its streaming strategy
Enforcement of CCPA begins 1 July

Ad industry calls for delayed enforcement of CCPA
Apple's The Morning Show

Tim Cook says Apple TV+ won’t have ads anytime soon
gridiron

Bleacher Report’s Super Bowl activation will put on a show for fans and advertisers
Ampersand's new And platform is meant to streamline TV buying across screens

Ampersand introduces ad buying platform to 'protect and grow' TV
The Witcher Netflix

Netflix, facing 'muted' international competition, ups marketing spend by $325m
TV Azteca's MasterChef Mexico will be available on Tubi in Mexico

Tubi is heading to Mexico in 2020: 'People want free TV'
"I focus every day on being as useful as I possibly can," says Pritchard

Marc Pritchard evaluates the next 10 years of the P&G brand
20th Century Fox will be renamed 20th Century Studios

Disney drops Fox name from production studios
An example of a curator ad on Peacock

With Peacock, NBCUniversal still thinks there’s room for ads in the streaming TV era
Sorrell

Sorrell continues to distance S4 Capital from the agency model he built