VideoWeek

This episode features the full VideoWeek Live event from the (extremely) sunny Marea Rooftop in Cannes, with panels and fireside chats covering the telco opportunity in CTV, the importance of "premium" TV to premium brands, and Netflix's evolution in the advertising space. The sessions and speakers are:  - From Pipe to Platform: Where Telcos Fit in the Addressable TV Ecosystem - with Albert-Jan Te...

In this episode of the VideoWeek podcast, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Alison Keith, CEO and Principal Advisor at The Excellence Office. They discuss Alison's experiences on both brand and agency side, as well as the intricacies of the client-agency relationship. The conversation also explores: - Why brands spend so much on social video - The drivers of short-termism a...

In this live episode of the VideoWeek podcast, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Justin Sampson, outgoing Chief Executive of Barb, for an exclusive exit interview. Recorded in front of a live audience at New Video Frontiers, Sampson reflects on his 14 years at the helm of the UK's TV measurement JIC, including: - His achievements and regrets at Barb - Innovations at the JIC...

In this episode of the VideoWeek podcast, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Rhys McLachlan, Director of Advanced Advertising at ITV. They discuss ITV's programmatic approach and innovation at the UK broadcaster, alongside other topics including: - Fraud and waste in the programmatic ecosystem - The "enshittification" of social media - Sky's potential acquisition of ITV's M&...

In this episode of the VideoWeek podcast, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Arthur Querou, Co-Founder and CEO of Vibe.co . They discuss the company's evolution from serving the SME market towards working with larger brands, alongside other topics including: - Vibe's decision to go direct to supply - The expectations of smaller advertisers - Vibe's approach to creative - The...

In this episode of the VideoWeek podcast, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Lori Goode, Chief Marketing Officer at Index Exchange. They dig into the role of the ad tech CMO, Index's own marketing strategy, and the challenges Lori faced going into the business, alongside other topics including: - The state of the European media market - Index's commitment to the sell-side -...

In this episode of the VideoWeek podcast, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Vinod Kashyap, Chief Product Officer at Digital Envoy. They discuss the company's new measurement product, LocID, a geolocation identifier for the CTV space. The conversation also covers the following topics: - Progress in the Internet of Things (IoT) space - IP addresses and challenges around volat...

In this episode of the VideoWeek podcast, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Mike Shaw, Director, EMEA Ad Sales at Roku. They discuss the Roku business and the role of the TV operating system (OS), alongside a range of topics including:  - Drivers of consolidation within the TV OS market - The rise of TV commerce  - Roku's partnerships, including its relationship with Amazon...

In this episode of the VideoWeek podcast, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Keith Bedford, GM EMEA at Wurl.  The conversation explores a range of subjects from CTV and collaboration to FAST channels and their marketing, with topics including: - Wurl's relationship with its owner AppLovin - The FAST market in the US and Europe - How content discoverability is evolving - The...

In the 50th episode of the VideoWeek podcast, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Nick Manning, Founder of Encyclomedia and Co-Founder of Manning Gottlieb OMD.  Manning discusses his latest project, Advertising: Who Cares?, an industry movement advocating for a return to quality in advertising. He explores a range of topics, including: - How to make the industry more attracti...

In this episode, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Matt Sattel, Chief Revenue Officer at OpenX, a supply-side platform (SSP).  Sattel discusses: - The benefits and drawbacks of in-housing - OpenX's positioning in the market between buyers and sellers - The practice of reselling in CTV - Whether honesty pays in the industry - The debate around curation - Are industry KPIs fi...

In this episode, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Justin Sampson, CEO at Barb, the UK measurement JIC for TV advertising. Sampson discusses: - How Barb operates, including how measurement panels are created - The evolution of panel-based measurement - Solving the problem of zero-rated spots - What is ‘fit for TV’ in an age of high-quality user-generated content - Barb’s re...

In this episode, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Jay Prasad, CEO at Relo Metrics, a specialist in measuring sports marketing and sponsorship. Where local brands were once happy to associate with their hometown heroes without much demand for rigour in terms of the value of these partnerships, Prasad explains how this has changed with the influx of massive sponsors into spo...

In this episode, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by David Pollet, CEO at Incremental - a company that looks to solve one of the major frustrations around retail media: measurement. The conversation explores: The challenges and methodologies for measuring retail media How effective closed-loop attribution really is Retail media's role in the marketing mix Implications of comm...

In this episode, Caroline Reynolds, Global Chief Digital Officer at T&Pm, joins Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek. T&Pm was formed earlier this year when WPP merged two of its agencies, The&Partnership and mSix&Partners, positioning AI at the core of its operations. Reynolds discusses: What clients are looking for right now Bringing creative and media back together under...

In this episode, Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, is joined by Ryan Spicer, CRO at Atmosphere, a streaming TV service for businesses. Atmosphere specialises in curated content for screens in out-of-home (OOH) environments, such as restaurants, bars and waiting rooms. Spicer discusses: His entry point in media and advertising  How the broadcasters dealt with the transition to digital Th...

In this episode, Thomas Bremond, SVP & CRO, International at FreeWheel, joins Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek. Bremond discusses how FreeWheel has changed in light of its acquisition by Comcast, the role of social networks in TV distribution, and what it means to be a broadcaster in 2024.

This episode features Andrew Casale, CEO of Index Exchange. He joins Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek to discuss how he started Index Exchange, the state of publishing, the looming identity crisis and Google’s Privacy Sandbox, the blurring of the roles of the DSP and SSP, Index Exchange’s rapidly growing CTV business and where he’d invest $10 million today. 

In the first episode of 2024, Paul Wright, Head of Uber Advertising, UK and Ireland, joins Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek. Wright has helped launch Uber's advertising business in the UK and Ireland, opening up the unique targeting potential of the Rides and Eats apps. One year into the role, Wright lays out the direction of travel for the young ads business, including its video plans...

This week’s guest on the VideoWeek Podcast is Elizabeth Anyaegbuna, CEO at 16x9, a contextual media agency who work with brands to create ads and content for brands across multiple channels. Elizabeth is also President of Bloom, an organsation that supports women in the UK communications industry, and a founding member of Join Our Table, a group celebrating female Black talent in the advertising i...

In this episode, Nicola Lewis, Global Chief Solutions Officer at GroupM, joins Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, to explore her personal and professional journey, her transition from sales to agency-side, and Finecast's rapid expansion since its inception in 2019. The conversation follows Nicola's early forays into advertising, and the inspiring story of receiving a key promotion while...

In this episode we speak to various industry luminaries and some of the VideoWeek Villa partners about what they think are the big conversation topics in Cannes this year.  Joining Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek are:   Nic McCarthy, Global Head of Creative Excellence at Wavemaker  Samantha Adams, VP of Sales, Western Europe, and Tim Anderson, VP of  Dmitrii Chebakov, CEO at Bidscube D...

In this episode Joe Evea, CEO at Media16, joins Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek, to discuss the CTV advertising market. Media16 specialise in advertising sales, campaign management and content distribution, and bring children’s channels like Pop, Tiny Pop and Pop Max to the market.  The conversation topics include how Joe got started in the industry, the growth of FAST services and the...

This week's episode is with Toby Jenner, Global CEO at Wavemaker. Toby joins Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief at VideoWeek to discuss how he got into advertising in the first place, Mark Reed as a leader at WPP, the macroeconomy and what he's seeing in terms of client strategies, the agency relationship with programmatic technologies, and the challenges facing agencies over the coming years.  VideoW...

#35 Rob Christensen, SVP, Advanced Global TV, Sales & Distribution, at Vevo, the label-owned giant of music video streaming. Rob joins Vincent Flood, VideoWeek’s Editor-in-Chief, to discuss everything from about everything from Vevo’s offering, the company’s flourishing relationship with YouTube, the opportunities and challenges of scaling globally, and how to create a great company culture. ...