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Martech: Advertising

AOL To Buy Programmatic Video Ad Platform Adap.tv, Expanding Efforts To Change Video & TV Ad Buying Process

AOL Inc. is boosting its stake in the online video advertising space by purchasing Adap.tv, a leader in video advertising technology, for $405 million in cash and stock. The deal is expected to close in September. Adap.tv’s programmatic ad platform facilitates real-time bidding as well as premium upfront and spot buys. The platform also works […]

Ginny Marvin on August 7, 2013 at 12:32 pm
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aol-logo-3AOL Inc. is boosting its stake in the online video advertising space by purchasing Adap.tv, a leader in video advertising technology, for $405 million in cash and stock. The deal is expected to close in September.

Adap.tv’s programmatic ad platform facilitates real-time bidding as well as premium upfront and spot buys. The platform also works across media devices — Web, mobile and connected TV. According to Adap.tv, 10 billion video impressions run through the platform monthly.

AOL CEO, Tim Armstrong said in a statement, “Two trends are prevalent in the video space right now – the movement from linear television to online video and the shift from manual transactions to programmatic media buying. Adap.tv is positioned squarely in front of the huge opportunity these trends are presenting.”

Adap.tv CEO, Amir Ashkenazi, followed up stating, “We believe that most TV advertising will soon be traded programmatically on platforms like ours. The combination of AOL and Adap.tv accelerates our vision of efficient and effective TV and video advertising.”

In May, AOL announced a number of efforts to help put online video on equal footing with TV, including a partnership with Nielsen designed to help media buyers compare digital video to TV and make the online video ad buying comparable to TV buys.

The video ad market is expected to grow 41% this year to hit $4.14 billion according to eMarketer.


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About The Author

Ginny Marvin
Ginny Marvin is Third Door Media’s Editor-in-Chief, running the day to day editorial operations across all publications and overseeing paid media coverage. Ginny Marvin writes about paid digital advertising and analytics news and trends for Search Engine Land, Marketing Land and MarTech Today. With more than 15 years of marketing experience, Ginny has held both in-house and agency management positions. She can be found on Twitter as @ginnymarvin.

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