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 ..read more

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.  ..read more

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 build Uber's advertising business more or less from scratch, 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 and first-party data offering. He also discusses his inroads into the industry as an early media sales employee at Sky, and reflects on his days at iAd, Apple's first advertising venture ..read more

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 industry.  The conversation flows from Elizabeth’s early experiences in the industry, the role of content marketing and how to best distribute it, and the state of equality and inclusion in the in ..read more

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 David Fisher, Industry Principal Media, Entertainment & Advertising at Snowflake Augustin Decré, Regional Managing Director, SEMEA at Index Exchange ..read more

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 role they're playing in the market, the opportunities for new entrants in CTV advertising, the considerations when dealing with the children's market, the role of data and the growing influence ..read more

In this episode, Tom Goodwin, who is a keynote speaker, consultant, author and TV host, joins Vincent Flood, VideoWeek's Editor-in-Chief, for a free roaming conversation that covers everything from the WFH debate, right through to Web3 and the metaverse. Also discussed is social media and how it's used today, Tom's own experiences with being aa social media star and Miami's growing technology scene.  ..read more

This week's episode is something of a departure from the podcast's usual stomping ground of speaking to industry insiders. Instead it focuses on how the industry and wider society can deal with narcissistic leaders, during a time in history when both media companies and tech platforms are faced with challenges on balancing the spread of misinformation - something that is part and parcel of having a sociopathic narcissist at the helm - with the need to protect freedom of speech.  Our guest is Radhia Gleis, who was a member of Buddhafield, a cult that started in Hollywood in the 1980s. The ..read more

This week's episode features Lisa Utzschneider, CEO at Integral Ad Science, a company that has been an industry leader on brand safety and fraud detection for some time now, but recently moved into CTV ad tech with the acquisition of Publica for $220 million.  Lisa joins Vincent Flood, VideoWeek's Editor-in-Chief, to discuss the acquisition, whether we're winning the war against fraud, brand safety on the social platforms, and her advice to people in the industry about how they can make a meaningful impact at their companies.  ..read more

This week's episode features Aki Tsuchiya, CEO of Streamhub, and Jamie West, who has joined the company as a non-executive director. Jamie is probably best known for his work at Sky, where he was one of the people who led the pioneering Adsmart initiative. Since leaving Sky, West has been working with Streamhub after seeing how successful the company was in Japan, where they successful in persuading broadcasters in the market to share their data to the mutual benefit of all. Also discussed in this episode was Streamhub's work in helping broadcasters deliver the Tokyo Olympics during a pandemic ..read more