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NETWORK TEN JOIN FORCES WITH YOSPACE TO PROVIDE LIVE AD REPLACEMENT ACROSS SIMULCAST FOR THE XXII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Mar 2, 2014

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Network Ten Launches Online Advertising Innovation.

Sydney, Australia – February 3, 2014: In an industry first, Network Ten has joined forces with content replacement technology provider Yospace to create new opportunities for marketers in the live streaming channels it will launch for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

Network Ten’s industry leading digital platform tenplay will run eight simultaneous live streams during the Games, which start on February 7.

Two of the streams will carry all of the action live as broadcast on TEN and ONE. There will also be six dedicated live streams direct from Sochi.

Working with Yospace, Network Ten will offer seamless and frame accurate replacement of the broadcast advertising in the live streams from the Games.

Network Ten will continue to work with Yospace after the XXII Olympic Winter Games end on February 24.

Network Ten Chief Sales Officer, Louise Barrett, said: “This represents the first time an Australian media company has offered live ad replacement or insertion in online streams – and we are delighted that we can do it in our coverage of the spectacular Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.”

Network Ten Chief Digital Officer, Rebekah Horne, said the introduction of the Yospace system was an important step for tenplay and Australian advertisers.

“Delivering effective monetisation of live content with a true broadcast user experience is a milestone for digital media,” she said.

“What attracted us to the Yospace technology was that it was a complete and automated solution – from our play-out through to the end-user device.”

Ms Horne said the ability to execute targeted interactive ad replacement would give advertisers a level of personalisation and interactivity not previously seen in live online simulcasts. Ads are managed through DoubleClick, integrated with the Yospace system, to determine which ads are shown to each user.

Tim Sewell, CEO of Yospace, said: “It’s a privilege to be working with Network Ten to deliver this world-first for such a prestigious event. It also represents the start of a long-term partnership powering the monetisation of their regular simulcast output to connected devices.”

About Yospace

Yospace is the foremost provider of server-side ad insertion (SSAI) technology in the world today. Its solution allows live streams and on demand (VoD) content to be monetized for OTT in a way that is true to the seamless viewer experience of linear television, while opening up benefits of digital advertising such as one-to-one addressability and real-time measurement.

Yospace was the first to publicly demonstrate SSAI in a live stream, with ITV in 2012, and today services major broadcasters and network operators across the globe, including DIRECTV and FOX in the USA; Sky Media, ITV, BT Sport, Channel 4 and STV in the UK; Telia and TV4 in Sweden; Optus, Nine, and Seven West Media in Australia.

In early 2019 Yospace was 100% acquired by RTL Group.

Media contact

Sarah Tulley

Network Ten

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