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ITV Optimizes Its Digital Advertising with SAS®CARY, N.C. --(Business Wire)-- ITV, the UK's largest commercial broadcaster, has adopted cloud-based ad server technology provided by SAS (News - Alert), a leader in business analytics and integrated marketing management, for its online services including the ITV Player video on demand service. SAS® Intelligent Advertising for Publishers will help the broadcaster manage, forecast, serve, optimize and measure ad inventory across all its platforms. SAS Intelligent Advertising for Publishers helps determine which ad should be shown at what break during a particular program for maximum effectiveness. Simon Daglish, Group Commercial Sales Director, ITV said: "We are delighted to be working with SAS for all of our on demand display and video advertising and are looking forward to working tgether to develop the adserver to deliver some of the best operational disciplines and insights from TV and online." ITV can use SAS® Intelligent Advertising for Publishers across all its on-demand platforms including ITV.com, Playstation, Freesat, iOS and Android (News - Alert). "Online video is undergoing huge growth and SAS' multi-platform advertising approach helps ITV serve its users on any digital device on which ITV chooses to make its content available," said Jeff Wood, Senior Director for SAS Intelligent Advertising. "By utilizing just one system to deliver all its advertising on these devices ITV is able to optimize the delivery and performance of advertising campaigns with real efficiency." The digital advertising market is growing rapidly. Last year $32 billion was spent on online advertising in the United States and the market is projected to reach $50 billion by 20151. Despite its size the digital ad market is fragmented and lacks purpose-built analytical applications, making it difficult for publishers to effectively manage ad inventory and optimize profitability. 1eMarketer (News - Alert), June 2011. About SAS SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions, SAS helps customers at more than 60,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®. SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries. ® indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright © 2012 SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.
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