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LG Ad Solutions unveils roadmap for CTV Performance at 2026 IAB NewFronts

At its 2026 IAB NewFronts presentation, LG Ad Solutions introduced Own the Outcome, a new framework designed to bring greater accountability to CTV performance. During the presentation, LG Ad Solutions also announced several new advertising capabilities designed to expand how brands connect with viewers across the LG TV experience…

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NDA MENA

When the Feed Becomes the Source

When did we stop asking if an image is real and start asking if it simply looks native to the feed? During a recent regional escalation, a high-production [reels] video of a night-time missile strike went viral on Instagram, accumulating millions of views in mere hours. It looked authentic, it sounded raw, and it captured the visceral fear of a city under fire. By the time digital forensics teams identified the footage as a clip from a combat simulation game, the video had already been shared by thousands and cited by several commentators. The footage succeeded because it inherited the visual grammar of trust that we associate with raw, mobile-first documentation.

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Audio

Graham Norton on creating authenticity through conversation

In Graham Norton and Maria McErlane’s session at Advertising Week Europe, the pair unpacked how that authenticity has become a blueprint for successful brand partnerships in podcasting. As Norton puts it, “If you email in, then you’re part of it. Often with the serious problems, it is the audience who have genuine insight.”

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