
CTV ad spending in the US is expected to reach $10.81 billion by 2021, up from almost $7 billion in 2019. Some challenges still remain though, including fragmented inventory, ad fraud and frequency capping.
Curated by eMarketer, this Roundup of articles, insights and interviews will help you understand key trends in CTV today. Download this complimentary "Connected TV Trends 2020 Roundup" to explore:
eMarketer’s first-ever US CTV ad spending forecast
Who controls CTV ad budgets
Why CTV ad inventory keeps growing and more
Tatari’s CEO, Philip Inghelbrecht, joined the Next in Media podcast to talk about the evolving structure of the CTV market and why programmatic may not be the whole story. From where premium inventory actually lives to how automation and AI are being applied in practical ways, he offers a candid look at what’s hype and what’s real in CTV advertising.
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Agencies like Dentsu and WPP exiting OpenPath expose the cracks in The Trade Desk's programmatic CTV platform and highlight the importance and need for direct sales automation, which represents the next phase of CTV buying and why we launched Upstream.
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Learn the differences between YouTube and YouTube TV in 2026—one built for on-demand, targeted engagement, the other for live, TV-scale reach.
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