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Viamedia, Inc.

Viamedia is a cable television and digital advertising company headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. Viamedia provides advertising sales management for cable TV operators, MVPD's, telcos, OTT/streaming and video providers across the US. Viamedia is one of the industry's leading providers of media advertising solutions for local, regional and national businesses and brands.[6][citation needed] The company currently has more than 12,000 active and prospective advertisers nationwide.[7]

Viamedia
Company typeCorporation
IndustryCable television, Digital Advertising[1]
Founded2001
Founder
  • Jeff Carter
  • Todd Donnelly
Headquarters
Area served
United States
Key people
  • David Solomon, President & CEO
  • Randy Lykes, Chief Technology Officer[2]
  • Becky Jones, Chief Marketing & People Officer[3]
  • Frank Connolly, Chief Financial Officer[4]
  • Rick Tarvin, EVP of Sales[5]
ProductsAdvertising
Number of employees
300+
WebsiteViamediaTV.com

Viamedia sells cross media advertising on behalf of U.S. cable and telecommunications service providers, utility companies and municipalities.[8] The company manages the sales, operational and technical functions for 60 cable companies across 71 designated market areas (DMAs) in over 30 states. Viamedia has more than 300 employees nationwide.[7]

History edit

Viamedia was founded in 2001 by Jeff Carter and Todd Donnelly.[9] In January 2011, Viamedia announced that it had partnered with Lake Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.[10] In December 2020, the company promoted former Chief Revenue Officer, David Solomon, to president and CEO.[11]

Since its founding, the company has been recognized with the Multichannel News' Innovator Award for its advancements in technology related to audience targeting and reporting,[12] been named a Top Operator by Cablefax[13][14] and have received the Affiliate and Partnership Marketing award at the 2014 FAXIE Awards during its "Your Partner for Ad Sales" campaign.[15]

Placemedia edit

Placemedia offers an automated system for planning and purchasing television advertisements. The firm employs consumer data and its unique technology platform to autonomously execute media purchases aimed at specific audience groups..[16][17]

The company currently represents more than 30 billion impressions monthly in nearly 100 million households across 210 DMAs.[8]

In 2018, Altice USA purchased Placemedia from Viamedia.[18]

Placemedia's platform connects agencies and advertisers with television advertising inventory from Placemedia's partners, multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and cable TV networks.[19] Using its application program interface (API), Placemedia's advertising platform has been integrated into demand side platform (DSP) partners’ preexisting systems.[20]

Services edit

Viamedia provides advertising solutions for more than 12,000 local, regional and national advertisers, including inserting advertising onto cable networks such as ESPN, TNT, FOX News, Lifetime, HGTV, A&E, Hallmark Channel and others.[citation needed] In addition, the company has a relationship with National Cable Communications, the national TV advertising sales, marketing and technology company owned in partnership by Comcast, Charter Communications, and Cox Communications.[21]

Awards and recognition edit

In 2016, former Viamedia CEO, Mark Lieberman, was inducted as a Cable Center Cable Pioneer.[22]

Viamedia executives have been named to the Cablefax Top 100;[citation needed] Cablefax Most Powerful Women in Cable;[23] Cynopsis Top Women in Digital;[24] Cablefax Most Powerful Women in Technology;[23] and Multichannel News’ "40 Under 40" list.[25]

Viamedia received the Affiliate and Partnership Marketing award at the 2014 FAXIE Awards in NYC for its "Your Partner for Ad Sales" campaign.[15]

Viamedia's programmatic platform, Placemedia, was awarded the 2014 Innovator Award by Multichannel News.[12]

Viamedia was named a Top Operator by Cablefax in 2013 and 2014.[13][14]

In 2014, Viamedia was named one of the Top 100 Companies in Fiber to the Home Industry by Broadband Communities.[26]

References edit

  1. ^ "Viamedia Continues To Invest Heavily In Advanced Ad Solutions For Delivering Smarter Local Campaigns" (Press release). New York: Viamedia. PRENEWSWIRE. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Mike. "Next TV: 'TV Everywhere' Needs More Uniformity". Multichannel News. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ Young, Alicia. "Becky Jones Appointed Chief Marketing & People Officer". Mad Marketer. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Viamedia Names Frank Connolly Chief Financial Officer" (Press release). NEW YORK and LEXINGTON, Ky.: Viamedia. PRNewswire. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  5. ^ Corr, Amy. "Viamedia; Rick Tarvin". MediaPost. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ Kuhl, Craig. "Big Names Head 50th Class of Cable TV Pioneers". Multichannel News. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Becky Jones". Cablefax. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  8. ^ a b Swedlow, Tracy. "Viamedia-placemedia". TV of Tomorrow. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Nexttv | Programming| Business | Multichannel Broadcasting + Cable | www.nexttv.com". NextTV. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  10. ^ "Viamedia and Lake Capital Partner to Grow Local Advertising Services Provider | Reuters". Reuters. 2013-09-21. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  11. ^ "Viamedia Gets New CEO, Promoting David Solomon". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  12. ^ a b MCN Staff. "'MCN' Announces Innovator Award Winners". Multichannel News. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  13. ^ a b "The Top Operators of 2013". Cablefax. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  14. ^ a b "The Top Operators of 2014". Cablefax. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  15. ^ a b "The FAXIES Awards". Cablefax. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  16. ^ Ellis, Leslie. "INTX 2016: Lots Going On in Advanced Advertising, But Still Fragmented". Multichannel News. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  17. ^ Minichini, Steve. "MBPT Spotlight: What Does Programmatic Mean for TV: A Snapshot of Options". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  18. ^ Farrell, Mike. "Altice USA Unveils 'a4' Advanced Ad and Data Business". Multichannel. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  19. ^ Loechner, Tyler. "Placemedia Rolls Out 'Programmatic Upfront' For TV". MediaPost. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  20. ^ Loechner, Tyler. "TubeMogul Plugs Into Placemedia's Programmatic TV Platform". MediaPost. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  21. ^ Farrell, Mike. "Comcast, Charter, Cox Form New Advanced Ad Group". Multichannel. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Current Pioneers". The Cable Center. The Cable Center. 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  23. ^ a b Entertainment Close-up. "Viamedia Executives Rank on Cablefax: The Magazine's 'Most Powerful Women in Cable'". HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  24. ^ "2016 Honorees". Cynopsis. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  25. ^ Gibbons, Kent. "40 Under 40 Class of 2015". Multichannel News. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  26. ^ BBC Staff Report. "Fiber-To-The-Home Top 100" (PDF). Broadband Communities Magazine. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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