TV Networks Line Up Behind Open AP’s New Audience-Segment ID in Weeks Before TV Upfront
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorOpen AP, the media consortium that hopes to broaden the practice known as “audience buying,” will unveil a new “identifier” aimed at facilitating the placement of commercials across linear TV and digital video — and a significant chunk of traditional TV and advertising companies are lining up to support the venture.AMC Networks, A+E Networks, Crown Media, Discovery, Disney, Fox Corporation, NBCUniversal, Univision, ViacomCBS, WarnerMedia and The Weather Channel have all pledged to support “Open ID,” a defined audience segment that can be used to help pinpoint where commercials should go in order to attract a consumer with a group of specific characteristics, such as likelihood of buying a new car or interest