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Creators Make Some of the Best-Performing Ads on the Internet. Now They're Coming to TV.

Universal Ads Creator Studio, Powered by Insense, brings the proven power of creator-led videos to TV. These aren't ads on a creator's channel. They're your commercials, made in the style audiences already trust, running across premium TV.
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Introducing AI Agent Ad Buying: A New Way to Transact in TV

Through a new partnership with FOX Advertising, we’re introducing AI Agent ad buying where AI agents could represent buyers and sellers directly. The new workflow, powered by humans and executed by agents, will enable those brands without direct relationships to access premium TV content in ways that were previously unavailable.
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Premium Baseball Inventory Is More Accessible Than Ever with Universal Ads

Universal Ads opens premium professional baseball inventory to advertisers of all sizes. Access always-on baseball inventory across top publishers in one unified buy, from Opening Day through the World Series, paired with audience targeting, retargeting, pixel-based measurement, and real-time reporting. No upfront commitments, full self-serve control, measurable performance.
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Helping Local Pizzerias Get a Slice of the Pie with TV Advertising

Through this collaboration, Slice enabled thousands of local pizza businesses to appear on TV for the very first time. Universal Ads made it seamless by centralizing campaign buying, creative, and measurement, while still delivering performance at the individual store level.
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Why More DTC Brands Are Going All-In on Streaming TV

I’ve spent the last few years helping DTC brands figure out what actually scales. I’m sharing what I’m seeing with these brands who are growing their businesses using Universal Ads. The TLDR? If you're a brand looking for ways to grow sales, Universal Ads is your solution
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TV That Drives Downloads: Universal Ads Now Supports Mobile App Measurement

With Universal Ads, advertisers can run App Promotion campaigns on premium TV with no added markups and measure installs and post-install events directly in the same MMP dashboard they already trust
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Connecting Universal Ads to Your AI Tools: The Universal Ads MCP Beta

We're investing in making Universal Ads a native part of the AI tools you use every day. This MCP is our first step toward that vision. A view into what becomes possible when you can talk to your TV campaigns the same way you'd ask an AI tool anything else
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The Next Generation of TV: Performance You Can Easily Measure

Universal Ads gives marketers the tools to measure TV the same way they measure every other performance channel—with real data, in real time, tied to real business outcomes.
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How Our Expanded Business Partners Program Makes It Easier for Brands to Launch, Optimize, and Measure Performance TV

Today, we’re excited to share that new partners are joining the Universal Ads Business Partner Program, further expanding the ecosystem and unlocking even more ways for brands to succeed across premium video. Whether it's tapping into media mix modeling to understand how every impression drives real revenue across channels or reaping the benefits of a simplified video production process, brands will be able to confidently scale their TV campaigns with Universal Ads and our partners.
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A Perspective on Performance TV: What 2025 Clarified—and What Comes Next

If 2025 was about proving that TV can behave like a performance channel, then 2026 will be about consistency; in outcomes, in measurement, in the confidence advertisers have when they decide to scale. ‍
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AI, CTV & Measurement: Key Takeaways from CES 2026

CES 2026 reinforced that AI, CTV, and measurement are converging realities. Platforms that make these forces easier to access, connect, and trust will be the ones that win. At Universal Ads, we’re building for that future – helping advertisers move faster, smarter, and with confidence.
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The World's Biggest Stage, Now Within Reach: Universal Ads is the exclusive ads manager for NBCUniversal's coverage of the Milan Olympics

For the first time, Universal Ads will serve as the exclusive ads manager for NBCU’s coverage of the Milan Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, democratizing access to premium Olympic inventory like never before.
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The New Universal Ads Pixel: Smarter Measurement, Stronger Insights, Simpler Setup

At Universal Ads, we’re committed to simplifying TV advertising so you can focus on what matters most: delivering campaigns that drive results. That’s why we are excited to introduce the new Universal Ads Pixel, an upgrade that offers more robust tracking, richer reporting capabilities, and a flexible event framework to help you better understand consumer behavior across the entire funnel. The Universal Ads Pixel doesn’t just measure reach – it proves how TV drives real action across the entire funnel.
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Universal Ads Wins ADWEEK Tech Stack Award for CTV Innovation

Universal Ads has been named one of the first-ever winners of the ADWEEK Tech Stack Awards in the CTV/OTT Product/Platform category. This award recognizes platforms that deliver measurable revenue impact and transform how brands reach high-value audiences on the biggest screen in the home.
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How TV Advertising Supercharges Social Media Performance for Emerging Brands

TV advertising enhances other mediums by capturing high attention and engagement. For emerging brands, combining streaming TV with social media ensures that messages are not only seen but remembered and acted upon, leading to more effective and impactful campaigns.
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How Small Businesses Win Big with TV

TV does more than build brand awareness—it’s a proven performance driver. And with new platforms, like Universal Ads, TV advertising is more accessible than ever.
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Brand Networks Expands Aimy with AI-Powered TV Advertising, Built on Comcast’s Universal Ads API

Through Universal Ads, Aimy, advertisers can reach up to 90% of U.S. households, combining premium brand-safe video inventory with AI-driven automation to deliver performance and efficiency never before available to local businesses.
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‘Tis the Season to Stream: Why Advertising Early Wins Holiday Shoppers

The holiday season isn’t just the most wonderful time of the year – it’s also the busiest for advertisers. With Black Friday and peak shopping season fast approaching, early fall is the prime time to get ahead. Turn seasonal momentum into measurable success with Universal Ads.
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Amex Card Members Can Now Launch TV Ads with Universal Ads  

Universal Ads and American Express have partnered to make connected TV (CTV) advertising simpler and more accessible for Amex Card Members. To celebrate the launch, eligible Card Members can use Universal Ads’ self-serve platform to enroll in an eligible Card to earn 25% back in statement credits, up to $5,000, for qualifying Universal Ads purchases. The partnership aims to make premium TV inventory, real-time targeting, and performance insights available without needing big budgets, agencies or long lead times.
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How Universal Ads Is Unlocking a Whole New Ecosystem of TV Ad Buying Solutions

For years, TV ads were out of reach for smaller brands. Universal Ads is changing that. By opening its APIs and launching the Business Partners Program, Comcast is helping partners like SearchKings build powerful new TV ad solutions that make premium streaming accessible and measurable for everyone.
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Q&A: Palmer’s, The Sasha Group, and Universal Ads Share How CTV Is Driving Efficient Reach and Results

Palmer’s, partnered with The Sasha Group and Universal Ads to bring its story to the biggest screen in the home. Their first multiscreen TV campaign delivered cost-efficient scale, premium reach, and results beyond expectations—showing how streaming TV can drive awareness and growth.
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Leveling the Playing Field: How Universal Ads is Revolutionizing TV for Advertisers

At Universal Ads, our mission is to level the playing field for all advertisers – regardless of their size. Here are ways that Universal Ads is tackling advertiser challenges head-on and proactively leaning into changing the industry narrative.
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Q&A: Square and Universal Ads Highlight How Merchants Can Benefit from New Partnership

We Asked, They Answered: Universal Ads & Square Leads Highlight the Value of New Partnership
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QB1 Jerky Case Study

By targeting passionate football fans and leveraging Universal Ads’ proprietary data and premium TV inventory, QB1 Jerky successfully expanded its reach – driving significant increases in both sales and customer engagement, all while maintaining a highly efficient cost per action.
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Universal Ads and Marpipe Partner to Launch First-Ever DPA Solution for Streaming TV

Universal Ads has teamed up with Marpipe, the world's leading platform for catalog advertising, to bring the power of DPA to the biggest screen in the house. This first-of-its-kind partnership unlocks automated, personalized ads for streaming TV—pulled directly from live product catalogs.
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Universal Ads and Mercury Offer Start-Ups $1000 in TV Advertising Credits

Universal Ads has partnered with Mercury, a leading online banking company for startups, to help their clients ease into the world of streaming advertising. The new partnership will offer Mercury clients $1,000 in Universal Ads ad credits to test and learn across ad inventory from the most premium streaming publishers.
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AI, Attribution & Attention: The Retail Streaming Trends Powering Q2

Marketers can’t afford to stand still. The trends we’re seeing – cross-channel strategy, agentic automation, incrementality measurement, and the resurgence of TV – are more than buzzwords; they're signals of a larger shift in how growth-focused brands will win this year.
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Looking to Grow Your Business? Apply for the Universal Ads Incrementality Fund

Introducing the Incrementality Fund, a fund dedicated to helping Shopify Plus and other scaling direct-to-consumer merchants uncover the true impact of TV advertising.
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Introducing Storefronts: A New Way to Buy Advertising Across the Biggest Names in TV

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TV Advertising Just Got a Digital Makeover—Here’s Why Universal Ads Is Built for Performance Marketers to Drive Results

For years, TV advertising has felt out of step with how modern marketers operate. While search and social platforms let you target audiences, optimize in real-time, and track performance down to the dollar, TV remained rooted in high-ticket super bowl spots and awareness – only measurement. The launch of Universal Ads changes that.
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