Horizon Media first to leverage integration across national TV buys

NEW YORK, March 05, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, FreeWheel, a global technology platform for the television advertising industry, and VideoAmp, a media measurement company transforming advertising, announced a deal to integrate VideoAmp’s advanced audience measurement and currency solutions into the Strata platform. VideoAmp’s measurement data will now be available to Strata clients, enabling more informed, data-driven decisions across national TV buys.

This partnership expansion addresses the advertising landscape’s growing demand for innovative data offerings to measure performance and guide media campaigns. Strata customers will now have the ability to transact and analyze ad delivery using VALID^TM, VideoAmp’s data and technology engine consisting of its robust viewership footprint, leading identity graph and patented clean room technology.

"This deal marks a significant milestone in our mission to build a multi-currency world," said Josh Hudgins, Chief Product Officer at VideoAmp. "By leveraging VALID^TM and embedding our suite of APIs directly into Strata's infrastructure, we're enabling agencies and brands to access currency-grade data and precise cross-platform measurement within their existing workflows."

"VideoAmp is a growing leader in the measurement landscape; we want to ensure that Strata clients have access to the richest, most data-driven insights to make the most out of their media dollars," says Rich Baudo, Head of Strata Revenue, FreeWheel. "VideoAmp’s measurement offerings give our buyers the ability to maximize impact and reach to better understand performance across their TV buys."

By integrating VideoAmp’s data directly in the platform, Strata customers will be able to transact and analyze the delivery of ads based on this data asset and plan for future outcomes across their national TV buys.

Horizon Media is the first agency to take advantage of this integration.

Today, the Strata platform processes nearly $24B in media spend annually, while its comprehensive tools and capabilities are used by nearly 7,300 individual users, across over 800 media agencies for cross-media campaign planning, activation, optimization, and financial management, all in one system.

About VideoAmp:
VideoAmp is a media measurement company transforming advertising. By leveraging the power of currency-grade big data, VideoAmp’s solutions provide clients with access to advanced audiences and the ability to precisely plan, optimize and measure media investments across platforms to achieve better outcomes. With these solutions, media sellers can increase the value of their inventory, while advertisers can benefit from increased return on investment. VideoAmp is headquartered in Los Angeles and New York with offices across the United States. To learn more, visit www.videoamp.com.

About FreeWheel:
FreeWheel empowers all segments of The New TV Ecosystem. We are structured to provide the full breadth of solutions the advertising industry needs to achieve their goals. We provide the technology, data enablement and convergent marketplaces required to ensure buyers and sellers can transact across all screens, across all data types, and all sales channels, in order to ensure the ultimate goal – results for marketers. With offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Paris, Beijing, and across the globe, FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, stands to advocate for the entire industry through the FreeWheel Council for Premium Video. For more information, please visit freewheel.com, and follow us on X and LinkedIn.

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