ShowHeroes’ Sarah Lewis picks out the CTV themes from DMEXCO 2026
Agentic advertising, real-world measurement, multiscreen storytelling and new creative formats dominated connected TV discussion in Cologne, she argues.
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Agentic advertising, real-world measurement, multiscreen storytelling and new creative formats dominated connected TV discussion in Cologne, she argues.
At Netflix's first UK Upfront, its global advertising chief set out plans to win digital budgets as well as TV money, expand the ad tier to nine more EMEA markets and grow live events.
The first US retailer to run sponsored product ads barely mentioned the format at its 2026 showcase, a shift that says much about where retail media is heading.
The launch at the IAB’s first Creatorfronts came as Spotter, The Try Guys, Liquid IV and Dentsu made the case for long-form creator content on the biggest screen.
Scan rates on connected TV have fallen to 0.004%, and the System1 growth lead argues that chasing instant sales undermines advertising’s main job of building brands.