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TVREV report maps why CTV ad dollars still lag viewer eyeballs

TVREV’s Alan Wolk reports that a new sponsored report, The State of CTV Advertising, examines fragmented measurement, “Feudal Media” deduplication gaps, contextual targeting limits and home-screen ad real estate.

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