The Washington Post launches its first interactive TV ad

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The Washington Post is getting into the nascent realm of interactive TV advertising, with a new campaign for Jaguar on Apple TV that lets viewers become active watchers by clicking through photos of the car. Interactive TV advertising was supposed to combine the digital media’s targeting and engagement with the big screen, but scalability issues have made it slow to take off. It’s not clear how users will react, too, which is why the ad, built with help from Velocity Made Good, turns off after 15 seconds. “The big question is, what do our readers think,” the Post’s Anthony DeMaio said. “Is thi

“The Washington Post is getting into the nascent realm of interactive TV advertising, with a new campaign for Jaguar on Apple TV that lets viewers become active watchers by clicking through photos of the car. Interactive TV advertising was supposed to combine the digital media’s targeting and engagement with the big screen, but scalability issues have made it slow to take off. It’s not clear how us”
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