Samsung, Tubi, and Comcast all announced Amazon DSP integrations at the 2026 IAB NewFronts, positioning Amazon's Authenticated Graph as the connective layer between CTV impressions and measurable outcomes. With an 85% match rate on Tubi and 42% lift in unique reach, Amazon is quietly becoming the infrastructure that makes CTV measurement work.

Samsung, Tubi, and Comcast all announced Amazon DSP integrations at the 2026 IAB NewFronts, positioning Amazon's Authenticated Graph as the connective layer between CTV impressions and measurable outcomes. With an 85% match rate on Tubi and 42% lift in unique reach, Amazon is quietly becoming the infrastructure that makes CTV measurement work.

LG Ad Solutions unveiled a new outcome-based measurement framework at the 2026 IAB NewFronts, backed by ACR data from 200 million smart TVs globally. The announcement includes programmatic home screen inventory, contextual intelligence for live news, and a creative automation partnership with Magnite.

Google used its NewFronts presentation to embed Gemini deeper into Display & Video 360, launch Confidential Publisher Match for cross-device CTV attribution, and roll out SKU-level sales reporting with Kroger. The announcements signal a shift toward closed-loop measurement running through Google's programmatic stack.

A+E Global Media renewed and expanded its Nielsen partnership with a multiyear deal covering measurement and media intelligence across A&E, Lifetime, and The History Channel. The deal adds three new data products - NRLD, Audience Builder, and DDL API - positioning A+E for more targeted upfront selling as Nielsen locks in yet another major media company.

NBCUniversal expanded programmatic access to the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics from one DSP to seven, used AI to scan 6,000 ad creatives and optimize 10,000 placements simultaneously, and debuted cross-platform measurement tools that delivered campaign performance data within hours instead of days.

Netflix's March 2026 update brings a proprietary Conversion API that outperformed benchmarks by 75% in early tests, Amazon and Yahoo DSP audience integrations, and Lumen eye-tracking-based attention measurement - a significant maturation of the streamer's ad infrastructure.

Nielsen is piloting wearable-based co-viewing measurement starting with Super Bowl LX, targeting currency integration by the 2026/2027 season. Meanwhile, Tubi's expanded Nielsen deal underscores how ad-supported streamers are racing to prove their audiences are bigger - and more valuable - than legacy metrics suggest.

In a flurry of CES 2026 announcements, Comscore launched daily program-level audience reporting powered by AWS AI, signed ESPN as a cross-platform measurement client, and integrated audio targeting and measurement into The Trade Desk. The moves position Comscore as a comprehensive alternative in an increasingly fragmented measurement landscape.