ITV, Sky and Channel 4 team up to take on Google's YouTube in new ad war

  • ITV PLC (LSE:ITV), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA, ETR:CTP2)-owned Sky TV and Channel 4 are joining forces to take on tech giants Meta and Google by launching a shared advertising platform for their streaming services. The initiative aims to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to buy TV ad space using a “self-serve” model, similar to those used by Facebook and YouTube, enabling campaigns to be booked quickly without an agency.