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OpenAP recently explored artificial intelligence's impact on TV advertising, particularly agentic AI, noting its potential to automate workflows and accelerate decision-making in premium video. On May 19, 2026, national TV publishers including A+E Global Media, AMC Global Media, FOX, Hallmark Media, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Scripps Networks, TelevisaUnivision, and Warner Bros. partnered to establish shared infrastructure for unified outcomes and audience buying through OpenAP. On the same day, OpenAP participated in Cannes, discussing how brands connect with audiences in a fragmented media landscape as streaming reshapes television and AI transforms campaign planning. Earlier, on April 16, 2026, Weigel Broadcasting Co. partnered with OpenAP to deliver advanced data-driven linear audiences across its portfolio of television networks, including MeTV, Heroes and Icons, and Start TV, for the 2026 Upfront Season. This followed OpenAP's appointment of Ryan Gould, President of U.S. Advertising Sales Go To Market for Warner Bros. Discovery, as Chairman of its Board of Directors on April 9, 2026, tasking him with guiding the company's mission to standardize identity and scale cross-publisher audience infrastructure.
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