Video on-demand major topic at TVOT Show
NEW YORK - Video on-demand (VOD) was a major topic discussed at the Television of Tomorrow (TVOT) Show held December 5, 2011 in New York, a conference that focuses on the delivery of interactive TV on multiple platforms.
The Digital House appoints Donovan Data Systems for digital campaign management
LONDON - UK full-service digital agency to install Donovan Data Systems' (DDS) iDesk for efficient campaign management.
Donovan Data Systems sponsors the 2011 Media Innovation Awards
TORONTO - Donovan Data Systems (DDS) was pleased to sponsor the 2011 Media Innovation Awards (MIAs), held Thursday, November 17 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel.
Donovan Data Systems receives electronic proposals for network radio buys
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems' (DDS) Spot Desktop application for TV and radio buying can now receive electronic radio proposals for network radio.
Donovan Data Systems and MediaBank merge to form MediaOcean, the largest independent advertising technology company in the world
Businesses join to create an open industry platform to tackle advertising industry challenges
Donovan Data Systems kicks off the future of media buying with the next generation iDesk
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems (DDS) today announced the launch of the next generation iDesk, the industry-leading application for digital campaign management.
Donovan Data Systems inks contract with independent media agency Time + Space Media
TORONTO - Time + Space Media, the largest media buying agency in the Canadian Maritimes, has signed a long-term agreement with Donovan Data Systems (DDS) for its broadcast, digital and print media and corporate accounting systems.
Donovan Data Systems renews partnership with MPG
NEW YORK - Global media agency network MPG, part of Havas Media, has renewed a multi-year contract for media systems and software with Donovan Data Systems (DDS). This agreement extends the 10+ year relationship the two companies share.
Interpublic agency Mullen renews multi-year contract with Donovan Data Systems
NEW YORK – Mullen, the full-service advertising agency that's part of the Interpublic Group (IPG), has renewed its multi-year media systems and software contract with Donovan Data Systems (DDS).
Donovan Data Systems sponsors PAX Benefit Gala
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems is proud to be a gold sponsor of the 2011 PAX Benefit Gala, celebrating 13 years of preventing youth violence in America. The event was held Monday, May 16, 2011 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
Real-time interactive TV advertising explored at Television of Tomorrow Show 2011
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems' (DDS) chief media strategist Harvey Kent will participate in the panel discussion “Re-Inventing TV Advertising as a Real-Time Medium” at the Television of Tomorrow Show 2011 conference, to be held May 17-18 in San Francisco.
Advertising agencies more relevant than ever due to abundance of technology and data
NEW YORK - Advertising agencies are becoming more relevant, not less, given the recent explosion of new technologies and platforms in the media landscape. This was the message from DDS Digital president JT Batson at the 2011 ANA Financial Management Conference, May 1–4 in Phoenix.
Introducing centralized file maintenance for DDS systems
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems (DDS) is pleased to announce the general release of Organizer, the new face of file maintenance for your agency’s media and accounting records.
Donovan Data Systems sponsors ANA Financial Management Conference 2011
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems (DDS) is pleased to sponsor the ANA Financial Management Conference 2011, the premier event for marketing finance professionals at advertisers and advertising agencies, to be held May 1–4 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Donovan Data Systems sponsors Festival of Media 2011
LONDON - Donovan Data Systems (DDS) is pleased to sponsor The Festival of Media 2011, the international conference that explores developments that are transforming the advertising industry. This year's festival will be held 8–10 May in Montreux, Switzerland.
Donovan Data Systems launches iDesk for digital advertising management in Germany
Düsseldorf, Germany - Donovan Data Systems (DDS) today announced that it has released iDesk in Germany as part of its global digital campaign management software rollout. iDesk is already in use at four major media holding companies in North America and Europe. The software is used by agencies to process campaigns for advertisers including Vodafone, McDonald's, Cadbury, Warner Bros. and Virgin.
Donovan Data Systems and Canoe Ventures bring advanced TV advertising to agencies and advertisers
NEW YORK, NY, March 7, 2011 – Canoe Ventures, a joint initiative founded by the leading US cable television companies, and Donovan Data Systems (DDS), the advertising industry’s preeminent provider of software and systems, today announced that DDS is developing technology within its cable TV buying systems to support Canoe Ventures’ advanced advertising solutions.
Donovan Data Systems & the Rubicon Project launch pilot program to bring publishers directly to media buyers making decisions on 80% US display advertising spend
LOS ANGELES, CA and NEW YORK, NY February 25, 2011— the Rubicon Project, the advertising technology company, and Donovan Data Systems (DDS), the acknowledged leader in systems and software for advertising agencies, have entered a partnership to automate the display advertising transactions that are not executed through real time bidding (RTB). The program will offer a new source of revenue for publishers who monetize their premium display advertising inventory on the REVV for publishers™ platform, and enable agencies to trade directly with premium web publishers through iDesk, the DDS digital campaign management tool, stripping out transaction cost and waste on both sides.
Donovan Data Systems and Rentrak collaborate to bring new TV metrics to agencies
NEW YORK AND PORTLAND, OR - Donovan Data Systems (DDS), the advertising industry’s leading systems and software provider, today announced an enterprise-wide deal with Rentrak, the leader in multi-screen measurement serving the advertising, television and entertainment industries. Under the agreement, Rentrak’s TV Essentials, StationView Essentials and OnDemand Essentials databases will be integrated with DDS, providing advertising agencies with the tools they need for more targeted planning, buying and ad posting on behalf of their clients. The first product to market will include TV ratings for highly targeted networks, a currently under-served sector of the industry.
Donovan Data Systems supports interactive television at Collaborative Alliance
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems (DDS) is participating in the Collaborative Alliance, the industry forum that fosters cooperation on media standards for interactive television, broadband, wireless and out-of-home.
Donovan Data Systems sponsors IAB Annual Leadership Meeting 2011
NEW YORK - The 2011 IAB Annual Leadership Meeting, to be held February 27–March 1 in La Quinta, California, will discuss the importance of both content and analytics data. Donovan Data Systems (DDS) is pleased to sponsor the event.
Donovan Data Systems' iDesk integrates with MediaMind ad serving platform
NEW YORK – Donovan Data Systems' (DDS) iDesk digital campaign management software integrates with the MediaMind (formerly Eyeblaster) ad server. iDesk provides advertising agencies with a centralized system for managing digital campaigns, from RFPs and insertion orders (IOs) through financial reconciliation. The new MediaMind application programming interface (API) supports packages and custom dimensions (i.e., non-standard ad sizes).
Improve auditing by locking inactive vendors from new activity
You can now lock inactive vendors in Donovan Data Systems applications. New buys or placements can't be added for locked vendors.
Advertising agencies allocate brands faster using Donovan Data Systems' automated brand allocation tool
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems' (DDS) automated brand allocator assigns brands to programs, based on advertiser dollars, target rating goals and many constraining parameters for the entire brand load in flight. Advertising agencies using the automated brand allocator are saving weeks of work.
Increased agency control in Donovan Data Systems' iDesk digital media buying software
NEW YORK - New automated processes in Donovan Data Systems' iDesk digital campaign management software save agencies time and assure accuracy.
Clearer start and end times for TV commercial pattern instructions from Donovan Data Systems' media buying software
NEW YORK - Traffic departments in advertising agencies using Donovan Data Systems' (DDS) (http://www.donovandata.com/) national TV and radio media buying software can now more clearly indicate start and end times for pattern-based traffic instructions.
Ad agencies choose to work with live or time-shifted ratings at television market level
NEW YORK - Now that Nielsen has brought back live ratings in local people meter (LPM) markets, media buyers at advertising agencies using Donovan Data Systems (http://www.donovandata.com/) media buying software can decide whether time-shifted or live commercial ratings are their metric for each local broadcast market.
Donovan Data Systems and FatTail collaborate to improve digital ad buying and selling
Quick, easy and accurate RFP process saves advertising agencies and publishers time and effort
Donovan Data Systems' BrandOcean agency workflow tool helps prevent ad budget overspend
NEW YORK - In today's economy there's no room in your advertising budget for overages. No one can afford to absorb any extra costs.
Faster brand allocation with Donovan Data Systems' national media buying software
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems' (DDS) brand allocation tool saves you time by automatically meeting your budget objectives for network syndication and cable TV buys. It assigns brands to programs, based on advertiser dollar and target rating goals, and constraining parameters for each brand.
JT Batson joins Donovan Data Systems as president of the company’s digital business
EVP of the Rubicon Project brings deep knowledge of digital marketplace
Donovan Data Systems' digital media buying software manages agency's budget approval process
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems' iDesk software for digital media buying puts controls in place to manage the budget approval process at agencies.
MLB Network sends electronic cable changes to Donovan Data Systems agencies
NEW YORK - In time for baseball season, MLB Networks joins the long list of cable networks that send electronic cable deals and electronic cable changes to Donovan Data Systems (http://www.donovandata.com/) agencies.
Electronic insertion orders from Donovan Data Systems' digital media software populate the publisher's system
NEW YORK - In an industry first, electronic insertion orders (IOs) sent from Donovan Data Systems' (DDS) (http://www.donovandata.com/) iDesk digital campaign management software can be transferred electronically into digital sellers’ systems.
Quickly find missing timesheets in Donovan Data Systems' BrandOcean advertising agency workflow system
NEW YORK - Timesheets are a critical component of an ad agency's workflow and vital to its business. Agencies use timesheets to calculate billable time, monitor the availability of staff and compare projects' estimated and actual budgets. Missing timesheets means missing information, and wasted time tracking down timesheets.
Donovan Data Systems promotes eBusiness in digital advertising as member of IAB
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems (DDS) (http://www.donovandata.com/) is pleased to announce its membership in the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the industry organization working to establish eBusiness standards for digital advertising.
Donovan Data Systems sponsors ANA Financial Management Conference
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems is pleased to sponsor the opening reception at the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Financial Management Conference, to be held April 25-28 in Boca Raton, Florida.
Donovan Data Systems’ iDesk digital campaign management software integrates with latest version of DoubleClick's DART for Advertisers
NEW YORK, March 4, 2010 - Donovan Data Systems (DDS) (http://www.donovandata.com/) has completed the integration of its iDesk digital campaign management system with the latest version of the DART for Advertisers (DFA) ad serving and management system.
Donovan Data Systems sponsors 4A's Transformation 2010 conference
Donovan Data Systems is pleased to sponsor the 4A's Transformation 2010 conference, February 28-March 3 in San Francisco, CA.
More cable networks trading electronically using Donovan Data Systems' electronic cable changes
Comcast and NBC Universal networks, including G4, Style, E!, Golf Channel, Versus, Bravo, MSNBC and Syfy, have joined the roster of cable networks using Donovan Data Systems' (http://www.donovandata.com) electronic cable changes to trade electronically with national media buyers.
Donovan Data Systems at the IAB Leadership Meeting
Look for Donovan Data Systems (http://www.donovandata.com) at the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting, February 21-23 in Carlsbad, CA, to see how you can transact digital media faster and more accurately by integrating with Donovan Data Systems' iDesk digital media buying application.
Reduce discrepancies using Donovan Data Systems' national radio orders
NEW YORK - Media buyers using Donovan Data Systems' (http://www.donovandata.com/) media buying application can now send national radio orders electronically to radio rep firm MFS, and receive back electronic confirmations.
Donovan Data Systems sponsors 4A's Transformation conference in San Francisco
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems, creator of iDesk for digital media buying, is a sponsor of the 4A's Transformation 2010 conference. Leaders from across the marketing communications industry will meet in San Francisco over three days, from February 28 to March 3, to discuss emerging needs in the digital age.
Donovan Data Systems renews multi-year contracts with Mediabrands and McCann agencies in UK, Ireland
NEW YORK — Donovan Data Systems (DDS) is pleased to announce that all of Interpublic Group's Mediabrands agencies in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as McCann Erickson, have renewed contracts for DDS products and services.
GSD&M Idea City renews long-term contract with Donovan Data Systems
NEW YORK — Donovan Data Systems (DDS) is pleased to announce that Austin, TX-based GSD&M Idea City has signed a multi-year contract renewal following a review of its media and client accounting systems.
Liberman Broadcasting selects Donovan Data Systems' broadcast sales system for new Hispanic network
Liberman Broadcasting, the largest privately held, minority-owned Spanish-language broadcaster in the United States, launched Estrella TV, a nationwide Hispanic network.
Donovan Data Systems (DDS) presents eBusiness accomplishments at IAB Ad Operations Summit
DDS' iDesk product director, Kelly Petersen, participated in the eBusiness Solutions panel discussion at the IAB Ad Operations Summit, held November 16, 2009 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.
iDesk helps protect sites from insertion order fraud
iDesk's electronic insertion order (IO) process helps protect sites from IO fraud.
Donovan Data Systems renews international contract with Omnicom Media Group
NEW YORK, NY - Donovan Data Systems (DDS) is pleased to announce that Omnicom Media Group has renewed a multi-year contract for DDS systems and services, including DDS’ iDesk for digital ad campaign management and BrandOcean for agency workflow.
Marketron Broadcast Solutions and Donovan Data Systems collaborate to provide direct electronic orders between radio stations and media agencies
NEW YORK — Donovan Data Systems (DDS) and Marketron Broadcast Solutions have collaborated to offer completely electronic transactions between spot buyers and radio stations.
Operative and Donovan Data Systems link to streamline digital ad buying and selling
Operative, a global advertising revenue management technology and services provider, has linked the Operative Dashboard with iDesk from Donovan Data Systems (DDS), a leading systems provider to the advertising industry.
Use of electronic cable TV initiative soars as agencies, networks enjoy seamless order integration
More than 3,000 transactions for national cable TV inventory have been sent electronically between cable networks and agencies since the inception of an eBusiness initiative led by the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau (CAB) and Donovan Data Systems (DDS).
Get the right information to the right people at the right time
BrandOcean, DDS' agency workflow and production system, simplifies key processes across your business while delivering new levels of efficiency and collaboration.
Donovan Data Systems first to integrate with DoubleClick's DART for Advertisers 6
The integration of iDesk from Donovan Data Systems (DDS) and DoubleClick's latest version of DART for Advertisers (DFA6) was activated on July 19 at AMS Media, one of the UK’s leading digital agencies.
Donovan Data Systems goes green and saves three million sheets of paper a month
July 2008 was our first major Go Green milestone, when we replaced most of our traditional paper reports with more efficient online versions. Since then, we've worked with our clients to further reduce our printing by 75%, saving around three million sheets of paper every month.
Ad agencies poised to reap massive benefits from new Donovan Data Systems and NCC partnership
Donovan Data Systems (DDS), the leading systems and services provider to the advertising industry, and National Cable Communications (NCC), the leader in cable television advertising sales and marketing, have collaborated to bring fully electronic order processing to the national spot cable ad marketplace. The partnership enables DDS' Spot Desktop application and the NCC eBusiness sales system to seamlessly interoperate.
Spot radio and spot TV buying in one application
DDS' Spot Desktop media-buying application for local broadcast now handles radio prebuy in addition to TV prebuy, with the same look and feel for both media.
Donovan Data Systems sponsors 2009 ANA Advertising Financial Management Conference
As in past years, Donovan Data Systems (DDS) sponsored the cocktail reception at the 2009 ANA Advertising Financial Management Conference, held April 19-22 in Phoenix, AZ.
Donovan Data Systems award for media agency network of the year goes to Starcom MediaVest
Media industry luminaries from around the globe gathered in Valencia on Tuesday, April 21, for the Festival of Media Awards ceremony. Donovan Data Systems (DDS) was pleased to be at the city's Arts & Science Museum as sponsor of the Media Agency Network of the Year award, which the Festival jury gave to Starcom MediaVest.
iTraining for sites on iDesk electronic RFP process
DDS is offering sites online training on how to complete and submit electronic RFPs and proposals.
More than 500 stations use StationXpress to connect with their reps
Stations use the Web-based StationXpress application to:
Grey Group units select Donovan Data Systems
Grey and ghg (formerly Grey Healthcare Group) have chosen Donovan Data Systems (DDS) to provide systems and services to Grey offices across the United States.
All media buyers can receive electronic proposals from any seller
A consortium of industry vendors has developed Proposal XML, an open-standard spec for sending and receiving electronic avails that advances eBusiness for the entire industry.
iDesk enables electronic proposal processing
Removes manual tasks from campaign optimization
Final farewell to faxes
With the latest version of DDS’ Spot Desktop local media buying application, every order is now electronic. Media buyers using DDS never need to send a fax, print paper or get a “fax back” from a seller.
Starcom MediaVest Group and Donovan Data Systems end arbitration process
Laura Desmond, CEO of Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) and Michael Donovan, Chairman and CEO of Donovan Data Systems (DDS), today announced they have reached a mutual agreement to end the arbitration process which began in July 2007 and withdraw all claims currently pending between the two companies.