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Performance Starts Before You Launch | February 2026 tvSci Guide

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More control. Smarter targeting. Predictable performance.

Attention is harder to earn than ever. The brands that win in 2026 will be the ones that control where they show up, who they reach, and how they optimize before spending.

Here is what is new this month.

 

What's new

Product Highlights

Coming soon for CPM buyers

Inventory Marketplace: Curated, transparent access to premium TV inventor

For advertisers buying on a CPM, supply quality directly impacts outcomes.

The upcoming Inventory Marketplace gives you curated access to premium streaming and linear inventory through performance-ready bundles.

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What this means for you:

  • Activate premium supply through simplified bundles
  • Gain clarity into publishers and inventory sources
  • Align placements with brand and performance goals

This is premium access without operational complexity.
More details coming soon.



Audience Builder
: Build advanced audiences with precision.

Opt-in begins February 26

Audience Builder gives you direct control over how audiences are constructed inside the platform.

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You will be able to:

  • Use AND and OR logic to create layered segments
  • Apply exclusions for greater targeting accuracy
  • Save and reuse audiences across campaigns

Audience Builder is designed for teams that want the sophistication of search and social targeting within CTV.

Opt-in access begins February 26.
Contact your Account Manager for enrollment details.


 

Introducing Creative Advisor

Predict and optimize creative performance before you spend a dollar

Creative Advisor is a new capability that predicts how your ad will perform before it ever runs and provides recommendations to improve it.

Instead of waiting for results after launch, you can invest confidently from day one.

 

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Powered by:

  • 7.5 billion creative performance data points
  • 112 million households exposed
  • 5.3 million unique creative elements analyzed

Most creative tools help you produce more ads.
Creative Advisor helps you understand which elements actually drive outcomes and predicts performance before activation.

Early access is now available.

Request early access →

 

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Empowerly at ASW

At ASW, Elias Saas, Head of Partnerships at Empowerly, shared how AI-enabled workflows helped their team stand up attribution and reporting faster than expected.

By leaning into automation and AI-powered reporting, Empowerly reduced setup time and gained earlier access to performance signals. That meant faster optimization decisions and greater confidence in campaign results.

When attribution becomes easier, scaling becomes faster.

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SOPTV

The 2026 State of Performance TV Report

The future of TV belongs to performance.
2026 is the year marketers get bolder.

🎯 47% plan to expand to new campaign objectives
💡 44% will make TV the core driver of brand and performance
👥 40% are testing new audience segments

The playbook is changing. The smartest marketers are already experimenting.

The 2026 State of Performance TV report features insights from 600+ marketers redefining performance in the AI era.

Download the full report →

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EMARKETER x tvScientific Webinar On-Demand

Hear industry leaders break down the findings from the State of Performance TV report and what they mean for media strategy in 2026.

Watch on-demand 

 


Icon-Wr-2Campaign Starters

Fresh ideas to test this quarter.

 

CreativeThe Creative Efficiency Test

Run creative through Creative Advisor before launch and activate the predicted top performer.

Scale

Precision Scaling

Expand from your highest-performing audience segments into adjacent modeled segments while protecting CPA targets.

Partnership

Premium Inventory Test

Allocate a portion of budget into curated inventory bundles and measure lift against open marketplace supply.

Integrations

Audience Logic Refresh

Rebuild your core segments using layered AND and OR logic to tighten targeting and improve efficiency.

 

February-assets-022026 belongs to performance. If you want early access to Creative Advisor or to opt in to Audience Builder, connect with your Account Manager.

Until next month.