The New York Times Debuts First Ad Unit to Host Live Webcast of a Times Conference
The New York Times Debuts First Ad Unit to Host Live Webcast of a Times Conference
Bank of America Homepage Takeover Streaming "Schools for Tomorrow" Live Today
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The New York Times today debuts the first interactive advertising unit on the NYTimes.com homepage to host a live Webcast of a New York Times conference.
Viewers can watch today's "Schools for Tomorrow" conference, which focuses on the rise of virtual higher education, live from 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET by clicking the video stream hosted within Bank of America's NYTimes.com ad unit. Viewers can start, stop and revisit the live Webcast any time throughout the duration of the conference.
Bank of America is the first advertiser to host a live Webcast of a New York Times conference within its ad unit.
The New York Times, along with design and advertising agency Pickle Group, worked with Bank of America to develop the ad unit.
"We work closely with our partners to create unique experiences for our highly engaged audience on NYTimes.com," said Meredith Kopit Levien, executive vice president, advertising, The New York Times. "This latest innovation, designed with Bank of America, brings our journalism to life with a front-row seat for viewers to experience our annual education conference, all within an ad unit."
"It's only fitting that a discussion on the rise of virtual education is shared in a unique virtual environment," said Meredith Verdone, enterprise marketing executive, Bank of America. "Streaming content that's important to us by utilizing an existing advertising relationship makes sense on multiple fronts, and aligns with our business goals with The Times's evolving ad platform."
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