SpotX signs video ad deal with Asian music streaming platform JOOX,
JOOX plans to scale up digital ads business to support regional expansion
SINGAPORE – June 9, 2020 – SpotX, the leading global video advertising platform, has announced it has secured a new programmatic video advertising partnership with Asia’s leading music streaming platform JOOX.
JOOX collaborates with SpotX to work on its primary supply-side platform (SSP) to power its video monetization across Southeast Asia to support the growth of its programmatic advertising business. SpotX’s leading video advertising platform will enable JOOX to monetize content across all screens and all streams.
JOOX is the largest digital streaming music platform in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar. Since it’s 2015 debut in Hong Kong, JOOX has amassed huge popularity in Asia, driven by a strong localization strategy offering unique features and a wide selection of both local and regional content. It operates on a freemium model and offers users 30 million songs, accessible by desktop or mobile. The music service can be accessed by app, mobile, or desktop.
“With JOOX’s growing popularity in Southeast Asia, millions of millennials listen and interact daily on the platform,” said Poshu Yeung, Vice President, International Business Group, Tencent. “Working with SpotX will allow us to accelerate and scale our programmatic video strategy as we increasingly engage agencies and advertisers looking to target a hard to reach audience in a premium brand safe environment at scale.”
The JOOX platform also includes social entertainment features such as JOOX Karaoke which has been a major hit among users and has seen a usage spike of up to 50% during the current pandemic situation.
Major consumer brands have leveraged JOOX’s advertising solutions including global advertisers Coca-Cola, P&G, Unilever, and leading regional brands such as e-commerce platform Shopee and Southeast Asian super app Grab.
The JOOX platform has a strong youth listener base, with 62% of users aged between 25-43. Research firm Ipsos says that the Asia-Pacific region is the leading market for mobile music streamers, with 3.6 hours spent on mobile per day on average, 28% higher than the global average.
“As content consumption continues to be dominated by smartphones, certainly in Asia, freemium streaming music platforms with scale like JOOX stand to gain more and more marketing budgets as brands strive to find new ways to reach younger audiences,” said SpotX Asia Managing Director Gavin Buxton. “We’re certainly excited to have SpotX support JOOX on their programmatic monetization journey, and we look forward to working more closely in the future”.”
About SpotX
SpotX is the leading video advertising platform shaping digital video and the future of TV globally. The company’s solutions enable media owners to monetize content across all screens and streams while providing advertisers with direct access to brand-safe, premium inventory. With best-in-class technology purpose-built for video, SpotX’s trusted, GDPR/CCPA-compliant solutions are employed by some of the largest media owners in the world including A+E Networks, Crackle Plus, The CW Network, Dentsu CCI, Discovery, Electronic Arts, Fox Corporation, fuboTV, Gannett, Microsoft, Newsy, Pluto TV, Roku, Sling TV, and Vudu. In the US, SpotX works with nearly all major OTT stakeholders and reaches 4 out of 5 viewers of ad-supported CTV, or 42 million households. In early 2019, SpotX acquired Yospace which powers server-side ad insertion (SSAI) for all live and video on demand content streamed to connected devices. SpotX is a subsidiary of Bertelsmann’s RTL Group and is headquartered in Denver with 12 offices throughout the US, EMEA, and APAC regions. Learn more at www.spotx.tv.
About JOOX
JOOX is a music app made for music lovers. With more than 30 million songs in its music library from all over the world, JOOX connects you to your favorite artists, songs, albums and personalized playlists. Users can discover great new music with recommended songs and radio stations that fit your taste and mood. JOOX is now available on iOS, Android and Desktop (Windows/Mac), allowing users to enjoy a free high quality music experience anytime, anywhere.