Disney is rolling out DRAX Direct, a direct integration with the industry’s largest DSPs


In 2021, the House of Mouse stated its ambition to generate more than 50% of its revenue through programmatic sales by the close of 2024 with the debut of the Disney Real-Time Ad Exchange (DRAX).

The entertainment giant is on course to exceed its earlier-stated goal and now hopes to generate 75% of ad revenues through programmatic; a key tactic in this strategy is the launch of DRAX Direct, an initiative that will see it integrate directly with demand-side platforms.

Google’s DV 360 and The Trade Desk are DRAX Direct’s launch partners, a development the entertainment giant is characterizing as a “landmark agreement.” This development will unify access to streaming inventory across Hulu and Disney+ for advertisers of all sizes and represents a notable footnote in the annals of supply path optimization.

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