BrightRoll Growth Accelerates, Now Third Largest Video Property

BrightRoll's Unique Reach Is Now Greater Than All Traditional Broadcasters, Three Times Larger Than Actual Reach of Next Video Ad Network, According to comScore's May Video Metrix Report


SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - July 23, 2009) - BrightRoll, the leading branded video advertising network, today announced that it was ranked as the third largest video property in comScore's May Video Metrix report*. The company is the only ad network in the top 10 video properties, and reaches more unique video consumers than many well-known online publishers. The top 10 list, including Web reach percentages, is as follows:

             comScore Video Metrix Key Measures Report*
                 Top 100 Video Properties - May 2009

                                            Total Unique       Viewer
Rank  Property                              Viewers (000)   Penetration (%)

      Total Internet                           150,299          100.0
1     Google sites                             103,865           69.1
2     Fox Interactive Media                     57,083           38.0
3     BrightRoll                                51,250           34.1
4     Yahoo! sites                              44,158           29.4
5     CBS Interactive                           40,292           26.8
6     Hulu                                      40,171           26.7
7     Microsoft sites                           38,139           25.4
8     Turner Network                            28,656           19.1
9     AOL                                       26,915           17.9
10    Viacom Digital                            25,034           16.7

Since being measured by comScore, BrightRoll quickly entered the top 10 group and continues to be the largest video ad network in comScore's top video properties ranking*, which reports all video properties. Based on this ranking for the month of May, BrightRoll reached three times more users than the next largest video ad network. BrightRoll's top three status is even more significant given that it was measured on comScore's measurement of actual video reach, as opposed to the "potential reach" numbers touted by video networks historically.

"BrightRoll's top three comScore ranking is a testament to the scale of our business, both in terms of publisher relationships and technology, and to the validation of the efficiencies we are providing to the industry as a whole," said Tod Sacerdoti, BrightRoll CEO and co-founder. "We founded this company to help branded advertisers execute smart video campaigns across quality inventory, combining the reach of television with the best targeting on the Web. We've stayed focused on both our advertiser and publisher customers over the past years, and now we're seeing the results of those efforts. Entering this list of elite properties in an ad network capacity speaks to the longevity and leadership of what we're doing as a company."

BrightRoll's comScore ranking complements the proprietary industry analysis tools that the company already has in place. BrightRoll recently surveyed 150 advertising agency executives to get a better sense for what brand advertisers are looking for in their online video buys. The company is also conducting a new research initiative with Nielsen called Video Impact, aimed at tracking customer behavior in response to viewing video ads.

*comScore Video Metrix Key Measures Report represented in this release includes both Video Content Providers and Video Servers/Ad Networks.

About BrightRoll

BrightRoll is the world's largest and most trusted video advertising network, having served billions of advertisements since it was founded. BrightRoll helps major brands and agencies execute "smart video ad campaigns" across the industry's leading publishers, including three-fourths of the top 100 online media properties in the United States. BrightRoll's proprietary campaign execution, inventory management and advertising delivery technology provide brands and agencies with the reach, frequency and scalability needed to achieve their campaign goals. BrightRoll is a privately held, venture-backed company and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. BrightRoll offers its service at www.brightroll.com.

Contact Information: For More Information Kasey Fleisher or Jason Throckmorton LaunchSquad Phone: 415-625-8555 Email: brightroll(at)launchsquad(dot)com