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MEEDIA: Wie Crossvertise Addressable TV zum Self-Service-Medium machen möchte

MEEDIA berichtet über unseren neuen, intelligenten Addressable TV-Planer: Wie KMU ihre Kampagnen selbstständig planen und optimieren können und wie das Tool arbeitet.

Crossvertise Launches Self-Service Addressable TV Planner

Crossvertise, a Munich-based media service provider, has launched a new self-service planner for Addressable TV campaigns. The tool targets small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with budgets between €5,000 and €15,000, allowing them to plan, optimize, and book regional TV campaigns without prior TV planning expertise. Users specify region, budget, duration, and target audience to receive campaign recommendations. The planner uses the SwitchIn XXL banner format, based on HbbTV, which reaches 25.4 million German households (60% of TV households). A unique feature is the automatic campaign optimization that suggests alternatives if parameters are not viable. Crossvertise, which employs around 60 media professionals, was acquired by Die Schlütersche Mediengruppe in 2025. The tool aims to lower barriers for SMEs that previously found TV advertising too expensive or complex.

• Crossvertise launches a new self-service Addressable TV planner for SMEs.
• The planner allows campaign planning from €5,000 budget.
• The tool uses the SwitchIn XXL banner format based on HbbTV.

Companies See Opportunity for Ads in AI Chat

A t3n interview (published 2026-07-07) with Maximilian Balbach, Co-CEO of media service provider Crossvertise, discusses the growing commercial opportunity to place advertising inside AI chat interfaces such as ChatGPT. Balbach says monetization will require suitable ad formats, user acceptance, and advertisers' willingness to invest, while AI providers must balance revenue needs against potential trust risks. The article is a paid "Plus" piece on t3n and positions advertising in conversational AI as an emerging channel that needs careful format and trust design.

• Article published on 2026-07-07 on t3n.de and labelled a paid "Plus-Artikel".
• Maximilian Balbach, Co-CEO of Crossvertise, is interviewed about advertising in AI chat interfaces.
• The interview states that monetizing AI chat requires appropriate ad formats, user acceptance, and companies' willingness to invest.

Goldbach Group Restructures, Cuts Up to 35 Jobs in Audience-Media Fusion

Swiss ad marketer Goldbach Group is cutting up to 35 positions following the merger of its audience and media sales units. CEO Christoph Marty discusses the move in an interview, citing the need for leaner structures and agility in a changing media market. This is the third restructuring in three years, with over 110 positions eliminated since 2024. The company states no further measures are planned, but processes are continuously reviewed. The restructuring is backed by shareholders TX Group, RTL, and Seven.One.

• Goldbach Group eliminates up to 35 jobs due to fusion of audience and media marketing.
• Over 110 positions cut since 2024.
• Restructuring is backed by shareholders TX Group, RTL, and Seven.One.

HWZ names joint heads for two CAS

HWZ has appointed Iris Blättler and Ursula Nötzli as joint directors of its continuing-education programmes CAS Corporate Communications with AI and CAS Strategic Communications Management with AI. Nötzli, who previously led both programmes alone, is now a partner at Swiss consultancy Hirzel.Neef.Schmid.Konsulenten after leaving TX Group in 2024. Blättler brings around 20 years' experience in communications, marketing and journalism, having served as Head of Corporate Communications at Goldbach and previously as Nötzli's deputy at TX Group; she left Goldbach in a redundancy and will begin a new role in September. Valerio Stallone of HWZ welcomed Blättler as a complement to the team. Together they plan to advance the curricula with dialog-driven, practical teaching that emphasizes leadership and cautious, human-responsible use of AI (e.g., human review for crises and avoiding confidential data in open tools).

• Iris Blättler and Ursula Nötzli appointed co-directors of CAS Corporate Communications with AI and CAS Strategic Communications Management with AI at HWZ.
• Ursula Nötzli previously served as sole programme director; she is now a partner at Hirzel.Neef.Schmid.Konsulenten and left TX Group in 2024.
• Iris Blättler has ~20 years' experience, was Head of Corporate Communications at Goldbach, previously deputy to Nötzli at TX Group, left Goldbach in a redundancy and will start a new role in September.