NCC Media Rebrands as Ampersand, Streamlines Addressable TV Efforts

Company is pushing into more audience-based offerings

The television advertising company NCC Media is rebranding and rolling out a new suite of addressable ad offerings and capabilities, the company announced Monday.

The firm, which is a joint venture from cable operators Comcast, Charter and Cox, is changing its name to Ampersand. According to a press release, the name is intended “to reflect the company’s mission of unifying the TV advertising ecosystem across all screens, inventory and audiences.”

Behind the name change is a larger shift to its addressable advertising offerings. The company is unifying aggregated viewership data from Charter, Comcast and Cox set-top boxes, which will allow marketers to target audience segments across the entire portfolio.