| 19 April 2021
The latest Media Quality Report from digital ad verification firm Integral Ad Science (IAS) has found that amid what it called turbulent times, UK brand risk increased across all media environments in the second half of 2020.
The H2 2020 Media Quality Report highlighted brand safety, ad fraud, and viewability trends across display, video, mobile web, and in-app advertising. It analysed trillions of global data events from ad campaigns that ran between 1 July and 31 December 2020.
The study found that brand risk on desktop display rose 3.2 percentage points from H2 2019 to reach 5.8%. This said IAS represents a level of risk the UK has not seen since 2017 – a year defined by tragic domestic events and brand safety scandals. Brand risk on mobile web display rose by 2.3 percentage points when compared year-over-year (YoY), reaching 6%. Brand risk on video formats increased at lower rates than display - desktop video increased to 6.7% and mobile web vid