Apple is quietly pushing a TV ad product with media agencies

Apple is quietly pushing a TV ad product with media agencies

With more ad tech in prospect, Apple is approaching Madison Avenue with a different tack. Apple, Digiday has learned, is preparing a more serious push into monetizing its original video content with an ad play, according to several media agency sources.

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