CTV Contextual Targeting Content Categories

AdRoll provides 90+ curated CTV content categories to display your ads during programming that appeals to your target audience. It's an effective way to attract new customers watching programs that align with your brand. These categories can be selected when launching a Contextual Targeting Campaign for CTV.

  • Some categories are country-specific. Ensure the correct location is selected to use them.
  • The categories available will differ between Web and CTV channels.
  • Contextual Categories are curated by our SSP partners, we can't provide visibility into the program titles included in each category. Our exchange partners work with publishers to catalog available titles by content category.
  • Reporting is not available by Content Category, instead you can report by Ads, Audience, Placements and Devices. Learn about CTV reporting here.

 Tips to choose your CTV Content Categories 

  • Think about the types of programming you want to be associated with. This may be content related to your specific industry, but it may also be another topic that also interests your target audience. 
  • Make sure your campaign creative suits the categories you choose. It may be helpful to come up with slightly different messages for each category that you choose. 
  • Step into the shoes of your target audience and think about what else they might be interested in whether directly related to your brand or not. 

 

Content Categories for CTV Channel

When launching a Contextual Targeting Campaign for CTV you can choose from the following content categories:

Content Categories for CTV
Action
Adventure
Animals
Animation
Arts & Crafts
Audience Participation
Automotive
Awards Show (AUS only)
Biography
Black Entertainment
Business & Finance
Comedy
Consumer (AUS only)
Cooking
Crime
Documentary
Drama
Education
Entertainment
Family (USA only)
Fantasy
Fashion
Food & Drink
Foreign
Game Shows
Games
Health & Wellness
Hispanic/Latin
History
Holiday
Home & Garden
Horror
Independent Cinema
Kids & Family
Late Night
Law (AUS and CAN only)
LGBTQ+
Lifestyle
Live Sports (USA only)
Live Sports: CFB (USA only)
Live Sports: MLB (USA only)
Live Sports: NBA (USA only)
Live Sports: NCAA BB (USA only)
Live Sports: NFL (USA only)
Live Sports: NHL (USA only)
Live Sports: Soccer (USA only)
Live Sports: Tennis (USA only)
Magic (AUS only)
Medical
Mini-series
Movie
Music
Musical
Mystery
Nature
News
Outdoors
Paranormal
Politics (AUS and CAN only)
Reality
Religion
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Science
Science Fiction
Shopping (AUS and USA only)
Sitcom
Soap Opera
Spanish Language (USA only)
Sports
Sports Talk
Sports: Australian Football (USA only)
Sports: Baseball (AUS only)
Sports: Basketball
Sports: Boxing
Sports: Cricket (AUS and USA only)
Sports: Football
Sports: Golf (AUS and USA only)
Sports: Hockey
Sports: MLB (USA only)
Sports: MMA (US only)
Sports: Motor Sports
Sports: NFL Network / NFL+ (USA only)
Sports: Rugby (AUS and USA only)
Sports: Soccer (AUS and CAN only)
Sports: Softball (AUS only)
Sports: Tennis
Sports: Volleyball (AUS only)
Sports: Wrestling
Talk Show
Technology
Thriller
Travel
War
Weather
Western
World
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