
Fox is preparing to wade deeper into Snapchat by handling all the ad sales for Vertical Networks, the digital media startup that was specially designed for the messaging app.
Fox’s first deal is with Boost Mobile, which will sponsor Vertical Networks’ dating show “Phone Swap,” about people on blind dates trading phones to learn about each other. Boost’s ad campaign is about getting consumers to switch phone carriers. The brand will be mentioned during the show, which premieres for its third season on Tuesday, and will run six-second commercial breaks. (Snapchat just began running six-second ads that don’t allow skipping last week.)
It’s the kind of brand integration that’s common on television, especially on reality shows, but Snapchat has avoided them for years as it tried to maintain barriers between content and commercials. However, that’s not the best way to appeal to the networks and studios Snapchat needs to develop programming.
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