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Daniel Druger

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Daniel Druger is a product executive at Comcast's Universal Ads initiative, where he serves as Vice President of Product. Universal Ads is Comcast's platform designed to democratize access to premium streaming and television advertising, enabling small and medium-sized businesses to buy TV-quality ad inventory with the ease and accessibility of digital self-serve platforms. In this role, Druger is central to building the product infrastructure that bridges traditional broadcast and streaming advertising with the performance-driven expectations of modern advertisers. Druger brings a background in product management within the media and advertising technology space. His career has been oriented around building scalable advertising products, with experience navigating the intersection of streaming, programmatic, and direct advertising solutions. His work at Universal Ads reflects a broader industry trend of legacy media companies competing with digital-native platforms by offering simplified, accessible ad-buying tools. As a product leader in the connected TV and streaming advertising space, Druger is positioned at one of the more consequential fault lines in modern media: the effort to bring the reach of premium television to advertisers who have historically been priced out or operationally excluded from that ecosystem.

Last updated Oct 2, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Role
Vice President of Product
Company
Universal Ads / Comcast
Based
New York, New York, United States
Years in industry
12 years

Bio

Daniel Druger is a product executive at Comcast's Universal Ads initiative, where he serves as Vice President of Product. Universal Ads is Comcast's platform designed to democratize access to premium streaming and television advertising, enabling small and medium-sized businesses to buy TV-quality ad inventory with the ease and accessibility of digital self-serve platforms. In this role, Druger is central to building the product infrastructure that bridges traditional broadcast and streaming advertising with the performance-driven expectations of modern advertisers. Druger brings a background in product management within the media and advertising technology space. His career has been oriented around building scalable advertising products, with experience navigating the intersection of streaming, programmatic, and direct advertising solutions. His work at Universal Ads reflects a broader industry trend of legacy media companies competing with digital-native platforms by offering simplified, accessible ad-buying tools. As a product leader in the connected TV and streaming advertising space, Druger is positioned at one of the more consequential fault lines in modern media: the effort to bring the reach of premium television to advertisers who have historically been priced out or operationally excluded from that ecosystem.

Expertise & education

Expertise

Connected TV AdvertisingStreaming AdvertisingSelf-Serve Ad PlatformsProduct ManagementSMB Advertising SolutionsProgrammatic AdvertisingAd Platform DevelopmentTelevision Advertising

Speaking topics

Self-Serve Advertising for Streaming and CTVDemocratizing Premium TV AdvertisingSMB Access to Streaming InventoryProduct Strategy in Ad-Supported Streaming

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Leading product development for Universal Ads, Comcast's initiative to democratize premium TV advertising for SMBs
  • Building self-serve advertising infrastructure bridging traditional TV and streaming inventory at scale