STUDY THE AGE OF TELEVISION: THE NEEDS THAT DRIVE US

21. 11. 2018 Video is firmly entrenched in our lives.  Whether we’re snuggling on the sofa for an evening of telly or killing time on our mobiles before the bus arrives, the opportunities to watch have never been greater. Back in 2013, we investigated what viewer motivations underpinned the TV we chose to watch.  What drove someone to… Continue reading STUDY THE AGE OF TELEVISION: THE NEEDS THAT DRIVE US

WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES THE QUALITY OF TV AROUND THE GLOBE

21. 11. 2018 Investments in TV programmes approaches 140 billion dollars. TV professionals around the world are celebrating World Television Day on 21 November to remind us that TV – as in Total Video – is so much more than linear viewing. As part of the annual United Nations initiative, a 30 second-spot  will be shown by broadcasters… Continue reading WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES THE QUALITY OF TV AROUND THE GLOBE

MARK RITSON: THE MEDIA BATTLE OF THE DECADE WILL BE FOUGHT FOR THE TV SCREEN

3. 10. 2018 Mark Ritson, the Australian university professor and marketing expert, started his European tour in Prague on Monday. He delivered a presentation to the representatives of clients, media agencies and the TV market. His speech ranks among the most interesting presentations on the local marketing scene in the last few years. Ritson came to Prague at the… Continue reading MARK RITSON: THE MEDIA BATTLE OF THE DECADE WILL BE FOUGHT FOR THE TV SCREEN

AUDIENCES ARE LEADING THE LEAN-BACK MEDIA REVOLUTION. WHERE ARE THE ADVERTISERS?

3. 10. 2018 Let’s set the scene. The 1950s. A boom in affordable TV sets causes an increase in the number of small screens in homes across the United States. Families flock to their living rooms to watch new programming. With this boom comes the dawn of new advertising, as marketers can now directly reach consumers through TV program… Continue reading AUDIENCES ARE LEADING THE LEAN-BACK MEDIA REVOLUTION. WHERE ARE THE ADVERTISERS?

THE NEW LIVING ROOM: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE BIG SCREEN

3. 10. 2018 Headlines would suggest that TV is dead, or at least is enduring a slow death. The reality is that TV viewing is very different than what it was three years ago, let alone 10. How we define “TV” is still being debated. Is it the content, device or pipe that presents it to the viewer? But… Continue reading THE NEW LIVING ROOM: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE BIG SCREEN

TV ADVERTISING ISN’T DEAD, IT’S EVOLVING

26. 9. 2018 The back-to-school season this year was also the back-to-TV season for department stores. The top brands in the category spent $247.8 million from July 1 to Aug. 31, according to iSpot. That’s a 9.3% jump over the same period last year. Indeed, a new study from Adobe, CMO.com’s parent company, which surveyed 1,000 U.S. TV buyers, found… Continue reading TV ADVERTISING ISN’T DEAD, IT’S EVOLVING

A GOLDEN AGE FOR TELEVISION ADVERTISING

25. 9. 2018 Ignore the doom-mongers, writes Ebiquity’s Dr Nick Pugh – here are five reasons why TV is in rude health. Throughout the infancy, childhood, and teenage years of the digital revolution, the obituary of TV has been written time and again. “It’s too slow”, “It’s not interactive enough”, “it’s a medium of monologue not dialogue, so digital… Continue reading A GOLDEN AGE FOR TELEVISION ADVERTISING

WHAT WE LEARNT AT FUTURE TV ADVERTISING FORUM CANADA – CONFIDENCE IN TV IS RETURNING

25. 9. 2018 The ad-supported TV industry in Canada is moving fast to provide the data-driven environment that advertisers want, including more defined audience planning and better attribution to prove the value of television buying. The stand-out message from Future TV Advertising Forum 2018 was that Canadian TV has its self-confidence back, with a better product to ‘sell’ to… Continue reading WHAT WE LEARNT AT FUTURE TV ADVERTISING FORUM CANADA – CONFIDENCE IN TV IS RETURNING

THE FUTURE OF TV IS NOW (OR NEVER)

5. 9. 2018 From cord cutting, shaving and cord nevers to addressability, dynamic ad insertion and increasingly ad free experiences, the ad environment is more dynamic and complex than ever before. And now—right now—we are at a critical inflection point. This can either signal an industry renaissance marked by more relevant ads (fueled by rich data) or it could… Continue reading THE FUTURE OF TV IS NOW (OR NEVER)

MARKETING SUPERSTAR MARK RITSON WILL START HIS EUROPEAN TOUR IN PRAGUE

4. 9. 2018 The Association of Commercial Televisions has been continuing their education activities by organizing third conference aimed at marketing professionals in the fall. For the first time they will join forces with the Slovakia’s Association of Independent Radio and TV Stations (ANRTS) to give Czech and Slovak marketers the opportunity to hear one of the most… Continue reading MARKETING SUPERSTAR MARK RITSON WILL START HIS EUROPEAN TOUR IN PRAGUE

HERE’S WHY TV IS STILL THE MOST POWERFUL AD MEDIUM

28. 8. 2018 As the media landscape has fragmented with the emergence of new advertising mediums, the television has had to radically evolve over the past two decades. Due to these changes, many have speculated on the relevance of TV ads in a digital world, and if advertising dollars ought to be reallocated elsewhere. While TV is unrivaled for… Continue reading HERE’S WHY TV IS STILL THE MOST POWERFUL AD MEDIUM

AVMSD REVIEW: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, WITH MORE WORK AHEAD

27. 8. 2018 Egta – the association of television and radio sales houses – commends EU policymakers for reaching an agreement on a new Audiovisual Media Services Directive. Two years of challenging negotiations have delivered some welcome flexibility in commercial communications which should contribute to a more competitive environment for European broadcasters. We are encouraged by the liberalisation of the… Continue reading AVMSD REVIEW: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, WITH MORE WORK AHEAD

TV AD SPEND APPEARS TO BOOST DIGITAL KPIS FOR AUTO BRANDS

15. 8. 2018 Automakers that increased TV ad spending in the fourth quarter of 2017 saw a statistically significant boost in digital key performance indicators (KPIs), including unique visitors and search. According to a new report from the Video Advertising Bureau that examined 25 domestic and foreign automotive brands, 19 brands had a positive or negative correlation between TV ad spend and website… Continue reading TV AD SPEND APPEARS TO BOOST DIGITAL KPIS FOR AUTO BRANDS

THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION IS … MORE TELEVISION

14. 8. 2018 CALL IT JEFFREY Katzenberg’s unicorn newborn. An operating company has come into being, ex nihilo, with the blandest of names—NewTV—and a valuation north of $1 billion. That’s something that has never happened before. Another thing that hasn’t happened before: the very first funding round for the company managed to reach the $1 billion mark. NewTV, then, is… Continue reading THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION IS … MORE TELEVISION

WHY BIG TECH SPENDS BIG ON TV

9. 8. 2018 If you read the trades regularly, there’s a good chance you’ve read that TV is dying. It’s less likely you read that Google, Netflix, and Amazon collectively spent more than $1B on TV advertising in 2017.1 Can both of those things be true? Why would tech giants spend so much on a dying medium? At times like… Continue reading WHY BIG TECH SPENDS BIG ON TV

WHAT IS HBBTV AND HOW TO TUNE IN: ALL ABOUT HYBRID BROADCASTING

17. 7. 2018 You’ve probably already encountered the so-called Red Button, which sometimes appears on the TV screen and disappears again. But what is it and how does it work? HbbTV stands for hybrid broadcasting and has been a standard of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute since 2010. It adds an interactive superstructure to traditional TV broadcasting. In our… Continue reading WHAT IS HBBTV AND HOW TO TUNE IN: ALL ABOUT HYBRID BROADCASTING

A PICTURE WORTH A MILLION A DAY: FACEBOOK’S TV AD SPENDING

19. 6. 2018 Facebook has been spending heavily to back a TV ad campaign designed to win back its users’ trust following disclosures about users’ data being used to retarget them, its role in disseminating fake news, and other negative issues. The campaign (see below) promises to get back to “what made Facebook good in the first place.” So… Continue reading A PICTURE WORTH A MILLION A DAY: FACEBOOK’S TV AD SPENDING

ONLINE BUSINESSES BOOMING ON TV; GLOBAL FIGURES REVEAL THE IMPORTANCE OF TV ADVERTISING TO ONLINE BUSINESSES

14. 6. 2018 Figures from around the world show the extent to which online businesses are now investing in TV advertising, in some countries becoming the biggest investors in TV. The figures compiled by The Global TV Group – the informal grouping of TV broadcasters’ and sales houses’ trade bodies in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and Latin America –… Continue reading ONLINE BUSINESSES BOOMING ON TV; GLOBAL FIGURES REVEAL THE IMPORTANCE OF TV ADVERTISING TO ONLINE BUSINESSES