HBBTV – WHAT IS IT AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

1. 11. 2024 In the TV business, we’ve become accustomed to a lot of acronyms and jargon. Just within the last few years we have been introduced to OTT, SVOD, AVOD, PVOD, FAST and various other iterations of what amounts to internet-delivered content that is either free to consumers or via subscription or one-off transaction.  But one less-buzzy… Continue reading HBBTV – WHAT IS IT AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

STREAMING MARKET IS ABOUT TO CHANGE, SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL GROW SLOWER THAN ADVERTISING

3. 9. 2024 PwC’s five-year revenue outlook for the streaming market suggests only a modest increase in subscription revenues and double-digit growth in advertising revenues. The streaming world, which has been the subject of so much attention in recent years, will face new challenges. While the number of people streaming is still increasing, albeit at a lower rate… Continue reading STREAMING MARKET IS ABOUT TO CHANGE, SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL GROW SLOWER THAN ADVERTISING

PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: SPORTS MEDIA IN THE ERA OF FRAGMENTATION

26. 7. 2024 The International Olympic Committee’s Jérôme Parmentier on Olympic viewing habits in the era of TikTok and Netflix, and what this means for media rights. What trends are you seeing at the IOC from a media perspective, in terms of how sports content is consumed and the impact this is having on broadcasters and media platforms?… Continue reading PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: SPORTS MEDIA IN THE ERA OF FRAGMENTATION

VIDEO CONTENT ON THE INTERNET CONTINUES TO GROW BY 50% YEAR-ON-YEAR

3. 7. 2024 Interest in watching video content continues to increase significantly, according to Czech Radio. Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA) has seen a steady increase in the viewing of video content on its CDN network. The volume of data transferred has increased by 54% year-on-year in the last year. This is a longer-term trend, with year-on-year increases of more… Continue reading VIDEO CONTENT ON THE INTERNET CONTINUES TO GROW BY 50% YEAR-ON-YEAR

WHAT’S 1 THING PSBS COULD DO RIGHT NOW TO WIN BACK YOUNGER VIEWERS?

25. 5. 2024 How public-service broadcasters (PSBs) can better appeal to the notoriously hard-to-reach younger demographics has been a hot topic for years, as they move away from linear TV. Recent investments into online offerings certainly suggests streaming is one route to achieve this goal. ITV, which released its results last week, said 2023 was the year of… Continue reading WHAT’S 1 THING PSBS COULD DO RIGHT NOW TO WIN BACK YOUNGER VIEWERS?

FROM SMOKE SIGNALS AND PIGEONS TO AI AND FREE STREAMING. TELECOMMUNICATIONS HAVE SHAPED THE WORLD AND SOCIETY SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL

17. 5. 2024 17 May is the date dedicated annually to World Telecommunication and Information Society Day under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union. You may ask why something like this should be celebrated at all, but the answer is obvious. The world today is the way it is because of telecommunications, which of course has its… Continue reading FROM SMOKE SIGNALS AND PIGEONS TO AI AND FREE STREAMING. TELECOMMUNICATIONS HAVE SHAPED THE WORLD AND SOCIETY SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL

U.S. TV HOUSEHOLD DATA REVEALS SHIFTING TRENDS IN HOW AUDIENCES ACCESS CONTENT

11. 3. 2024 With so much focus in the media industry on the changing TV landscape, it goes without saying that understanding audience behavior is critical. But advertisers, agencies and publishers need to know more than just what audiences are watching to best serve their clients. They need to understand as much about the audience as they can,… Continue reading U.S. TV HOUSEHOLD DATA REVEALS SHIFTING TRENDS IN HOW AUDIENCES ACCESS CONTENT

THE FUTURE OF TV: RE-SHAPED, RE-DEFINED, AND STILL RELEVANT

30. 12. 2023 Industry leaders explore the future of television. The “television experience” has morphed into the more broadly defined “viewing experience,” extending to mobile and connected devices, new streaming services, and multiple screens. Accelerating these trends are a changing business landscape, IP and cloud workflows, and AI and data-driven analytics that will re-shape content creation. But whichever… Continue reading THE FUTURE OF TV: RE-SHAPED, RE-DEFINED, AND STILL RELEVANT

GRIVET: STREAMERS ABSORBING THE DNA CODE OF BROADCAST TV

1. 12. 2023 The chair of the HbbTV Association has said that every big trend shaping the environment is making HbbTV “super relevant”. Speaking at the Association’s annual Symposium in Naples, Vincent Grivet said that while many people said watching television would be replaced by social networks or that people would do so on a small screen “watching… Continue reading GRIVET: STREAMERS ABSORBING THE DNA CODE OF BROADCAST TV

RECORD OTT VIEWING IN CZECH REPUBLIC

8. 11. 2023 The Czech national transmission company CRA saw record-breaking data transfer for watching OTT services at the end of last month. In a statement, it says that on October 30, at around 20:40, the figure reached 1,216 Gbps. In comparison, the record for its network in 2016 was 30 Gbps. According to CRA measurements, viewing of content… Continue reading RECORD OTT VIEWING IN CZECH REPUBLIC

OTT VIEWING TAKES OFF IN CZECH REPUBLIC

25. 8. 2023 The viewing of video content on the internet is growing by around a third each year in the Czech Republic. At the same time, according to the national transmission company CRA, the volume of transferred data is also growing at the same rate. CRA provides the infrastructure to broadcasters such as Prima and Nova, and… Continue reading OTT VIEWING TAKES OFF IN CZECH REPUBLIC

NEXTV SERIES EUROPE CONFERENCE: NETFLIX AND YOUTUBE’S MARKET SHARES ARE DECLINING DUE TO NEW OTT SERVICES IN EUROPE

4. 6. 2023 In mid-May, a series of international conferences Nextv Ad Europe and Nextv Series Europe were held in Prague, organized by Dataxis, with the Association of Commercial Televisions (AKTV) as a partner. The first day of the Nextv Ad Europe event focused on the latest developments in TV advertising, while the second and third days of… Continue reading NEXTV SERIES EUROPE CONFERENCE: NETFLIX AND YOUTUBE’S MARKET SHARES ARE DECLINING DUE TO NEW OTT SERVICES IN EUROPE

NEXTV AD CONFERENCE: GROWTH OF THE TV MARKET DRIVEN BY ADVERTISING REVENUES FROM VOD SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT OF ADDRESSABLE ADVERTISING AND THE EMERGENCE OF FAST CHANNELS

22. 5. 2023 In mid-May, a series of international conferences Nextv Ad Europe and Nextv Series Europe were held in Prague, organized by Dataxis, with the Association of Commercial Televisions (AKTV) as a media partner. The first day of Nextv Ad Europe focused on the latest developments in TV advertising, innovations in ad formats and their distribution, as… Continue reading NEXTV AD CONFERENCE: GROWTH OF THE TV MARKET DRIVEN BY ADVERTISING REVENUES FROM VOD SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT OF ADDRESSABLE ADVERTISING AND THE EMERGENCE OF FAST CHANNELS

CONNECTED TV HAS WORK TO DO TO PERSUADE MARKETERS OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS

18. 5. 2023 Findings from Nielsen’s fifth annual marketing report show that marketers have not yet become accustomed to CTV’s growing role in the media landscape. The survey of more than 1,500 global marketing professionals found that only 19% of brands view OTT/CTV as “extremely effective.” In marketers’ perception of advertising effectiveness, CTV lags behind social media, online… Continue reading CONNECTED TV HAS WORK TO DO TO PERSUADE MARKETERS OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS

AKTV INVITES FOR THE CZECH SPEAKERS IN NEXTV CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

4. 5. 2023 The Association of Commercial Television invites for Czech speakers in the programme of Nextv Ad Europe and Nextv Series Europe conferences. The conferences will bring news from the advertising and media industry and will take place in Prague on 10th – 12th May 2023. You can look forward to topics from advertising, OTT and VOD.… Continue reading AKTV INVITES FOR THE CZECH SPEAKERS IN NEXTV CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

MARKETERS EMBRACE STREAMING BUT STRUGGLE WITH CROSS-MEDIA MEASUREMENT

27. 4. 2023 The great majority of marketers around the world are now including streaming platforms in their media planning, but far fewer view these as effective advertising channels. That’s according to the 2023 Annual Marketing Report from measurement company Nielsen. It found that while 84% of nearly 2,000 global marketers surveyed have embraced the use of OTT… Continue reading MARKETERS EMBRACE STREAMING BUT STRUGGLE WITH CROSS-MEDIA MEASUREMENT

SVOD GROWTH IN THE U.S. MAY HAVE ALREADY PEAKED, AMPERE SAYS

19. 4. 2023 The average annual spend per U.S. household on video services is set to fall by 8% by 2027 according to the latest research from research firm Ampere Analysis, which adds that 2023 mark the point when per-household spending on subscription streaming (SVoD) services in the U.S. could no longer compensate for the continued decline in… Continue reading SVOD GROWTH IN THE U.S. MAY HAVE ALREADY PEAKED, AMPERE SAYS

NEARLY NINE IN TEN U.S. INTERNET HOMES HAVE A STREAMING VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION

3. 4. 2023 Two in five share passwords for services, up from 27% in 2019, according to Parks Associates. New survey data from Parks Associates shows that subscription video services are nearly ubiquitous in U.S. homes, with 87% of US internet households having at least one OTT subscription service, and that password sharing is also widespread, with 40%… Continue reading NEARLY NINE IN TEN U.S. INTERNET HOMES HAVE A STREAMING VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION