THE REASONS CTV WILL REIGN IN A COOKIELESS WORLD

14. 12. 2021 The pandemic has accelerated a shift to connected TV viewing and the ability to target those audiences is becoming more sophisticated. Now the industry is poised for transformation on measurement, says TVSquared’s Darren Moore. Darren Moore TVSquared Although the end of third-party cookies has been postponed, preparations continue for its retirement, now scheduled for 2023. While… Continue reading THE REASONS CTV WILL REIGN IN A COOKIELESS WORLD

ANALYSIS: SVODS DRIVE CONTENT INTERNATIONALISATION

12. 12. 2021 Analysis from Ampere focuses on changes in the country of origin of the most popular titles on the SVoD platforms. Historically, US content has tended to dominate on the global stage, while in individual countries, local content has often held the balance of power. But this is beginning to change. In 2017, 15 per cent… Continue reading ANALYSIS: SVODS DRIVE CONTENT INTERNATIONALISATION

HBBTV DRIVES TRANSITION TO NEXT-GENERATION BROADCAST AND OTT SERVICES

3. 12. 2021 Paris, December 3, 2021 – HbbTV has now reached the status of a mature standard endorsed by broadcasters, platform operators and manufacturers to deliver next-generation broadcast and OTT services, but closer cooperation between industry players is necessary to facilitate more complete deployment of the specifications in the market. This was the conclusion of the 9th HbbTV Symposium… Continue reading HBBTV DRIVES TRANSITION TO NEXT-GENERATION BROADCAST AND OTT SERVICES

ANALYSIS: VOD ALREADY ACCOUNTS FOR A THIRD OF REVENUES IN THE EUROPEAN MARKET

1. 12. 2021 Online video is becoming a significant part of the financing of the audiovisual sector in Europe. According to Ampere Analysis, it accounts for 30 % of total revenues. Online video (video-on-demand, VOD) is now the main element driving the European media economy. The size of the European audiovisual market is estimated at €142 billion this… Continue reading ANALYSIS: VOD ALREADY ACCOUNTS FOR A THIRD OF REVENUES IN THE EUROPEAN MARKET

THE FUTURE OF MEASURING A FRAGMENTED MEDIA LANDSCAPE

14. 11. 2021 Measuring media has never been as precise as stakeholders would like. Adding CTV (connected TV) and ATV (advanced TV) to an already intricate mix compounds the complexities. I recently asked Scott McDonald, president and CEO of the Advertising Research Foundation, to update us on efforts to improve the process. Paul Talbot: Could you share a bit… Continue reading THE FUTURE OF MEASURING A FRAGMENTED MEDIA LANDSCAPE

AD BUYER’S NOTIONS OF `TV’ CONVERGE

25. 10. 2021 Three quarters of all media buyers say TV is now defined as both linear and streaming platforms; 70% say TV should be sold in the basis of impressions, according to TVSquared NEW YORK & EDINBURGH, Scotland—A recent survey of media buyers in the U.S., the UK, German and Australia found that buyers are taking a… Continue reading AD BUYER’S NOTIONS OF `TV’ CONVERGE

WE USED TO JOKE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF TV ADVERTISING – THEN IT EVOLVED

9. 9. 2021 Cara Lewis, executive vice-president, head of US media investment at Dentsu, talks us through the big steps TV ad buying has seen in recent years. She discusses how to enter the medium in a more data-driven era. When I started buying TV commercials, cable networks were still progressing, and the internet was just a destination… Continue reading WE USED TO JOKE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF TV ADVERTISING – THEN IT EVOLVED

BIDS TO ATO’S TENDER SENT BY NIELSEN ADMOSPHERE AND KANTAR

9. 8. 2021 The Association of Television Organisations (ATO) is planning to move TV and video viewing measurement to a higher level. New developments in 2023-2027 should include cross-media measurement. Two research agencies sent their bids to the tender. In July, Kantar Media a Nielsen Admosphere sent their proposals to participate in the tender invited by the Association of Television… Continue reading BIDS TO ATO’S TENDER SENT BY NIELSEN ADMOSPHERE AND KANTAR

ADDRESSABLE TV EVERYWHERE

6. 8. 2021 Why broadcasters should enable ATV products across all touchpoints in a challenging and fragmented TV landscape. Local European broadcasters are facing ever-increasing competition and severe disruption in a number of areas. Most significantly, they are competing with global digital giants on their home turf within their core business — the TV advertising ecosystem. Furthermore, rapidly changing… Continue reading ADDRESSABLE TV EVERYWHERE

NINE STRATEGIC WAYS ADVERTISERS CAN LEVERAGE OTT AND CTV IN 2021

26. 7. 2021 Over-the-top and connected TV advertising heated up in 2020 as restrictions were imposed to address the Covid-19 pandemic, leading people to stay home and binge on streaming content or their favorite cable television programs. Thanks to the measurable reach they offer, OTT and CTV became incredibly popular marketing and advertising channels over the past year. … Continue reading NINE STRATEGIC WAYS ADVERTISERS CAN LEVERAGE OTT AND CTV IN 2021

OVER-THE-TOP AND CONNECTED TV ARE HAVING A MOMENT

12. 7. 2021 During a time when adtech is experiencing tectonic shifts in how it handles consumer data privacy and obtains information about its audiences, the over-the-top (OTT) and connected TV (CTV) channels bring welcomed new opportunities to marketers. They are some of the biggest marketing channels at the moment, and they have a phenomenal reach with significant measurability in… Continue reading OVER-THE-TOP AND CONNECTED TV ARE HAVING A MOMENT

AS STREAMING WARS RAGE ON, DON’T SLEEP ON LINEAR TV

26. 5. 2021 You’ve seen the headlines: “Streaming won the pandemic.” “Adoption surged over the last year.” “Viewing up across all categories and age groups.” And now: “Amazon is buying MGM Studios.” Today, the world’s best content is being organized around and produced for an over-the-top (OTT) distribution. There’s no question that, in an increasingly fragmented and omnichannel… Continue reading AS STREAMING WARS RAGE ON, DON’T SLEEP ON LINEAR TV

BROADCASTERS’ ROLE IN THE EVOLVING TV LANDSCAPE

17. 5. 2021 Tech-savvy consumers demand 24/7 entertainment at the touch of a button—anytime, anywhere The current TV landscape has transformed as viewing habits have changed, streaming giants battle it out for subscriptions and new players and emerging direct-to-consumer offerings enter the fray, shaking up the status quo. In an always-connected era, consumers are tech-savvy and demand round-the-clock entertainment… Continue reading BROADCASTERS’ ROLE IN THE EVOLVING TV LANDSCAPE

HOW THE PANDEMIC ACCELERATED A TRANSFORMATION ACROSS CONNECTED TV

15. 4. 2021 Ad spend increased as brands gravitated to the space. While linear TV got pummeled by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, connected TV and direct-to-consumer players have been thriving over the past year. For instance, Vizio saw a 95% increase in streaming hours on its platform from the end of 2019 to the end of 2020. “That’s a seismic sea change… Continue reading HOW THE PANDEMIC ACCELERATED A TRANSFORMATION ACROSS CONNECTED TV

WHAT AVOD’S GROWTH MEANS FOR MARKETERS IN SEARCH OF EVOLVING CONSUMERS

13. 4. 2021 As viewer interest in ad-supported video on demand accelerates, marketers are trying to determine how to navigate the channel and avoid new walled gardens. The rise of ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) services has been a quiet development amid numerous new consumer behaviors spurred or accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the proportion of consumers using… Continue reading WHAT AVOD’S GROWTH MEANS FOR MARKETERS IN SEARCH OF EVOLVING CONSUMERS

WHAT MARKETERS MUST CONSIDER BEFORE DIVING INTO ADVANCED TV

12. 4. 2021 With the deprecation of third-party cookies and its implications on media targeting, advertisers are increasingly looking for opportunities to leverage both their first-party data and third-party data to effectively reach audiences. Advanced TV (ATV) offers the opportunity to do just that, providing marketers a brand-safe, person-targeted medium that is more measurable than traditional linear TV buys.… Continue reading WHAT MARKETERS MUST CONSIDER BEFORE DIVING INTO ADVANCED TV

LINEAR TELEVISION IS HERE TO STAY. WHERE IS ANOTHER STORY.

8. 3. 2021 When we talk about the potential demise of traditional linear TV, we’re talking about the potential demise of cable and broadcast delivery of linear TV, not linear TV itself. That’s an important distinction as, like the difference between “OTT” and “CTV”, it clouds up discussions about the future of TV. So far starters, linear TV is… Continue reading LINEAR TELEVISION IS HERE TO STAY. WHERE IS ANOTHER STORY.

BRAND SAFETY FOR CTV COMES FIRST, PERFORMANCE IS A CLOSE SECOND

19. 2. 2021 Although there is a continued lack of simple, industry-wide standards for cross-media and/or connected TV metrics — as well as some eye-opening fraud issues — CTV advertising dollars are estimated to rise to $11 billion. What’s the most important issue? Perhaps a clue is where the actual dollars are flowing. Many CTV dollars have benefited traditional TV players and… Continue reading BRAND SAFETY FOR CTV COMES FIRST, PERFORMANCE IS A CLOSE SECOND