RESEARCH: 6 IN 10 US HOMES AVOD VIEWERS
19. 8. 2021 According to research firm TDG, six-in-ten connected-TV households now watch a free ad-supported streaming service on television. YouTube remains the dominant free VoD provider, with free ad-supported streaming TV services (FASTs) such as Pluto TV and IMDb seeing growing audiences. “Clearly the effects of work-from-home and lack of traditional leisure options during the pandemic accelerated consumer… Continue reading RESEARCH: 6 IN 10 US HOMES AVOD VIEWERS
OLDER VIEWERS ARE FASTEST GROWING AVOD SEGMENT
10. 8. 2021 Ad-supported streaming services need to ramp up originals to attract younger, more affluent audiences, new research from Ampere Analysis suggests LONDON—New research from Ampere Analysis shows that advertising supported streaming services continue to be the fastest growing streaming category, with a quarter of US Internet users now relying on a mix of Advertising-funded Video on… Continue reading OLDER VIEWERS ARE FASTEST GROWING AVOD SEGMENT
NEWS MEDIA COMPANIES ARE LAUNCHING AMBITIOUS NEW CTV SERVICES
3. 8. 2021 Linear TV has been the natural home outlet for 24 hour news coverage ever since the launch of cable and satellite TV services, and as a format it works. Linear viewing lends itself to rolling ‘up to the minute’ news coverage. So when it comes to news, CTV services have primarily been used for evergreen or… Continue reading NEWS MEDIA COMPANIES ARE LAUNCHING AMBITIOUS NEW CTV SERVICES
CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRAND MAGNIFICATION
2. 8. 2021 Consumers choose brands for many reasons. One important reason is how a specific brand makes them feel about themselves. Since the best way to leverage that emotional element in connecting with consumers is by combining sight, sound and motion through video, it’s no surprise that so many big brands choose TV advertising as the backbone of… Continue reading CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRAND MAGNIFICATION
OPINION: TV ADVERTISING HAS EVERYTHING IT NEEDS TO PERFORM
22. 7. 2021 Marketers shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that they are living in a period of data abundance Agencies are frustrated about TV measurement. In the past, TV currency data provided a consolidated view of how TV budgets were spent. Broadcast, cable and even selective digital video could be consolidated into a single view of delivery to age/gender… Continue reading OPINION: TV ADVERTISING HAS EVERYTHING IT NEEDS TO PERFORM
LINEAR TV IS MOVING TO DIGITAL, STREAMING IS GROWING
21. 7. 2021 The key battle will be fought primarily for the total time spent watching TV screens in households according to a forecast by Nielsen. Linear TV continues to be a significant tool to address mass audience, however, the role of a TV screen will gradually move from linear to digital. The importance of streaming has increased… Continue reading LINEAR TV IS MOVING TO DIGITAL, STREAMING IS GROWING
LINEAR PROGRAMMING MIGHT NOT BE DEAD AFTER ALL
21. 7. 2021 Ad supported streaming options continue to become more popular according to Horowitz Research. Despite the proliferation of subscription streaming services in the streaming market, ad-supported streaming options continue to gain momentum, according to Horowitz Research’s “State of Viewing and Streaming 2021” report. The findings call into question the perception that linear TV may have less… Continue reading LINEAR PROGRAMMING MIGHT NOT BE DEAD AFTER ALL
FIVE STREAMING VIDEO TRENDS SHAPED 2021’S FIRST HALF, AND WILL SHAPE ITS FUTURE
9. 7. 2021 Halfway through a relatively momentous 2021, with the pandemic ebbing in at least some parts of the planet, several major trends have emerged, or re-emerged, and will help shape where the streaming-video industry heads going forward. The conflicts between those sometimes contradictory trends will shape the next stage of development in what’s clearly now the next… Continue reading FIVE STREAMING VIDEO TRENDS SHAPED 2021’S FIRST HALF, AND WILL SHAPE ITS FUTURE
INCREASE IN ONLINE SERVICES CAN IMPACT THE COST OF TV GRP
1. 7. 2021 The growing demand for TV advertising on the one hand and the excepted growth in streaming services on the other hand can have an impact on the development of prices for TV GRP. The growing demand for TV advertising on the one hand and the expected growth in streaming services on the other hand can… Continue reading INCREASE IN ONLINE SERVICES CAN IMPACT THE COST OF TV GRP
THE FUTURE OF VIDEO ADVERTISING: THINK BIGGER… AND SMALLER
1. 7. 2021 The point where TV meets digital is currently one of the most exciting places in media. Connected TV, broadcast video, addressable TV – all these innovations are changing the way consumers and advertisers think about video advertising. Suddenly, TV can stretch from the top of the marketing funnel to the bottom, from multi-national to local,… Continue reading THE FUTURE OF VIDEO ADVERTISING: THINK BIGGER… AND SMALLER
USA: STUDY TV WITH OR WITHOUT ADS? IT DEPENDS ON DELIVERY: STUDY
28. 6. 2021 When it comes to ad-supported TV platforms and networks versus ad-free TV services, one study says the decision is still mixed — essentially a hung jury. More than half (57%) of respondents of a recent poll say they can tolerate “some ads,” with 17% saying they can’t tolerate any advertising. Another 26% say “content matters more than… Continue reading USA: STUDY TV WITH OR WITHOUT ADS? IT DEPENDS ON DELIVERY: STUDY
USA RESEARCH: VIEWERS MORE WILLING TO WATCH ADS
25. 6. 2021 Conventional wisdom says that TV viewers will do anything to avoid ads, but viewer behavior says something different, the Hub reports BOSTON—While the popularity of ad-free SVOD services like Netflix and Disney Plus has caused worries that marketers will have a harder time reaching consumers, new research from Hub suggests that viewers are relatively tolerant of… Continue reading USA RESEARCH: VIEWERS MORE WILLING TO WATCH ADS
PAID TV WILL GROW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VIDEO AND TV WILL BLEND
21. 6. 2021 An increasing share of video on demand and online video and TV blending may be expected as one of the directions of TV broadcasting development. Payments for TV content viewing will increase in the Czech Republic, and TV and video content will blend at the same time. While TV operators gradually enter the field of… Continue reading PAID TV WILL GROW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VIDEO AND TV WILL BLEND
ÓČKO CONVERTS HBBTV VIDEO ADS INTO GRP
17. 6. 2021 Óčko and Hybrid convert video advertising delivered on the HbbTV platform into the GRP equivalent. The TV group Óčko and the tech company Hybrid use data from the official audience measurement of the non-linear digital video content (PEM-D) to calculate advertising GRPs. They measure the delivery of non-linear video ads using the HbbTV platform (the red button). It is a solution connecting linear and… Continue reading ÓČKO CONVERTS HBBTV VIDEO ADS INTO GRP
PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED VIEWING BEHAVIOUR
11. 6. 2021 The content landscape has changed dramatically as a result of the global pandemic. Speaking at ANGA COM’s online International Content Summit, Nicole Agudo Berbel, chief distribution officer of ProSiebenSat.1, said that while it was really true that everyone was watching TV, how this was actually taking place varied dramatically according to age. “We have lots of… Continue reading PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED VIEWING BEHAVIOUR
TELEVISION’S IRRESISTIBLE POST-PANDEMIC APPEAL
11. 6. 2021 Television is shining white hot in the media agency playbook as advertisers scramble to get their brands airtime, pushing ad spend growth numbers into positive territory for the first time in years. The restrictions and regulations of COVID-19 increased consumer time with television in all its forms, including free-to-air and the various catchup and BVOD.… Continue reading TELEVISION’S IRRESISTIBLE POST-PANDEMIC APPEAL
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
PETR HATLAPATKA: GRP MARKET WILL CHANGE, WE HAVE TO REACT
24. 5. 2021 TV viewers’ behaviour is changing and the advertising market has to do so as well, points out Petr Hatlapatka from Media Club. The pressure on TV inventory and the outlook of TV GRP development in the following years require broadcast operators to search for ad placement options, says Petr Hatlapatka, Head of Online Sales in… Continue reading PETR HATLAPATKA: GRP MARKET WILL CHANGE, WE HAVE TO REACT