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

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

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

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

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

TV IS THE WORST (AND THE BEST) ADVERTISING MEDIUM

14. 5. 2021 The world is slowly showing signs of normalcy, and as we move toward summer, we may also watch less content on the big screen in our homes. During the height of the pandemic, we gobbled up mountains of content across streamers, on-demand, on CTV, and what not. But it’s likely this trend will be affected… Continue reading TV IS THE WORST (AND THE BEST) ADVERTISING MEDIUM

THE YEAR THAT TV SAVED US

8. 5. 2021 As life outside our homes shut down, the small screen became our treasured path to safe escape Back in March, while my son and his friends were enjoying a chilly morning of socially distanced outdoor fun at a campground, all the dads lingered near the fire our kids had built. We spent a few minutes catching up on… Continue reading THE YEAR THAT TV SAVED US

TV’S RENAISSANCE

28. 4. 2021 With a highly anticipated Enders report into TV advertising out this week, Bobi Carley looks at a linear medium firmly back on planning agendas I’d say I first heard that TV was dying a good ten years ago. When it didn’t happen, it seemed that people may have jumped the gun a little. “Are reports of the death of linear TV… Continue reading TV’S RENAISSANCE

WHY TV ADS ARE STILL KING

27. 4. 2021 Continued strong levels of consumption and an audience preference for its advertising means that diversifying media habits aren’t killing broadcast TV, says GWI’s Jason Mander. Media consumption changes have attracted a lot of interest recently. We’ve long known about the explosive rise of time spent on mobile phones (globally, GWI’s data shows an increase from about… Continue reading WHY TV ADS ARE STILL KING

VOYO WANTS TO PULL EVEN WITH NETFLIX AND DISNEY+

26. 4. 2021 Voyo wants to create space for its services in the prepaid video market. “In order to make progress, we will have to double the number of subscribers every year,” says the Director of Digital Media of CME, Daniel Grunt. Daniel Grunt has been managing internet activities of Central European Media Enterprises (CME) since this March. He… Continue reading VOYO WANTS TO PULL EVEN WITH NETFLIX AND DISNEY+

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

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.

THE FUTURE ISN’T CONNECTED TV, IT’S CONNECTING TV

3. 3. 2021 Only through the holistic and integrated management of all forms of TV media can advertisers achieve better measurement and greater effectiveness, writes Paul Evans. TV is not going anywhere, it’s going everywhere TV has come a long way since the very first commercial was aired over 80 years ago. It has innovated dramatically to create some… Continue reading THE FUTURE ISN’T CONNECTED TV, IT’S CONNECTING TV

2021 WILL BE A ‘BUILD YEAR’ FOR ADDRESSABLE TV

18. 2. 2021 Much has been made about the shift to streaming over the past year, particularly with the launch of Disney Plus, WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, NBCU’s Peacock and a slew of other services. But while streaming may be getting all the buzz, advertisers and agencies have also been leaning into addressable TV – the ability to deliver different… Continue reading 2021 WILL BE A ‘BUILD YEAR’ FOR ADDRESSABLE TV