MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT CASTS SHADOW OF GLOBAL AD OUTLOOK

20. 3. 2026 | 4 min read The ad spending numbers for 2026 looked good until the war in the Middle East made them provisional.

NIELSEN ‘BLIND SPOT’ GETS A LITTLE BLINDER, WILL CEASE MONITORING MANY TV MARKETS

19. 3. 2026 | 3 min read Nielsen late last week began informing clients that, effective March 31, it will discontinue monitoring ads on TV in 137 markets. The news comes on the heels of Nielsen’s decision to also discontinue its radio advertising monitoring service – SIGMA Radio – ad the end of the month, something some sources see as cost-cutting moves as Nielsen focuses on the bigger, more complex issues associated with the overhaul of its national Big Data + panel audience measurement service, which more of less still is the national currency for TV advertisers heading into this year’s upfront advertising marketplace.

98TH OSCARS DOWN NEARLY 2 MILLION VIEWERS, REACHING 17.86 MILLION

17. 3. 2026 | 3 min read Unfortunately, even a performance of the KPop Demon Hunters song “Golden” couldn’t make Oscars ratings go up, up, up.

7 CINEMATIC ADS FROM THE 2026 OSCARS

16. 3. 2026 | 3 min read ADWEEK rounds up the best spots from Hollywood's big night, from Burger King's reintroduction to Coinbase's gamified ad.

SHORT-FORM VIDEO IS DRIVING VIEWERS TO WATCH FULL TV SHOWS, RESEARCH FINDS

16. 3. 2026 | 4 min read Short-form video content on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts is increasingly functioning as a discovery mechanism for longer-form television and film, according to new research published by online research data and analytics technology group YouGov.

SURVEY REVEALS STREAMERS’ DOMINANCE OVER MEDIA SPORTS RIGHTS

16. 3. 2026 | 2 min read Report says driving factors are streaming's 'global reach' and data collection.

TO GAIN AI VISIBILITY, BROADCASTERS MUST TRAIN THE LLMS

16. 3. 2026 | 7 min read The window to shape AI SEO for broadcast is now. If an advertiser asked an AI system to build a media plan today, broadcast television would rarely make the recommendation. That’s not because TV is ineffective, but because AI systems cannot see it.

DPP: MEDIA COMPANIES ARE DROWNING IN DATA AND DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT

12. 3. 2026 | 2 min read In its latest report, DPP states that while data is abundant, impact is uneven, suggesting that media companies are "drowning in data but lacking alignment" and need "data coherence". The DPP has published a new report exploring how media companies are using data to drive better decisions, stronger engagement, and improved commercial outcomes.

66.7% OF AD-SUPPORTED TV VIEWING BY 18 TO 49 YEAR OLDS GOES TO STREAMERS

12. 3. 2026 | 5 min read New Nielsen guide says sports account for 29.2% of ad-supported viewing by 25–54-year olds.

THINKBOX: TOTAL TV IS FUNDAMENTAL FOR GETTING ADS SEEN

12. 3. 2026 | 2 min read The time people spend watching different video content is useful to know. But the most important analysis for advertisers is the time spent watching the advertising.

STUDY MEDIAVISION: US STREAMERS TAKE 75% OF EUROPE’S ONLINE VIEWING, SAYS MEDIAVISION

11. 3. 2026 | 2 min read US streaming services now account for around three quarters of online video viewing across Europe, underlining the scale of the challenge facing local platforms as audiences continue to shift online.

GOLDEN DRUM KICKS OFF ITS 32ND EDITION, ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL 26 AUGUST

11. 3. 2026 | 1 min read The Golden Drum International Festival is kicking off another year. Entries can be submitted until 26 August.

OMDIA: SECOND-SCREEN VIDEO VIEWING SPREADS TO OLDER AUDIENCES

11. 3. 2026 | 2 min read Media multitasking is no longer confined to younger viewers, with new Omdia research showing sharp growth in mobile video viewing alongside television among older age groups in the United States.

STUDY: WOMEN’S SPORTS OUTPERFORM PRIME TIME TV

10. 3. 2026 | 3 min read Third annual EDO report finds that women’s sports ads drove 15% more impact than the average primetime spot, led by financial service, insurance, and restaurant brands.

EUROPE IS NOT AMERICA, YOUR STRATEGY SHOULDN’T BE EITHER

8. 3. 2026 | 9 min read RTL AdAlliance tracked European viewing habits since 2022, here is what four editions reveal about ads, trust, discovery, churn and the first click.

TVB: LINEAR TV STILL KING

5. 3. 2026 | 3 min read TV, viewed on a television screen, has the highest reach and time spent of all media platforms studied, according to the advertising association.

TV ADVERTISING IN A TIME OF WAR

5. 3. 2026 | 3 min read iSpot data reveals that cable news networks saw less ad time but more reach as the war with Iran kicked off.

AN INSIDE VIEW ON DVB’S ADDRESSABLE ADVERTISING WORK

4. 3. 2026 | 4 min read I’ve spent more than 30 years working in broadcast and digital media, says John Bartlett from BCi Digital, long enough to see technologies come, go, and then come back with better acronyms. Along the way, I’ve been lucky enough to work on some genuinely impressive industry-shaping projects, including the launch of Sky’s AdSmart service, and to contribute to standards work across the UK and Europe. These days, when I’m not running BCi Digital, I chair DVB’s Technical Module working group for addressable advertising (TM-TA). It keeps me busy, and occasionally entertained. What is It? So, what do we mean by addressable advertising? In simple terms, it’s the ability to show different ads to different households watching the same programme, based on agreed criteria, while preserving the broadcaster viewing experience. Doing this is relatively straightforward in IP streaming services, but it becomes significantly more complex when you try to add addressable advertising to traditional broadcast television services, with all their legacy workflows, regulatory constraints, and expectations of seamless viewing.