PRIMA’S CEO MAREK SINGER: WE ARE NOT JUST TELLING YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR

2. 5. 2021 We have done anything to spice up the launch of CNN Prima NEWS with adrenaline, says Marek Singer, the Prima group’s CEO, in an interview, remembering the launch of the news channel that celebrates its first birthday on 3 May. “We established the brand as a multiplatform. Thanks to TV and online channels our reach is up to 7.7 million people now,” he says.

TV DRIVES BUSINESS OUTCOMES

30. 4. 2021 Global TV Group arms advertisers with latest TV effectiveness evidence from around the world. Research collection demonstrates how TV works in every market, for all customer objectives.

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

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.

CONSUMERS REVEAL A PREFERENCE FOR TV ADVERTISING OVER SOCIAL MEDIA

27. 4. 2021 Around a third of consumers say TV advertising is ‘entertaining’ (34%) and ‘informative’ (30%) – far more than the equivalent figures for social media advertising (17% and 19% respectively).

TV IS MARKETERS’ BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY – AND THREAT

8. 4. 2021 As ISBA pushes ahead with its plans for a cross-media measurement system – despite the TV broadcasters' hesitancy – the head of its AV Steering Group encourages marketers to evolve how they see TV.

TV MARKET AVOIDED FLUCTUATIONS IN GRPS IN THE FIRST QUARTER

7. 4. 2021 The ongoing coronavirus pandemic did not bring any significant fluctuations in the number of delivered GRPs to the advertising TV market.

THE PIVOT TO PURPOSE: ALIGNING GOOD AND GROWTH

5. 4. 2021 It’s tempting to see 2020 as a year where the world was stuck on pause. Yet in many ways it has been a story of radical transformation. Faced with unprecedented problems, businesses evolve as never before, and open up to new possibilities.

WHY CONNECTED TV ISN’T AS COMPLICATED AS ADVERTISERS THINK

5. 4. 2021 While advertisers now recognize the importance of CTV for reaching an enormous audience – 2020’s dramatic acceleration led to consumer user numbers exceeding 200 million – they are still concerned about how complicated it all seems and are still trying to figure out where to start.

THE MOST EGG-CELLENT EASTER CAMPAIGNS

29. 3. 2021 It’s almost the hoppiest time of year (excuse the bad pun), and while we will be spending our long weekend enjoying lots of chocolate, Easter is also a significant retail event and an invaluable opportunity to give your marketing strategy an extra boost. This year, Australians are forecasted to spend $8.6 billion on holidays, chocolates, gifts and retail spending over the Easter period.

VIEWING COMES BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM

29. 3. 2021 In a clear indication of the lay of land in today’s TV industry, research from advertising technology platform provider FreeWheel has found that after a decade of change, and as people’s consumption of media has fragmented across devices over the past ten years, many have returned to the living room to watch connected TV (CTV).

AVOD WILL BE BIG, BUT WILL TAKE ITS TIME GETTING THERE

25. 3. 2021 Streaming is changing the world of TV viewing. But, unfortunately for the advertising world, the vast majority of this viewing is ad-free, since most of the largest and most dominant streaming services carry no ads -- Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, HBO Max (though that is changing), Apple TV+ -- and the two larger services that do carry ads -- YouTube and Hulu -- carry very light ad loads.

TRENDS OF THE MONTH: ROI, B2B AND NEXT GEN TV

19. 3. 2021 This month: How advertisers can double their return on investment (ROI), some of the challenges and opportunities for B2B marketers and the future landscape of TV advertising and audiences. Half of brands achieve an ROI of $1.06, but the most effective can double this For every $1 spent on media, advertisers can expect an average sales return of $1.06, according to data from Nielsen. The most effective 25% of advertisers, however, can achieve a return on investment (ROI) of $2.09 – nearly double the average.

TV IS AT THE HEART OF CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS

10. 3. 2021 In advertising, we have always known anecdotally that strong creativity leads to success, but there was little proof of the relationship until 2010, when the IPA, in association with Thinkbox, published 'The link between creativity & effectiveness' (updated in 2011).

AVOD PLATFORMS FORECAST TO GROW TO $18 BILLION BY 2025

8. 3. 2021 Advertising video-on-demand platforms (AVOD)-- a subset of all connected TV -- are expected to see skyrocketing growth over the next four years, rising to $17.8 billion, according to MoffettNathanson Research.

TV ADVERTISERS MUST STOP IGNORING MID-FUNNEL MEASUREMENT: IT’S WHERE THE ACTION IS

25. 2. 2021 If you wanted to see that magic moment when your marketing changes hearts and minds, you’d have to be inside your customer’s head. Short of implanting a chip in their brain (which would be beyond creepy and, naturally, Elon Musk is apparently working on it), the next best thing is watching what people do, which predicts what they’ll do in the future. If you wait to survey them (attitudinal research) or to see if they buy from you (attribution), then the signal will be either too weak or too late to help you.

ESTIMATE: AVOD REVENUE WILL DOUBLE BY 2025

22. 2. 2021 Advertising revenue of ad-supported online video services is expected to double by 2025. But the market is dominated by linear TV.

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.