WHEN THE BREAK IS AS MUCH FUN AS THE GAME. WHAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS YEAR’S SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL BREAK?

17. 2. 2025 Super Bowl LIX once again attracted the attention of not only sports fans but also advertising professionals from around the world. Prices for 30 seconds of ad space reached all-time highs this year, and once again, we could watch campaigns from big brands and smaller players who took advantage of the opportunity to reach more than 126 million viewers. Whether it was funny spots, emotional messages or controversial messages, Super Bowl LIX confirmed its status as the advertising event of the year, leaving no one indifferent in the marketing world.

THE KEY TASKS OF THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY AND BRANDS ARE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND RESPECT FOR VALUES

17. 2. 2025 Speakers at egta Online Talk entitled Advertising in the Age of Giants: Protect Your Brand, Support Democracy discussed how the TV industry can best contribute to a safe media landscape and uphold responsible advertising.

TV ADVERTISING FACTS: VIEWERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO ACCEPT LIVE TV ADVERTISING, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY HUB ENTERTAINMENT RESEARCH

15. 2. 2025 Two-thirds of viewers find advertising on live TV more acceptable than in on-demand programmes. In VOD, viewers are receptive to advertising if it saves them money on their subscription.

MAJOR U.S. MVPDS AGREE ON DEFINITIONS FOR KEY MULTISCREEN TV ADVERTISING TERMS

14. 2. 2025 The agreement on terminology and how it is used will help simplify buying and selling of ads.

ADS & DATA: LEVERAGING BEHAVIOURAL AND CONTEXTUAL INSIGHTS FOR SMARTER ADVERTISING

14. 2. 2025 In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, Interest Targeting has been pioneered by Ads & Data. This involves leveraging behavioural and contextual data to serve the most relevant ads. This business case looks at how Ads & Data use this to advertise thereby enhancing campaign performance on their display and shortform platform. With the prospect of developing this into BVOD and Video by the end of the year. What is Interest Targeting? Unlike traditional methods that rely solely on search history and click behaviour, interest targeting also considers the context of the content being viewed. This dual approach ensures that ads align more closely with users’ interests and needs, leading to better engagement. It uses AI and machine learning to understand the sentiment and context of the content, and goes beyond key words but take into account additional criteria such as tone of voice and feelings of the content. Why is Interest Targeting Important? Interest targeting is a new approach to adapt to the digital market space. With increasing privacy regulations such as the phasing out of third-party cookies by major browsers, advertisers face new challenges. Interest targeting provides a future-proof solution by leveraging contextual and behavioural data without only relying on cookies. Therefore, interest targeting enables personalised advertising without breaching user privacy regulations. Users retain control over their data, and even those who opt out of data sharing can still receive relevant ads based on the context of their content consumption.

THE COOLEST VALENTINE’S DAY ADVERTISEMENTS: OUR FAVOURITE PICKS

14. 2. 2025 Valentine’s Day sparks lots of creative energy in the advertising world. And why not? It’s a prime chance to showcase sweet gestures, heartfelt stories, and sometimes a humorous spin on romance.

THE FUTURE OF RETAIL MEDIA: A COLLABORATIVE MARKETPLACE FOR TARGETED TV ADS

14. 2. 2025 Last autumn, FranceTV Publicité, M6 Publicité, and RMC BFM Ads, collaborated and partnered with Unlimitail, to launched TV Retail Connect, the first collaborative Retail Media Marketplace for Addressable TV (ATV) and HVOD in the country.

KANTAR SAYS AD TIERS RESHAPING STREAMING MARKET

13. 2. 2025 Data and analytics company Kantar says there’s a growing consumer preference for ad-supported streaming.

BRAD PITT, KEANU REEVES AND BRUCE WILLIS AS THE STARS OF ADVERTISING. FOREIGN MARKETING IS TEEMING WITH HANDSOME ACTORS

13. 2. 2025 Casting a celebrity actor in an ad usually costs a lot of money, but it pays off for brands. They know this abroad. Especially when the face of the brand is a handsome sight to behold, a tough guy or, on the contrary, a charismatic gentleman. Who wouldn’t want to drink coffee like George Clooney?

OMD AND PHD HAD THE HIGHEST SHARES IN ADVERTISING INVESTMENTS LAST YEAR

13. 2. 2025 Audit firm Media Strategy presents data as part of its PPA Ranking for the full year 2024.

STUDY EU: TV DOMINATES VIDEO IN EUROPE

12. 2. 2025 TV still dominates video in Europe, but viewing time in key markets drops by 30 to 55mn over 5 years.

STUDY USA: VALENTINE’S DAY 2025: CONSUMERS EXPECTED TO SPEND BILLIONS

11. 2. 2025 U.S. consumers are projected to spend a record-breaking $27.5 billion for Valentine’s Day in 2025. Jewelry, a night out, and flowers top the list of most popular gifts. Retailers are anticipating a boost, especially with the holiday falling on a Friday this year.

SUPER BOWL 59 IS THE MOST-WATCHED GAME IN HISTORY WITH 127.7 MILLION VIEWERS, ACCORDING TO FOX

11. 2. 2025 The Eagles knocked off the Chiefs and Fox set a record for viewership.

WHO ‘WON’ THE ADVERTISING SUPER BOWL? IT DEPENDS

10. 2. 2025 Budweiser, Lay’s, T-Mobile and Nike could all claim to have “won” the advertising Super Bowl – depending on who you ask and what was being measured. These were winning brands according to some Monday morning post-game analyses.

OF TOYS LAST YEAR, THE LEGO BRAND ADVERTISED THE MOST

10. 2. 2025 In the games and toys segment, Lego was the largest advertiser last year.

A CAROUSEL OF MONEY CALLED THE SUPER BOWL. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A SEAT, MILLIONS FOR ADS

9. 2. 2025 The final game in American football, the famous Super Bowl is probably the most watched sports game ever. And the price of advertising matches it. But famous artists performing at halftime get nothing.

BEING INSPIRED BY PRODUCTS ON TV WILL DRIVE MOST US VIEWERS TO ACT

8. 2. 2025 After being inspired by something they saw on TV, almost three-fourths of US viewers (71.5%) either searched online to consider purchasing it, purchased it, or both, according to an August 2024 survey from Shopsense AI and EMARKETER.

STUDY USA: PARKS ASSOCIATES: 46% OF US INTERNET HOUSEHOLDS ARE CORD CUTTERS; 12% CORD NEVERS

8. 2. 2025 Parks Associates’ latest research from its Video Services Consumer Insights Dashboard reports 56 million (46%) US internet households are Cord Cutters, which illustrates the dominance of streaming video services. Additionally, 12% of US internet households are Cord Nevers, who have never subscribed to any sort of traditional pay-TV.