EU: VIEWERS ENJOY, VALUE ADS VIEWED ON A TV MORE THAN ANY OTHER DEVICE

24. 11. 2021 More than half (56%) of adults in the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and France are willing to watch ads on TV in exchange for in response to the rising costs of streaming subscriptions, reveals a Samsung Ads Europe consumer study.



RESEARCH: VIDEO ADVERTISING WORKS BETTER ON TV THAN ON SOCIAL NETWORKS

22. 11. 2021 Advertisements watched on a television screen have the best results in spontaneous and endorsed knowledge compared to other types of platforms designed for watching video content. This was found in Screenforce‘s Track the Success study, which tracked the factors influencing the reception of advertising on different platforms (TV, BVOD, YouTube and Facebook) in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The… Continue reading RESEARCH: VIDEO ADVERTISING WORKS BETTER ON TV THAN ON SOCIAL NETWORKS



IN OCTOBER, MEDIA AD INVESTMENTS WERE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR

19. 11. 2021 The volume of monitored ad investments in the media was higher this October than in the same period last year. The monitored volume of ad investments in the media for the first ten months of this year is CZK 3.5 billion higher compared to the same period last year. This is a year-on-year growth of… Continue reading IN OCTOBER, MEDIA AD INVESTMENTS WERE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR



SWITCHING ON TO CONNECTED TV? FOUR THINGS ADVERTISERS NEED TO KNOW

18. 11. 2021 While connected TV offers advertisers more choice and reach than ever before, brands must update their view of how to advertise on this platform, argues IAB UK’s Elizabeth Lane. When it comes to TV, one thing hasn’t changed. What we watch – from Squid Game to Succession, and from Love Island to Line of Duty –… Continue reading SWITCHING ON TO CONNECTED TV? FOUR THINGS ADVERTISERS NEED TO KNOW



UK STUDY: SMART TV RECOMMENDATIONS KEY TO CONTENT DISCOVERY

18. 11. 2021 More than half (56 per cent) of adults with a connected TV (CTV)  surveyed in the EU5, and 59 per cent of those in UK, said they were willing to watch ads on TV in exchange for free content in response to the rising costs of streaming subscriptions, reveals a consumer study commissioned by Samsung… Continue reading UK STUDY: SMART TV RECOMMENDATIONS KEY TO CONTENT DISCOVERY



TOMORROW’S TV, CREATED TODAY

18. 11. 2021 Introduction – TV industry leaders on how TV drives brands On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of World Television Day, celebrated each year on 21 November, egta asked TV industry leaders around the world to share how TV has evolved to become much more than it used to be and how it drives brands’… Continue reading TOMORROW’S TV, CREATED TODAY



ADVERTISING AT THE CROSSROADS – GAINING ATTENTION VS SELLING OUR SOUL

16. 11. 2021 At a crossroads on the value of ‘viewability’, advertising needs to embrace quality of attention as a true measure of potential audience and business impact. Dan Machen is Head Of Strategy at Lionize. Clarkson, Mississippi is home to the crossroads that sparked the myth of, ‘Devil at the Crossroads’ – the legend of the Blues player, Robert Johnson, who transformed… Continue reading ADVERTISING AT THE CROSSROADS – GAINING ATTENTION VS SELLING OUR SOUL



TV ADVERTISING DRIVES CHEAPER ONLINE JOURNEYS

16. 11. 2021 The pandemic has boosted online shopping and retail media but TV advertising retains a vital role for advertisers, according to new research. Why it matters With online-born businesses now the biggest category of advertiser on TV (spending £1bn in 2021), TV industry body Thinkbox commissioned an econometric analysis of ten online businesses, proven to have… Continue reading TV ADVERTISING DRIVES CHEAPER ONLINE JOURNEYS



WILL 2022 BE ADDRESSABLE’S BREAKOUT YEAR?

12. 11. 2021 Where does addressable TV advertising stand now, what challenges remain, and will 2022 really prove to be a tipping point? Executives from agencies, television and ad-tech companies offered their takes during a recent webinar held by Go Addressable, the initiative formed this year by Altice USA, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox Media, WarnerMedia/DirecTV Dish Media and… Continue reading WILL 2022 BE ADDRESSABLE’S BREAKOUT YEAR?



TV ADVERTISING CELEBRATES 80 YEARS THIS YEAR. THE FIRST AD APPEARED ON TV SCREENS IN 1941

10. 11. 2021 Television advertising celebrates 80 years this year. It first appeared on screens in 1941. Since then, it has evolved over a long period of time.



CTV SECURES ITS LEADING SHARE OF VIDEO AD IMPRESSIONS

5. 11. 2021 Connected TV continued to hold a comfortable lead in video ad impressions in Q3 2021, with a 35% share, according to the latest quarterly “State of Streaming” report from Extreme Reach.  CTV’s share has been 35% or higher in each of the past five quarters, and hit 41% in this year’s first quarter. Since the pandemic broke… Continue reading CTV SECURES ITS LEADING SHARE OF VIDEO AD IMPRESSIONS



SMART TV OWNERS HAVE MONEY, STILL WATCH AVOD, STUDY FINDS

5. 11. 2021 Vizio and Magid said 55% of smart TV owners watch AVOD. Smart TV owners have higher-than-average incomes and spend more on subscription VOD, but also watch ad-supported streaming programming. A study conducted by Vizio and Magid found that 55% of U.S. smart TV owners — age 18-64 — watch ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) programming weekly. Only 39% of… Continue reading SMART TV OWNERS HAVE MONEY, STILL WATCH AVOD, STUDY FINDS



CONSUMERS WANT MORE STREAMING IN MORE PLACES

4. 11. 2021 Advent of 5G, self-driving vehicles increases availability of CTV outside the home, Vericast says. SAN ANTONIO—Although streaming Connected TV (CTV) has become a reality for more consumers than ever before, viewers are optimistic about the increasing availability of streaming outside the home environment, according to a new survey. CTV is defined as a TV that… Continue reading CONSUMERS WANT MORE STREAMING IN MORE PLACES



LOOK OUT!

4. 11. 2021 How do you create effective and memorable advertising in a world that seems to be turning inwards? That’s the question at the heart of my new book Look out, an advertising guide for today’s world. The book is a study of attention – of what I describe as ‘narrow-’ and ‘broad-beam’ attention. Drawing further on the… Continue reading LOOK OUT!



SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISERS ACHIEVE AN AVERAGE PROFIT ROI OF 2.26:1

3. 11. 2021 An overview of the profit ROI that successful advertisers can expect, based on an analysis of WARC’s database of 1,169 case studies of successful advertising campaigns. Successful advertisers achieve an average profit return on investment (ROI) of 2.26:1. As most case studies on WARC list short-term results, the long-term return will often be higher. Successful… Continue reading SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISERS ACHIEVE AN AVERAGE PROFIT ROI OF 2.26:1



PRIMA PREPARING PAID VIDEO LIBRARY TO MAKE NEW SPACE FOR ADVERTISING

2. 11. 2021 Prima, the second largest commercial TV in the Czech Republic, prepares its paid on-line video library through which it will seek to address more viewers and offer more ad space to its advertisers. It is partly inspired by Netflix’s success. The number of its subscribers, including the Czech Republic, was growing during the pandemic. It… Continue reading PRIMA PREPARING PAID VIDEO LIBRARY TO MAKE NEW SPACE FOR ADVERTISING



CZECH TV COMPANIES WANT TO COMPETE WITH NETFLIX, THEY ARE INVESTING IN VIDEO LIBRARIES

2. 11. 2021 Number one and number two of the Czech commercial TV market invest in paid streaming services. Nova’s strategic priority is its video library Voyo. Prima will come with a competitive project within several months. In the upcoming months, the Czech Republic will witness the launch of paid on-line video libraries inspired by the success of… Continue reading CZECH TV COMPANIES WANT TO COMPETE WITH NETFLIX, THEY ARE INVESTING IN VIDEO LIBRARIES



CTV IS THE NEW COOKIE

1. 11. 2021 Google’s decision to delay cookie deprecation until 2022 is intended, at least in part, to provide the industry with more time with which to develop alternatives. But that alternative is already here. It is CTV. CTV is the new cookie. Consider that cookies are valuable because they are semi-permanent digital identifiers that tell advertisers when consumers… Continue reading CTV IS THE NEW COOKIE