TOO MANY STREAMING CHOICES LEADS SOME VIEWERS BACK TO TRADITIONAL TV

15. 7. 2019 Content abounds on streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video. But when viewers are faced with too many choices of what to watch, some end up tuning out.  That’s the main finding from Nielsen’s Total Audience Report from the first quarter of 2019. What some have dubbed the golden age of TV led to… Continue reading TOO MANY STREAMING CHOICES LEADS SOME VIEWERS BACK TO TRADITIONAL TV



EXPOSING THE BLACK HOLE OF ONLINE VIDEO ADVERTISING

28. 5. 2019 There were lots of interesting things to catch the eye in the Advertising Association/Warc annual adspend figures for 2018 – not least the rapid growth of Broadcaster VOD advertising, up 29% to £390m and forecast to grow at a similar rate for the next two years. Total TV investment was stable year on year at… Continue reading EXPOSING THE BLACK HOLE OF ONLINE VIDEO ADVERTISING



WHY IT’S TIME TO RE-EVALUATE TV PLANNING

20. 5. 2019 As BARB releases its latest Viewing Report, Wavemaker’s Emma Moorhead discusses how new multiple-screen data is changing the way that agencies plan television. The media industry is in search of the Holy Grail: a single-source measurement of TV viewing across all screens and channels. In 2018, we got one step closer to this with the launch… Continue reading WHY IT’S TIME TO RE-EVALUATE TV PLANNING



TV ADS STILL MORE RELEVANT TO CONSUMERS THAN STREAMING VIDEO ADS

15. 5. 2019 Despite marketers’ efforts with advanced programmatic and data targeting for video ads, consumers still find that they are more likely to be served a relevant ad on linear TV. What does this say about programmatic video ads? According to a survey conducted by Adobe in February 2019, 49% of US internet users said that TV… Continue reading TV ADS STILL MORE RELEVANT TO CONSUMERS THAN STREAMING VIDEO ADS



TWEETING WHILE VIEWING DOESN’T DIMINISH TV ADVERTISING’S REACH AND OFTEN LEADS TO SHOPPING

4. 4. 2019 People watching “social shows” like “Dancing with the Stars” or “The Bachelor” on television and simultaneously sharing their views on Twitter are more likely to be committed to the program and shop online, according to new research from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Marketers have feared that social media distracts viewers from commercials and… Continue reading TWEETING WHILE VIEWING DOESN’T DIMINISH TV ADVERTISING’S REACH AND OFTEN LEADS TO SHOPPING



THINKBOX’S LINDSEY CLAY BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE GLOBAL TV GROUP

26. 3. 2019 Lindsey Clay, CEO of Thinkbox, has been appointed as the first President of the Global TV Group, the informal grouping of TV broadcasters, sales houses, and trade bodies in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and Latin America. The Global TV Group was set up in 2013. egta is a founding member of the Group and acts… Continue reading THINKBOX’S LINDSEY CLAY BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE GLOBAL TV GROUP



UK: ONLINE BUSINESSES ARE BIGGEST TV ADVERTISERS

21. 3. 2019 Collectively, online businesses are the biggest category of advertisers on TV in the UK, accounting for almost 15% of total spending via this channel in 2018 and 40% more than the next biggest category which is food. Latest figures from Thinkbox indicate Amazon, in particular, boosted its TV spending by 21% to £60m last year… Continue reading UK: ONLINE BUSINESSES ARE BIGGEST TV ADVERTISERS



IT’S TIME TO LOOK AT TV ADVERTISING IN A NEW LIGHT

4. 2. 2019 While addressable TV has been talked about in certain industry circles for some time, it seems the wider marketing industry has yet to truly appreciate its potential. With new, head-turning channels and marketing approaches launching all the time, it can be easy to overlook the transformation other media channels have undergone, especially those around for a long time.… Continue reading IT’S TIME TO LOOK AT TV ADVERTISING IN A NEW LIGHT



TV AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING NEED TO STOP FIGHTING AND ADMIT THEY NEED EACH OTHER

31. 1. 2019 Like two siblings vying for a parent’s attention, digital and traditional advertising have been fighting for advertisers’ attention since digital came of age in the post-dot-com bubble era. Many have portrayed this as a war between generations, where the old guard “just didn’t get it.” But this shouldn’t be seen as a battle of relevance between old and… Continue reading TV AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING NEED TO STOP FIGHTING AND ADMIT THEY NEED EACH OTHER



COMING TO A TV NEAR YOU: PERSONALIZED ADS

25. 1. 2019 The hottest new trend in TV tech is “addressable” ads, or TV ads that can be targeted to specific households via user data. By the end of this year, almost every major TV network and provider will have rolled out their version of an addressable ad product. Why it matters: It’s a huge departure from the way… Continue reading COMING TO A TV NEAR YOU: PERSONALIZED ADS



HOW MARKETERS ARE ALTERING THEIR TV ATTRIBUTION STRATEGIES

22. 1. 2019 The slow but steady digitization of TV advertising will place further pressure on ad measurement companies to create more robust cross-platform metrics and attribution models. But for that to happen, several types of companies—including multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and TV networks—need to update their technologies and strategies. TV ad buyers have long advocated for more… Continue reading HOW MARKETERS ARE ALTERING THEIR TV ATTRIBUTION STRATEGIES



SHORT-FORM ADS ARE THIS YEAR’S BIG THING

9. 1. 2019 TV advertisers are starting to turn to short-form ads, which can be as effective as the traditional 30-second spot at far less cost, but marketers and brands need to ensure they are achieving the right objectives and are executing the ads properly. Writing for WARC, Jim Berridge of Phoenix MI, says that short-form ads –… Continue reading SHORT-FORM ADS ARE THIS YEAR’S BIG THING



4 TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE VIDEO ADVERTISING IN 2019

3. 1. 2019 For brand marketers, video continues to be the most important story in media. Audience behavior is evolving rapidly across generations, and consumers now watch more than eight hours of online content every week, according toThe State of Online Video 2018 report by Limelight Networks. Faced with a fragmented device landscape, advertisers are seeking greater simplicity and… Continue reading 4 TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE VIDEO ADVERTISING IN 2019



WHAT DIDN’T CHANGE THE WORLD OF ADVERTISING IN 2018 – AND PROBABLY WON’T IN 2019

20. 12. 2018 It seems like a good time to relive some of the most-hyped technologies and trends predicted to change the world of advertising in 2018. Here are some of my personal favorites: Blockchain. There’s no question that blockchain technology will find many applications for the advertising industry at some point — some with real market impact. However, blockchain… Continue reading WHAT DIDN’T CHANGE THE WORLD OF ADVERTISING IN 2018 – AND PROBABLY WON’T IN 2019



EXPERTS PREDICT HOW TV WILL EVOLVE FOR ADVERTISERS IN 2019

11. 12. 2018 The year 2019 is almost upon us. ExchangeWire have invited hundreds of thought leaders to share their thoughts on what next year will hold, across a range of topics. Following what could be termed as one of the most interesting years in the connected TV space since its inception, thought leaders from across the industry share how they… Continue reading EXPERTS PREDICT HOW TV WILL EVOLVE FOR ADVERTISERS IN 2019



WHY TV AND DIGITAL ARE THE PERFECT COUPLE

10. 12. 2018 What plays together, stays together. As advertisers and media buyers have flocked to digital advertising, something unfortunate happened: Television advertising, the medium that has always delivered a loyal, attentive audience—and has always been a master brand storyteller—began to get pushed aside for younger, “hipper” alternatives. But now, marketers are realizing what researchers have known all along: Digital… Continue reading WHY TV AND DIGITAL ARE THE PERFECT COUPLE



THIS IS WHAT ADVERTISING TRANSFORMATION LOOKS LIKE, SAYS NBCU AS IT OUTLINES ITS 2019 ROADMAP

27. 11. 2018 Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Advertising and Client Partnerships at NBC Universal, has been outlining the company’s change vision for the year ahead, and re-iterating her determination that one of the world’s most important media companies will not settle for the status-quo and intends to ‘set the new standard’ for what ad-supported TV means for both consumers… Continue reading THIS IS WHAT ADVERTISING TRANSFORMATION LOOKS LIKE, SAYS NBCU AS IT OUTLINES ITS 2019 ROADMAP