LESS CHOICE AND MORE ADS: WHY TRADITIONAL TV IS MAKING A COMEBACK
1. 8. 2023 When streaming landed on our screens, it was hailed as television’s promised land. It offered content at our beck and call, drawn from libraries as deep as the internet itself. But as balance sheet economics has caught up to the multi-billion dollar spending sprees, content is vanishing and streaming itself is evolving. Among the dozens… Continue reading LESS CHOICE AND MORE ADS: WHY TRADITIONAL TV IS MAKING A COMEBACK Více informací
AI AND THE AVOD VIEWING EXPERIENCE
25. 7. 2023 As AVOD models gain traction, the combination of automation and human intuition will ultimately help deliver the right balance for both viewers and advertisers In the ever-evolving landscape of content streaming, VOD providers need to innovate to survive. But this doesn’t just apply to entertaining audiences with a media portfolio of original production, nostalgic archive… Continue reading AI AND THE AVOD VIEWING EXPERIENCE Více informací
CME IS PREPARING ITS OWN FAST TV CHANNEL, FOR EXAMPLE WITH ROMANTIC SHOWS
24. 7. 2023 Voyo subscribers spend two hours a day watching content, and the service has over 700,000 users in all markets. PPF Financial Group said in its annual report. “If you look at the TV business a decade ago, its technological expertise was close to zero. Today, TV is a digital business, and this is reflected in… Continue reading CME IS PREPARING ITS OWN FAST TV CHANNEL, FOR EXAMPLE WITH ROMANTIC SHOWS Více informací
HOT TAKES: HOW WILL AI AFFECT THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY?
20. 6. 2023 ChatGPT and its cousins took the world by storm this year, introducing the world to the wonders of generative AI and large language models. It’s been quite a wild few months too, as people, having become familiar with the technology and what it can do, are speculating on all of the ways it will reshape… Continue reading HOT TAKES: HOW WILL AI AFFECT THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY? Více informací
TV NOVA TO UPGRADE AVOD SERVICE
14. 6. 2023 The Czech national commercial broadcaster TV Nova is working on a new version of its AVOD service nova.cz that will be delivered via HbbTV. Speaking exclusively to Broadband TV News, TV Nova’s CEO Daniel Grunt added that addressable TV is also in its mid-term plans and that by the end of 2024 it will have… Continue reading TV NOVA TO UPGRADE AVOD SERVICE Více informací
NEXTV SERIES EUROPE CONFERENCE: NETFLIX AND YOUTUBE’S MARKET SHARES ARE DECLINING DUE TO NEW OTT SERVICES IN EUROPE
4. 6. 2023 In mid-May, a series of international conferences Nextv Ad Europe and Nextv Series Europe were held in Prague, organized by Dataxis, with the Association of Commercial Televisions (AKTV) as a partner. The first day of the Nextv Ad Europe event focused on the latest developments in TV advertising, while the second and third days of… Continue reading NEXTV SERIES EUROPE CONFERENCE: NETFLIX AND YOUTUBE’S MARKET SHARES ARE DECLINING DUE TO NEW OTT SERVICES IN EUROPE Více informací
MORE THAN HALF OF CZECHS SHARE THEIR STREAMING PASSWORDS
7. 5. 2023 More than half of Czechs share their passwords to streaming services with others. Domestic users also hear a lot about marketing services, Axocom research shows. The number of viewers watching streaming services in the country is growing steadily year on year. This is helped by the expanding range and competition in the market, as well… Continue reading MORE THAN HALF OF CZECHS SHARE THEIR STREAMING PASSWORDS Více informací
THE FUTURE OF STREAMING IS ADS
2. 5. 2023 Call it FAST, call it AVOD, call it whatever you want. Free ad-supported streaming is having a moment, and it’s only going to get bigger from here. The big-name streaming services had a really good run. The likes of Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus, and all the other Pluses have spent… Continue reading THE FUTURE OF STREAMING IS ADS Více informací
NEARLY NINE IN TEN U.S. INTERNET HOMES HAVE A STREAMING VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION
3. 4. 2023 Two in five share passwords for services, up from 27% in 2019, according to Parks Associates. New survey data from Parks Associates shows that subscription video services are nearly ubiquitous in U.S. homes, with 87% of US internet households having at least one OTT subscription service, and that password sharing is also widespread, with 40%… Continue reading NEARLY NINE IN TEN U.S. INTERNET HOMES HAVE A STREAMING VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION Více informací
DATAXIS: WESTERN EUROPEAN PAY-TV NOW PRIMARILY OTT
21. 3. 2023 Highlighting the continuous progression of over-the-top (OTT) services and its adoption by telcos, at the end of the third quarter 2022, OTT pay-TV and IPTV offers had crossed the 50% penetration mark of pay-TV subscriptions in Western Europe says Dataxis research. Furthermore, the study found that direct-to-consumer OTT now accounts for close to 60% of… Continue reading DATAXIS: WESTERN EUROPEAN PAY-TV NOW PRIMARILY OTT Více informací
HOT TAKES: WHY IS AD-SUPPORTED TV HOT AGAIN?
15. 2. 2023 Remember when the conventional wisdom was that the future of television was ad-free, that subscription alone would suffice and that The People just wanted to binge. That was so 2021. The last two years have seen a rapid rise in ad-supported TV. Everything from the FASTs to ad-supported versions of all nine major SVOD services. Consumers… Continue reading HOT TAKES: WHY IS AD-SUPPORTED TV HOT AGAIN? Více informací
TRENDS 2023: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SHORT VIDEOS AND AVOD
3. 1. 2023 This year’s trends will ride the wave of artificial intelligence, metaverse, short video format, live audio and AVOD. With the new year comes an outlook on trends that will impact marketing activities. Marketers must account for the greater involvement of artificial intelligence, the growing popularity of virtual reality and short video formats, consumers’ increasingly high… Continue reading TRENDS 2023: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SHORT VIDEOS AND AVOD Více informací
67% OF CONSUMERS PREFER AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING OPTIONS TO AD-FREE ONES?
8. 11. 2022 While subscription video on demand (SVOD) has become a streaming mainstay, ad-supported video (AVOD) is the hot new trend. But challenges abound in the rapidly evolving streaming landscape, with disjointed, uncurated and impersonal ad experiences. The question is: What’s holding up AVOD progress and why is the consumer experience still overlooked? This new study from… Continue reading 67% OF CONSUMERS PREFER AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING OPTIONS TO AD-FREE ONES? Více informací
WHY AD PODDING WILL STAR IN THE NEXT SEASON OF TV ADVERTISING
29. 9. 2022 With both Netflix and Disney Plus going ad-funded, a new type of media buying is bringing the AVOD experience closer to its linear counterpart. Storytelling on CTV just got simpler… FreeWheel’s Stefanie Briec looks at a new technology that will take TV advertising to the next stage – dynamic ad podding. The article will explain… Continue reading WHY AD PODDING WILL STAR IN THE NEXT SEASON OF TV ADVERTISING Více informací
DESPITE THE GROWTH OF VOD LINEAR TV IS STILL CRUCIAL
22. 9. 2022 Linear TV is still a key source of revenue and profits for broadcasters despite the rise of video-on-demand (VOD) services. This was one of the key topics of Innovation Day conference. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) will continue to support the free-to-air digital terrestrial broadcasting (DTT) platform beyond 2030. Miloš Mastník, general director… Continue reading DESPITE THE GROWTH OF VOD LINEAR TV IS STILL CRUCIAL Více informací
WARC PREDICTS AN ADVERTISING INVESTMENT SLOWDOWN IN 2023
25. 8. 2022 Brands will continue to invest in advertising in the second half of the year, but WARC expects a slowdown in 2023. Ad spend around the globe will rise 8.3% in 2022, before slowing significantly in 2023 – in a major new report, WARC downgrades expectations for global ad market growth by $90bn in the face… Continue reading WARC PREDICTS AN ADVERTISING INVESTMENT SLOWDOWN IN 2023 Více informací
EXPERTS: PAY TV AND STREAMING TO CONVERGE
17. 8. 2022 Nearly one third of TV industry professionals expect traditional pay TV and streaming services to converge. As the media industry transforms, the TV business has seen unprecedented interest in the past two years. The overall picture is influenced by news media combined with savvy marketing and PR. But how do industry professionals see the changing… Continue reading EXPERTS: PAY TV AND STREAMING TO CONVERGE Více informací
„YOU CAN EITHER MAKE PEOPLE CRY AND LAUGH, OR YOU CAN’T SUCCEED IN THE TV BUSINESS,“ SAYS CME CHIEF DIDIER STOESSEL
10. 8. 2022 CME Media Group CEO Didier Stoessel is one of the most influential figures in the domestic media business. The former investment banker with experience at HSBC and Merril Lynch is the top executive chosen by the PPF Group two years ago to bring the newly acquired CME Media Group back to the limelight. And Stoessel… Continue reading „YOU CAN EITHER MAKE PEOPLE CRY AND LAUGH, OR YOU CAN’T SUCCEED IN THE TV BUSINESS,“ SAYS CME CHIEF DIDIER STOESSEL Více informací
