WHAT AVOD’S GROWTH MEANS FOR MARKETERS IN SEARCH OF EVOLVING CONSUMERS
13. 4. 2021 As viewer interest in ad-supported video on demand accelerates, marketers are trying to determine how to navigate the channel and avoid new walled gardens. The rise of ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) services has been a quiet development amid numerous new consumer behaviors spurred or accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the proportion of consumers using… Continue reading WHAT AVOD’S GROWTH MEANS FOR MARKETERS IN SEARCH OF EVOLVING CONSUMERS
WHAT MARKETERS MUST CONSIDER BEFORE DIVING INTO ADVANCED TV
12. 4. 2021 With the deprecation of third-party cookies and its implications on media targeting, advertisers are increasingly looking for opportunities to leverage both their first-party data and third-party data to effectively reach audiences. Advanced TV (ATV) offers the opportunity to do just that, providing marketers a brand-safe, person-targeted medium that is more measurable than traditional linear TV buys.… Continue reading WHAT MARKETERS MUST CONSIDER BEFORE DIVING INTO ADVANCED TV
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. Many advertisers are overwhelmed by the sheer number of… Continue reading WHY CONNECTED TV ISN’T AS COMPLICATED AS ADVERTISERS THINK
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). In the… Continue reading VIEWING COMES BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM
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… Continue reading AVOD WILL BE BIG, BUT WILL TAKE ITS TIME GETTING THERE
ARE BIDDABLE AD BUYS IN CTV’S FUTURE? THE EXPERTS WEIGH IN
22. 3. 2021 It’s unclear what the future of TV ad buys will look like in connected TV. Since much of TV inventory — including much of CTV — is reserved in the upfronts each year, will programmatic auction-based buying eventually be used in CTV as it is for online digital? Major content owners like Disney and NBCUniversal… Continue reading ARE BIDDABLE AD BUYS IN CTV’S FUTURE? THE EXPERTS WEIGH IN
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… Continue reading TRENDS OF THE MONTH: ROI, B2B AND NEXT GEN TV
LINEAR TELEVISION IS HERE TO STAY. WHERE IS ANOTHER STORY.
8. 3. 2021 When we talk about the potential demise of traditional linear TV, we’re talking about the potential demise of cable and broadcast delivery of linear TV, not linear TV itself. That’s an important distinction as, like the difference between “OTT” and “CTV”, it clouds up discussions about the future of TV. So far starters, linear TV is… Continue reading LINEAR TELEVISION IS HERE TO STAY. WHERE IS ANOTHER STORY.
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. AVOD platforms were estimated to come in at $4.4 billion in 2020, with Hulu grabbing the bulk of that market — $2.5 billion. In 2025, the… Continue reading AVOD PLATFORMS FORECAST TO GROW TO $18 BILLION BY 2025
THE FUTURE ISN’T CONNECTED TV, IT’S CONNECTING TV
3. 3. 2021 Only through the holistic and integrated management of all forms of TV media can advertisers achieve better measurement and greater effectiveness, writes Paul Evans. TV is not going anywhere, it’s going everywhere TV has come a long way since the very first commercial was aired over 80 years ago. It has innovated dramatically to create some… Continue reading THE FUTURE ISN’T CONNECTED TV, IT’S CONNECTING TV
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. Global investments directed at advertising in linear TV have generally decreased in the recent five years but linear TV still remains the key ad medium taking into consideration other video formats. Its share is… Continue reading ESTIMATE: AVOD REVENUE WILL DOUBLE BY 2025
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. What’s the most important issue? Perhaps a clue is where the actual dollars are flowing. Many CTV dollars have benefited traditional TV players and… Continue reading BRAND SAFETY FOR CTV COMES FIRST, PERFORMANCE IS A CLOSE SECOND
TRADITIONAL TV COMPANIES HAVE A LEG UP IN BIG-ADVERTISER CTV BUYS: STUDY
19. 2. 2021 “Our primary impediment to [advertising] growth at this point is the behavior of TV buyers.” That was Roku founder/CEO Anthony Wood, speaking yesterday during the company’s Q4 earnings call. Despite Roku’s high double-digit ad-revenue gains, Wood was expressing frustration and/or puzzlement over advertisers spending $65 billion on linear TV in 2020 — even as linear… Continue reading TRADITIONAL TV COMPANIES HAVE A LEG UP IN BIG-ADVERTISER CTV BUYS: STUDY
2021 WILL BE A ‘BUILD YEAR’ FOR ADDRESSABLE TV
18. 2. 2021 Much has been made about the shift to streaming over the past year, particularly with the launch of Disney Plus, WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, NBCU’s Peacock and a slew of other services. But while streaming may be getting all the buzz, advertisers and agencies have also been leaning into addressable TV – the ability to deliver different… Continue reading 2021 WILL BE A ‘BUILD YEAR’ FOR ADDRESSABLE TV
VIDEO ADVERTISING 2021-2024
14. 1. 2021 The video ad world will change more in the next three years than it has in the past 60. What was built originally as a brand-building channel is quickly evolving into one of the most important customer acquisition and performance channels available to marketers. Some history. Video has been the number-one advertising channel since the 1960s, powered… Continue reading VIDEO ADVERTISING 2021-2024
UNILEVER DEEMS TV ‘VERY COST EFFECTIVE’ ALONGSIDE ADVANCED CAPABILITIES
17. 12. 2020 Television is a highly cost effective media for large advertisers, Unilever’s global media operations director has said, with new developments in advanced TV further increasing the value of the channel. Speaking on a panel at the Future of TV Advertising Global, Richard Brooke said: “As a company that sells to 2 billion plus consumers a day on an annualised… Continue reading UNILEVER DEEMS TV ‘VERY COST EFFECTIVE’ ALONGSIDE ADVANCED CAPABILITIES
FROM THE EXPERTS: MEDIA AND ADVERTISING IN 2021
7. 12. 2020 By all accounts 2020 was a miserable year. A global pandemic led to an economic recession impacting the ad marketplace. Production studios the television and film industry. Stay-at-home orders closed retail stores and movie theaters. Viewers migrated to home entertainment, HBO Max, Peacock and the short lived Quibi were launched. Sporting events were either canceled, suspended or… Continue reading FROM THE EXPERTS: MEDIA AND ADVERTISING IN 2021
WHY LINEAR TV ADVERTISING WON’T BE DEVOURED BY CTV DESPITE THE FLIGHT OF VIEWERS TO STREAMING
11. 8. 2020 No matter what data source you consult, the flight of TV viewers from traditional linear TV to Netflix, Roku, Hulu, Disney Plus and any number of other VOD platforms is unmistakable. Consider that 40% of adults in U.S. TV households are now watching video on a TV set via a connected device on a daily basis, compared to… Continue reading WHY LINEAR TV ADVERTISING WON’T BE DEVOURED BY CTV DESPITE THE FLIGHT OF VIEWERS TO STREAMING
