AD BUYER’S NOTIONS OF `TV’ CONVERGE

25. 10. 2021 Three quarters of all media buyers say TV is now defined as both linear and streaming platforms; 70% say TV should be sold in the basis of impressions, according to TVSquared NEW YORK & EDINBURGH, Scotland—A recent survey of media buyers in the U.S., the UK, German and Australia found that buyers are taking a… Continue reading AD BUYER’S NOTIONS OF `TV’ CONVERGE

VAB RELEASES CASE STUDIES IN STREAMING VIDEO AD CAMPAIGNS

19. 10. 2021 A new VAB report features case studies from Hulu, NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS, AMC Networks, Spectrum Reach, iSpot and TVSquared showing how streaming drove successful campaigns NEW YORK—With consumer usage of ad-supported streaming platforms seeing rapid growth the Video Advertising Bureau (VAB) has released a new report with 23 case studies documenting the power of video streaming… Continue reading VAB RELEASES CASE STUDIES IN STREAMING VIDEO AD CAMPAIGNS

THE SHARE OF SMART TVS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC TRIPLED IN FOUR YEARS

17. 10. 2021 The share of smart TVs connected to the internet has tripled over the last four years. At present, they are used by more than a third of Czech households, shows Philips statistics. The share of smart TVs connected to the internet has tripled over the last four years and they are used by more than a third… Continue reading THE SHARE OF SMART TVS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC TRIPLED IN FOUR YEARS

MEDIA HABITS ARE CHANGING RAPIDLY FOR YOUNG ADULTS, MAKING AD TARGETING MORE CHALLENGING

7. 10. 2021 Media habits have undergone a sweeping change driven by streaming content and other digital media platforms, especially among younger age groups. As media continues to fragment, developing a successful strategy is becoming a more challenging task with each passing year. Despite the fragmentation and the challenge of reaching young adults, many advertisers continue to market to this demographic,… Continue reading MEDIA HABITS ARE CHANGING RAPIDLY FOR YOUNG ADULTS, MAKING AD TARGETING MORE CHALLENGING

VIEWERS SAY STREAMING IS A BETTER VALUE THAN CABLE

1. 10. 2021 New research from Criteo found that 69% of consumers felt that streaming was a better value for their money than cable TV; 64% said the content was more entertaining PARIS, France—New research from Criteo offers a host of new data points highlighting the growing importance of streaming in consumers’ lives, with survey results showing increased viewing time… Continue reading VIEWERS SAY STREAMING IS A BETTER VALUE THAN CABLE

GRUNT: ORDINACE IS THE MOST WATCHED PROGRAMME ON VOYO

22. 9. 2021 Ordinace v růžové zahradě is the blockbuster series offered by the paid video platform Voyo. However, it is not known how many viewers it has attracted. Ordinace v růžové zahradě, which is only run on Voyo starting from this autumn, is the most watched programme within the paid internet service’s offering. Daniel Grunt, Head of Digital of… Continue reading GRUNT: ORDINACE IS THE MOST WATCHED PROGRAMME ON VOYO

TV DEMAND GROWING ENORMOUSLY, PRICES TO GO UP MORE THAN 10%

15. 9. 2021 TV ad inflation rate will start at 10%. Hitting the 15% level cannot be ruled out.   Since this spring, the demand for TV advertising has been growing enormously. This trend is even stronger at the end of the year both according to advertisers’ projections and the actual demand for September and October. The pressure… Continue reading TV DEMAND GROWING ENORMOUSLY, PRICES TO GO UP MORE THAN 10%

WE USED TO JOKE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF TV ADVERTISING – THEN IT EVOLVED

9. 9. 2021 Cara Lewis, executive vice-president, head of US media investment at Dentsu, talks us through the big steps TV ad buying has seen in recent years. She discusses how to enter the medium in a more data-driven era. When I started buying TV commercials, cable networks were still progressing, and the internet was just a destination… Continue reading WE USED TO JOKE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF TV ADVERTISING – THEN IT EVOLVED

WHEN IS AN AUDIENCE NOT AN AUDIENCE? WHAT MARKETERS NEED TO KNOW WHEN ALLOCATING VIDEO AD DOLLARS

6. 9. 2021 The explosion of consumer choices in the video universe may not have changed things as much as you think. From a brands-eye view, the options for effective video advertising are quite simple. Kim Portrate explains. There’s only one word to describe today’s video universe and that is vast. There’s 10 Play to 9Now, 7plus, Kayo, Foxtel… Continue reading WHEN IS AN AUDIENCE NOT AN AUDIENCE? WHAT MARKETERS NEED TO KNOW WHEN ALLOCATING VIDEO AD DOLLARS

ADVERTISERS ‘CAUGHT BY SURPRISE’ BY SEPTEMBER TV AD MARKET SURGE

2. 9. 2021 The TV ad market is surging in September as strong demand and shorter booking deadlines are set to push revenues up by as much as 25% compared with the same month a year ago and about 20% compared with pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Industry sources told Campaign that Channel 4 is on course to be up as… Continue reading ADVERTISERS ‘CAUGHT BY SURPRISE’ BY SEPTEMBER TV AD MARKET SURGE

WHAT’S THE POST-COVID FUTURE OF TV?

31. 8. 2021 If you spent a good chunk of the pandemic watching TV, you weren’t alone. TV viewership saw huge jumps, with daytime viewing hitting levels previously only seen on the weekend. And alongside those viewership changes were changes in production. After everything the industry has gone through in the last year, what will TV look like after the… Continue reading WHAT’S THE POST-COVID FUTURE OF TV?

PRIMA BOOSTED ITS AUTUMN PROGRAMME AND TAKES INTEREST IN ANOTHER CHANNEL

25. 8. 2021 Its innovated autumn programme schedule should help Prima to increase its ad capacity and market share, says Marek Singer, Prima’s CEO, in an interview. The unexpected growth in the TV ad market in the first half of this year resulted in the increased attention that Prima paid to its autumn programme schedule. In the following… Continue reading PRIMA BOOSTED ITS AUTUMN PROGRAMME AND TAKES INTEREST IN ANOTHER CHANNEL

IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA OF TV, ALL BRANDS ARE DTC

23. 8. 2021 Australia’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are capitalising on Australia and New Zealand’s ecommerce growth – the highest across the globe at +107% in Q3 2020 – to expand their market presence. And they’re using TV to do it. Accustomed to impression-based measurement and data-driven insights, DTCs came to TV with high expectations. Their approach changed the… Continue reading IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA OF TV, ALL BRANDS ARE DTC

COMCAST AND VIACOMCBS TO LAUNCH SKYSHOWTIME IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

19. 8. 2021 They join forces to achieve a better position in the competition with their rivals, Netflix and Disney+. Comcast and ViacomCBS will launch SkyShowtime, a new streaming service in Europe, offering movies, series and reality shows, said the US media companies on Wednesday. They teamed up to build a better position to take on their competitors Netflix and Disney+, wrote Reuters. SkyShowtime will offer content… Continue reading COMCAST AND VIACOMCBS TO LAUNCH SKYSHOWTIME IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

TV SETS AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS OF THEATRICAL WINDOWS

19. 8. 2021 Narrowing the Gap Between Cinemas and Sofas  The desire to watch new theatrical movies at home is not new; it’s something consumers have wanted for a long time. Until now, studio experiments with “day-and-date” simultaneous releases in cinemas and at home were stymied by theater owners.  But the intertwined impact of the pandemic and direct-to-consumer… Continue reading TV SETS AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS OF THEATRICAL WINDOWS

RESEARCH: 6 IN 10 US HOMES AVOD VIEWERS

19. 8. 2021 According to research firm TDG, six-in-ten connected-TV households now watch a free ad-supported streaming service on television. YouTube remains the dominant free VoD provider, with free ad-supported streaming TV services (FASTs) such as Pluto TV and IMDb seeing growing audiences. “Clearly the effects of work-from-home and lack of traditional leisure options during the pandemic accelerated consumer… Continue reading RESEARCH: 6 IN 10 US HOMES AVOD VIEWERS

OLDER VIEWERS ARE FASTEST GROWING AVOD SEGMENT

10. 8. 2021 Ad-supported streaming services need to ramp up originals to attract younger, more affluent audiences, new research from Ampere Analysis suggests LONDON—New research from Ampere Analysis shows that advertising supported streaming services continue to be the fastest growing streaming category, with a quarter of US Internet users now relying on a mix of Advertising-funded Video on… Continue reading OLDER VIEWERS ARE FASTEST GROWING AVOD SEGMENT

NEWS MEDIA COMPANIES ARE LAUNCHING AMBITIOUS NEW CTV SERVICES

3. 8. 2021 Linear TV has been the natural home outlet for 24 hour news coverage ever since the launch of cable and satellite TV services, and as a format it works. Linear viewing lends itself to rolling ‘up to the minute’ news coverage. So when it comes to news, CTV services have primarily been used for evergreen or… Continue reading NEWS MEDIA COMPANIES ARE LAUNCHING AMBITIOUS NEW CTV SERVICES