Super Bowl LVI Streaming Averaged 50-60 Second Lag Time Behind Cable

Viewers watching Super Bowl LVI via a streaming service experienced the action nearly one minute later than those watching via pay TV, according to data from Phenix, a developer of real-time streaming technology. In light of the fact that nearly half of all viewers were expected to watch the game over the internet, the data … Continue reading Super Bowl LVI Streaming Averaged 50-60 Second Lag Time Behind Cable

TV ads drive digital video discovery

TV commercials are the ads that most commonly lead people to new streaming content. That was the case among US adults who watch both TV and digital video, in addition to using social media, per a June 2021 study by Conviva. This finding shows that while streaming video has replaced traditional TV for many viewers, the … Continue reading TV ads drive digital video discovery

Why are we still making it so hard to understand Addressable TV?

The marketplace for addressable TV cannot truly scale until the industry speaks the same language, understands the opportunies and creates standards.  — Read on adage.com/article/cadent/why-are-we-still-making-it-so-hard-understand-addressable-tv/2202041

Digital advertising in the US is now bigger than print and television – Recode

It was inevitable, but it’s finally here: Digital advertising businesses like Facebook and Google will be bigger in the US this year than traditional advertising businesses like TV, radio, and newspapers. — Read on http://www.recode.net/2019/2/20/18232433/digital-advertising-facebook-google-growth-tv-print-emarketer-2019

TV’s Most Interesting Ads: Served by CBS, Hulu, Samantha Bee – Variety

TV is heading for a commercial breakdown. TV networks are set to broadcast many of the same old ads viewers have grown accustomed to seeing for dozens of years. And yet, executives hope they can make those spots more interesting, more timely and harder to ignore by finding new ways to distribute them and measure … Continue reading TV’s Most Interesting Ads: Served by CBS, Hulu, Samantha Bee – Variety

Six-Second Commercials Are Coming to N.F.L. Games on Fox (…just catching up with digital advertising)

Seems television is trying to catch-up with digital video advertising. According to a recent NY Times article, “A new kind of advertising is coming to N.F.L. games and other programming on Fox Sports this fall: the six-second television commercial. Fox Networks Group will offer the bite-size slots alongside its standard 15- and 30-second ads for … Continue reading Six-Second Commercials Are Coming to N.F.L. Games on Fox (…just catching up with digital advertising)

Super Bowl Sponsors Spend $7.6M on Teasers | Broadcasting & Cable

“Companies with Super Bowl commercials have already spent $7.6 million on ads and teasers for their big-game spots. Spots on the Super Bowl are going for about $5 million for 30 seconds. To make the most of those ads, marketers are supplementing those ads with teasers and online extensions.” Source: Super Bowl Sponsors Spend $7.6M … Continue reading Super Bowl Sponsors Spend $7.6M on Teasers | Broadcasting & Cable

Believe the hype: TV ad dollars sputter

“For years, print ad spending suffered as digital rose. Advertisers shifted their money from newspapers and magazines to online, where they could reach similar audiences for much less money. Yet even as print faded, TV continued its dominance, suffering little fallout from the digital revolution and holding its place as the No. 1 ad medium. … Continue reading Believe the hype: TV ad dollars sputter

Advertisers Shifted $1.5 Billion From TV to Digital Year-Over-Year

“Digital ad spending increased 16% in the the U.S. between October and June, as the medium continues to capture market share from television and other traditional media categories, according to new data from Standard Media Index.” Advertisers Shifted $1.5 Billion From TV to Digital Year-Over-Year — Report – CMO Today – WSJ.