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Research: UK consumers won’t pay to remove Prime ads

Survey insights from LoopMe, a technology company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve brand advertising performance, reveal that the majority of UK consumers aren’t prepared to pay to go ad free on the Prime Video streaming service. Starting from February 5th, Amazon Prime members in the UK will have to pay an extra £2.99 […]

February 5, 2024

TV demographic modelling partnership

datafuelX, a specialist in analytics and technology for multi-currency, cross-platform solutions, is partnering with MRI-Simmons, a provider of insights on the American consumer, to enable the scoring of device-level TV viewing data sets with age/sex propensities and other MRI-Simmons attributes for targeted advertising sales, and pre- and post-campaign reporting. This service will be offered to […]

January 25, 2024

Data: SVoD cost trumps content

TGI Global Quick View 2024 data from audience measurement specialist Kantar Media, which surveys 80,000 people in 37 countries, shows that cost is trumping content as the most important criteria for consumers. Almost half of those surveyed rated subscription prices as a significant factor when choosing streaming services (49 per cent), while 43 per cent […]

January 24, 2024

Report: Ad opportunities to drive streaming industry growth

The latest Video Developer Report from streaming infrastructure provider Bitmovin reflects a turbulent economic year for the industry but one that is primed to seize many opportunities for growth in 2024. Opportunities and challenges This year’s Video Developer Report saw advertising (36 per cent) identified as the greatest opportunity for growth by video developers. Additionally, […]

January 22, 2024

Research highlights Addressable TV ad potential

RTL AdAlliance, the international sales house of RTL Group, has published the findings of research into SMEs and their attitude towards Addressable TV advertising (ATV), suggesting they are particularly relevant to sales houses and agencies that broker ATV to small and medium-sized enterprises. The results show how mid-sized companies in Germany engage with ATV advertising, […]

January 18, 2024

Study: US CTV users seek better shoppable TV experience

Findings from LG Ad Solutions’ latest streaming survey, The Shoppable TV Report: 2024 and Beyond, suggest that 53 per cent of CTV users wish all TV ads had a quick option to buy the product and 63 per cent wish they could see store/brand inventory from their TV. “While marketers have long understood the impact […]

January 16, 2024

Adform, Samba TV propel CTV targeting capabilities

Adform, the media buying platform, and Samba TV, a provider of TV technology for audience data and omniscreen measurement, have announced the launch of new CTV targeting capabilities and audience segments on Adform’s DSP. This is the latest innovation in Adform and Samba TV’s longstanding relationship. The new offering will be available on Adform’s platform […]

January 16, 2024

One Platform Total Audience from NBCU

In advance of the Consumer Electronic Show (CES), NBCUniversal has unveiled how it says it is redefining cross-platform, audience-based advertising for the media industry with the full-scale launch of One Platform Total Audience. NBCUniversal’s AI-driven planning and activation technology is the latest evolution within the company’s One Platform offering and will leverage new investments in […]

January 9, 2024

Magnite, Experian strategic integration

Magnite and Experian have formed a strategic integration to enhance cross-device audience targeting in the advertising industry. Magnite, the independent sell-side platform, and Experian, a player in consumer data and identity solutions, aim to optimise advertising capabilities by activating Experian’s Consumer View in Magnite Access, an omnichannel audience product suite. This marks one of Experian’s […]

December 13, 2023

AVoD: A Very Onerous Deal?

Streamers, both global and national, are using advertising to boost their SVoD or catch-up services. Global streamers recognise that in macro-economic hard times sign-offs can be rescued by a lower price tier supported by advertising. National catch-up services recognise that ads are so irritating to viewers that they can charge some of them to upgrade […]

November 8, 2023