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The story of advertising in today’s world is a tale of incomprehensible and increasing complexity. We can look back with nostalgia at the time when ad spots were all the same size, the same length, the same broadcast format; but in today’s world of real-time media placements and creative optimization, brands need a complete end-to-end approach not just to reach the world, but also to understand, what’s working and what’s not.
Self-Service Advertising: Reimagining advertising in the U.S.
Self-service advertising models are bringing transparency, control and efficiency to the forefront of the international market. While here in the United States, we typically opt for managed-solutions – a distinction changing fast due to the rise in self-serve digital platforms. Running campaigns through...
Video Trends Vlog Episode 2: Getting Nerdy With SCTE 224
SCTE 224 – known affectionately as “Scuddy 224” – refers to an expanded Event Scheduling and Notification Interface (ESNI) standard that was launched in 2015 by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE). Simply put, SCTE 224 was borne from the increased need...
Video Trends Vlog Episode 1: Live and VOD Trends
A consistently fresh blend of live and on-demand content puts businesses on a strong path to attract viewers and keep them engaged. We’re seeing a shift in the industry where more content is being served via terrestrial delivery, while still working to preserve...
Three industry terms to refresh and evolve in 2019
We’re well into the new year. The months ahead will be filled with messages of innovation, disruption, and . . . . well, monetization. It was actually the word “monetization” here in our office that sparked talk about some of the most overused...
The State of Digital Transformation in 2019
In 2017, we started off the year talking about the convergence of digital and broadcast workflows. It was inevitable: by bringing the consistent quality and process maturity of broadcast with the agility, reach, and monetization capabilities of digital, companies are creating, as we...
THE “RETRO LOOK” FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS
The sheer quantity of quality video out there makes it a fantastic time to be an advertiser or agency. So many new devices, new audiences… the possibilities are literally becoming endless. Here’s the thing though: be it live streaming, linear, on-demand, broadcast, you...
VIDEO MONETIZATION MODELS: TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF CONTENT, HYBRIDITY IS THE NEW NORMAL
From the research that comprises our recent paper Survive and Thrive: The Changing Environment for Content Services and Video Services, one of the surprising takeaways was that “being discovered” surpassed operational costs as the number one business challenge facing survey respondents. Along those...
VOD MONETIZATION: NEW TERRITORY FOR LOCAL ADVERTISERS
Are you watching more video-on-demand (VOD) programming? Of course you are. We’re living in a binge-watching economy where entire seasons of a program are delivered all at once and VOD consumption is a growing component of the average viewer’s video diet. The market...
Comcast Technology Solutions Certified Partners Program
Video standards and customer expectations are constantly evolving and new technology solutions are required to stay competitive. There are more than a dozen platforms on which consumers watch video, each with support for varying video streaming, caption, and digital rights management (DRM) formats...
Broadcast Quality? It's Still a Thing.
What has a stronger impact on an audience’s perception – a great experience or a singularly awful one? In a world where every viewer is also a social media publisher in their own right, we could certainly point out the consequences of poor...