Aiming for one thing and being measured against another is absurd. But this is how the multibillion-dollar TV industry has operated for decades.
YouTube is very much in the hot seat. However, let’s zoom out and consider all of the different media companies and platforms that are doling out “grab bags” of video inventory.
As TV viewership behavior has evolved, both buyers and sellers were increasingly forced to deal with digital inventory (CTV). Impressions are the standard metric in the CTV environment, which means there’s been a surge in support and comfort around impressions as a currency, writes Brie Pinnow, co-founder of Blinc. And this trend will only continue.
Streaming behavior has skyrocketed during the pandemic, and advertisers have been rising to meet that change. “Major catastrophic events don’t change what’s happening, but they do make trends accelerate. OTT was already growing, but it has accelerated so much,” said Lindsey Harju, co-founder of Blinc Digital, a consultancy that advises buyers, sellers and tech companies […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lindsey Harju, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. Marketers and investors care about what consumers like, and right now that is TV. A seemingly obvious statement, yet tech startup leaders are once again acting as […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Brienna Pinnow, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. Connected TV (CTV) is completely changing the way people gobble up, browse and binge the content they love. CTV’s tidal wave of change is rolling in faster […]
