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So the gigantic gigantic players, the traditional pay, sub OTT, we call them, Netflix is up there at 170 million viewers. Amazon's up there at 157, Disney Plus, Hulu. These are very, very big. But that's still tens of millions of people and in fact that is more viewers than Apple TV for instance. Bill Fisher:. Wow. Ethan Cramer-Flood:.

Despite a surge in ads, connected TV (CTV) faces the same challenge as traditional TV: getting consumers鈥� attention. Our analyst Paul Verna shares why co-viewing won鈥檛 hurt CTV鈥檚 targeting abilities and how too much repetition may make ads ineffective.

US adults spend nearly 3 hours a day watching linear TV and nearly two hours watching connected TV, according to our forecast. Viewers are moving to CTV, and so are advertisers. Learn how to cash in on this seismic shift during our free webinar on July 12. Sign up here.

YouTube鈥檚 ad business has posted losses for the past three quarters鈥攁n unprecedented slide following years of double-digit gains. This underperformance has forced the video giant to sharpen its focus in the two areas where it has the best shot at attracting ad spending and restoring growth: connected TV (CTV) and short-form video.

US TV ad spend will fall 8% this year, per our forecast. Its share of total media ad spend is also in decline as marketers turn to faster-growing formats such as connected TV (CTV) and retail media.

US consumers are flocking to low-cost plans with some amount of advertising.In 2022, increases were especially pronounced among ad-supported video on-demand (AVOD) services.

Retail media, connected TV (CTV), and search will play key roles in the future of digital advertising. This shift has retailers like Amazon aiming to expand CTV and social network companies like Meta leaning into search. Here are five predictions, according to our analyst Andrew Lipsman, that were shared during our virtual summit earlier this month.

Around $84 billion in digital ad spend was lost to fraud last year, according to Juniper Research. That number will more than double by 2028, reaching $172 billion. Some 22% of US digital media experts consider digital video to be one of the media types most vulnerable to fraud, per a study from Integral Ad Science and YouGov. But connected TV (CTV) has an advantage over other digital ad publishers.

Key stat: 58% of US adults stream video via connected TV (CTV), according to ViewNexa.

Advertising Week New York kicks off next week. Last year, speakers discussed everything from Web3 to connected TV (CTV) to social media. This year, we鈥檒l be watching for updates related to retail media, AI, and social media鈥檚 era of transformation.

While Meta, Google, Apple, and programmatic display are all investment areas for M&C Saatchi Performance, the agency is shaking up some approaches for 2024. 鈥淲e鈥檙e investing in all the tried-and-true performance basics,鈥� said Jonathan Yantz, managing partner at M&C Saatchi Performance. 鈥淏ut we鈥檙e most excited about the CTV [connected TV] and influencer/creator spaces, since both are so dynamic now.鈥�

Nearly half of US adults who have made a purchase via shoppable commerce have done so on social media, according to our February 2024 survey conducted by Bizrate Insights. But budding partnerships between brands and streamers may shift more commerce toward connected TV (CTV) platforms, especially around live events. For example, Paramount piloted a shoppable experience during the CMT Music Awards, NBCUniversal launched a new shoppable ad format ahead of this Summer鈥檚 Olympics, and Amazon added shoppable ads to its Amazon Prime platform.

Walmart Connect is teaming up with NBCU to power ads in sports livestreams: The partnership is part of Walmart Connect鈥檚 growing CTV ambitions, which includes an expanded deal with Roku.

Retail media will stay ahead of connected TV (CTV) in US ad spending and close in on traditional TV this year, according to our forecast. Search overall, including paid search on retail media networks, will reach $108.48 billion in 2023.

US connected TV (CTV) ad spend will grow 63% between this year and 2027, for a total of $40.90 billion, according to our forecast.

There鈥檚 no stopping the retail media juggernaut. At $45.05 billion in US spending in 2023, it鈥檚 already far ahead of connected TV and closing in on traditional TV.

It鈥檚 December, which means marketers should already have plans in place for 2024. The next year will be punctuated by increasing retail media and connected TV (CTV) ad spend, creator economy evolution, and even more AI. Here are five charts to prepare you for what鈥檚 ahead.

This year, time spent with digital video will officially surpass time spent with TV among US adults. Video advertising is also moving toward digital as advertisers set their sights on connected TV and social video, and even take advantage of retail media networks鈥� video opportunity. Whether you鈥檙e pitching a video ad campaign or reevaluating a tight ad budget, here are five charts that will help with the how, what, where, when, and why of video advertising. Whether you鈥檙e pitching a video ad campaign or reevaluating a tight ad budget, here are five charts that will help with the how, what, where, when, and why of video advertising.

Can Fox turn Tubi into a major streaming brand? The free, ad-supported streaming service is in a strong position to weather a difficult chapter.

Retail media is moving beyond performance to become a tool that marketers can use to drive both sales and brand awareness. In this next evolution, off-site, in-store, and upper-funnel formats like connected TV (CTV) and social will play a larger role in marketers鈥� retail media strategies as they seek more scale and control over their campaigns.

Total media ad spending in the US will pass the $350 billion mark this year, but growth is slow at just 3.8%, according to our forecast. 鈥淭hat is not great compared to almost anything in recent memory; however, there is a U-shape to this line,鈥� our analyst Ethan Cramer-Flood said during our 鈥淯S Digital Ad Spend Outlook鈥� webinar. Connected TV and retail media will prove to be bright spots, but social media could be a challenge.

Sponsored content and outstream video, two of native advertising鈥檚 most popular forms, are no longer found only on social media, which dominated this type of advertising thanks to its audience targeting capabilities. As these capabilities move to CTV and mobile, spending is shifting.

Streaming has been a home run for sports-based advertising Through sports rights, new and niche content, and creative ad formats, every major streamer is attempting to grab a share of sports connected TV (CTV) ad spend.

Retail media is moving from its initial state (search and on-site display ads) up the funnel toward social, open web, and connected TV. As retail media networks move into their next era, they should leverage partnerships to explore new channels, said Evan Hovorka, vice president of product and innovation at Albertsons Media Collective.

The majority of subscription video-on-demand sign-ups on Peacock and Hulu are ad-supported, according to Antenna, accounting for 69% and 58% of overall subscription plans, respectively.