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The notion that standard, linear TV… that’s what we call live TV you watch in your living room … is dead or dying is an often sensationalised vision of impending and speedy doom. Indeed its death has been forecast now for the 18 years of my media career. But even media old-timers like me can’t […]

Throughout the TV industry there are ongoing trends of greater investment and fewer people watching TV, causing a year-on-year congestion in availabilities. Nowhere is this trend more pronounced than the Nordic countries, where nearly every month of the year is completely sold out. In these situations, sales houses (understandably) focus on their annual contracted advertisers, […]

This year’s Black Friday falls on 24th November, and will be followed by Cyber Monday on the 27th. Introduced to the UK in 2010 by Amazon, emulating the US event, it has been labelled by many as the ‘biggest shopping day of the year’ where retailers offer big discounts on products in the run up […]

It is unmistakable that screens are an integral part of the life of the consumer, ranging from smartphones and social media to TV and streaming video. The main question for advertisers is: which one is best to reach consumers? After reviewing various surveys, we can conclude that TV is still indispensable for advertisers. The reach […]

It’s the run-up to Christmas, which means the return of several flagship programmes from the big broadcasters. Over the last couple of weeks, ITV have relaunched the X Factor, where ratings continue to slide: 15 adult TV rating points (TVRs) in 2017 vs 16 adult TVRs in 2016. The Great British Bake Off has found […]

At least that is what founder Reed Hastings would have us all believe! However, it is a black and white (or maybe orange?) fact that Netflix and its like are very much the darlings of Wall Street at the moment. Their share price took another upturn earlier this week, where they were trading at a […]