As part of Ofcom’s comprehensive, annual report on trends and important behaviours in UK audiences, we have produced a three-part content series outlining developments marketers need to be aware of. We think the findings outlined in these posts will enable you to better connect with UK audiences, and will help inform subsequent campaigns. You can read part one on streaming video on demand, or SVOD trends here, and the second post on original content trends here.
In our final post in this series, we will be discussing technological breakthroughs and initiatives geared towards meeting the demands of advertisers in an increasingly streaming landscape.
Finding: Investment in new programmatic technologies will enable advertisers to buy ads on an automated basis
Technological shifts in how content is consumed in the UK have changed the strategies advertisers must employ to better connect with and engage audiences. This has led to the development of programmatic advertising technology and tools that have allowed for the automation of ad buying. Automated ad buying will serve to marry the advantages of online advertising to TV formats, including increased flexibility for existing advertisers and lowered barriers of entry for those new to the space.
The ability to buy programmatic, data-targeted video on demand (VOD) in premium spaces is a net gain for advertisers. Programming buying of streamed TV media becomes a brand safe and well-known environment selected by smart TV households rather than a long tail inventory product across channel apps and publishers.
Opportunity for advertisers: OneView by Roku is the platform built for TV streaming advertising
OneView is the platform built for TV streaming. It enables marketers to plan, build and run omnichannel campaigns that maximise impact. Our data is driven by direct consumer relationships - and the trust we have with streamers provides us with robust insights beyond those available via just a third-party cookie.
Roku’s OneView allows marketers to make changes in real time to ensure campaigns meet their budget and goals. And machine learning technology offers insights to inform your spending and reach goals. By advertising with Roku, brands can forecast, buy and measure mobile, desktop and streaming TV campaigns that are informed by exclusive data and drive actionable insights.
Roku’s OneView ad platform allows advertisers to reach cord cutters and SVOD viewers on and off Roku’s platform and access more accurate TV audience data powered by Roku’s direct consumer relationships.
Our OneView Ad Platform includes:
Just as consumers’ relationship with TV content consumption is changing, TV trading is evolving too. Roku is building the technology infrastructure and offering solutions to ensure you and your brand have control of the tools to reach and engage audiences as streaming becomes more entrenched in the UK.
Want to learn more about OneView can help your brand evolve to build campaigns fit for the streaming era? Contact us.