Though multi-tasking in front of the TV is common, viewers are not widely using applications designed by broadcasters to accompany television programmes, finds latest NPD study.
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Mobile advertising is facing a serious crisis according to many experts and the issue has dominated recent Newsline editorial and MediaTel conferences. So what advice is being given to mobile marketers? Here, Millward Brown’s Hannah Walley shares her thoughts…
Simon Andrews takes a look at ‘Home’ from Facebook and find it’s…interesting. Because of the limited range of android handsets that Home will work on, its initial impact may be a little muted he says – and as a sort of modern equivalent of a Google Toolbar it’s likely to only really appeal to hardcore users. But with a billion users you don’t need big percentages to make a big impact…
‘Click-through’ doesn’t mean anything today says Darren Hamer, MD of Sticky. It doesn’t generate any revenue and without context there’s no way of knowing its impact on brand equity. So now it’s time for the truth – and visual performance studies will help achieve it.
Two-timing the TV has been going on for years – from getting up during the adverts to make a cup of tea, to grannies doing their knitting during an episode of Corrie. And now, advertising brands have mobiles and tablets to contend with as well. However, instead of brands seeing these as a threat, they should be using dual screening as an opportunity to get people talking about them, says Starcom MediaVest’s Steve Smith.
A new report from the Internet Advertising Bureau has revealed the exponential – and record – growth of digital advertising, with mobile accounting for 10% of all digital revenue last year.
The latest report from Parks Associates reveals that the adoption of connected TV is much higher in the US than it is in the UK – expected to penetrate 25% of all US households by the end of the year.
EE is set to double its 4G network speed this summer in a bid to ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of the “digital revolution”, giving Britain one of the fastest mobile internet services in the world.
GfK’s digital consultant, Will Youngman, is regularly asked questions like ‘when will tablet ownership overtake PC?’ or ‘how long before everyone has a smartphone?’ The truth of what is happening with ownership of connected devices is far more complicated, he says – so without the benefit of a crystal ball, here are some trends that he is identifying in his research that could indicate what we can expect to happen in the near future.
This week Dominic Mills asks why Viking River Cruises didn’t bother to check the storyline for ITV’s Broadchurch before abandoning their ‘proud’ sponsorship of the show after the image of a burning boat was used. If you’re proud, stick with it Mills says – otherwise you’d be ‘ashamed’ or ‘stupid’ sponsors of ITV drama.
