Streaming Video on Connected TV Platforms During COVID Grows 300% in 2020
Worldwide spending on streaming services increased 300% in 2020 to $39.5B and will reach $76.3B in 2024. The continued shift in consumer demand is the most significant transformation to the film, television and video advertising business in 50 years. Streaming video will account for all subscriber growth of global online video subscriptions reach 1.6 billion by 2025.
The total number of Connected TVs in use worldwide increased by 122 million in 2020, reaching 1.28 billion units. OS market share ranking Samsung Tizen (12.7), LG's WebOS (7.3%), Sony PlayStation (6.4%), Fire OS (6.4%). Strong growth was also seen in Android (+42%), Roku TV OS (+40%).
Just over half (56%) of digital media agency respondents predict that more than half of their video budgets will be spent on CTV in 201. Connected TV outpaces all other digital platforms for the number one ranking of the highest video completion ad rates (98%) in Q2. Ad-supported streaming video is attracting more ad dollars as marketers face higher broadcast ad rates to take up lower cost streaming options.
Competition in the media and tech sector is likely to continue with streaming consolidation including Amazon Prime Video purchase of MGM studios adding 4,000 titles and the merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery. CTVs 'Golden Age' has only just begun. SVOD subscribers will nearly double from roughly 750 million worldwide by the end of 2021 to 1.25 billion by the end of 2024.
Gaming is the second largest audience category on CTV and the only other vertical besides video streaming to offer a substantial number of apps. CTV is forecast to remain the fastest growing omnichannel strategy with advertisers in 2021 for programmatic display and programmatic video ads.
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