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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Online Video Advertising: State Of The Internet Marketing Industry Full Report Q4 2008

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The online video advertising market could not look any brighter according to the new LiveRail report for Q4 2008. During the past year, online video advertising has shown not to be affected by the global financial crisis, with average CPMs growing at an ever higher pace, and internet video consumption experiencing a massive growth of 40% and more.

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These figures clearly indicate that online independent publishers should look without hesitation at creating additional revenue channels to their existing content lineups by working on developing new and effective video marketing and advertising solutions.

Moreover, next-generation TV sets and mobile phones are slowly becoming valuable vehicles for video content delivery, creating new, highly personalized market niches and more opportunities for monetizing custom online advertising venues.

If you are looking to understand more and better where the online video advertising market is going this report is definitely a must-read.

 

Online Video Advertising: State Of The Internet Marketing Industry Full Report Q4 2008

by LiveRail Research Department



Highlights:

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  • Internet Video Overtakes TV Consumption for 18-24 Year Olds
  • Next-generation TVs Hint at Future of Ad Delivery
  • Time Spent Watching Online Video Up 40% in 2008
  • Video May Be Immune From Advertising Downturn; Average CPMs Up
  • Q4 Sees Volume of Unique US Online Video Viewers Surge Past 125m
  • Will Mobile Video Be the Breakout Ad Product of '09?

 

Internet Video Overtakes TV Consumption for 18-24 Year Olds

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Q4 2008 saw the valuable 18-24 year old demographic spend more time watching internet-distributed video content than "traditional" broadcast television, according to a survey conducted by LiveRail in December.

LiveRail CEO Mark Trefgarne commented,

"We were genuinely surprised by the results of our survey. We polled several hundred under-25 year olds, and an overwhelming majority are now watching as much or more video content online as on regular TV. For advertisers seeking to reach this valuable demographic, it's clear that online video is the place to be".

As younger viewers shift increasingly online, TV is steadily becoming the medium of choice for advertisers wishing to reach an older audience. According to a study released by Magna Global's Steve Sternberg, the five broadcast networks' average live-viewer median age reached 50 for the first time last season - this marks the first time ever that the major networks' median age has slipped outside the vaunted 18-49 age group.

Fueling the graying of the networks: the rapid aging of ABC, NBC and Fox's average audiences. The CBS audience age, traditionally the oldest-skewing network, has remained fairly steady.

LiveRail's survey included over 400 respondents in the 18-24 category and was conducted online (via popular social networks such as Facebook and Myspace). Of these respondents,

  • 53% stated that in an average month they spent "More time watching online video than TV",
  • 19% said they watched "About the same" and
  • 28% said they watched "More TV than online video"

 

Next-generation TVs Hint at Future of Ad Delivery

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Next-generation TV sets, dubbed by their manufacturers as "broadband-enabled", have begun to hint at the future direction of internet video, and with it, the very future of video advertising.

Recent announcements from manufacturers have shown that in the near future, internet-based delivery of video content will become a mainstay for content distribution, opening new opportunities for ad insertion, optimization and personalization.

Manufacturers such as LG have begun by building-in support for premium subscription services such as Netflix On Demand, which are of course ad-free.

For ad-supported content channels, technology vendors such as LiveRail and BlackArrow can provide ad insertion tools to enable the true, dynamic serving and reporting that advertisers have become accustomed to on the Web, which should aid the transition to new video viewing environments.

Whereas traditional TV advertising has relied on per-show and DMA targeting, broadband-enabled TV and IP-based content channels can tailor advertising delivery on a per-user basis, according to the interests, viewing habits, demographics, time and / or location of every individual viewer. Internet video delivery also allows insertion parameters to be adjusted and optimized to maximize performance on the fly.

 

Time Spent Watching Online Video Up 40% in 2008

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Consumption of online video has grown dramatically in 2008. According to statistics from Comscore, frequent viewers are now consuming an average of 273.1 minutes of online video content per month, up from 195 minutes during the previous year.

Our own figures suggest this number may be even higher, with viewers on LiveRail-enabled sites spending an average of 51% more time watching video content than at the start of the year.

This trend is being driven primarily by an increase in the availability of quality long-form content. Sites like Hulu and TV.com are delivering full-length television episodes, with many younger consumers now watching as much video online as on traditional television.

This time last year, content was dominated primarily by short-form UGC content on sites like YouTube, where average user sessions last a matter of minutes.

 

Video May Be Immune From Advertising Downturn; Average CPMs Up

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Despite the recent negative economic climate, and concerns over a drop in ad spending, online video appears to have weathered Q4's economic slump.

According to a recent survey of its online video publishers conducted by LiveRail in December, average CPM values appear to be rising, with publishers reporting an average payment rate of $16.40 per thousand in-stream impressions.

PermissionTV also conducted a survey of advertisers to gauge the "tactics on which US marketers plan to focus their online marketing budget in 2009", with the top response being video.

  • 66.8% of marketers suggested that video would be their among their priorities for 2009,
  • versus just 22.8% for banner advertising.

Despite the optimism in the market and the growth in average CPMs, there does appear to be evidence that campaign distribution strategies are shifting, resulting in smaller total buys and an ever-growing focus on acquiring "premium" inventory, versus broad media buys.

 

Q4 Sees Volume of Unique US Online Video Viewers Surge Past 125m

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Despite early indications of slowing growth in October, the number of overall unique online video viewers rose again in November, according to Nielsen's VideoCensus.

The number of unique viewers in the US during the month grew to 124 million from 120 million in October, with 9.5 billion streams served (up from 8.89 billion the month before) in October.

YouTube and Hulu unsurprisingly led the market growth, with YouTube serving 5.56 billion streams in November, (up from 5 billion the month before), and its number of uniques growing to 84.5 million (from 82.5 million).

Hulu served an estimated 220 million videos in November (up from 206 million the month before), but Nielsen estimates that its unique viewer count dropped to 7.5 million (from 9 million during the month of October), primarily due to a drop-off in interest in political content after the 2008 presidential election.

 

Will Mobile Video Be the Breakout Ad Format of '09?

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In the fourth quarter of 2009, the ad industry has seen tentative, but compelling, forays into video advertising within mobile content. With an increasing number of premium content producers (like Cnet and NBC) beginning to publish entire video libraries on their mobile destination sites, and mobile application developers (read iPhone and Android) seeking new revenue sources, this is the first quarter that has seen both high levels of mobile viewership and significant volumes of premium mobile inventory.

Mobile-specific ad serving products like Videoegg's Mobile Ad Frames (currently for iPhone and soon for Android), AdMob for iPhone and LiveRail's iPhone AdManager have recently been released to take advantage of this emerging market, providing innovative ad insertion and display tools for publishers.

Given that mobile video viewership is still in an early growth phase, the relative success of these technologies will likely depend on their ability to work within existing workflows (i.e. to support cross-platform delivery of campaigns), and to provide the level of reporting that advertisers and agencies have come to expect from digital media.

We anticipate this will be a quickly evolving space in 2009.

 


Volumes and Values

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Q4 2008 has been a surprisingly successful period for online video advertising, despite the increasingly difficult economic climate. With ad spending overall showing clear pressures, online video has proven to be relatively resilient.



Overlays

  • Average overlay click-through rates: 1.2%
  • Close-out rates for overlays: 69.0%
  • Click-through rates for standard overlays: 0.9%
  • Animated overlay click-through rates: 4.2%
  • Completion rate for overlay-initiated video ads: 90.0%
  • Click-through rates from overlay-initiated video ads to advertiser websites: 11.5%
  • Average CPMs for overlay ad campaigns: $7.40
  • Current market size for overlays: approx. $138m

 

In-Stream (Pre / Mid/ Post Roll)

  • Average completion rates are 79% for 15 second in-stream units
  • Average completion rates are 84% for 30 second in-stream units
  • Click-through rates for in-stream ads to advertiser websites: 1.9%
  • Average CPMs for in-stream ad campaigns: $16.40
  • Current market size for in-stream ads: approx. $540m

 

Industry-Wide

  • 27.3 billion US video streams estimated for Q4 2008
  • Estimated calendar 2008 US online video advertising revenue: $565m

Given our overlay and in-stream ad unit data, and assuming each monetized video asset contains 1.2 billable ad units, we find the average monetized video asset nets an eCPM of $15.77. At this rate, we estimate that 39% of video streams are currently being monetized.

 


Forecasts

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*2008-2010 entries are projections - (Source: eMarketer, November 2008)




Disclaimer

The figures, statements and statistics contained in this report have been gathered and compiled by LiveRail through observing activity on its own network, collating data / reports from third parties including ad networks, advertisers, publishers and technology partners both formally and anecdotally, statistics gathered from third-party white papers and by general observance of the industry. Statements in this document are accurate to the best of our knowledge; however, LiveRail makes no guarantee as to their accuracy for any purpose.

 

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Originally written by Niccolò Pantucci for LiveRail and first published on January 19th 2009 as "State Of The Industry - LiveRail's Q4 2008 Review of Online Video Advertising".




About the author

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LiveRail is a venture capital-backed startup providing technology products and services for online video advertising. The company's video-focused approach allows it to deliver superior advertising technology tools, empowering publishers and advertisers to make the most of the opportunities of online video. LiveRail is based in San Francisco, California. For more information, please visit www.liverail.com.




Photo credits:
Highlights: - Lars Christensen
Internet Video Overtakes TV Consumption for 18-24 Year Olds - aarkangel
Next-generation TVs Hint at Future of Ad Delivery - Paul Boutin
Time Spent Watching Online Video Up 40% in 2008 - Dimitry Romanchuck
Video May Be Immune From Advertising Downturn; Average CPMs Up - petrol
Q4 Sees Volume of Unique US Online Video Viewers Surge Past 125m - Rio Salado College
Will Mobile Video Be the Breakout Ad Format of '09? - Leon
Volumes and Values - Ann Triling

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