US TV ad spending will decline from next year through 2026 except for a slight uptick in 2024. At the same time, connected TV ad spending will grow at double-digit annual rates, more than offsetting the losses on the traditional side.

Fueled by connected TV, programmatic video has expanded significantly. However, there remain concerns over difficulties with cross-platform measurement, ad fraud, and the lack of uniform standards.

Connected TV ad spending continues to expand substantially.

A standard currency for TV and digital is unlikely, despite buyers’ wishes: Media buyers want more connection between linear and streaming TV, and though individual networks are making strides, an industrywide solution is unlikely.

We spoke with Calum Smeaton, founder and CEO at cross-platform TV measurement firm TVSquared, about how advertisers are making their video spend work better for them and how direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands have led the way in this regard.

Advertisers have never been under more pressure to prove ROI. Bob Ivins, chief strategy officer at cross-platform TV measurement firm TVSquared, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss the remaining deficits in linear TV ad measurement, why it's important to standardize metrics and definitions across traditional and digital TV and video, and why advertisers need to pay attention to the right metrics for their campaign objective.

With more viewers leaving traditional TV for digital streaming options, marketers are figuring out how to comprehensively measure their video audiences.

UK’s digital media and technology landscape is facing changes and challenges in 2020—including privacy, Brexit and more—which will impact UK digital marketers.

This year, France will have more than 38 million digital video viewers and more than 25 million mobile phone video viewers. Close to four in 10 digital video viewers will watch Netflix in 2019, thanks to a growth rate of more than 33% compared with 2018.

This year, Germany will have more than 47 million digital video viewers and more than 29 million mobile video viewers. In Germany, more people will watch Amazon Prime Video than Netflix, with both services having double-digit growth rates in 2019.

Digital video viewership in the UK is high, driven by a broad choice of platforms. From free over-the-top platforms, to broadcasters’ own on-demand services, to a flourishing subscription landscape, UK viewers have a rich and varied digital video diet.

Broadcast channels both paid and free carry the lion’s share of live sports content in the UK, but a substantial and growing portion of the population is now streaming sports via digital platforms.