TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 2
OVERVIEW 5
Outline of the brief 5
Key findings from The Future of TV Advertising 5
JUSTIFICATION 6
Numerous challenges facing TV advertising 6
Digital TV threatens traditional advertising business models 6
iTV technologies present both threat and opportunity 7
New opportunities presented by interactive TV 7
Making the TV a direct marketing environment 7
Extending the branding experience 8
Sponsorship and advertiser-funded programming 9
iTV gives rise to new marketing inventory 9
Numerous creative issues to be overcome 10
Appropriate focus - direct marketing or branding? 10
Same creative values needed for interactivity as standard advert 11
Sustainable usage dependent on entertaining experience 12
Entertainment vital to driving usage 12
Determinants of success 12
Red-button fatigue 13
THE FUTURE DECODED 14
Advertising and the PVR 14
Don’t wait for mass-market PVR uptake 14
Exploit the strengths of PVRs to transform the ad experience 15
Potential for targeted advertising, but not without problems 16
Recognise advertising as being an opt-in option 17
APPENDIX 18
2002 digital and interactive TV market reports 18
2003 digital and interactive TV market reports 18
Interactive TV SPP management team 18
How to contact experts in your industry 18