January 31, 2007

IPTV Opening Up To Ads

by Kathryn Lang

IPTV subscriptions continue to be on the rise. As the numbers increase, so should the interest of advertisers. The new technology offers many benefits that are untouched in traditional markets.

Advertisers have more opportunities to target a niche audience by using IPTV. It will be easy for them to target a certain audience that has shown interest in certain sights or has a particular pattern of surfing. Advertisers will also have the ability to target an audience by postcode – similar to regional advertising currently utilized on traditional television but with the ability of being more specific. These factors are just some of the things that will make ads over IPTV more effective.

Another unique feature of IPTV will be an advertiser’s ability to keep up with the numbers. No more calculations or formulas. There will be an accurate count of who is watching what through IPTV.

Advertisers follow the numbers, and the numbers are growing in IPTV. It might not be long before watching IPTV is just like watching over cable. That might not be all good, now that I think about.

IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) is being spurred on by the ever increasing content sites that are becoming available. Places like YouTube are opening up broadcast to anyone who might want to participate. Google has a site that allows content to be housed and downloaded or streamed – making it a type of pay-per-view.

IPTV will just help the World Wide Web continue to expand its broadcasts.

 

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ADD TO STUMBLEUPON     ADD TO YAHOO MYWEB     ADD TO GOOGLE     ADD TO SPURL

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