Benefits and Challenges of OTT Advertising

Media Entertainment Tech Outlook | Tuesday, August 24, 2021

OTT advertising poses benefits and challenges to both the audience and advertisers.

FREMONT, CA: Over-the-top (OTT) advertising means any promotional content displayed to people who are streaming digital content on their tv or any other device. OTT advertising is individualized content or a targeted ad delivery on digital devices through OTT technology. Before OTT, it was only possible to reach an audience through traditional TV, but advertisers can expand their reach with OTT ads.

Some OTT ads can be skipped, but many are not skippable, which makes the viewers watch the video until the end. This helps brands to share their branding messages and ideas with the audience. The overall worth of the OTT market is poised to grow by $1.039 trillion by 2027.

Both consumers and advertisers love OTT advertising. Consumers love it because they now have a pool of content, and advertisers love it because it gives a lot of revenue.

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OTT advertising offers some benefits like:

Targeting OTT- Because it knows where the audience is located, OTT allows for quicker but much relevant adverts. For better stats, an OTT platform may segment their audience and tell them which device(s) the viewers are most likely to use to access their content.

Dynamic ad-insertion- Advertisers can swap banners or video advertising in linear, live, or on-demand video content. Video-on-demand (VOD) is a content distribution technology that allows users to watch videos without standard video players or restrictions such as broadcasting schedules.

Innovative analytics- With all of the information gathered about the OTT audience, an advertiser can figure out which OTT ads are working and which aren't and then utilize that information to improve future ads based on these insights.

Some challenges for OTT advertising are:

Management- There is no way to manage the ad in real-time, and there is no way to track performance metrics with cable providers. Because clicks don't monitor OTT advertising, it's still impossible to assess activity and user response on these channels.

Rules and regulations- There are currently no laws or regulations governing the quality of OTT media. Ad fraud has made its way towards OTT, and if protective measures are not in position, it might cause big problems. Invalid traffic detection, uniform naming procedures, and various other protocols are all part of these regulations.