Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday, 13 January 2022

Time for getting Targeted Ads on TV ?

 

Time for getting Targeted Ads on TV ?

 

For a long time now, Social Media sites have been closely tracking / capturing our “ Clicking / Viewing “ history

Then using this data to target relevant Ads to each one of us ( on mobile / tablet / PC )

But, as far as TV Channels are concerned, they bombard us with all kinds of Ads, at all times (carpet bombing )

It seems, this may soon change and TV channels will:

Ø  Target to each TV set , advts based on what is being viewed

Ø  Charge advertisers, based on “ Number of Ad-impressions delivered “ ( rather than time based )

At this stage, it is worth remembering that, long before arrival of INTERNET and Social Media, TV channels were THE FIRST E-COMMERCE entities !

May be “ democratization of TV channels “ and freeing users ( TV viewers ) from the SILOS of 700 + TV Channels, could be a fit case to attempt for ONDC ( One Network for Digital Commerce )

 

I urge Shri Pramod Vermaji to consider my request

[ pramodkvarma@gmail.com ]

 

 Why Do We Need ONDC And Other Open Protocols? Beckn Co-Founder Pramod Varma Answers 

 

Government optimistic of taking ONDC global, says DPIIT official

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 14 Jan 2022

 

Context :

15 months on, BARC told to give news channels’ TRPs  /  TNN  /  13 Jan 2022

 

Extract :

 

The ministry of information and broadcasting on Wednesday asked Broadcast Audience Research Council ( BARC ) , responsible for measuring TV viewership in India, to immediately release Television Rating Points ( TRP ) for news channels

 





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MY  TAKE  :

 

The Future of TV Viewing ?.......................................................... [ 26 March 2019 ]

 

Extract :

 

But imagine if each Set Top Box , were to morph into a BAR-O-Meter

By end of 2019 , number of households with TV sets , is likely to be close to 200 million  

That makes for 200 Million BAR-O-Meters  - as against 40,000 today !

And to complete the TV VIEWERSHIP MEASUREMENT revolution , stretch your imagination as follows :

#   All of this 200 Million “ Smart Set Top Boxes “ will be tiny Super-computers with terabytes of memory

#   All of these will be only “ Pre-paid “ versions enabling instant Online Payments from TV Screen / Remote

#   These Set Top Boxes will show ALL TV channels , all the time, – eliminating need for ala-carte pre-selection

     On Service provider’s web site / filling up channel selection forms of MSO ( TV Cable operators )

#   A viewer would be able to view ANY channel , any time

#   Smart Set Top Box will automatically / instantly , deduct money ( from pre-paid account of the household

     ), based on “ Per Minute “ tariff for each channel . “ Credit Balance “ will flash in screen corner , every 10

     Minutes  [  After thought : TV Industry’s answer to “ Pre-paid Smart Electricity Meter “ ]

#   Being a “ Super Smart Set Top Box “ , internet will be integrated and web sites made available on TV

     screen ( - why need a separate computer screen ? )

#   Smart Set Top Box will also enable Video – Audio Streaming services like Netflix and just announced Apple

     TV+/ Apple News Plus / Apple Arcade etc

#   Smart Set Top Box will enable job portals ( and of course, LinkedIn ) to deliver “ Suitable / Recommended

     Job Alerts “ , and permit “ Apply Online “ , using remote

#   Solely at his own discretion , a viewer would ,

               Allow advertisers to display “ Customized Advts “ on his TV screen , based on his TV Channel Viewing

               history

              Rent his “ Net Surfing History “ to Social Media Sites for a “ Monthly Rental “ of Rs 1,000

             Set Top Box will be synchronized with Alexa–Google Home–Siri–Cortana etc to accept voice commands

 

When 5G – Quantum Computing – DNA based Memory Storage – Li Fi – Face Recognition – AR – VR – AI - Blockchain etc mature , what I have envisaged above , is bound to happen

Questions are :

#   Will TRAI or some other regulating agency try to stop the advance of technology ?

#   Will some Start Up come forward to take up this challenge to disrupt the Advertising Industry ?

 

TRP : Manipulation can be Eliminated ……………….[ 08 Oct 2020 ]

Extract :

       Every 10 minutes , those 200 million  “ Super Smart Set-top Boxes “ , will automatically upload, the “ Channel wise , Hours Viewed “ data onto a CENTRAL SERVER of BARC ( Server will aggregate data ) .

In this age of IoT { Internet of Things } , where millions of EV cars have become “Computers on Wheels “ and where TV Channels display WEATHER MAPS of 10,000 Cities ( with their latest temperature / humidity ), what I am suggesting is something that TCS-WIPRO – INFOSYS – L&T INFOTECH, can implement within 6 months !

      Software on BARC server will dynamically compute TRP ( for each TV channel ), and display graphically on the “ Home Page “ of BARC website  ( a Bar Chart in descending order , with a “ time stamp “ ) . Everything automatic ( without human intervention ) / up-to-date / transparent / cannot be manipulated by anyone ! Remember , it might be possible to bribe 2000 households in Mumbai, to leave their TV Sets ON ( 24x7 ) , but there is no way anyone can bribe 200 MILLION households, spread all over India

      Clicking on the BAR for any TV Channel , will display its TRP Graph , of last 1 day / 1 week / 1 month etc

 

 

Related Readings :

Make Every TV, a Computer ? First Step taken…………………………………. [ 05 Nov 2021 ]


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Added on 13  March  2022  :


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