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 ]

 

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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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