TV ad revenue recovers 0.5% in second half 2020
Industry body ThinkTV has released new data that shows that TV advertising recorded a 0.5% increase in revenue for the six months to 30 December 2020, while BVOD increased 52.7% for the same period.
For the 12 months to December 2020, the TV market recorded $3.45 billion in advertising revenue, down 10.7% compared to the 12 months to December 2019. For the same period, Broadcaster Video on Demand (BVOD) saw an increase of 40%.
Faced with difficult trading and economic conditions for the first half of FY2021, the total TV market – which includes metropolitan free-to-air, regional free-to-air, subscription TV and BVOD – recorded combined revenue growth of 0.5% compared to the same period the year prior.