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Broadcasters, CTV and HbbTV – survive and thrive

A few years ago many argued that the future of TV consumption would be via mobile and tablets, but that is certainly not the case currently. The big TV screen is still what matters, but that big screen is now increasingly a connected TV and this is problematic for broadcasters,… Read more

The role of JICs and advertising effectiveness – award-winning paper heralds open-source application of currency data

Tony Regan, Managing Partner at Work Research, was awarded the Tony Twyman Award for the best contribution to a greater understanding of Television & Video and its audiences at the recent asi International Television & Video Conference in Copenhagen. Sponsored by dataBreeders, recipients receive the award itself together with 1,000 Euros.… Read more

How war changes media habits in Ukraine, and why measurement matters

Significant interest and support were expressed by those present at the recent 2025 asi International Television & Video Conference following the presentation from BBC Media Action’s Tetyana Nikitina. Tetyana’s powerful presentation shared a view from the BBC’s media charity on how media behaviours shift in times of conflict and how… Read more

asiCast 193: Unexpected friends? – YouTube, TikTok and broadcasters

YouTube turned 20 years old this year and TikTok turns 10 years only in 2026. In the years since their arrival many broadcasters and TV networks felt they represent a threat, seizing audiences from long-form to short-from content and fostering a reduction in consumer attention. So how do the many… Read more

asiCast 192: Measuring YouTube – towards a media measurement loop?

In July of this year, Barb Audiences started to include TV set viewing to certain YouTube channels in its service. In his first asiCast John McCarthy, the latest recruit to the asi team, interviews Barb’s Chief Executive Justin Sampson and Chief Operations Officer Caroline Baxter to find out what has… Read more

2025 asi International Conferences: full agendas released

We are excited to release the agendas to this year’s conferences to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the first time. The conference will be held on 5th-7th November at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, where we have arranged a discounted rate for accommodation for those attending, subject to availability. Please… Read more

asiCast 191: MRC – perception and reality

We interviewed the Media Rating Council’s CEO George Ivie for the first time some three years ago and, in this interview, our Research Director, Richard Marks, asks him to help resolve some misunderstandings about the Council’s role that seem to have arisen over this period. Of the two main functions… Read more

asiCast 190: Is the era of US creative dominance about to end?

Now would be a good time for Europe to challenge the creative and technological dominance of the US in video production and distribution argues Christian Knaebel, Founder Director of Global Media Consult in this conversation with our Research Director Richard Marks. How can the use of subtitling, dubbing and AI-powered… Read more

asiCast Special Edition: Measurement in 2030, Panel #1

Our latest podcast is a special edition, the first in a series of three panels where we pull together a group of measurement experts to help understand what measurement will look like in 2030. In later episodes we’ll look at the skills the industry are going to need and how… Read more

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