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Report: Trust in BBFC age ratings grows

As the latest BBFC Classification Guidelines come into effect, the organisation has revealed trust and support for its work is stronger than ever. Findings from the BBFC’s largest-ever public consultation – involving 12,000 people across the UK – show widespread trust and support for the BBFC, with recognition of its iconic age ratings at an […]

May 1, 2024

Data: Upfront linear TV eCPMs up 12% YoY in US

Guideline reports that upfront linear TV eCPMs averaged +4.9 per cent annual growth from 2021 through 2023 in the US, while overall OTT averaged flat -0.1 per cent performance. Guideline leverages actual agency pricing data to unveil exclusive ‘effective CPMs’ or eCPMs. This unique, directly ingested data empowers strategic NewFronts & Upfronts preparation and negotiation. […]

April 30, 2024

Educational Content Creation for Advanced Television Platforms: Opportunities and Challenges for Educators and Content Producers

Today’s digital education landscape is constantly shifting with technological innovations and shifting learner preferences driving change. One emerging trend is advanced television platforms as a medium for providing educational content. This article investigates both opportunities and challenges involved with creating educational content for these platforms. If you need help with creating content, seek a paper […]

April 8, 2024

BBFC launches new Classification Guidelines

The BBFC has published its new Classification Guidelines, informed by its largest-ever public consultation. Throughout 2023, the BBFC spoke to 12,000 people across the UK to explore what matters most to audiences when it comes to classification. The research found people are now more concerned about depictions of violence on screen in content across all […]

March 19, 2024

New YouTube AI guidelines

YouTube has issued new guidelines for AI-enhanced videos uploaded to its platform. It said the new approach will put guardrails around videos that appear realistic but rely on AI tools. The company is also rolling out new labels to inform viewers when the video they’re seeing has been altered or synthetically created. “This is especially […]

November 14, 2023

Data: Strike impacting ad spending

According to media data and collaborative planning tools specialist Guideline, June 2023 marked the third lowest month in nearly seven years for proportion of spend against new entertainment programming (20.9 per cent) versus repeat entertainment programming (79 per cent). This is the deepest dip in share since the pandemic. According to Guideline, the WGA and […]

August 10, 2023

Data: UK ad spend declines

The UK ad market dropped -2 per cent in 2023 YTD (January to May), an improvement from the trends seen in H2 2022, when the market declined -4 per cent YoY, according to data from Guideline, powered by Standard Media Index (SMI). Digital media, which represented 55 per cent of the share and grew +6 […]

July 13, 2023