According to Interpublic Group’s Magna forecasts, online video ad revenues in 2009 were supposed to jump 32% to total $699 million. At that rate the industry will hit over $1 billion in advertising revenue by 2011. A recent eMarketer report claims online video ad revenues hit the $1 billion mark this year, and will continue to grow to $5.2 billion by 2014.
Regardless of which numbers are more accurate, that’s a lot of cash. In an in intriguing article over at Advertising Age, Michael Learmonth shows where online video advertisers are spending big chunks of that cash and reveals how much they’re paying. Here are some particularly interesting finds:
Learmonth admits his methods of data collection weren’t exactly scientific (the numbers were “culled from agency buyers and media sellers”), but they offer an interesting insight into what well-known online video properties are charging for premium content and exposure. Just like on television, advertisers are willing to write big checks in exchange for huge audiences and brand placement in front of high-quality programming.
What does this mean for online content creators that don’t produce WSJ or network television shows? I think it’s encouraging. Advertisers are obviously growing more comfortable spending bigger budgets online, and not every penny of those budgets will be spent on Super Bowl-like buys. As mentioned above, online video ad revenues are expected to reach $1 billion by 2011 (or $5.2 billion by 2014). If only a percentage of that pot goes to programming created outside of television studios, that’s still a big money pool in which lots of independent content creators can play.
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