Presentation from Mitch Askenas, VP of Commercial, Americas, Piksel, for Producers Guild of America New Media Council East event, 'Television Extended: Producing for the 2nd Screen,' at The New School, Monday, October 6, 2014
1. State of the Second Screen:
What’s Now and What’s Next?
Mitch Askenas
SVP Commercial, Americas
Piksel
@piksel @maskenas
2. The Status Quo Is Dead
Cord cutters…
… are becoming cord nevers.
And attention is being diverted from the big screen
To any other screen available ✓
5. Who is Active on Twitter During a Live Show?
Are you an active Twitter user during live shows?
21.8%
78.1%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Yes No
Industry Experts Survey Target Audience Survey
8. Stand-alone Apps Are Not Important
How important is it to users to have access to stand-alone apps for each network or
content owner (e.g., HBO, FOX, NBC)?
15.3%
20.5%
44.0%
20.1%
Very
Important
Important Not
Important
Not
Applicable
Industry Experts Survey Target Audience Survey
10. Content is king, context is the kings army.
Many sources of content
Navigating and organizing content
depends on the ecosystem (Apple,
Google etc), OS, device type and
app
Much of this content doesn’t
translate to every screen
11. The Future As We See It
• The challenge is finding the right content at
the right time, regardless of which device is
being used
• Imagine a hyper-personalized approach to
content discovery
• Context sensitive ecosystem that gives users to
access all their content through a single portal
on any device
• Content surfaced is relevant to what the user
is doing at the time and what device they are
using
• Modular architecture enables new features
and services to be integrated easily
12. Piksel Mosaic
Relevant, context
and device
sensitive content
within the Piksel
Mosaic ecosystem
ensures we are able
to deliver increased
understanding
about your viewers
while also
reinforcing and
strengthening the
brand.
Let’s set the scene – the status quo is dead:
The nature of television is changing – cord cutters are becoming cord nevers
Millennials are prioritising content and discovery over service providers and set top boxes
Content needs available on every device, diverting away from the big screen
People want to engage with content at a deeper level and experiences need to be personalised for each user
Enter the second screen
Our award-winning second screen product, 2Si provides the basis for this app we built for Channel 4 in the UK, 4Now which was the first channel-wide second screen app among free-to-air broadcasters in the United Kingdom.
4Now is an umbrella companion app for 4 channels featuring programming enhancements for each along with audio-triggered syncronized advertising with the first screen and highly targeted advertising based on user characteristics such as viewing history, age and gender.
As you can see here social feeds, both public and curated are a feature but so too is interactive such as voting and polling.
Imagine this not just for a network, but a single show, or a single channel, it works the same way as an innovative brand extension.
But we’re still learning about the industry.
Our research shows that regardless of how much Twitter want you to believe they are a big player in the TV space, amongst both industry experts and every day people, most are not active Twitter users during live shows
Why the next 5 years crucial?
Hands up if you have more than one device with you here tonight – smart watches included!
How many of you are watching video and not listening to me?
Our research shows consumers don’t think it’s important to have stand-alone apps for each network or show.
Consumers want one portal to discover and engage with content.
You don’t sell Popcorn to the people at the opera
So what does that mean, and what’s next?
We can’t think of content as just video anymore.
Consumers are consuming more and more of video, but also text, images and content directly from social media and navigating, organizing, and enjoying this content is becoming tiresome across the variety of devices, ecosystems and apps we have available to us.
One of our central focus areas is User Experience, and we see the rise of personalization as critical to this. In a world of exploding content and choice, helping consumers find what they need in the simplest possible way is essential.
Imagine a hyperpersonalized approach to content discovery – with a context sensitive ecosystem giving you access to all possible content you are interested in through a single portal which is sympathetic to the device you are using at the time.
It exists - At IBC a few weeks ago, we unveiled a revolutionary new proof-of-concept that addresses this new dawn in personalization: Piksel Mosaic