What is Connected TV (CTV)?
A CTV is a device that can connect to a TV or a smart TV that facilitates the delivery of streaming video content. This includes Xbox, PlayStation, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, and more. Essentially, it’s what enables your TV to connect to the internet to access video content.
What is Over-the-Top (OTT)?
OTT is the delivery of TV content via the internet over the standard, closed TV system. Users are not required to subscribe to traditional cable or a satellite provider to watch TV content. Typically, video is delivered in a streaming or video on demand (VOD) format. Popular OTT services include Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. Mass media and entertainment conglomerates are also launching their own OTT services such as Disney+ and NBC’s Peacock.
The rise of CTV and OTT has led to the phenomenon known as “cord-cutting,” which refers to the growing trend of consumers canceling their traditional cable subscriptions in favor of other streaming or VOD formats.
What is Linear TV?
Linear TV is a traditional system in which a viewer watches a scheduled TV program at the time it’s broadcast and on its original channel. It also can be recorded via DVR and watched later. Linear TV still boasts the largest market, however, reach is fragmenting due to the increasingly competitive advanced TV landscape.
What is the difference between OTT, CTV, and linear TV?
OTT is the delivery mechanism for TV content online, usually through streaming or video on demand, “over the top” of traditional providers. CTV is the device used to watch TV content online, like a smart TV or a gaming console. Linear TV refers to a classic system when a viewer watches a scheduled TV program at the time it airs and on its original channel. This includes DVR recordings. The viewer typically watches content through regular programming or by paying for a cable or satellite subscription.
With OTT and CTV advertising, you can reach viewers beyond the scope of traditional linear TV. This includes a growing number of cord-cutters, or those who don’t pay for standard cable or satellite services. The rise of OTTand CTV viewership is also creating more meaningful ways for brands to engage with their target audience at the right moments, leveraging the high impact of the TV viewing experience with the targeting precision of digital.
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TV and Video Glossary of Terms
With the number of acronyms and terms that exist in the TV and video ecosystem, how can you be sure that you and your partners are speaking the same language? To keep you up to speed and in the conversation, we’ve created a comprehensive glossary of terms that allows you to not only walk the walk but also talk the talk.
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