Episode 33: Streaming Wars and the Future of TV

05/10/21 • 27 min

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The global pandemic has sparked a new boom in the streaming world, forcing people to stay home and allowing for streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple TV to gain millions of new subscribers in 2020. In this episode of Talking Marketing, Parna Sarkar-Basu, VP of Brand Marketing and Sponsorship sits down with Lisa Ahern, VP of Product Marketing at Effectv to discuss the ongoing “streaming wars” in the entertainment industry and why traditional TV is here to stay. Lisa also shares how her company was able to adapt to the pandemic and use data to understand how different audiences we consuming TV and streaming platforms once the pandemic struck, allowing for Effectv to effectively target audiences with the right content and ads at the right time.

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