# Video ads growing faster than ad execs expected. # Video ads still account for only a tiny percentage of overall web ads but are expected to be the fastest growing category for the foreseeable future. # Auto and entertainment categories strongest, with
So even if a video ad unit had a 5-10x pricing premium, the site might still have generated more revenue from regular web pages in the same amount of time because they would have served 14x more impressions.
About a third of consumers sometimes click on banner advertisements on the Web. But twice as many consumers sometimes respond to such ads indirectly, avoiding clicking on them but later visiting the Web sites advertised, according to a survey by DoubleCli
advertisers are facing a shortage of usable inventory. The result: Prices for net video ads are being pushed above those seen for TV spots. 30-s-pre-roll spotsnow cost from $25 to as much as $40 per 1,000 plays
The average CPM for broadband video is around $30 these days, with highs in the $70s--that's a hefty premium even against prime-time TV CPMs. Argumente für und gegen Videos in den Breitbandkanälen der klassischen Sender (zu teuer, zu ineffektiv usw.)
