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Christmas Commercials 2018

(October 2018)

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ET
ethanh05
Haven't John Lewis already done this?
JO
Jonny
Haven't John Lewis already done this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvXBbsRU83Q

I imagine it's been in the planning for a long time and they're probably a bit gutted a similar idea was used as JL's big rebrand push. But it's hardly a concept that any one company can claim ownership over, more an unfortunate coincidence, as when two films with similar plots are released around the same time.


Lovely advert. The brand slogan at the end seems out of kilter with everything else but a nice production nevertheless.
DV
dvboy
Sky adsmart?

‘Sky AdSmart uses an algorithm that helps to make sure that ads play out when a chosen audience is most likely to be watching. It takes into account the projected linear audience which helps to enhance targeting within the household.’


Does that work on a recording too? Very clever and seamless if so.
MA
Markymark
dvboy posted:
Sky adsmart?

‘Sky AdSmart uses an algorithm that helps to make sure that ads play out when a chosen audience is most likely to be watching. It takes into account the projected linear audience which helps to enhance targeting within the household.’


Does that work on a recording too? Very clever and seamless if so.


I think it does (or can) It is a very slick facility. It could actually be used to insert opt out programming into
a channel. What a shame the BBC regional news is live, but some of ITV's isn't..... Cool
SP
Steve in Pudsey
So presumably I could be watching something I recorded months ago and a current Christmas ad could pop up?
DV
dvboy
I think the ad is inserted at the time of recording.
:-(
A former member
dvboy posted:
Just seen an advert for Intu Merry Hill on a recording from Sky Arts earlier. "Merry Hill" mentioned in vision only, is this going out nationally or is it possible to add regional elements in vision on Sky channels?


Scotland its has Braehead, as said in vision only,
AR
Argybargy
I know Christmas is still 6 weeks away, but with a lot of the main big brands/stores having already released their seasonal ad campaigns this year, I'm surprised that John Lewis haven't "joined the party" yet.
FA
fanoftv
I know Christmas is still 6 weeks away, but with a lot of the main big brands/stores having already released their seasonal ad campaigns this year, I'm surprised that John Lewis haven't "joined the party" yet.


Apparently it’s this Thursday.

M&S launched today:
DV
dvboy
dvboy posted:
I think the ad is inserted at the time of recording.


I just spotted the same Intu Merry Hill ad on another recording, this time from Sky One, but rewound my recording after the ad had finished and it rewound into an Air China instead.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
dvboy posted:
dvboy posted:
I think the ad is inserted at the time of recording.


I just spotted the same Intu Merry Hill ad on another recording, this time from Sky One, but rewound my recording after the ad had finished and it rewound into an Air China instead.


AdSmart is inserted at normal playback speed only from adverts cached on the box, if you roll back you'll see what was actually transmitted as opposed to what the box inserted. Likewise if you fast forward through it you won't see it.

Much like everything else on Sky, presumably new adverts are squirted to the box on a regular basis and they can feature on older recordings too if the channel you recorded from is adsmart enabled (which will be most of the Sky channels and a few others). Unsure if the advert updates use the broadband or like the software updates comes down from the dish, most likely the latter as its the only connection that can be guaranteed.
WH
Whataday Founding member
I wonder if that means Adsmart could technically run the Iceland ad, because Clearcast doesn't cover ads on VOD.

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