The document discusses evidence that there is no "cannibalization" between TV broadcasting and online video streaming. It uses data from the Italian TV show "X Factor" to show that making content available on YouTube did not negatively impact traffic to the broadcaster's own website and may have increased it. The broadcaster's revenues from YouTube have grown and represent an increasing share of their overall online revenues. The document concludes broadcasters should create and widely distribute their content across multiple platforms to maximize views and revenues.
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Against Cannibalization (bug free pdf)
1. TV Broadcasting and Online Video:
Cannibalization is a hoax! The You Tube Case
2. The purpose of this presentation is to provide evidence against
“cannibalization” between TV and online video streaming and, in
particular, between “competing” online portals.
3. Some common “nightmares”
“If the viewer can watch the program on the web ,
we’ll lose share on TV”
“If we do not put our videos onYou Tube, users will
have to come to our portal to watch them”
“If we embed our videos into Facebook, we will
build traffic for them”
4. In the case of X-Factor and You Tube we have
“scientific” evidence against these fears
For Series 2 of X Factor, we had the official web site on RAI portal and an official
“channel” on You Tube
We uploaded X factor videos on the You Tube channel, allowing clips uploaded by the fans,
also within “unofficial” X Factor fan channels, and monetizing them
For Series 3 of X Factor, we had an “upgraded” official web site on RAI portal and “to
maximize traffic”, we limited the You Tube channel to a few promotional videos and,
through fingerprinting technology available with You Tube, we blocked all video uploads by
the user community.
Given flaming protests by the public, online and offline, after a few weeks we “re-opened”
the X Factor You Tube Channel.
We have therefore the possibility to analyze “experimental data” about the impact of the
availability of videos on You Tube and the performance of those videos on the broadcaster’s
portal
5. There is no cannibalization
between You Tube views and own portal traffic
The X Factor Case
XF3, Pageviews Xfactor.rai.it
You Tube “Blocked” You Tube “open”
Xfactor.rai.it: 8,5 million PV Xfactor.rai.it: 7,2 million pagevews
No obvious negative impact from
“opening” You Tube
6. Evidence is clear if comparing two consecutive
editions of X Factor
Pageviews Xfactor.rai.it
Xfactor3-Xfactor2
1.500.000
1.125.000
750.000
375.000
0
-375.000
-750.000
X Factor 3:You Tube “Blocked” X Factor 3:You Tube “Open”
X Factor 2:You Tube “Open” X Factor 2:You Tube “Open”
While You Tube was blocked XF3 After You Tube was “open”, XF3
official web portal registered outperformed XF2, for the same
200,000 pages less than in the period, by over 600,000 pages
corresponding period of XF2, when
YT had been left open
7. The RAI Group
• 13 free-to-air TV Networks (DTT)
• 43% share of italian TV audience
• Yearly turnover of US$ 4,5 billion, 50% of
which from advertising
• 5 national radio channel
• 3 international channels
8. A Yearly Production of:
• 1,200 hours of italian fiction
• 3,400 hours of news
• 700 hours educational
programs
• 1,500 hours of sports
Over 500,000 hours of archival material
9. RAI on the Web means:
• RAI.tv
• 14 live “simulcast” channels
• 21 “web TV”
• 8 radio channels
• over 300,000 videos online
• 4000 new videos added each month
• RAI.it
• Over 800 web sites (news, entertainment,
kids, pubblic utility, etc.)
12. RAI Portal Numbers in 2011
•1,6 billion PVs
• 9,5 million Avg monthly UU
13. Partnership with You Tube key to
strategy of “molecular distribution” of
RAI content
- Over 10,000 “clips” uploaded (so called “short form”
- Over 90,000 videos claimed and monetized
- 55 millions “video streamed” per month
- Agreement on “long forms” (full feature videos)
under discussion
14. Why the partnership with You Tube
Generate Additional Revenues
Promote our web content
Promote RAI Brands/fidelize
15. Revenues from Monetization of RAI Videos on You
Tube have been Growing...
Short Form Only
(RAI Net Share)
Revenues, Euro
2009 2010 2011 Expected
Note: Scale accurate. Numbers intentionally left blank to protect confidentiality
16. ...and Represent a Growing Share of RAI Online
Revenues
RAI Online Revenues from
You Tube as Percentage of Own Portal
30%
25%
25,3%
20%
15,2%
15%
10%
5%
4,7%
0%
2009 2010 2011 YTD
17. Our Current Policy
• Upload to You Tube a selection of videos from
Rai.tv based on:
• Editorial Choice
• Rights availability
• Monetize matching videos uploaded by viewers
• Sparsely use “search” tools to comb You Tube
• If we do own the right: monetize
• If we don’t: ignore
18. Videos on RAI “official” You Tube Channel Represent the
Largest Share of Revenue
20%
90% 55%
Uploaded by User,
Claimed and
monetized by RAI
80%
45%
Uploaded by RAI 10%
Monetized Monetized Revenues
Videos Views
19. The Revenue Equation
Revenue = CPM X VideoViews
“higher” on own portal “MUCH higher” on You Tube
• Higher Price • 5x to 20x or higher
• No Rev. Sharing
...and since there is no cannibalization each Euro is
incremental
20. The same videos generate more traffic on
You Tube than on own portal
Video Views, same period
1° 2° 3° 4° 1° 2° 3° 4°
Top Sanremo Top Sanremo
Videos You Tube Videos Rai.tv
22. Research has shown that there is no
cannibaliation between TV and the web either
The web adds 0,8 to 1,2 percentage points to TV audience
coverage (+10% approximately)
You Tube increases web coverage by 30 to 50%
Minimal Overlap (0,3 to 3%) between You Tube and Own
portal Users (reach is incremental)
Impact stronger on younger demographics (especially
24-34)
Source (and any additional detail) CONFIDENTIAL!
23. On
the
web
viewers
are
free
and
pretending
to
corrall
them
would
be
like
herding
cats
24. Conclusions
(what we learned)
1) Create content
2) Distribute and monetize it on as many platform as
possible
3) Leverage viral effect on branding and views (hence on
revenues)