Go Addressable reports surge in addressable TV adoption

Go Addressable, a trade organization dedicated to advancing addressable TV advertising, has released new research in collaboration with Advertiser Perceptions, highlighting the significant growth and increasing adoption of addressable TV as a key advertising channel. The latest findings underscore a shift in the industry, with over half of advertisers now considering addressable TV a "must-buy," up from being viewed as an "add-on" just three years ago. The report reveals continued expansion in usage, with nearly two-thirds of advertisers who have not yet used addressable TV planning to incorporate it in 2025.

The increased investment in addressable TV advertising – the ability to serve targeted ads to specific households or users based on deterministic identifiers – corresponds with new findings from The Score Report by Comscore that viewing across Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPDs) and virtual MVPDs accounted for roughly half of total ad supported viewing time in June of this year, while leading streamers combined accounted for less than 10%.

Nowhere was the importance of addressable TV more evident than at this year’s upfronts, where addressable TV advertising cemented its importance with 63% of advertisers saying the medium played a role in their 2024-2025 negotiations. This reflects a 34% jump from 2023 negotiations.

“In today’s fragmented TV landscape, it’s more challenging than ever for advertisers to efficiently and confidently reach intended audiences,” says Tim Myers, Executive Director for Go Addressable. “Addressable TV that is powered by deterministic data is a powerful tool that not only makes media buying more effective and brand-safe for advertisers but ensures an optimal experience for viewers in terms of frequency and relevancy of the ads they receive. As the industry continues to invest in this powerful medium, Go Addressable is committed to making addressable advertising more precise and easier to execute.”

Addressable TV’s ability to combat fragmentation is clear as linear addressable providers offer significant unduplicated reach. According to data from Comscore, the MVPD and vMVPD members of Go Addressable see virtually no duplication across 51M households. By comparison, any two services from the premium ad-supported streamers have lower reach than the Go Addressable footprint.

The Go Addressable and Advertiser Perceptions study also revealed an upward trend in several other key areas:

• 51% of agencies and marketers found improvement in the simplicity of buying addressable TV.
• 85% of advertisers say they are satisfied with the current state of addressable TV.
• 60% of advertisers believe the current state of addressable TV has improved.
• 64% increase of those advertisers who say it has improved significantly in the last year.

These latest research findings come as Go Addressable today hosts its fourth annual summit, with this year’s theme focused on addressable TV’s converged future. Founded in 2021 and incorporated in 2023, Go Addressable is a trade organization focused on accelerating the growth of TV advertising using aggregated data with a commitment to protecting personal information.