Pearl TV and its Phoenix Model Market Partners are rolling out a multimillion dollar, multimarket consumer awareness campaign with local broadcasters who are now transmitting in NextGen TV.
NextGen TV Gets Holiday Awareness Campaign
With a planned multimillion dollar on-air and online awareness campaign scheduled for over the holidays and into early January, Pearl TV and its Phoenix Model Market Partners today announced that it is coordinating a multimarket consumer awareness campaign with local broadcasters who are now transmitting in NextGen TV. The new NextGen TV service is already on the air in more than a dozen cities, and the Pearl TV business group of broadcasters is working with TV manufacturers to introduce the new service and its capabilities together to drive receiver sales and to raise consumer awareness of the NextGen TV mark.
Anne Schelle, managing director of Pearl TV, which counts more than 750 stations in the Pearl membership, said: “Almost every week, we’re seeing stations sign on with NextGen TV channels, adding a whole new dimension to TV viewing with brilliant video and new audio experiences like Voice +, one of many features of the new Dolby Audio system. We’ve been working to help stations transition and now we’re bringing to select markets a new brand campaign that stations will promote on-air and through their online channels. We’ve produced spectacular new TV spots that introduce that capabilities of NextGen TV, and we’ve launched a consumer-friendly website that will help viewers identify the channels transmitting in NextGen TV and the right models to purchase from our consumer technology partners LG Electronics, Samsung, and Sony.”
“This initial effort is all about awareness, and we’ll be testing how these messages reach consumers” Schelle explained. “Buyers of NextGen TV sets will want to know more about the benefits of owning one of more than 20 new sets from LG Electronics, Samsung, and Sony that are now at retail and available soon. We want consumers to understand that the NextGen TV experience from local stations will be getting better and better, as more functions and features are added down the road. Based on feedback from this initial campaign, we will refine our messaging and push ahead to extend our efforts later in 2021 as new NextGen TV models and manufacturers are introduced.”
The NextGen TV television advertisements were developed by Hothouse, an Atlanta-based, integrated marketing agency with more than two decades of history launching new entertainment TV platforms, brands, and programming priorities. Hothouse developed the campaign to introduce and solidify NextGen TV’s value proposition to consumers who are seeking to experience the next generation of TV.
The TV spot that will begin airing in selected markets at the end of this month explains: “Immerse yourself in stunning video with brilliant color, sharper images and deeper contrast that will make you feel like you’re really there. Feel the power of movie theater-quality sound that lets you hear every voice clearly and offers consistent volume across channels. NextGen TV is enhanced with Internet Content to get the most out of live sports, live news, live events and more, in real time,”
LG Electronics, Samsung, and Sony are launching more than 20 NextGen TV models this year.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
First Promotion Of The NextGen TV Brand
Brian Markwalter, SVP, research and standards, Consumer Technology Association, said: “We appreciate the support of broadcasters on this initial campaign. CTA established the NextGen TV mark to indicate a product’s conformance with NextGen TV testing standards and requirements. At CES 2020, companies unveiled a number of new products optimized for the NextGen TV standard. Now, consumers can simply look for the NextGen TV logo as they shop for new TVs – an easy way to make sure their televisions can deliver all the benefits of NextGen TV.”
The campaign includes three elements: On-air advertising with market-customized TV spots that showcase NextGen TV’s capabilities and retail availability, a consumer website that highlights cities with a number of stations already on-air and links to NextGen TV-equipped receivers, and online promotions executed by individual stations in each target market that will encourage consumers to learn more.
Key Messages Of Campaign
The “Future of Television” campaign highlights the capabilities of NextGen TV. By merging over-the-air TV with the Internet, NextGen TV is going to change the way viewers watch live broadcast television. Stations can now personalize their news, sports, live events and shows with interactive features that give viewers the content most relevant to them. NextGen TV is a feature built into select new TVs. NextGen TV is designed to be upgradable so your television advances with the latest technology.
With NextGen TV, viewers can get:
- Stunning 4K, High Dynamic Range video
- Movie theater quality sound
- Added voice clarity with Dolby audio system Voice +
- Consistent volume across programs and channels
- Enhanced Internet Content on demand
Features available on NextGen TV will vary by device and by broadcaster as commercial service becomes available in local markets.
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