Political HD Advertising Breaks Records in Q4 2011, Increases Nearly Tenfold Since Previous Year: HD advertising has become an important factor for political campaigns this election year, according to the Q4 2011 HD Advertising Trends Report released today by Extreme Reach, a leading provider of HD video advertising distribution services. The Extreme Reach study shows that political marketers are turning to HD advertising in record numbers to help bolster political campaign efforts. In the fourth quarter of 2011, 35 percent of political commercials were delivered to local TV media in HD, representing a tenfold increase compared to the same period a year ago---making political advertisers the number one distributors by percentage of HD commercials to local TV media.
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HD Advertising Permeates the Political Arena

In the second half of 2010, political marketers were among the least likely to deliver their commercials in high definition with 3 percent of their ads distributed in HD. Only one year later in the second half of 2011, that picture looks significantly different with 32 percent of political commercial deliveries in HD.

?Political campaigns are won and lost based on a candidate?s ability to foster a meaningful connection with their public,? said John Roland, CEO of Extreme Reach. ?Political advertisers are shifting from delivering SD TV ads to HD TV ads because they?ve recognized the value and necessity of HD advertising in the current cycle. HD advertising delivers higher quality creative with crisp visuals, providing a greater return on investment. Political advertisers are leading the way, taking full advantage of the of the HD format.?

Political Advertisers Gain Opportunity and Edge

Over the last year, HD advertising patterns have converged in three ways to help political advertisers distribute 1-in-3 political TV ads in HD:

Methodology

Extreme Reach automatically collects a variety of advertising data through the everyday advertising activities of its clients and affiliates. This report analyzes a portion of that data to reveal detailed trends and insights related to HD TV advertising. For this study, the Extreme Reach Research Group analyzed data from more than 1,550 active television advertisers across 28 verticals, including political advertisers, and nearly every local and network television outlet in the United States and Canada. The analysis draws from a sample of 155,500 SD and HD commercial deliveries completed during the three-month period between October 1 and December 31, 2011. The study also includes previously published statistics from Extreme Reach and Kantar Media.

About the HD Advertising Trends Report and the HD Advertising Indices

The HD Advertising Trends Report is a quarterly report produced by the Extreme Reach Research Group, aimed at providing advertisers and media companies with the most up-to-date and relevant HD advertising insights. The Extreme Reach Research Group collects data through the everyday advertising activities of Extreme Reach clients and affiliates, analyzing data from client brands, agencies and TV media. The Extreme Reach HD advertising indices provide the industry?s quarterly metrics for HD adoption: The HD Distribution Index and the HD Media Index. Specific details on the research methodology are available in the report. Visit the HD trends page on the Extreme Reach website for the Q4 report and other HD Advertising Trends Reports from previous quarters: extremereach.com/hd-trends

About Extreme Reach

Extreme Reach is the leading provider of video advertising management, delivery and serving solutions that span all video media. The company?s network seamlessly connects more than 700 post-production houses and over 2,000 advertisers and agencies with more than 18,000 media destinations across the U.S. and Canada, including every major broadcast network. The Extreme Reach video platform simplifies the execution of ad campaigns across video media and is the industry?s only platform that integrates both TV and online video advertising. The company is headquartered in Needham, Mass., with offices in New York, Chicago, Burbank, Detroit, Dallas, Seattle and Louisville.

For more information, visit the Extreme Reach website: www.extremereach.com