Industry marketing
Entertainment marketing
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The entertainment industry today
The growth of streaming viewership continues to shape the entertainment industry. This includes the increase in cord-cutters (audiences who switch from pay TV subscriptions to streaming TV (also known as OTT—over-the-top—services) and cord-stackers (audiences who subscribe to both pay TV and streaming TV).
This evolution of the industry extends to theatrical entertainment. Film studios are leaning in to streaming as a distribution method for new film releases, with many studios releasing their movies to streaming services and theaters on the same day.
Trends in entertainment consumption
By the end of 2024, the number of US cord-cutter households is expected to reach 46.6 million.1
US consumers on average use seven streaming video services.2
Time spent watching ad-supported streaming services has increased 50% year over year.3
Worldwide consumer spending on streaming video is expected to reach almost $103 billion by 2025.4
Challenges facing entertainment brands
An increasingly crowded marketplace
Entertainment brands must put effort toward raising awareness in order to find viewership for their content. US consumers now have more than 300 different video streaming services to choose from.5
Share of attention
Outside of movie and TV content, entertainment brands are also competing with gaming, music, and social media for consumers' attention.6
Retaining subscribers
As more options have become available, consumers are making decisions about how many services they are willing to pay for. In fact, 31% of streamers say that they are likely to stop using one of their existing services.7
Insights for entertainment marketers
83% of Amazon customers stream video content.8
More than 60% of Amazon shoppers say they consult IMDb before deciding to watch a TV program.9
42% of streamers who shop on Amazon say that content is the primary reason they decide to subscribe to a streaming service.10
55% of moviegoers have purchased DVDs from Amazon, and 51% have bought or rented digital movies from Amazon.11
Entertainment marketing examples
Blog
Learn how 20th Century Fox worked with Amazon to engage fans and build awareness for the release of the award-winning movie Bohemian Rhapsody on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon Prime Video.
Case study
Learn how Sponsored Display on Fire TV (beta) helped this media and entertainment company promote their app for motivating and empowering kids.
Case study
A celebrated network leveraged IMDb to drive tune-ins for two new series. See the results, as measured by Samba TV, a TV measurement and analytics technology company.
Entertainment advertising strategies
Grow your reach in a native entertainment environment
Use Streaming TV ads to extend the reach of your linear TV campaign to unique, highly engaged viewers. Show up alongside IMDb TV Original hit shows and movies, during live sports, like Thursday Night Football, across the top TV networks and broadcasters, and on the News app on Fire TV.
1 eMarketer; September 2020, US
2 The NPD Group, TV Switching Study, Jan 2021
3 Nielsen Total Audience Study, August 2020, US
4 Statista, 2020, WW
5 Nielsen Total Audience Study, August 2020
6 Deloitte Digital Trends survey, 15th edition, 2021, US
7 The NPD Group, TV Switching Study, Jan 2021, US
8 Kantar and Amazon Advertising TV viewers study, August 2020, US
9 Kantar and Amazon Advertising TV viewers study, August 2020, US
10 Kantar and Amazon Advertising TV viewers study, August 2020, US
11 Comscore custom survey, 2019, US. The study surveyed 1,050 moviegoers who went to the movies in the last six months, and is representative of the US population of moviegoers.