Sky Short Form (SF) Video Performance Summary
Sky’s Digital Performance Solution, launched in Q4'23, combines premium brand value with the accountability of performance-based advertising¹. It allows advertisers to place pre-roll video ads (6–30 seconds) before "snackable" broadcast-quality clips from major sports like the Premier League, F1, and Golf. Find out if you qualify?
Outcome Based Advertising Solution with Sky Performance.
Key Features and Capabilities
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Premium Content & Distribution: Broadcast content is clipped into 1–3 minute segments and distributed across the Sky network and over 500 third-party partner websites, including The Guardian, Mail Online, and The Telegraph
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Advanced Targeting: Campaigns utilise cookieless 3P datasets to target audiences based on demographics, behaviours, interests, and location.
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Outcome Measurement: Sky tracks end-to-end user actions—such as web visits, sign-ups, and purchases—to optimise campaigns in real-time based on creative performance, audience, and device.
Proven Performance Results
Sky has executed over 250 campaigns for major brands like Microsoft, UNICEF, and Argos. On average, these campaigns deliver:
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£1.40 Cost per Web Visit
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0.86% Click-Through Rate (CTR), up to 4x the IAB industry standard.
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91% Quality Attention Score, performing 22% better than YouTube targets.
Case Study Highlights
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Client |
Objective |
Key Result |
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UNICEF |
Donations |
861 donations in <2 months; £45.65 Cost per Donation |
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Prostate Cancer UK |
Conversions |
£4.04 Cost per Conversion vs. a £5 target |
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Go Henry |
Sign-ups |
6,858 sign-ups in <2 months; £21.11 Cost per Activation (Target was £30 |
Current Incentives: "Value Match"
Sky is offering a Value Match for new advertisers. Sky will match spend between £15k and £40k for one month (100% added value) to allow brands to test the product against mid-funnel or CPA targets.