ISBA is conducting an eight-week industry-wide consultation of UK advertisers to gauge their appetite for a levy as a means for charging for the Core Reporting service of the Origin cross-media measurement product.
To date, the development of Origin has been funded by its stakeholders. The support to date has been in-line with the ambition to create an entity that is industry-owned, creating data that is used by all facets of the media ecosystem.
This consultation process seeks to confirm that advertisers support the proposal of part-funding Origin via a levy on the media activity that is measured by Origin. As part of this process, ISBA will give advertisers the opportunity to learn more about Origin, have their questions answered and to have their voice heard.
A levy system is proposed to cover the cost for advertisers to receive the basic level ‘core’ report. Initial planning has been based on an assumed levy of 0.1% of gross media spends (those channels that are measured by Origin only). This charge is felt to reflect both the value of the data and the costs of data provision. As stated, a cap is envisaged for the largest spenders, at a level to be determined to reflect the value received.
The full consultation document can be viewed below.