๐จ AI Just Made Advertising Invisible (And Itโs Already Liveโฆ)
Okay team, this one is bigโฆ and most of the world hasnโt clocked it yet. One of the major tech giants, Tencent, has quietly rolled out a form of AI-powered in-scene advertising โ which means ads are no longer separate from the contentโฆ theyโre becoming part of the content itself. Read that again. Instead of interrupting your movie or show with a traditional ad break, AI scans the scene and digitally swaps objects in real-time: โ
A blank coffee cup becomes a brand โ
Posters on walls change depending on whoโs watching โ
Billboards morph based on your location โ
Beer bottles, product labels, bus stops, flyersโฆ all fair game And hereโs the wild part: Two people watching the same episode can see different products in the same scene. Advertising has officially become personalised โ and invisible. ๐ฏ How It Works AI builds a profile on your: - Location - Viewing habits - Purchase behaviour - Interests - Demographics Then it shows you products that blend perfectly into the background of what youโre already watching. It feels natural. You barely notice. But your subconscious definitely does. This is behavioural economics meets content. ๐ง Why Advertisers Are Drooling Over It For years, brands have fought a losing battle: - People skip ads - People block ads - People ignore ads But you canโt skip what you donโt consciously recognise as an ad. In-scene placement solves: - Viewer annoyance - Drop-off rates - Ad blindness It delivers reach without friction. ๐ฅ Why Platforms Love It Streaming services have hit a ceiling. Subscribers are fatigued. Competition is insane. This gives platforms NEW monetisation pathways: - Old shows become profitable again - Classic movies can be โupdatedโ with fresh brands - Targeting becomes dynamic, not static Imagine watching a movie from 2006โฆ with ads relevant to today. Thatโs happening now. ๐ฅ Yes โ Western Platforms Are Testing It Amazon? Testing it. NBC? Testing it. Others? Absolutely. Theyโd be crazy not to.