Linear TV monetization:
turn breaks and live moments into sellable inventory.
Point Media Tech's linear TV monetization gives the ad-sales team more slots to sell. Linear, live and FAST signal paths share one engineering method: automatic ad-break detection, SCTE-35 generation, dynamic insertion and in-picture ad compositing, turning airtime with nothing to sell into measurable, deliverable inventory.
Illustrative: after an SCTE-35 break, SSAI stitches ads into the HLS stream per audience
The limit on ad revenue was never the audience.
It is signal engineering.
The bottleneck in linear TV monetization is signal engineering: a break that is not marked cannot be traded programmatically. For broadcasters and OTT platforms that means three things. First, ad breaks in the existing catalog have to be re-marked before the content can go to programmatic platforms. Second, SCTE-35 has to move from a static schedule export to a signal stream that supports live decisioning. Third, ad inventory in sports and live events is no longer limited to physical signage and inning breaks.
Point Media Tech grows sellable inventory in three ways. In-frame ad placement turns the high-emotion moments of a match into saleable slots. FAST channels connect to programmatic demand, so one channel can be targeted by region, daypart and audience segment. Automated ad detection replaces manual episode-by-episode marking and turns the long-tail catalog into a monetizable asset. CPMs don't rise by themselves; placement precision does.
From detection to composition,
four products forming a monetization chain.
- Commercial detectionDeep-learning ad-break detection that processes linear catalogs at scale.
- SCTE-35 ad insertionFrame-accurate dynamic ad insertion driven by SCTE-35 cues, from signal to ad decision on one chain.
- FAST channel platformEnd-to-end FAST channel launch, from programme scheduling and ad insertion to programmatic integration.
- ScoreCast AD for AI sports advertisingReal-time in-picture ad compositing that turns the peak moments of a match into deliverable ad products.
Major sports channel × WBC ScoreCast AD
For the 2026 World Baseball Classic, a major sports channel deployed ScoreCast AD in its broadcast chain. The AI triggered in-picture ad placements at high-emotion moments such as strikeouts, home runs and scoring plays, with an average trigger latency of 0.8 seconds. Over the tournament it identified 327 high-emotion moments, with 2.4× the contextual precision of conventional inning-break ads, and the ads were overlaid in the picture rather than cutting away from it. For the channel's sales team, this was not only new inventory but a new way to price it with advertisers.
Read the WBC sports AI advertising case studyFrequently asked questions.
How can a linear channel grow its ad revenue?
Point Media Tech grows the inventory you can sell: it detects ad breaks in the existing catalog, generates SCTE-35 and inserts ads dynamically, and adds in-picture ads to live sports. Actual revenue still depends on sell-through and CPM.
Do in-picture ads interrupt the live sports picture?
No: ScoreCast AD overlays ads in an in-picture slot without cutting away from the main picture. In a major sports channel's 2026 WBC broadcast, average trigger latency was 0.8 seconds, with 2.4× the contextual precision of conventional inning-break ads.
Can a catalog with no ad markers still go to FAST or programmatic?
Yes: Point Media Tech's Commercial Detection finds ad breaks with deep learning instead of manual marking, and SCTE-35 ad insertion generates frame-accurate cues. Marked programmes can then be scheduled into FAST channels and traded programmatically.
What is the difference between SCTE-35 insertion and SSAI?
SCTE-35 is the signaling standard that marks ad breaks; SSAI is the server-side method that stitches ads into the stream at those cues. Point Media Tech generates frame-accurate SCTE-35 cues, then SSAI stitches ads per audience at the HLS packaging layer, where player-side ad blockers cannot remove them.
Make the moments your sales team has
always wanted to sell — actually sellable.
Whether you are re-marking ad breaks across a linear catalog, wiring SCTE-35 into programmatic trading, launching your first FAST channel, or building new inventory from the high-emotion moments of live sports, Point Media Tech's engineering team can scope it across the signal, scheduling and decisioning layers together.
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