Amazon’s US ecommerce sales will grow by 15.3% this year to $367.19 billion after a meteoric 44.1% rise in sales during 2020.
Twenty-two percent of fintechs that took part in the UK’s regulatory sandbox have shut down, highlighting that doing so doesn’t guarantee market success, but fintechs should still participate to benefit from the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory support.
On today's episode, we discuss what brand-new forecasts the forecasting team cooked up in Q1, including time spent with TikTok and some direct-to-consumer (D2C) numbers. We then talk about say-through rates for voice ads, the battle between host-read and preproduced ads, and how knowledge workers will soon use a virtual assistant every day. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior director of forecasting Shelleen Shum, directors of forecasting Oscar Orozco and Cindy Liu, and forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Peter Vahle.
Carriage drama, streaming now: Roku and Google are at an impasse over renewal agreements for YouTube TV and YouTube, as Roku accuses the tech behemoth of making monopolistic demands.
Clubhouse gets sporty: The social audio app will run a week of draft programming in the lead-up to the annual NFL event, as both parties look to dig into broader audience bases.