Spotify, SiriusXM grow their ad revenues in Q4: Their growth shows an increasing advertiser interest in digital audio, especially as both continue investing heavily in podcasts.
Facebook will comply with Apple’s new IDFA stipulations, but with its own flare: The social company announced that it plans to use an educational approach at the offset of the privacy updates, as it grasps to maintain control over third-party data tracking.
Vamos a la biblioteca: Univision added 20,000 hours to its PrendeTV content library with the acquisition of VIX, a free ad-supported Spanish-language streaming platform.
Platforms invest in Black creators: Kicking off Black History Month, Big Tech companies are emphasizing support for Black creators, rolling out new initiatives altogether as they work to uplift the community and take a stand.
As WeChat enters its second decade, Allen Zhang Xiaolong, chief architect of the super app, pledged at an annual conference to make videos its cornerstone in the coming years. More specifically, Zhang spotlighted Channels, its short-form video feature, and a more seamless user experience with official accounts and miniprograms (lightweight apps within WeChat that require minimal downloading and disappear after use).
eMarketer was pleased to moderate a Tech-Talk Webinar featuring WideOrbit's Frederick Lee, director of programmatic sales, and Bliss Point Media’s Stefanos Metaxas, chief strategy officer, for this Tech-Talk Webinar. They discussed how automation makes buying TV advertising faster and easier than ever before.