On today's episode, we discuss why digital subscription growth is slowing, what's happening to publishers' digital ad revenues, and where their non-ad, non-subscription revenues are coming from. We then talk about how ads around print and digital news perform, whether targeting gets too much credit, and Nielsen's plans to cut ties with third-party cookies. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Audrey Schomer.
PayPal signed an agreement to buy the Japanese BNPL provider, which can help it gain a stronger foothold in Japan’s budding installment lending market and overall digital payments space.
Facebook is challenged by iOS ad measurement problems: As it reinvents how it measures ad effectiveness, the platform could see some ad dollars shift elsewhere.
Monzo’s 100,000 business accounts are much-needed good news: The neobank reached this milestone just 18 months after its product launch—a development that stands out against the backdrop of the company’s concerns about its viability.
Mastercard gets shot at European open-banking growth with Aiia: The credit-card giant plans to integrate features from the European API provider with Finicity— a combination that has a shot at becoming a de facto open-banking technical standard.
The new offering lets customers designate accounts that can be automatically scoured for funds if an overdraft occurs. It’s another example of an incumbent co-opting what’s been a competitive advantage for challengers.
Toyota EV battery spending will help it catch up to competitors, but resource scarcity could be a long-term challenge: The world’s second-largest carmaker said it will spend $13.5B over the next decade in EV battery production and research.
It’s no secret that US grocery ecommerce sales skyrocketed last year, shooting up by 63.9% over 2019. Our forecast reveals that growth will continue for the next few years, though not at the same unprecedented rate.
HBO Max’s first step into Europe will be limited, but enough: Though some major markets, like the UK and Germany, will be missing until at least 2025, the streamer is expanding quickly enough that it doesn’t need them to find success.
Vox Media puts a new spin on subscriptions: The publisher's acquisition of Hot Pod will allow it to experiment with premium, paid add-ons rather than paywalling the whole site.
Pandemic-era flexibility is out the window for Fox Sports ahead of Super Bowl 57: The company will sell Super Bowl ads 18 months ahead of the 2023 game in the hopes that the event's large audience will still draw advertisers.