Media & Entertainment

ViacomCBS offers another alternative to Nielsen after undercounting debacle: VideoAmp will join Comscore as an alternative currency as the company builds a more decentralized measurement system.

The Nordic region has taken to subscription streaming services at some of the fastest rates in Western Europe, and indeed the world. Thanks to the local appetite for foreign content, and these services’ appetite for subscribers, the audience there will keep expanding for the foreseeable future.

On today's episode, we discuss how people's attitudes towards cable changed during the pandemic, where cable is thriving, and how folks think about price. We then talk about how to count co-viewing, how much of a splash the new Paramount+/Showtime bundle can make, and how sports fans have changed. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Paul Verna.

The IATSE is voting to authorize a strike that could rock the entertainment industry: The union is demanding increased compensation and better working conditions as the TV industry gears up for a fall 2021 rebound.

The “metaverse” has become one of the hottest topics among marketers globally, especially after some major investments into the hardware and software segments by Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft. And in China, tech companies are already staking their claim in the trend.

Bosworth’s promotion marks Facebook’s pivot toward a hardware-backed metaverse: The company’s head of VR and AR will replace Mike Schroepfer as CTO.

On today's episode, we discuss where augmented reality (AR) lands on the gimmick to utility scale, what AR looks like beyond fashion and beauty, and what the Carolina Panthers' new mixed-reality mascot might mean for marketers. We then talk about what authentic social commerce really means, why Stories never worked out for LinkedIn, and what we expect the reaction to Twitter's Super Follows will be. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Jasmine Enberg.

Retail media ascendant: Third-party data deprecation and the rise of connected TV give retail media advertising an edge over other digital performance channels.

Netflix ups the ante against other streamers with Roald Dahl IP acquisition: This could also help the platform branch out from streaming and into games, publishing, and more.

Twitch’s deal with the National Music Publishers’ Association must be the first of many: The platform will need to ink deals that actually let streamers use copyrighted music in order to fend off competitors and support its growing music community.

Internet users don’t love digital ads, but they don’t hate all formats equally. Consumer surveys have found it’s interruptive ads that frustrate users most: ads that take over the screen, prevent users from reading text, or force them to wait before a video plays, for example.

Retail media has revolutionized the search ad market, where most of the focus still is. But display and video ads that target consumers higher in the funnel are becoming a more important part of the mix, and technological innovation is ushering in new ad products that bring together the best of branding and the best of performance marketing.

Irish privacy regulators want to know if Facebook’s pinpoint-sized white light is a sufficient indicator to alert bystanders that smart glasses wearers are recording photos and video.

Cable is getting in on the CTV rush: Comcast is planning to launch its own line of CTVs to attract cord-cutters and advertisers alike.

Roku is helping Shopify merchants deploy CTV ad campaigns: The move will increase the total addressable market of Roku’s ad platform, while also increasing accessibility for SMBs.

Digital video viewership passed 3 billion people worldwide in 2020 as growth outpaced pre-pandemic expectations. By year-end 2021, that number will hit 3.26 billion, but growth is expected to slow.

HBO Max takes a big financial risk—but consumer data is worth it: The service is offering half off its ad-free subscriptions for six months after it leaves Amazon Prime Video Channels, but accessing consumers directly instead of via Amazon will be a huge boon.

Streaming services hit highs and lows at this year’s Emmy Awards: While Netflix and Apple TV+ swept categories and broke records, Paramount+ users struggled to simply watch the event.

Tim Cook said he’s still interested in the technology’s promise, despite yet another year without any product announcements.