Comcast-owned FreeWheel will acquire Beeswax, whose unique buying model may appeal to advertisers paying higher costs per thousand (CPMs) for CTV inventory.
WarnerMedia has reached an agreement with Roku to distribute HBO Max on its platform ahead of its new film release strategy in a bid to boost subscribers.
eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom and principal analysts at Insider Intelligence Jeremy Goldman, Andrew Lipsman, and Nicole Perrin discuss some very specific predictions for 2021: new leadership at Facebook, Amazon shops for a TV network and movie theaters, streaming services team up, and more.
European pay TV operator Sky launched Amazon Prime Video on its platform this week, which will help keep customers within its ecosystem.
Heavy podcast listeners said they’re noticing more ads, but advertisers still have an incentive to use the format, with almost half of those listeners agreeing that podcasts were the best way for brands to reach them.
eMarketer principal analyst Mark Dolliver, junior analyst Blake Droesch, and vice president of content studio at Insider Intelligence Paul Verna discuss whether WarnerMedia just killed movie theaters, why Salesforce is buying Slack, why Facebook's buying Kustomer, the first few cases of Facebook's Oversight Board, Nielsen readies to change its TV ratings, shopping carts on WhatsApp, how much cash can fit in your pocket at once, and more.
Twitch announced a big update to its community guidelines and content moderation efforts, overhauling its policies surrounding harassment and hateful conduct.
eMarketer principal analysts at Insider Intelligence Mark Dolliver, Jeremy Goldman, Jillian Ryan, and Debra Aho Williamson discuss their expectations for the media world next year: federal privacy regulation, a retail media trio to challenge the duopoly, the next iteration of virtual events, social entertainment's staying power, and more.
Insider Intelligence and its eMarketer team generate roughly 1,500 forecasts on digital transformation topics every year. These estimates are mainly produced on an annual basis, with several of the highest-profile metrics reassessed one additional time during the year.
US media buyers and sellers said digital video, OTT, and connected TV (CTV) will be their highest priorities in 2021, driven by high viewership during the pandemic and innovations in measurement and targeting.
YouTube is the single biggest source of supply in US CTV advertising. The digital video platform’s outsize role in the US CTV space is particularly striking given that advertisers can’t access CTV inventory on YouTube on non-Google platforms (e.g., Roku).
Nielsen will roll out a new ratings system that combines linear TV and digital video audience data, a huge boon for marketers as viewership increasingly shifts to digital.
Google Stadia games can now be streamed directly to YouTube—a win-win for Google, which could see increases in YouTube livestreaming viewership and adoption of Stadia.
Athletic apparel seller Vuori is dipping its toes in a new advertising realm with its first-ever TV commercials—an opportunity to spotlight its high-in-demand product category, as many consumers are gravitating toward activewear amid the pandemic.
eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom and principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin discuss what an advertising rebound will actually look like next year. They then talk about how to reach ad-free streamers, new podcast measurement guidelines, and whether WarnerMedia just killed the movies.
In a move to strengthen its own advertising business, Vizio is altering contracts with Inscape customers, limiting the use of its TV data for advertising purposes.
The video game industry had its most active two weeks in 2020 in November, spending more than $45 million on advertising in the US to capitalize on the excitement over the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X launches.
eMarketer principal analyst Mark Dolliver, junior analyst Blake Droesch, vice president of content studio Paul Verna, and senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Sara M. Watson discuss how social media might (actually) be regulated, social commerce, the ceiling for Disney+, Snapchat rolling out TikTok competitor "Spotlight," Spotify testing Snapchat-like Stories, Facebook paying UK publishers for news in 2021, why you should never trust a raven, and more.