Consumers are worried about the surge of ads in gaming: Xbox and Sony both have in-game ad programs in the works, and consumers aren’t thrilled.
TikTok bets on interactivity to drive ad conversions: The platform released a slew of new ad formats that aim to keep users engaged.
Netflix is the final domino to fall in streaming’s advertising pivot: The company’s shocking loss of 200,000 subscribers means big changes are coming.
Retail media advertising poised to grow in Latin America: The region’s marketers and retailers are awakening to opportunities to help drive consumer purchases with media networks.
Despite the stagnation of the traditional TV market, US TV screen advertising will grow by over $14 billion in the next four years. Viewing patterns are shifting toward digital as more Americans continue to cut the cord and move to connected TVs and streaming services.
It’s not just immersive games that are attracting ad opportunities: Microsoft’s free-to-play games could reportedly receive in-game ads sometime in Q3.
Streaming viewers care more about cost and exclusivity: A survey from Fandom shows consumers are more cost-conscious but don’t want to miss out on new content.
May’s TV upfronts will be a testing ground for fractured measurement: New measurement solutions are focusing on multimedia and data privacy.
Amazon’s IMDb TV rebrands to Freevee as ad-supported video gains fans: Name change will highlight the service’s value and may help it better compete with Hulu.
Digital advertising has taken a few hits in the recent past (ahem, the pandemic), but there's still lots of hope and some flat growth that can't be ignored. "In Other News," we discuss Vizio's new ad solution and what exactly service hoppers are. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Peter Newman and Paul Verna.
So that’s why he didn’t take that board seat: Elon Musk offers $43 billion for Twitter, causing increased uncertainty about the platform’s short-term future.
Out of home advertising is poised to grow as outdoor activity resumes: The sector had a strong 2021, led by the digital segment.
China’s digital ad market will expand in the coming years, but growth pace to slow: Government restrictions on data transfers and collection of personal info to weigh on Big Tech.
TikTok advertising revenues to triple and pass $11 billion this year: Our inaugural forecast finds the platform’s global ad business will eclipse that of Twitter and Snapchat combined.
Ad industry looks to reform video ad measurement: Competition among providers heats up in bid for cross-screen, cross-platform solutions.
Our analyst Andrew Lipsman is joined by Sara Livingston, head of customer solutions at Rockerbox, to discuss where direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands' Facebook ad budgets are flowing since iOS tracking changes disrupted ad targeting and measurement last year. Find out why Google, TikTok, and connected TV are capturing more spend and how D2C budgets are likely to migrate in the coming years.
Advertisers have more digital options than ever before: A surge in new channels bolstered digital ad revenues by 35% last year.
Ad revenues for short-video-sharing app TikTok and Chinese sister app Douyin will hit $31.66 billion this year to account for 5.3% of the global digital ad market.
Podcasts have Spotify seeing dollar signs. The company’s US podcast ad revenues will hit $191.9 million in 2022 and cross the $400 billion mark in 2024, with growth well into the double-digit percentages. The format will also make up an increasing share of Spotify’s overall ad revenues: 16.7% of its $1.15 billion in US ad revenues this year, before growing to 19.4% in 2024.
Elon Musk has a new role—and it’s not what we thought it’d be: Rather than joining Twitter’s board, he’s opting to become the platform’s activist investor par excellence.