蘑菇AV

Tech鈥檚 new bet鈥攍ow-cost EVs, ultra-thin phones, and vibe-driven music: Slate, Samsung, and Spotify each chase novelty鈥攙ia price, design, and personalization鈥攖o win over convenience-hungry consumers.

Linear losses: Radio and linear TV news are on the decline for both news consumption and general viewership as audiences switch to on-demand streaming and podcasts.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss how some teachers think young people should be approaching GenAI, the differences between younger and older teenagers鈥� social media usage, and how engagement with digital gaming is changing. Tune in to the episode with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Analyst Paola Flores-Marquez, and Vice President of Research Jennifer Pearson. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

"Nobody knows what's going to happen and when," said our analyst Rachel Wolff on a recent 鈥淏ehind the Numbers鈥� podcast, about the potential impact of tariffs. "Everybody's just waiting until the last possible minute to figure out, will these actually go into effect?" Retailers are bracing for disruptions as President Donald Trump鈥檚 on-again, off-again tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, China, and the EU loom.

In today鈥檚 episode, we talk about how much debt consumers have, which buckets it lives in, and the likelihood of a 鈥榙ebt jubilee鈥�. Join the discussion with host and Head of Business Development Rob Rubin, Senior Analyst Grace Broadbent and Senior Director of Forecasting Oscar Orozco.

Retailers looking to capitalize on retail media鈥檚 growth opportunities need to understand the market developments, formats, and challenges shaping ad spending in Latin America.

[NEW_PARAGRAPH]Now sub-OTT streaming, the general category that Netflix is in, is one of the categories that is still doing well. I mentioned before that a lot of big categories are stagnant or declining. Streaming services, they're still going up, but Netflix not really. It went down by not much, like a percent and a half last year, lost a couple minute or two among users this year.

This week, new advertisers enter the podcast space, consumers discourage brand desperation, and brands take notes from Netflix.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss what a tariff even is, what might happen when they鈥檙e implemented, and how best to prepare for them. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Principal Analysts Paul Briggs and Matteo Ceurvels, and Analyst Rachel Wolff.

Nearly three-fourths of Gen Zers discover new media content on social media (72%) and on YouTube (71%), according to December 2024 data from Toluna, Coraly Partners, and Halford Media Advisory.

Your one-stop shop for all things digital audio in 2023.

The programmatic digital audio services category is more than podcasts.

Walmart bought a mall, Coca-Cola launched a soda, and Nike partnered with SKIMS in February, marking some of the month鈥檚 most interesting retail moves. Here are the eight most interesting retailers and brands from last month, as ranked on our 鈥淏ehind the Numbers鈥� podcast.

But just to take the cherries out of it, I would say that probably 20% has to go to streaming.

Spotify showed resilience with strong Q1 gains: Still, margin pressures and licensing costs could challenge momentum ahead.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss how GenAI is changing the customer shopping journey the most, the impact of AI agents, and how to maintain brand messaging in a more conversational universe. Tune in to the episode with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, our Analyst Jacob Bourne, Vice President Suzy Davidkhanian, and Global Digital Commerce Senior Director, Strategy & Execution, Todd Hassenfelt. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

To justify its higher-cost tier, YouTube needs to offer benefits beyond ad-free music videos, such as more robust offline capabilities, more multiple-device streaming support, or access to exclusive shows.