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Digital’s share of total media ad spending in Asia-Pacific will reach a milestone in 2025, surpassing $200 billion for the first time. The region’s digital ad spending will increase 8.6%, led by India, while China’s growth will slip noticeably amid the country’s economic struggles before a rebound the following year.

Amazon’s $1.8 billion ad milestone solidifies a streaming leader: The launch of ads on Prime Video and Thursday Night Football are responsible for a meteoric rise.

Netflix’s ad business reaches maturity: The company is launching its own ad tech stack ahead of Upfronts.

Our annual Trends to Watch report for Canada highlights expected developments in the country’s media and advertising market for 2025. Next year, we anticipate a shift in media buying will favor domestic publishers and retail media channels, while large platforms will contend with the new Digital Services Tax.

YouTube’s journey from zoo clip to video empire: A short upload about elephants was the starting domino in the rise of the internet’s most powerful platform.

The loss of TikTok in the US would cause a ripple effect across the media, marketing, and commerce landscape. Meta and YouTube stand to gain the most, but there is a long list of other winners—and losers.

YouTube is also adding "immersive previews," with automatically playing trailers similar to Netflix, aligning it more with traditional video-on-demand services. While videos are playing, the updated TV app will feature a more prominent subscribe button, as well as QR codes generated from links in video descriptions, in a bid to increase subscribers and engagement.

In 2024, traditional TV accounted for less than half of US total video subscription revenues for the first time. Its share of video subscription revenues will slip to about one-third by the end of our forecast in 2028.

Shoppable ads will be a focus for brands in 2025 as they test new formats offered by retail media networks and their media partners.

KERV’s video analysis can analyze both VOD and live content in actual real-time (within the curse delay) and adjust the ad placement for the very next pod, so if breaking news interrupts previously scheduled programming, KERV’s tech can swap advertisers ahead of the very next commercial break.

Delays in core features could stall everything from Vision Pro to smart home devices, just as rivals double down on smarter assistants.

In the first 100 days of his second term, President Trump has reshaped business strategy across retail, tech, healthcare, and media. Here’s how tariffs, regulation, and market volatility are forcing brands to rethink spend, growth, and planning.

Amazon wins significant brand attention for Thursday Night Football: A few years into its rights deal, the company persuades advertisers to hop aboard.