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Google also plugged audio capabilities directly into Docs, letting Workspace users create full audio versions of documents or generate podcast-style overviews of highlights. Docs will also introduce a feature called Help Me Refine, which offer suggestions on how to improve writing structure, strengthen arguments, and clarify key points. Similar features will come to Sheets and Meet this year.

The new feature generates offline playlists without manual downloads, boosting the app鈥檚 stickiness and expanding streaming options.

In itself, that鈥檚 a huge audience for connected services, but today鈥檚 systems still have relatively rudimentary native media and ad experiences, such as location-aware audio streaming. As carmakers and tech companies increase the sophistication of connected car operating systems (OSs), media and ad opportunities will expand quickly.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss what Chipotle has that Starbucks is trying to gain, how Starbucks can turn the ship around, and what its struggles tell us about the greater retail world. Listen to the conversation with our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analyst Sky Canaves and vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss the interesting ways folks watch the Olympics, the best (and not so best) ads from the Games, the impact of X suing advertisers, how much in-store chatbots can move the needle, how to view Disney鈥檚 streaming profitability milestone, which national park most of America could drive to in a day, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian and analysts Sara Marzano and Carina Perkins.

As retail media moves both off-site and in-store, audio is becoming a bigger part of the ad mix. Here are two ways brands can incorporate audio into their retail media activations.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode of The Banking & Payments Show, we do a deep dive into Maria Elm鈥檚 蘑菇AV report, The Bank in 2030. In the 鈥楽tory by Numbers鈥� segment, we find out how banks will promote their brands to consumers in the future. We argue nicely in the 鈥楩or Argument鈥檚 Sake鈥� segment about the end of banks as we know it and if it鈥檚 true that 90% of consumer-serving banks and credit unions won鈥檛 exist by 2030. Listen to the conversation with host, Rob Rubin, and analysts Maria Elm and Tiffani Montez.

The company will begin streaming NBA games on Prime Video in the 2025-26 season. Listen to the full episode. This was originally featured in the 蘑菇AV Daily newsletter. For more marketing insights, statistics, and trends, subscribe here.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss why Pinterest is growing so fast, how Snapchat is able to get more and more folks to pay for its premium service, and why people are spending increasing amounts of time on Reddit. Tune in to the discussion with our director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman and analyst Daniel Konstantinovic.

Q4 is the timing of its largest annual marketing project, Spotify Wrapped, which carefully catalogs a listener鈥檚 user habits in a shareable deck that鈥檚 been mimicked not just by audio competitors, but streaming services, gaming platforms, and more.

Spotify wants a share of CTV ad spending: The audio app is partnering with Roku to capitalize on consumers who use their TVs as living room speakers.

For age, household income, and household location, the usual large divides weren鈥檛 as pronounced for streaming, which is evidence of widespread usage. While audio consumption in Canada shifted to streaming in terms of time spent, adoption rates for radio and music streaming were neck and neck. Some 72.1% of respondents listened to radio compared with 72.0% who listened to digital audio.

YouTube鈥檚 record label clash echoes TikTok-UMG feud: Major artists are unavailable on YouTube and its music platform as a deal deadline approaches.

And they're going to be streaming games starting from next season, 2025/26 on Prime Video, where the company also streams some NFL games. And this year began to show hands on the service to what Jeremy was saying. So that's a huge driver of this. Marcus Johnson (17:55):.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss if 鈥楯ust Walk Out鈥� technology will ever catch on at scale, how different generations respond to self-checkout, and what the next iteration of in-store payments will look like. Listen to the conversation with our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and David Morris.