Pitching itself as a collaborator, Substack empowers major outlets like The New Republic and smaller creators to expand their reach.
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| Apr 29, 2025
Amazon insists it won’t display tariff costs on products after White House backlash: Despite political heat, radical transparency may be best for retailers in an uncertain environment.
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| Apr 29, 2025
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how much time folks are spending with TVs and CTVs, how many ad dollars are going to both, and which of the streaming platforms will make the most from ads going forward. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Ross Benes.
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| Jun 20, 2024
So there's a little streaming company I've been looking into lately that I think has a chance at making it called Netflix. And what's interesting to me about them, and to me this is absolutely, this has to be on the list unless we're going to hold it agAInst that, this thing didn't happen yet.
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| Jun 26, 2024
Tinder’s AI flirts now, but it has range: “The Game Game” helps users charm dates, but its real edge is tone-savvy tech fit for customer support or hiring.
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| Apr 2, 2025
Meta’s CTO claims nimbleness trumps incumbency in AI. However, Meta’s AI future still depends on the health of its core ad business.
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| Mar 31, 2025
So thinking about something like a sample that you can actually test and try in real time or thinking about maybe in-store audio that's complimenting that and just all the different ways that someone could absorb the story that a brand is looking to tell.
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| Jun 25, 2024
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| Oct 8, 2024
Source: Demand Metric; Pipeline360
On today's podcast episode, we discuss what Apple Intelligence promises to help users do, what a partnership with Apple means for OpenAI, and why this might be a bad move for the iPhone maker. "In Other News," we talk about the advent of the AI PC. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Jacob Bourne and Yory Wurmser.
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| Jun 24, 2024
I think when sports streaming began, mlb.com was huge and they were positioning themselves as like the hub for everything and they had very high ambitions to get millions of subscribers and basically be the home for digital streaming of major league baseball. And the other leagues did the same thing, but none of those packages really took off.
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| Jun 17, 2024
CEO Aravind Srinivas says Comet will track user activity to build deep profiles for hyperpersonalized ads but risks alienating privacy-focused users.
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| Apr 25, 2025
It doesn't count its streaming TV offering called YouTube tv. The question though, for Euro Hall first playing Fortune teller, what share of TV viewing will be YouTube content? Currently 10% in three years? Rahul Chadha (12:11):. I'm going to go 20%. I mean, I think YouTube is kind of like the OG of user generated content that's monetized via advertising.
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| Jun 21, 2024
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| Oct 9, 2024
Source: Content Marketing Institute (CMI); MarketingProfs
I found that audio streaming ads including podcast as a subcategory, the most disliked ads among UK adults. What's going on here? Well, I guess what we're seeing in the podcast-. Marcus Johnson:. Bloody English. Bill Fisher:. Yeah. I guess what we're seeing in the podcast space is deeper segmentation. Lots of smaller scale podcasts offering tightly targeted audiences.
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| Jul 7, 2023
The audio streaming Giant recently told us that it was in good shape. It is approaching the 600 million users mark, continues to make enough money to turn a profit. But what did Spotify just offer British and Australian and next year American premium subscribers? Was it 10% off merch bought through Spotify's platform? Was it 20% off its new higher quality audio tier?
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| Nov 30, 2023
“Increasingly, retailers are going to be pushing toward store formats that are either more convenient or experiential, as a chance for consumers to enjoy time with friends,” our analyst Carina Perkins said on the “Behind the Numbers: Reimagining Retail” podcast.
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| Jun 20, 2024
Total listenership of digital audio formats fell YoY. The total for audio formats including radio, music streaming, and podcasts declined, amounting to 3:56 in H1 2023, down 9 minutes YoY. The decline is likely due to limitless programming choices across alternative formats like social media, video, and TV. Radio time fell off the most, losing 7 minutes and dropping to 1:04 this year.
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| Oct 30, 2023
On today's podcast episode, we discuss who's leading the ad-supported vs. ad-free video streaming race, how much money is coming from both avenues, and how streaming will differ from (and look the same as) cable in a few years. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Ross Benes.
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| Jun 10, 2024
In part two of this two-part podcast episode, we discuss some more predictions for 2024 that are too specific to be 100% certain about but could still come true, including: what happens next when measuring retail media, Starbuck's drone delivery pilot, and how the publisher/AI relationship will play out. Tune in to the discussion with our vice presidents of content Suzy Davidkhanian and Paul Verna and analyst Max Willens.
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| Jun 18, 2024
The 2025 “Mark of a Fighter” campaign, launched on March 5, will appear across digital, social, connected TV, audio, radio, and out-of-home. The campaign will have placements in all March games on TBS, CBS, TNT, and TruTV, and the April 7 championship, totaling 67 games. The three spots focus on attracting new customers and reaching the company’s core Hispanic audience.
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| Mar 6, 2025
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| Oct 3, 2024
Source: Guideline (formerly Standard Media Index (SMI)
Satya Nadella admits Microsoft underestimated Google’s dominance in search, a mistake that could prove costly as AI-driven search products gain market share.
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| Feb 24, 2025
A wild card: Apple could throw its hat in the ring, but with its prior purchase of Beats and strong internal capabilities, its audio business may not need the help of Sonos to keep scaling. Our take: If Sonos continues to decline and no buyer is found, consumers may lose support for low-selling products and access to key features they based their initial purchases on.
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| Jan 23, 2025
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| Jun 13, 2024
On today's podcast episode, we discuss the reasons that retailers are launching new store formats, what those layouts look like in the US vs. the UK, which ones are working, and which ones are not. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Carina Perkins and Zak Stambor.
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| Jun 12, 2024