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On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss how virality is being redefined, how the word 鈥淐reator鈥� is being reimagined, and how the social content consumers are looking for is changing. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Analyst Emmy Liederman, Senior Analyst Minda Smiley, and Co-Founder and CEO of Kale Isha Patel. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

Gen Zers are on a path to take the lead on most platforms, while millennials remain a stable digital population and other generations pick up new habits.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss when we might be approaching the consequential ceiling of 鈥減eak media鈥�, which folks watch the most influencer videos, where smartphone time is still climbing, and entirely too much more. Tune in to the discussion with our Principal Analyst and host Bill Fisher, Principal Analyst Paul Briggs, Vice President of Research Jennifer Pearson, and Chief Research Officer at GWI Jason Mander.

There won鈥檛 be a Dish-DirecTV merger: Debtholders quashed the deal, which would have helped buy time to stave off linear鈥檚 decline.

There won鈥檛 be a Dish-DirecTV merger: Debtholders quashed the deal, which would have helped buy time to stave off linear鈥檚 decline.

Streamers, pay TV sue to block click-to-cancel: The FTC鈥檚 attempt to standardize digital cancellations may have an uphill battle.

With 82.3% of streaming hours, Twitch leads the industry but faces stiff competition from YouTube鈥檚 talent poaching and new platforms.

Although traditional radio advertising remains a $10.5 billion business in the US, it鈥檚 slowly shrinking. Digital audio advertising, by contrast, will grow 6.8% in 2024 to reach $7.12 billion.

Global cinema thrives: Record openings, strong international performance, and theatrical-streaming hybrids signal a box office comeback.

Marketers are interested in exploring upper-funnel tactics while continuing to invest in lower-funnel strategies, requiring retail media networks (RMNs) to provide a combination of ad formats for a full-funnel effect. In addition, marketers want access to high-quality data for better targeting and personalization, and look to RMNs for enhanced measurement and optimization techniques.

Healthcare and pharma ad spending will eclipse $30B this year: Even as advertisers spend more on digital channels, traditional media will remain a big focus for healthcare and pharma due to the older demographics they target.