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WBD grows streaming profits as TV revenues decline: It added 6.4 million Max subscribers, but TV ad declines and cord-cutting continue.

Last month, JCPenney announced it was partnering with Bazaarvoice Visual Syndication Network to collect and post user-generated content (UGC) on its website鈥檚 product display pages. The department store is hardly the first retailer to recognize the value of UGC鈥攐ver a quarter (28.4%) of ecommerce marketers in North America believe that images/video from real customers (aka UGC) is the type of visual content that impacts purchase decisions the most, according to a May 2023 survey from Nosto.

In seven charts, this report tells the story of some of the most critical trends that digital leaders need to know about in 2024 and beyond.

Post-relisting, TikTok skyrocketed past US rivals in downloads, reclaiming its dominance while RedNote, once a rising competitor, struggles to keep users.

Netflix sets record with 8.6% of TV viewing as sports fuel broadcast growth: While streaming dominated at 42.6% market share, NFL and college football content helped push broadcast TV up 5% in January.

Amazon also appeared unwilling to invest in Inspire: The company made half-hearted attempts to pay influencers to produce content, although its proposed incentive of up to $25 per video鈥攔oughly one-tenth the typical rate鈥攅arned it social media mockery from the very people it was attempting to recruit.

The news: Amazon is counting on its addition of NBA games for the 2025-2026 season to broaden its live sports presence and enhance brand marketing opportunities, as noted by Danielle Carney, head of US video and live sports sales.

From AI-powered smartphones to virtual shopping assistants, AI is becoming a powerful force in daily digital interactions鈥攔eshaping how people live, work, and shop.