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‘There’s tremendous opportunity’: NBA sponsorships lead on European expansion 

Despite their popularity in the U.S., the powers behind professional football and basketball haven’t always succeeded in overseas exports. The National Basketball Association (NBA) reportedly hopes to change that record. It’s seeking to capitalize on the spiking popularity of basketball in Europe by launching a 16-team division of the league on the Continent by 2027,

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Ad Tech Briefing: How the experts predict digital ad spend will pan out in 2026

U.S. advertising spending is now forecast to grow 6.6% next year — that’s not taking into account political ad spend that occurred in 2025 — down from an estimated 11% in the past 12 months, according to the latest analysis from Madison & Wall.  The findings are reflected in a similar global forecast from media

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Why Pinterest wants to buy tvScientific, and what it signals for the CTV ads business

Pinterest intends to buy tvScientific to turn its intent-rich audience data into a performance engine that extends beyond its own app and onto the connected TV screen — effectively using CTV to close the loop between inspiration, intent, and measurable outcomes. Announced last week, Pinterest expects that the purchase will give it immediate access to

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Crossmedia and Mile Marker make moves now to grow in their rosters in 2026

Two independent media agencies, one larger and one still growing, positioned themselves for further growth in 2026, with both expecting a potential windfall of clients leaving the holding companies for better service and results. Crossmedia, which is less an independent given it’s part of the Dawn collective of agencies, promoted Anne Bologna to president from

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Managers are unprepared to lead a human-agent hybrid workforce

Andrew Reece, Chief AI Scientist, BetterUp The introduction of AI agents into the corporate workforce is not like other technology disruptions. Unlike previous automation, agents are empowered to act autonomously on a user’s behalf, which means work decisions will no longer be entirely made by humans. This represents an enormous leadership challenge. How do managers

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