Marketing

Future of TV Briefing: How TV networks’ streaming and linear ad businesses fared in Q4 2024

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at what TV network owners’ latest quarterly earnings reports indicate about the state of the TV and streaming ad business. Fourth and long YouTube’s original programming, A+E Networks’ new name and more We want to hear from you. Take this quick five-minute survey to help Digiday learn how to make

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Digiday+ Research: YouTube usage drops as fewer brands put a large amount of marketing spend toward the platform

Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. It’s been just over two years since YouTube started a revenue share program for Shorts. Last year saw a growth in brands’ usage of YouTube, but this year usage has dropped off. At the same time, more brands are

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Advertisers put SSPs and curators under the microscope in sell-side push for ad tech fee transparency

Marketers are probing deeper on ad tech fees.  Their long, almost Sisyphaen quest to figure out how much ad tech vendors are pocketing from their programmatic dollars has taken yet another turn. “The big push from agencies at the moment is fee transparency,” said Matt Sattel, chief revenue officer at OpenX.  Continue reading this article

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‘Just don’t say DEI’: Brands sit out advertising around Black History Month, other heritage months this year

This year, Black History Month brand campaigns in February were quieter than normal. Amidst the diversity, equity and inclusion reckoning, expect Women’s History Month in March and Pride Month in June to strike similar tones.  That’s according to three marketers Digiday spoke with for this story who said brand clients have either paused marketing around

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Brands bet on sustained enthusiasm for women’s basketball ahead of March Madness

The climax of the college basketball season is almost upon us. Most know it as March Madness. Basketball observers are hoping the next Caitlin Clark will emerge during this year’s March Madness tourney. For the media world, it’s another chance to see how brands like Experian, State Farm, Priceline and longtime sponsor Powerade adapt to shifting

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Monday, March 10 Evening Cable News Ratings: Gutfeld! Takes No. 1 in the Demo Over The Five

Gutfeld! kicked off the week as Fox News’ most-watched program in the Adults 25-54 demo, overtaking usual No. 1, The Five. On MSNBC, The Rachel Maddow Show remained in first place with that advertiser-coveted cohort. And on CNN, Erin Burnett OutFront eked out a slim demo victory, finishing with 1000 more A25-54 viewers than The…

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