Just as the House Judiciary Committee begins probing Omnicom and Interpublic for their "responsible" media policies, Stagwell is releasing well-timed research showing C/board-level support for news
media.
If Google adds filters to Gemini that allow users to control what they see in results, it could make it more difficult for advertisers, brands and publishers to reach target audiences through AI.
A new Pew Research Center report finds 54% of Americans turn to YouTube occasionally to get news content, while 25% get their news regularly from YouTube.
The framework released this morning by the ARF divides TV into six clusters that can be combined into two new mini universes representing "linear" and "pay."
The connection between an ad's cultural and personal relevance and the likelihood of a consumer purchasing a product is examined in a report conducted by WARC and TikTok, highlighting the potential
importance of moving beyond consumers' demographic profiles when devising social media marketing strategies.
"Daily Mail" ran an eye-tracking study with Lumen Research challenging the a long-held practice among brands to take brand-safety measures that avoid ads running alongside scandalous, negative or
undesirable news content.
Nearly 80% of streaming subscribers/respondents say "their TV time spent watching TV shows they really like is higher now than four years ago," Hub Entertainment Research finds.
A study finds 45% of Americans have expressed a willingness to purchase a car through social-media platforms, highlighting a potential shift toward these channels as critical touchpoints in the
automotive buying journey.
Meta is pressing a judge to reject Amherst University professor Ethan Zuckerman's request for an order preventing the company from suing over "Unfollow Everything 2.0" -- a tool designed to study how
Facebook's algorithms affect people's health.
A Comcast FreeWheel study shows 78% of viewers say national TV network content on national streaming platforms has higher quality than mobile.
Google reportedly paid $2.7 billion to bring back an AI genius as it and competitors continue to build out services built on AI.
The nonprofit research organization Center for Countering Digital Hate on Friday urged a federal appeals court to reject a bid by X Corp. to revive its lawsuit against the group.
Over 90% of viewers say long-form content is the "gold standard of premium" content, and another 90% believe long-form programming is a "valuable use of their time," DirecTV research finds.
Using decades of survey-based research, Ipsos built a method that uses AI to simulate consumer acceptance of an ad before optimizing and releasing it across media.
Skepticism is rising among consumers, with 81% questioning whether what they see is real or authentic content, while 65% believe GAI erodes creative and makes everything the same.
Daily usage for nearly all streamers rose for most streamers - including Netflix, Hulu, Paramount+, Max, Peacock and Amazon Prime Video - but Disney+ and Discovery+ slipped.
Google DeepMind researchers released a report that warns misuse of AI in "mass production of low quality, spam-like and nefarious synthetic content" may promote distrust of all digital information.
The Google Political Content Policy now has new settings and policies for digitally manipulated or synthetic content in audio, pictures, and videos, as ad platforms and agencies release partnerships,
services and technology to support campaigns.
Some 65% of Gen Z describe themselves as video content creators, according to the YouTube Culture & Trends Report, and 89% describe themselves as fans of someone or something.
Consumers - especially young consumers - want streaming "bundles" to be more than just TV-video programming, according to a new study from Hub Entertainment Research.
Viewers tend to spend more time viewing ads that appear in cinema, linear television and connected television.
Frustration over the process of content discovery is an ongoing problem. A new report finds 51% of viewers experience difficulties when searching for content.
Brave has integrated AI into its search engine to create a real-time answer engine using large language models, data from its search results and retrieval augmented generation to generate answers
almost instantly.
"We've reached a tipping point where AI has shifted from a nice-to-have to a must-have for marketers," says long-time ad exec and consultant David Berkowitz. "As these technologies continue to advance
and more marketers build AI capabilities, we expect to see AI become deeply embedded in marketing processes and increasingly shape strategy and decision-making."
DirecTV is offering savings on its monthly subscription if viewers are no longer interested in local TV station content - particularly local TV news content.
Meta is shutting down CrowdTangle, a data insights tool often used by academics, researchers and journalists to track conspiracy theories and viral content on Facebook and Instagram. CrowdTangle CEO
Brandon Silverman criticized Meta's decision on Thursday, writing in a blog post that shutting down the tool so close to the U.S. Presidential election was "incredibly irresponsible," adding that he
hopes the tool's legacy will "inspire a permanent set of regulations that make real-time access to public data a legal requirement and an ongoing part of how we manage the internet responsibly &
collaboratively."
Stories of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean and their descendants have been as invisible during Black History Month as the rest of the year.
Search marketing will lose share to generative AI chatbots from Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI as well as other virtual agents, according to research published Monday. The projected decline of 25% by
2026 is a result of generative AI, according to the data.
Spending on creative and content spend for video-driven chanels should hit $56 billion this year, Winterberry Group forecasts.
FAST TV channels and services are seeing a transformative shift, challenging the misconception that they are a repository for older, less valuable content, a Samsung Ads study finds.