In-show product placements are alive and well in streaming TV, with some shows being singled out for the sheer volume of the products placed in them.
Notably, the Spanish-language broadcasts of FIFA World Cup generated a larger share of automaker impressions than English broadcasts.
Nearly 40% of linear audiences now access linear TV channels via some form of streaming platforms or apps - up from 38% a year ago.
The announcement comes with the release of a study identifying social, economic, legal and advertising issues, and the role advertisers, media and measurement need to address.
The reasons for withdrawing were not disclosed, but both have implications for an increasingly competitive measurement marketplace.
A study finds that 43% of U.S. consumers would switch their mobile, broadband or TV provider to find a better sports streaming bundle.
According to a new study by Reviews.org: "Many viewers are canceling, downgrading, and cycling in and out of subscriptions."
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. internet consumers 18-24 (61%) have been to a movie theater at least once in the last six months, Ampere Analysis finds - up from the pre-pandemic period of Q1 2020 (at 58%).
Interestingly, they are all publishers that would be characterized as right-wing: The Daily Caller, The Washington Examiner and National Review.
Marketers should stop treating the home screen as digital wallpaper, a viewer study suggests.
No, my headline isn't a typo. It was just a way of piquing your interest about a new kind of, well, "peak TV."
Research from average daily viewing time across nearly 20 international markets shows YouTube had 99.1 minutes per day in 2025 vs. Netflix at 87.1 minutes.
Explicit details were not disclosed, but Nielsen said the integrations enhance its "advanced audience" data offerings.
Can we drill down into all the overlapping behavioral and viewing trends among all the various platforms? This can be a daunting task.
The generation following Gen Z is already developing media habits that should make marketers, media buyers and anyone still debating the future of television pay close attention.
Analysis of 1,611 scripted original shows on premium streamers found viewers waited an average of 21 months between new seasons -- up from the 16-month period in 2022.
There are significant reasons to buy news content -- "meaning advertisers who avoid news scenes altogether are leaving money on the table."
Andy Brown, best known for his role as chairman-CEO of Kantar Media, died May 21. He was 63.
Global CTV-based advertising will nearly double in four years to $81 billion by 2030 from $44 billion in 2025, research and advisory firm Omdia estimates.
Antenna estimates that Disney+ was the fastest-growing service year-over-year, adding 5.4 million. HBO Max was next at 4.9 million with a 12% share.
Even in its "mature era," digital video is still expanding nearly 20% faster than the overall ad market.
Linear TV is a cost-effective channel with extensive reach and long-term benefits, a new report from Circana finds.
Hub Entertainment Research notes that some of the strongest aggregators are led by Amazon Prime Video, where 54% of respondents say they use it to get one or many streaming services.
New research from Magid shows a decline in the association of the word “trustworthy” with news
organizations, TVNewsCheck reports. Of 44 emotional attributes surveyed, “trustworthy” ranks 39th. The study will be presented
at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference on April 19 at the NAB Show.
"March was dominated by basketball, and auto advertisers were front-and-center with it," says iSpot.tv's Stuart Schwartzapfel.
By 2028, around 20%-40% of spending among Paramount Skydance, NBCU and Walt Disney will be on sports programming, according to one market analysis from MoffettNathanson Research.
The e-commerce giant's video platform accounts for roughly 71.8% of all available streaming programs among the major SVOD players tracked.
"Social video advertising is becoming the dominant force, reshaping how content is consumed and monetized," says Omdia.
The Advertising Research Foundation's CIMM East Conference began where last year's left off: on an advertising "currency fiesta," per Fox Senior Vice President-Research & Data, Ad Sales' Kym Frank,
who famously made that quip in 2025.
The Comcast report demonstrates TV's role as a full-funnel driver of performance and impact on other ad channels. It finds brand recall increases when TV is part of the media mix compared with
stand-alone channel efforts, according to the data. Recall rises 8.7X when TV is paired with search, 1.8X with social media, and 1.6X with podcasts, according to data in its most recent report.