CTV is booming: consumption is at an all-time high and over the course of recent years, consumers have increasingly embraced connected TV over traditional linear TV. Despite damning headlines of consumers abandoning their subscriptions to cut costs within a gloomy [...]

With the deprecation of third-party cookies on the horizon, contextual advertising is experiencing something of a resurgence, allowing advertisers to target consumers effectively without compromising privacy regulations. While its versatility means contextual can be applied to a number of environments, [...]

Free, ad-supported TV (FAST) is experiencing something of a resurgence: be it down to households cutting back against rising living costs or growing audience frustration at the number of streaming services, ad-supported linear television channels have been quietly growing in [...]

The popularity of streaming services, coupled with CTV’s capabilities to collect detailed data on their users, make them an exciting landscape for advertisers to reach a vast audience with well-targeted and highly relevant ads. By 2020, the global number of [...]

Audio has experienced rampant growth in recent years and shows no signs of slowing down. Over the last year, 11% of smartphone users paid for streamed music, whilst global ad spend on traditional radio advertising is set to hit a [...]

In today's ExchangeWire digest: Ethiopian researchers and a Kenyan rights organisation have accused Meta of allowing inflammatory content to flourish on their platforms; the head of Binance remains calm after investors pulled more than USD $1bn from the company in [...]

In a tumultuous year for tech, audio has boomed across markets and demographics. The global music streaming market is predicted to rise to USD$27.24bn (~£22.6bn) before the year is out, while 34% of the world’s population listens to at least [...]

Despite being around 100 years old, audio advertising is proving itself more relevant than ever. In the US, investments in audio advertising are surging, with podcast ad spending predicted to surpass USD$2bn (~£1.68bn) in 2023. Meanwhile, the UK reports 74% [...]

From podcasting to playlists, audio streaming has witnessed exponential growth in recent years and shows no signs of slowing down. Global streaming subscribers are expected to hit 1.3 billion by 2030, creating a significant opportunity for advertisers to reach a [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Spotify reports better-than-expected growth in users and revenue; Apple hikes up the prices of Apple Music and Apple TV+; and Singapore-based Mighty Jaxx announces its first project in the metaverse.   Spotify hints at price rises as [...]