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How streaming creators built a new broadcast blueprint at the World Cup
Livestreaming creators offer new ways to broadcast sports to diverse audiences; this 2026 FIFA World Cup may be the new blueprint for leagues
OpenAI's ads program matures
Media
In Graphic Detail: The state of streaming highlights the power of creators
“Just Chatting” is the driving force behind views on major streaming platforms, thanks to the appeal of personality-driven creators
Hot Ones creator Sean Evans on YouTube vs. TV, the interview boom and what comes next
Hot Ones host and TIME 100 top creator Sean Evans chats about the creator economy’s past, present, and future
Why brands are bringing creators to the World Cup sidelines
Brands are bringing creators to the World Cup sidelines to boost engagement, tap into new audiences, and be a part of the cultural conversation.
Marketing
How Bandit Running is expanding internationally while staying hyperlocal
Bandit’s focus on core running communities has helped it grow enough to start expanding outward.
Criteo is subject to a takeover bid, further proving private equity’s continued interest in ad tech
Vista Equity and Quinti Capital place a 50% premium on stock, raising questions over where the PE firms see value.
Dentsu strikes Meta deal to build plumbing for mass influencer activation
Top CMOs are assembling armies of creators, but many lack the infrastructure required to get the most out of them. A deal between Dentsu and Meta aims to fix that problem.
Future of TV
Future of TV Briefing: The 5 biggest news stories of 2026 so far
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks back at the most significant developments — or non-developments– in the TV, streaming and digital video industry during the first half of 2026.
Walmart buys ‘the Google Ads of streaming’ Vibe in a deal tipped at a $1 billion-plus valuation
The deal would bring Vibe’s 10,000 SME advertisers to the platform, equipping Walmart to better compete with Meta and Pinterest.
Future of TV Briefing: The ad-supported streaming landscape in graphic detail
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at a spate of recent studies that highlight the growing predominance of ad-supported streaming and the risk in how brands are managing streaming campaigns.
Media Buying
Advertising’s confidence problem, according to the man who used to price its stocks
Advertising’s inconvenient truth: the industry built a commodity and called it a strategy
Ad Tech Briefing: Corporate America finally buys into soccer as a mainstream sport; shadier elements of the ad industry are obliging
The FIFA World Cup 2026, co-hosted across North America for the first time, has spelled out what some in U.S. media circles have known for some time: association football, or “soccer” to use local parlance, is now big in America, and it’s time for corporations to cash in at pace — one hydration break at […]
Media Buying Briefing: It’s a world party at the World Cup, unless you’re looking to get in now
Halfway through soccer’s biggest quadrennial event, ratings are up and enthusiasm is high — so long as the U.S. and Mexico stay in the competition.
Annual research reports
Podcasts
Research
Upfronts
Future of TV Briefing: The upfront is overtaking streaming’s programmatic marketplace
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how major TV and streaming ad sellers are seeing upfront deals represent a larger share of their programmatic businesses.
Why Amazon and YouTube pitched operating systems, not just TV inventory at this year’s upfront
Negotiations over identity, infrastructure, AI-driven buying take place as much as programing.
How CMOs can make the case for creative investment
Ilaria Pasquinelli, Chief Marketing Officer, LIONS Brands that invest in creative marketing outperform the competition and grow. That is a bold claim, but there is proof to back up these claims. Global brand consultancy Interbrand analyzed data from 50 businesses that won the most Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity awards from 2020 to 2025 […]
Advertisers are embracing AI for social media and retail media marketing. However, they are slower to adopt AI for influencer and CTV marketing. This is according to a Glossy+ Research survey of more than 100 marketing professionals in first-quarter 2026.
Advertisers are embracing AI for social media and retail media marketing. However, they are slower to adopt AI for influencer and CTV marketing. This is according to a Glossy+ Research survey of more than 100 marketing professionals in first-quarter 2026.
Imports are expected to hit an all-time high this month as retailers and brands pull ahead their shipments to avoid new potential tariffs.
Imports are expected to hit an all-time high this month as retailers and brands pull ahead their shipments to avoid new potential tariffs.