Bleav appoints Maryann Alvarez and Gretchen Waller as Directors of Partnerships to scale podcast and sports media advertising across its 500+ show network.

Perion and EMARKETER survey 111 US marketers on creative optimization: only 3.6% actively optimize despite 89% viewing creative as critical to performance.

IAB and PwC report $294.6B in US digital ad revenue for 2025 - social up 32.6%, programmatic crossing $162B, and creator spend at $37B without any Olympics boost.

Audioboom reports Q1 2026 revenue of $22.5M, up 30% year-on-year, as Showcase marketplace and video partnerships with Spotify and Apple drive record distribution.

Spotify on March 31 unveiled carousel ads, revamped sponsored playlists, split testing, and automated bidding for advertisers managing campaigns in Ads Manager.

Spotify expanded Prompted Playlist on April 7 to include podcasts for Premium users across the US, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden.

Spotify today announced new video controls rolling out globally, letting Premium, Basic, and free-tier users toggle Canvas visuals and podcast videos through Settings.

Basis today launched Compass, an agentic AI tool that converts campaign briefs into omnichannel media plans in minutes, cutting planning time by up to 90%.