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Forecast: Global ad spend to top $1tn in 2024
A study from WARC, specialists in marketing effectiveness, has found that global advertising spend is on course to grow 10.5 per cent in 2024 to a total of $1.07 trillion (€0.96tn) – the best performance in six years if the post-Covid recovery of 2021 (+27.9 per cent year-on-year) is disregarded. Ad spend growth is also…
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Report: “FAST correcting issues that VoD created”
Two in three (66 per cent) TV viewers in the US are using free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms in a typical month, according to Horowitz Research’s annual report, State of Media, Entertainment, and Tech: Viewing Behaviours 2024. Tubi, Pluto TV, Freevee, YouTube and Roku are the top-used FAST networks by consumers surveyed in the…
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Disney+ ad-tier expanding in Europe
Following the launch of its ad-supported plan in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK in 2023, Disney+ will expand its offerings to Finland, the Netherlands and Portugal this October. Deborah Armstrong, SVP & GM Media Networks and Advertising EMEA, commented: “The strong momentum of our ad-supported plan, following its launch…
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Get set for the Paris Paralympics with tales of true grit and determination
Olympic hero Michael Johnson and archer Matt Stutzman interview stars including Kadeena Cox in Rising Phoenix. Plus: five of the best podcasts about classic movies • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I am really, really interested in drugs.…
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Get set for the Paris Paralympics with tales of true grit and determination
Olympic hero Michael Johnson and archer Matt Stutzman interview stars including Kadeena Cox in Rising Phoenix. Plus: five of the best podcasts about classic movies • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I am really, really interested in drugs.…
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How can children be protected from online sextortion fraud?
Criminals are tricking young people into sending intimate images, then demanding money. Experts explain how to deal with these attacks Video sextortion guides and manuals found on TikTok and YouTube Online sextortion is a form of financial fraud that has become increasingly prevalent over the past year. In some cases in the UK, US and…
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How can children be protected from online sextortion fraud?
Criminals are tricking young people into sending intimate images, then demanding money. Experts explain how to deal with these attacks Video sextortion guides and manuals found on TikTok and YouTube Online sextortion is a form of financial fraud that has become increasingly prevalent over the past year. In some cases in the UK, US and…
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Sarah Buchner started as a carpenter when she was 12 — now her AI construction startup has raised $20 million
Construction companies deal with a lot of documents — so many that it can be difficult to process and manage them all. According to one recent survey, a third of construction professionals found accessing documents to be a challenge in completing a project, while a fourth said that inaccurate project paperwork has contributed to a…
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ClearBank’s Jonny Fry featured fireside chat at Bank Automation Summit Europe 2024
Jonny Fry, head of digital assets strategy at ClearBank and chief executive of TeamBlockchain, will be featured in a fireside chat at Bank Automation Summit Europe 2024 on Monday, Oct. 7, at 2:15 p.m. GMT +1. The summit takes place Oct. 7-8 at the Hilton Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany, bringing together industry experts to discuss…
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Transactions: FIs invest in credit decision platforms
Gather Federal Credit Union has selected credit underwriting platform Zest AI to reduce fraudulent activity during the loan origination and decisioning process. AI-driven Zest Protect can help financial institutions fight identity fraud and identify fake documents during the loan procedure, Adam Kleinman, head of strategy and client success at Zest AI, told Bank Automation News.…