Billboard Speculates Amazon May Release New Music Service
A new ad-supported music service may be released soon to Alexa users.
Snapchat Introduces Snap Audience Network
After daily active users remained stagnant in the last half of 2018, Snapchat aims to increase user engagement through a larger ad network.
Hulu Cuts Down Ad Time
Hulu is cutting ads down to just 90 seconds compared to the old standard 180 – 240 seconds.
Padres Opening Day
The BASK Team had an awesome time at the San Diego Padres Opening Day 2019.
Facebook Introduces New Searchable Library of all Active Ads
Facebook is increasing transparency with its new searchable ads library anyone can access and includes all active ads, not just political ones.
Pluto TV aims to challenge Netflix
Viacom acquired Pluto TV in January to bring back old-fashioned TV channel surfing. The importance to advertisers is it’s free and ad-supported.
Twitter is Changing How They Sell Ads
Twitter is positioning itself as the unique social media platform that focuses on “look at this” rather than “look at me” like Facebook and Instagram and it’s status as number 1 for discovery.
Spotify Expected to Surpass Pandora Listeners by 2021
Pandora is currently the most popular streaming service in the US, but that won’t last for long. It has seen a steady decline of users in recent years. Spotify is predicted to be the dominant music streaming platform by 2021.
The Enormous Amount of Time Spent Consuming Media Has Plateaued
According to Nielsen, consumers are spending the same amount of time consuming media YoY. However, consumers have shifted their attention to smartphones and smart TV/internet devices during Q3 of 2018.
Grandmas Are Streaming TV Now
Is your grandma streaming? According to a recent report from Nielsen, adults ages 65+ are spending at least 20 minutes a day streaming their shows.
Google Kills Political Ads During Canadian Election Instead of Complying with Transparency Laws
Google will not run political ads during Canada’s 2019 election due to transparency laws and claims that monitoring these ads would be too difficult with the “lightening fast, automated auction system” in place.
Facebook moves towards… privacy?
Facebook is hoping to bounce back from its privacy mess with a shift to private, encrypted services.
Cord Cutting Nearly Doubled In 2018
Cord cutting isn’t slowing down. Since the industry’s peak in 1Q 2012, pay-TV subscribers for the top providers have declined by about 6,000,000.
BASK Takes Home 3 Awards At Reeds 2019!
This BASK crew had a great time in Austin for the #Reeds19 conference and awards! @C_and_E put on a great event!
2019: US Digital Ad Spending To Surpass Traditional
For the first time in the US, digital ad spending will exceed traditional ad spending.
Facebook Merging Instagram DMs with Messenger for Businesses
Facebook plans to merge Instagram DMs into Facebook Pages Manager to make it easier for brands to respond to customer messages. It’s a first step in building a tool to manage messaging across Facebook’s apps in hopes to bolster messenger advertising.
