Connected TV budgets are set to grow again in 2026. According to a new survey from Premion, 70% of advertisers plan to increase CTV spend this year, with budgets climbing an average of 17%. That makes CTV the fastest-growing channel...

March 6, 2026

Sports is no longer a linear-only game. In Q1 2026, sports programming across the top five SVOD platforms surged 52% year-over-year. Media giants are now racing to secure fragmented rights and meet audiences where they’re watching: streaming. Amazon currently commands...

February 27, 2026

What was once a neck-and-neck race for viewing time now has a clear frontrunner: streaming. According to Samba TV’s Q4 2025 State of Streaming report, 60.7% of total TV viewing time now happens on streaming platforms, with streaming gaining a...

January 9, 2026

This year’s October Prime Big Deal Day event was a precursor for the Q4 holiday season, as “prosumers” - a more price-sensitive and savvy shopper - kicked off the quarter with a 61% increase in retail sales on Amazon versus...

November 3, 2025

While some advertisers hit pause after the holidays, assuming consumer spending has slowed, they're missing a critical window of opportunity. The period from December 26th through January 31st — what we call "Q5" — represents far more than just holiday...

September 25, 2025

Memorial Day Weekend (MDW) often steals the spotlight as the summer’s marquee shopping event. But in 2025, Labor Day Weekend (LDW) proved itself a worthy adversary, delivering impressive efficiency gains and returns for advertisers. Using first party MNTN Performance TV...

September 19, 2025

Streaming has become the primary growth engine for TV advertising. While linear TV’s share of global ad spend has dropped to just 12%, Connected TV is forecasted to top 40% by 2030, according to WARC. The shift isn’t just about...

September 12, 2025

CTV is changing the TV screen from a reach play to marketers’ go-to platform for full-funnel performance. New research from Mediaocean, PwC, and IAB shows that marketers are embracing Connected TV as a performance driver, not just a branding tool....

July 31, 2025