Q4 2025 became the first holiday season on record to cross a trillion dollars. The National Retail Federation reported that spending from November 1 through December 31 grew 4.1% over 2024, landing at the top of its forecast range and...

August 12, 2026

Q4 is one of the highest-stakes stretches on the retail calendar. Shoppers spend months researching gifts and planning ahead. Much of that now happens at home in front of the biggest screen in the house: they stream a holiday movie...

July 21, 2026

Major League Baseball is massive. Everybody knows it, and the numbers prove it. The 2024 World Series drew an average of 15.81 million viewers across platforms, the most-watched Fall Classic since 2017. The 2025 regular season posted year-over-year viewership gains...

July 20, 2026

For advertisers, no quarter carries more weight than Q4, and 2026 is shaping up to be another strong one. EMARKETER predicts holiday spending will increase year-over-year (YoY), for retail as a whole and even more so for ecommerce. Q4 has...

July 7, 2026

Packed with major shopping moments, big revenue pushes, and the kind of performance highs that make end-of-year reports shine, Q4 often gets all the glory. But what happens after the confetti settles? For MNTN advertisers that stayed the course, Q1...

May 28, 2026

Summer is one of the longest and diverse spending seasons on the calendar. During that stretch, shoppers aren't just browsing, they're actively planning trips, stocking up for events, and treating themselves and others. That means more opportunity for brands that...

May 15, 2026

Summer can mean relaxation and downtime for many people, but for advertisers looking to carry momentum into H2, it should mean the opposite. From shifting consumer habits to cultural events commanding massive audiences, this summer in particular will be packed...

April 17, 2026

Father's Day has generated record spending for three years running. Last year’s Father’s Day shopping season clocked in at $24 billion — up more than 7% from the prior year and exceeding the previous high of $22.9 billion in 2023....

April 6, 2026