YouTube now ranks as the world’s largest video media company — beating out Disney, Paramount, NBC and Warner Bros. Discovery in total ad revenue intake for 2025, according to a new report from financial research firm MoffettNathanson.
Meta Platforms on Tuesday acquired Moltbook, the internet forum launched in January 2026 for artificial intelligence (AI) agents, imitating Reddit’s format, where humans simply observe. The web is shifting from tools that answer questions to agents that execute tasks.
NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa has released its State of the Retail Nation analysis* for the calendar year of 2025, showing healthy growth in retail sales value and volume. South African consumers spent nearly R683.3bn on fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) through traditional and modern trade channels during the year under review. This represents year-over-year value growth of 5.7%, with unit sales increasing by 6.7%.
An overview of retail advertising investment in South Africa from October to December 2025, including ad spend levels, media mix, and competitive activity across major retailers. Get the report here.
The numbers were not supposed to be this good. As 2024 drew to a close, the most optimistic forecasts for United States digital advertising placed 2025 spending somewhere between $340 billion and $355 billion. What actually materialised exceeded even the upper end of those projections.
Ford Motor Company’s (Ford) communications director, Dustin Chick, will receive an Outstanding Individual Achievement award from Provoke Media. In addition, Provoke Media’s top African PR agencies for 2025 are Retroviral and the South African operation of global public relations agency We. Communications – the first time it has awarded two trophies for African agencies.
OFM celebrates its 40th year in broadcast in 2026. Over this time, the brand has remained true to its audience needs for music, news, and information.
In a publishing landscape where consumer and B2B titles are shrinking, TFG’s magazine portfolio is bucking the trend. Instead of contracting, it’s surging rapidly, consistently and against all market expectations.
Horizon Media is testing a new artificial intelligence solution from marketing intelligence company Sightly and AI research firm Vurvey Labs that detects cultural shifts mid-campaign and adjusts media decisions accordingly, per details shared with Marketing Dive.
60% of users trust AI engines at least somewhat, but nearly the same amount feel AI has influenced their opinions, per a Shift study.