Television is the most effective advertising medium ever invented. No ifs, buts or maybes; ask anyone to recall their favorite ad and odds are it will be a TV ad. Ask the world's biggest and best marketers to nominate the last medium they would ever remove from their plans, and it will be TV.

Advertising spend in general has been slowing down, as advertisers’ scrutinize their budgets amid rising interest rates, inflation and overall uncertainty around the economy.

But podcast ad spend is not seeing the same adjustments yet. Four podcast ad buyers told Digiday their clients’ budgets are not getting slashed. Instead, they are continuing to see an increase in brands’ podcast ad spend.

Sports lovers can now watch their favorite events more easily than ever thanks to Roku’s brand-new Sports experience, which integrates live, upcoming and sports-related content in a single hub.

Audio company Audacy released findings that show listeners intentionally setting aside time during their day to listen to their favorite audio content, adding another incentive for marketers to invest more ad dollars in the medium. Based on over 1,000 respondents, 74% say they set aside time to listen to audio.

Netflix today revealed details for its upcoming ad-supported subscription tier, dubbed “Basic with Ads,” which will be available to U.S. consumers on Nov. 3 at 12 p.m. ET. and will cost $6.99 per month. The streamer also announced a partnership with Nielsen for measurement.

Ever wonder how actor Christopher Meloni gets through all those action scenes playing a copper on “Law & Order: SVU,” “Law & Order: Organized Crime” and other projects?

Would you believe he uses Tommie Copper, the pain management brand?

The amount of time US audiences spent watching online TV surpassed cable for the first time ever. Subscribers to services like Netflix and Hulu accounted for 34.8% of all TV consumption in July,

Advertising "attention" and "viewability" -- two key measures of advertising effectiveness, according to TV measurement firm TVision -- continue to improve on connected TV (CTV) platforms versus linear TV.

Perhaps looking to expand its streaming influence around many parts of the TV advertising industry, Roku will for the first time carry live, local TV stations' news content in a deal with NBCUniversal.

Walmart and Roku have formed an exclusive partnership to allow streaming viewers to shop and complete purchases of featured products on screen, for fulfillment by the world’s largest retailer.

DeepIntent, the healthcare advertising technology company, has published research that unveils insight into consumer behaviours and preferences for ad-supported content.

Reed Hastings was consistent, year after year. Any time someone asked the Netflix CEO when he’d introduce ads to his streaming service, he insisted that it made no sense. Netflix was a better service because it didn’t have ads, he would say.

That was when Netflix was growing.

TV shows today are on the move, coming out from behind streaming paywalls for second runs on ad-supported networks or moving from ad-supported to streaming.

The ad-supported streamer, home to ‘Alex Rider’ and a growing slate of original series and movies, will change its name starting April 27.

They were the hottest names in tech. Brands like Warby Parker, Stitch Fix, FIGS and Allbirds pioneered a new form of retail, one that went "direct to consumer" — via the internet — instead of selling through established outlets. They appeared unstoppable. But today, they're crashing hard with no bottom in sight.

The app for Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange, briefly crashed Sunday after a bizarre Super Bowl ad sparked a surge in traffic.