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MARKETING

Targeting, Measurement Top 2025 Media Investment Trends

Omnichannel approaches can present numerous challenges for today's advertisers – but also a multitude of opportunities, provided proper strategies (and partners) are already in place. To kick off the year, Teads recently published a report on five key media trends in 2025, starting with a deep dive into the

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New Consumer Survey Shows Who Wins A Post TikTok U.S.

In light of the pending TikTok ban The Measure a research and insights exchange did a survey powered by MX8 Labs, of 1,000+ consumers over the age of 18 about video consumption habits. Here are some of the findings: A Primary Source for 18-24 year olds  * 44% of people

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How The Lively-Baldoni Legal Battle Evolved On TikTok

Dueling lawsuits from Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's respective camps have created an ever-evolving PR battle (as Lucia Moses details well on Business Insider). But on social video, the news cycle hasn't maintained the same momentum as the ongoing accusations. Data from Tubular Labs shows that

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Netflix After School Gains Momentum As Kids’ Channel

Netflix After School has grown steadily over the course of 2024, with U.S. minutes watched across YouTube and Facebook climbing from 35.8 million to 63.2 million over the last 13 months – according to data from Tubular Labs. * In November, Spellbound drove the bus for Netflix for Kids.

SPORTS

Current College Player Nets Larger Audience Than NFL

Florida Atlantic isn’t the biggest college football program in the country, but the team does have one of sports’ biggest social video stars in Josh Moore, according to new data from Tubular Labs. Leaning almost exclusively into YouTube Shorts, the FAU Owls safety is cultivating a large audience against

SPORTS

Dude Perfect Gets Steph Curry Bump

Trick-shot content aficionados Dude Perfect have been around for years and possess global name recognition. Yet, a celebrity guest star can still provide a welcome bump for video audiences, according to recent Tubular Labs Audience Ratings data.  * Dude Perfect increased their unique viewers across YouTube and Facebook by 74% month-over-month,

SPORTS

Women's Soccer Scores On TikTok

Women's sports have seen steady growth in recent years, but especially over the last couple, as U.S. leagues like the WNBA and NWSL have truly exploded (as has women's college basketball). As part of its extensive end-of-year reporting, Tubular Labs showcases the the most-viewed women&

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Video Trends: Creators Cash In On Breakups

Breakups are never fun for those involved, but the separations can also make for some compelling content – and did in 2024. Data from Tubular Labs' end-of-year recap reveals some key insights around the year's buzziest (on social video, at least) breakups, featuring famous faces new and old.

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Trump Election Win Fuels Fox News Tune-In On Social

Republican Donald Trump winning the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election was not just a boost for the candidate, but also (conservative-leaning) Fox News as a video publisher. According to recent Tubular Labs Audience Ratings, Fox News’ unique U.S. viewers across YouTube and Facebook soared during the election month. Further

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Joe Rogan Scored More Watch-Time Than Any Network Last Month

Joe Rogan didn’t need an election to become popular on YouTube, but it certainly drove an audience surge in October 2024, as Tubular Labs data reveals. * In October, Joe Rogan was the #3 creator by minutes-watched (1.2 billion U.S. minutes-watched) across YouTube and Facebook according to Tubular

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Entertainment News Giants Grow Video Audience

Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood have long been titans of entertainment news, but are finding new growth on social video, according to Tubular Labs.  * Audience Ratings data shows that since October 2023, Entertainment Tonight has seen unique U.S. viewers across YouTube and Facebook climb by nearly 41%, while Access

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Females Flock To Fox News

The cable network saw U.S. female viewers grow by 31% month-over-month.

SPORTS

Netflix Christmas Halftime Could Bring Beyoncé To More NFL Fans

After Taylor Swift spent 2023 (and parts of 2024) growing her reach with NFL fans, is Beyoncé about to run her own big play to expand her audience with football fans, too? The announcement that the superstar would perform at halftime during Netflix's Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans

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What Are Amazon Beauty & Personal Care Shoppers Watching?

The holiday season is already ramping up, with brands, publishers and creators all trying to make the most out of the shopping blitz. New data from Tubular Labs showcases key insights for maximizing social video impact with holiday shoppers this year – including what beauty & personal care shoppers on Amazon

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MSNBC Nets Over A Billion U.S. YouTube Minutes In September

YouTube has increasingly become a force in terms of viewership across every screen, and news is one area where publishers have shown an excellent ability to take advantage there. Tubular Labs data reveals September's top domestic news & politics media by U.S. watch-time on YouTube, and MSNBC

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66% Of Advertisers Eye Spend Increase On Social

Optimism varies by industry across various advertising channels, though digital – social, digital display, CTV – all seem to have a lot of momentum right now, at least according to data in Mediaocean's 2024 H2 Market Report. * Those surveyed responded to questions around which media channels they expected to increase,

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Stacking Up Social Video's Top Political Creators

Audiences still receive plenty of political information from traditional news outlets across TV and print, as well as social video. But many individual creators also have big followings, as August audience ratings data from Tubular Labs reveals. * Looking at top political creators (excluding traditional media) by unique U.S. video

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BetterHelp's Big Summer For YouTub Sponsorship

For many, summer presents a lot more time to watch online videos – especially on YouTube. With that in mind, we took a look at which brands had the most sponsored video views on the platform this summer, thanks to data from Tubular Labs. Scope is limited to sponsored videos from

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Gaming Content's Steady Rise On YouTube

Gaming content keeps gaining steam on YouTube, as data from Tubular Labs' new H2 social trends report showcases. Despite its long-term popularity on the platform, it appears there's still plenty of room to run as YouTube's gaming content continues to see views growth year-over-year. * Viewership

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Which TikTok Video Categories Are Seeing Major Audience Growth?

Certain TikTok categories have been blowing up this year, as data from Tubular Labs' recent H2 trends report reveals. Understanding categories experiencing significant growth can help both publishers and brands direct investments according to hop into trends that maximize reach. * Beauty, already one of TikTok's top categories,

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Uploads For 30-60 Second YouTube Videos Up 39% YoY

Even though short-form video content has been all the rage in recent years, other video lengths have found areas of growth. And as social video competes with traditional TV for eyeballs, audiences are seeking more substantial (longer) content on various platforms like YouTube – as data from Tubular Labs' new

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Big News Month Fuels Double-Digit Audience Growth

Major items like the Donald Trump assassination attempt, Joe Biden not pursuing reelection and the Olympics powered double-digit audience growth for the likes of ABC News, Fox News, NBC News, CNN and MSNBC.

The Measure Newsletter

SEC, Big Ten Set To Dominate CFB Viewing Share

This week's newsletter is sponsored by: This Week On The Measure:  * College Football Audience Consolidation * Meet Capgemini (VIDEO) * DNC’s TV Touchdown * SpongeBob Bubbles Up Big Social Video Watch-Time * Inclusive Grocery Ads’ Impact * The Streaming Originals Slowdown * This Week’s Free Report: Retail’s Purchase Intent Leaders, From

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SpongeBob’s 25th Birthday Bubbles Up Big Watch-Time Increases

U.S. minutes watched for SpongeBob SquarePants’ official Facebook and YouTube pages grew to 462.2 million in July 2024.

The Measure Newsletter

Netflix Wins For Streaming UX By A Landslide

This week's newsletter is sponsored by: This Week On The Measure:  * Which Streaming Services Win For User Experience? * VIZIO’s Nyma Quidwai On Driving and Measuring Outcomes * NFL Preseason Already TV’s Top Pick * Instagram Wins Olympic Creator Gold * ABC News’ Unique Audience Soars On Social * Poppi Floats