As more podcasts move into the video space, the personal relationship between podcasters and their audiences could make podcast advertising more effective than other channels.

The ASA and CAP are aiming to deliver updated guidance by mid-May, but uncertainty over the scope of the ban is weighing on advertisers, agencies, and media owners.

The latest IPA Bellwether Report, conducted before Donald’s Trump’s “liberation day”, already showed a fall in business confidence amid macroeconomic uncertainty.

UK and Northern Europe sales chief Ed Couchman on how the Spotify Ad Exchange, generative-AI creative tools and an improved measurement offering are part of a strategy to make advertising with the streaming giant frictionless.

Judging by the numbers from Trump’s podcast interviews, there is a risk that politicians could increasingly bypass the tough accountability in broadcast interviews in favour of softball sessions with sympathetic podcasters.

In its provisional conclusions, the regulator has given the green light to three new DAB+ stations.

The appointment comes as Octave transitions towards sole ownership after News Broadcasting acquired Bauer Media’s stake in the digital audio marketplace in June.

The streaming platform is also rolling out updates to Ads Manager alongside gen-AI ads.

The business has been renamed Bauer Media Outdoor.

Although podcasts and streaming are a significant part of the audio offer, there has been little analysis on their true scale and the benefits for advertisers. Let’s change that.