"We deserve some respect from the sports media to comment on our games, and let fans know about what's happening with our league. Maybe the NBA has something to do with that. Maybe not."
YouTube's Brandcast 2026, its branding for its advertiser upfront, took place on Wednesday night. There were two key announcements at the event.
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Let's be honest: the money being poured into AI infrastructure is staggering. You'd have to be naive to assume that ad dollars won't follow the eyeballs.
A series of Advertiser Perception studies commissioned by Cumulus and Westwood One shows a near 2x increase in programmatic audio advertising usage compared to 2022.
“Our expanded partnership with iHeartMedia brings broadcast radio into the same attribution framework as digital audio and other media, giving brands a more complete view of campaign performance.”
"We deserve some respect from the sports media to comment on our games, and let fans know about what's happening with our league. Maybe the NBA has something to do with that. Maybe not."