Netflix will boast one-fifth of U.S. OTT subscriptions this year, more than any other service, according to eMarketer’s Q1 digital video forecast. OTT subscription revenues will exceed those of traditional pay TV for the first time in 2025; the cable is finally being cut. Nevertheless, the rate at which subscriptions to pay TV and OTT combined is growing has slowed since 2023 and is likely to continue slowing through 2027.
Google has been reminding users that it will turn off all Universal Analytics services and APIs on July 1, 2024. Data not retrieved before that date will be deleted and not recoverable. Consider it a none-too-subtle reminder of how central Google is to the internet ecosystem.
With the Google Cloud Next conference in full swing, cloud data management platform Informatica has launched a Master Data Management Extension for BigQuery to support rapid onboarding of master data. This should enable rapid deployment of CDPs and generative AI solutions on Google Cloud. Ad agency group WPP will integrate Google Gemini (formerly Bard) with WPP Open, its AI-powered marketing operating system.
Customer intelligence platform Acxiom will collaborate with ActionIQ to deliver enhanced customer insights. ActionIQ’s CDP will integrate with Acxiom’s demographic, household, behavioral and preference data and with Acxiom’s RealID identity resolution solution. Acxiom experts will work with clients to customize and streamline ActionIQ.