Village Soapbox: Q1 2021 Earnings, Tom Rogers, Gina Garrubbo, Barry Frey, "Batwoman" and More

AudioVideosLegends and Leaders Pioneer Tom Rogers on quotThe Big Liequot and the Failure of MediaLegend and Leader are perfect words to describe Tom Rogers Tom brought CNBC and MSNBC to the media ecosystem guided TiVo through its formative years and is now executive chairman of Engine Media Inc which focuses on sports and eSportsNPR39s Gina Garrubbo on Her Path From Sales Assistant to Legendary LeaderLegend and Leader equally applies to NPR President ampamp CEO and IAB Chair of the Board of Directors Gina Garrubbo Jack Myers interviews Garrubbo about her successful career in the ad sales businessAudacy Growing HandinHand with Sports Betting with Matt VolkOn this week39s View from The Grandstand Justin Paura speaks with Matt Volk vice president of sports at Audacy Listen to the Paura39s latest podcastVisa Marketing DOOH is StopinYourTracks CreativeCheck out the latest DPAA Short Connects video series where DPAA President ampamp CEO Barry Frey speaks with Visa39s Director of Global Brand Innovation Jessica WilliamsKnowledge ExchangeA4 Advertising39s Focus on Local Business Uncovers a Resilient Force for Economic GrowthTrisha Patterson spoke with George Costa vice president local ad sales and Rich Davis senior director local ad sales both of a4 on the differences between selling local in 2020 vs 2021The CW Stars Javicia Leslie and Meagan Tandy Connect with Boys ampamp Girls Club MembersSimon Applebaum chats with The CW team about two of their Batwoman stars who are exemplifying the spirit of that show by engaging and inspiring the communityTo Understand Automakers39 Support for Voting Rights Follow the MoneyJim Motavalli examines the motivating factors behind Ford General Motors and Stellantis39 decision to sign onto an April 13 quotJoint Statement on Voting Rightsquot in MichiganThe Weather Channel39s Jim Cantore quotWe Can Make Weather Extremes Less ExtremequotAs we celebrated Earth Day this week Alli Romano spoke with Jim Cantore veteran meteorologist from The Weather Channel about their digital sustainability platform PattrnGlobal Marketing Monitor Weekly Market Trends April 17 2021GroupM39s Brian Wieser takes a look at which retail sectors are bouncing back and which are slowly recoveringMeetings ReImaginedRishad Tobaccowala reflects on how the pandemic has forever changed the nature of meetings a critical part of everyone39s career and he provides tips on how to get the most out of the new definition of a meetingMedia Industry39s Response to Democracy Teetering on the Edge of FailurePaul S Maxwell is understandably frustrated about the state of politics today but he shares his thoughts on how the media community could possibly work together to improve the situationYouTube and Google Ads A HowTo On Bidding to WinJohn Donahue provides invaluable advice on strategies to improve your success rate on YouTube and Google AdsIn a Cookieless World Verizon Media Brings Innovative SolutionsVerizon Media which has launched several new data and targeting products that take into account the new privacycentric environment that we find ourselves in Learn more about those products in this pieceAdvertisers are About to Be Anointed If They Don39t Screw It UpBill Harvey sees a future where companies are far more active in the political arena and they reach a new level of authenticity Or will they Read this important perspectivePostPandemic Life It39s Not About Gettin39 Some It39s About Finding SomeoneAfter the 1918 pandemic came the Roaring 3920s With the vaccine rolling out and our ability to engage closely with each other nearing are we headed towards a bacchanalian era or has the pandemic driven the importance of true companionship Will you still swipe right Find out from Kryss ShaneAdvancing DiversityCustomer Satisfaction is Key During Cancel Culture Times How do Brands NavigateKate Byrne speaks with vice president of global customer support from Zendesk on how brands can stay in synch with the beliefs and attitudes of their customers through customer careMediaIn a major win against CTV ad fraud Google Roku and a collective which includes Omnicom Media Group The Trade Desk and Magnite teamed up and dismantled an ad fraud botnet operationPareto that had been driving an average of 650mm ad requests per day The botnet had been using nearly a million infected Android mobile devices to spoof the presence of millions of people on CTV devicesIn the 15th annual Deloitte Digital Media Trends study 40 of respondents said that they would prefer to pay 12 a month for a service with no ads vs 39 who said they would prefer a free service with 12 minutes of ads per hour What might concern marketers is that the number jumped to 48 of Gen Z preferring the noad version and 46 of MillennialsThe latest forecast from eMarketer projects advertising revenue on podcasts will hit the 13B mark this year and grow to 274B by 2025NFL Media and Hulu have entered into a multiyear carriage agreement Hulu Live TV will carry the NFL Network and NFL RedZoneDollar Tree has launched a retail media network The inventory much of which is mobile will be sold by Chesapeake Media GroupIt39s Earnings Season and here are some highlightsIn a sign of a potential peak moment Netflix missed its subscriber projections and warned of choppy waters In Q1 2021 Netflix gained 398mm new subscribers far below the 629mm expected and miles away from the 1577mm subscribers gained in Q1 2020 While they acknowledged the new competitive landscape Netflix execs blamed the miss on COVID not the competitionATampampT has a good Q1 2021 beating estimates thanks in part to a NCAA March Madness and Kong vs Godzilla Subscription revenue for Direct to Consumer was up 35 year over year The company added 27mm domestic subscribers which brings total subscription in the US to 442mm and 64mm globally Approximately 97mm customers pay for HBO Max specifically while 309mm get it as part of their HBO cablesatellite subscriptionATampampT also announced that WarnerMedia revenue was up for the quarter at 85B 98 year over year Ad sales totaled 18B up 185 which was credited to the return of the NCAA March MadnessAlthough better than the same quarter a year prior ATampampT did announce that they lost 620000 pay tv subscribers DirecTVUVerseATampampT TV Their total video subscriber base is now shrinking at an annualized rate of 146 ATampampT has previously announced that they are spinning off the Pay TV divisionIn similar news Verizon39s Fios TV service has hit a 10year low on subscribers down 82000 subscribers this past quarter to a total base of 377mm However Verizon Fios ISP Connectivity had its best quarter in six years adding 102000 customers bringing their consumer ISP total to 63mm Fios connections 57 year over year and total consumer broadband connections which includes legacy DSL to 67mm subscribersSnapchat beat estimates as daily active users jumped 22 to 280mm Revenue for the quarter was up 66 year over year to 7696mmClick the social 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