Agentic AI and Tentpole Events Drive 2026 Ad Spend Growth

A confluence of major sporting events, election spending, and rapid artificial intelligence adoption is set to make the U.S. advertising market grow faster than many anticipated this year. The IAB expectation shared with Beet.TV suggests a nearly double-digit expansion, suggesting robust health despite lingering economic uncertainty. Underpinning this growth are three distinct drivers: A slate […]

 
 

IAB’s Chris Bruderle: Digital Video Will Capture Nearly 60% of TV and Video Ad Spend in 2025

NEW YORK – Digital video advertising is continuing its growth trajectory, just in time for the overlapping NewFront and Upfront periods, with connected TV rebounding strongly after a slowdown and set to dominate advertising budgets in the coming year, according to new research from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). “Digital video, which encompasses connected television, […]

 
 

IAB Study Uncovers New Need To Articulate The Role of Ads In The Open Internet

MARCO ISLAND, FL — After a few years in which the rise of ad blockers and subscription content reframed advertising as intrusive, the digital ad industry’s umbrella body is coming out batting for the ad-supported internet. The IAB just released The Free and Open Ad-Supported Internet: Consumers, Content, and Assessing the Data Value Exchange, a […]