The US and Canada have a lot in common when it comes to the economy, but their consumer advertising trends differ. Here is a breakdown of top spenders.

When a podcast host reads a sponsored ads, sharing a story about the quirky website they created on Squarespace, listeners often take their finger off that 15-second fast-forward button.

This week, Forever 21 is likely to be salvaged by several investment groups. Meanwhile, Evergage is acquired by Salesforce and Spotify gains another popular podcast network, The Ringer.

Election years give publishers the opportunity to bring in additional funds outside normal advertisers. How do politicians spend in an election year?

The new SameSite requirements are not the only big step forward towards a more secure web for consumers this year — Google made yet another announcement on January 14.

Last year, we reported on the cutting down of auto TV ad spend. The downturn of ad spending trend continues and is consistent across mediums. Notably, B2B ad sales are down.

This week, Penn National gains a big stake in Barstool Sports, Hello Products is acquired by Colgate-Palmolive, and GoDaddy is set to expand its services with content startup Over.

The Questex deal was one sign among many for just how strong the B2B events space is.

This week, Moody gets more data, VMware boosts its networking tech and UberEats in India sells to a local competitor.