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Q4 2025: Rising spend and value-driven choices reshape subscriptions

January 30, 2026 | By Rande Price, Research VP – DCN subscriptions

Digital media subscription market holds steady despite higher costs

October 30, 2025 | By Rande Price, Research VP – DCN

Q2 2025 Digital Subscription Tracking Report

August 7, 2025 | By Rande Price, Research VP – DCN

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The podcast market is booming. Research offers insights into monetization and the marketplace
June 5, 2019 podcasting
Perspectives

DTC brands are disrupting ecommerce—and advertising
June 4, 2019 digital advertising, DTC, supporter
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Chartbeat spent more than 400 hours analyzing subscriptions—here’s what we’ve found
June 3, 2019 subscriptions, supporter
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Social media must step up its game against disinformation
May 22, 2019 disinformation, fake news
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Marketers keep spending on problematic platforms
May 13, 2019 digital advertising, social platforms
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Ad fraud growth slows for the first time in four years
May 8, 2019 ad fraud
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Better machine decision-making, rethinking digital ads, and smart cities will improve the health of the internet
May 1, 2019 digital advertising, IoT, privacy
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Internet growth accelerates and social continues to climb, but there are changes brewing
April 24, 2019 consumer behavior, social media
Perspectives

WebRTC is the newest, trickiest front in the fight against redirects
April 19, 2019 ad tech, malware, supporter
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How well are digital brands meeting consumers’ hierarchy of digital needs?
April 17, 2019 consumer behavior, consumer expectations, user experience
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Community connection drives local news engagement, though support lags
April 10, 2019 consumer behavior, consumer engagement, local news
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Consumers are unaware of many of Google’s data practices
April 5, 2019