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Data shows that publishers are already experiencing steep traffic losses: Business Insider is down 55% in organic search traffic since 2022, with Forbes ...

The relationship between audiences and media is shifting. New technologies—particularly agentic and search-based AI—are reshaping how people discover and ...

Across sessions and conversations, the members-only 2026 DCN Summit revealed a clearer picture of an industry being reshaped by AI. That includes the ...

For many media organizations, the threat of “Google Zero” is increasingly becoming a reality. Between November 2024 and November 2025, traffic from Google Search to more than 2,500 sites in the ...

As AI systems increasingly access digital content, publishers are entering a new commercial reality. Content is being consumed in ways that often sit outside traditional channels such as search, ...

As 2026 unfolds, the streaming business is consolidating even as investment in content expands, leading to more than a bit of audience confusion. That is a problem for streamers seeking to be top of ...

Viewers are turning to dramas made for mobile and split into digestible chunks. It’s worked in China, but can these shows be a hit elsewhere? Microdramas, sometimes called vertical dramas, are ...

Audiences no longer separate television from social or creator video. As every format moves onto the living room screen, premium media must compete across formats while maintaining relevance, ...

In 2026, media companies are operating in an environment shaped by multiple, overlapping shifts. Audience discovery continues to fragment as search and social become increasingly unreliable traffic ...

Artificial intelligence significantly reduces the cost and time required to produce video. Across major digital platforms, that shift coincides with a notable increase in low-quality, AI-generated ...