In 2019, digital will account for 50.1% of total media ad spending worldwide thanks to strong growth from major digital ad sellers like Google, Facebook, Alibaba and Amazon. Traditional channels will remain important, however, as advertisers begin to think more holistically about their advertising and marketing budgets.

Advertisers continue to spend on digital formats in the UK, to the detriment of some traditional channels. Brexit is accentuating this trend, with the Google-Facebook duopoly proving to be the biggest winner.

US digital video ad spending is on track to exceed our previous forecasts, while TV also got a bump thanks to increased political spending in H2 2018.

Esports has evolved into a huge, global business with attractive marketing opportunities for brands looking to connect with young, digitally savvy and engaged fans.

Competitive video gaming is a rapidly growing, multibillion-dollar industry, presenting new opportunities for marketers to reach and engage with fans. Esports ad revenues are poised to surpass $200 million by next year, according to eMarketer’s first forecast on esports and gaming revenues.

Social video ad spending in the US will reach $14.89 billion in 2021, growing 44% from 2019, according to our latest forecast. It will then account for 30.4% of total video ad spending.

Brand safety is a serious concern for 60% of the ad industry professionals GumGum and Digiday surveyed in November 2018. But that’s down from 90% in 2017.

Influencer marketing is growing around the world, and a significant amount of activity is migrating to Instagram Stories. However, fraud is also growing, and that threatens the authenticity of influencer marketing.

Every week on eMarketer’s “Behind the Numbers” podcast, we take a few minutes to discuss some of the most intriguing headlines of the past seven days. This week, we're chatting about misinformation and how digital platforms are seeking to slow it, Pinterest's plan to go public, and landmark shift in ad spending.

In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," the topic (once again) is brand safety, as big advertisers pull back from YouTube amid concerns about user comments.

In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," we're talking about consumers' mobile video viewing habits and preferences. Our guest, Daniel Taitz, president of mobile video software company Penthera, digs into new Penthera survey data about consumers' likes and dislikes, and how mobile viewing varies around the world.

Every week on eMarketer’s “Behind the Numbers” podcast, we take a few minutes to discuss some of the most intriguing headlines of the past seven days. This week, we're chatting about YouTube and others' efforts to remove content from their platforms, one city's attempt to make tech disruptors play by the rules, and new and improved robot voices.

"Do You Have a Second?" is a pint-sized, daily podcast that highlights three new data releases and offers some context--all in five minutes. Here are this week's episodes, packed together for easy listening.

In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," mobile analyst Rahul Chadha breaks down eMarketer's latest estimates for the booming mobile video advertising market, and digs into the underlying drivers.

Mobile video ad spending will grow at a steady clip over the next few years. New ad units and formats like rewarded ads, 6-second nonskippable ads and vertical videos growing in importance for marketers.

How big is the audience for Facebook's video channel, Facebook Watch, and how has the social network's video strategy evolved? In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," analysts Debra Aho Williamson and Paul Verna discuss Facebook's various video efforts and how they stack up against the competition.

For Netflix, 2018 marked another year of double-digit audience growth in the US, and its movie ambitions threatened to shake up cinema in the way that it has already shaken the TV industry. In this "Behind the Numbers" playlist, you can track Netflix's progress around the world, as well as its stumbles.

The US digital video marketplace continues to show strong vital signs, with positive indicators including growth projections in programmatic buying and overall ad spending, momentum in subscription-based monetization, platform launches and gains in time spent viewing.

In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," eMarketer's demographics specialists, Mark Dolliver and Jennifer Pearson, consider the latest data about children's screen time. How much time are kids spending in front of screens, and what does it mean for their health and well-being?

In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," the first in a two-part series, eMarketer demographics specialists Mark Dolliver and Jennifer Pearson discuss kids and screens—and how parents approach the mix.