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Report: AI moves mobile into next phase

Mobile reached record highs across every key metric in 2025, fueled by Generative AI and expanding monetisation opportunities. Sensor Tower’s State of Mobile 2026 report shows that downloads, in-app purchase (IAP) revenue, and time spent each hit all-time highs. Global IAP revenue in particular surged 10.6 per cent year over year (YoY) to reach $167 […]

January 22, 2026

Dalet appoints Braygreen as EVP and Chief Customer Officer

Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organisations, has announced the appointment of Gwen Braygreen as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, a newly created executive role focused on strengthening the end-to-end customer experience as Dalet continues to expand its SaaS platform and introduce new AI-driven innovations. Braygreen will lead Dalet’s global Customer […]

January 22, 2026

Wong named CEO of MINT

MINT, a specialist in Advertising Resource Management (ARM) software, today announced the appointment of Louisa Wong as Chief Executive Officer, effective February 2nd. Wong succeeds Lorenzo Larini, who has led MINT through a period of significant product evolution, strategic partnerships, and international expansion. As CEO, Wong will focus on expanding MINT’s commercial footprint, deepening customer, […]

January 21, 2026

Disguise, ASB GlassFloor partner on interactive digital courts

Disguise and ASB GlassFloor have announced a partnership that turns arena floors into a fully customisable interactive digital surface. This will enable coaches to visualise ball tracking data as well as players’ live positions, movement speed and performance metrics right on the playing surface, allowing teams to win more matches. The technology will also enable more […]

January 20, 2026

Cloudflare acquires Human Native

Cloudflare, the connectivity cloud company, has acquired Human Native, an AI data marketplace that connects creators and AI developers. Cloudflare says the acquisition will make it easier for AI developers to discover and access the content they need, and in turn help creators and publishers optimise how their data can be surfaced to AI companies […]

January 16, 2026

Survey: Audiences’ top AI concern is blurred reality

In an era when artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly woven into creative pipelines, the question of how consumers feel about AI’s role in entertainment has moved from speculative to urgent. A survey from Hub Entertainment Research finds that while consumers increasingly expect AI to reshape everyday life, their acceptance of AI in entertainment depends heavily […]

January 15, 2026

Report: Consumers managing subscriptions more actively

Recurly, a subscription growth platform, has released its 2026 State of Subscriptions report. US consumers are changing how they use subscriptions, and the shift is making the business model stronger. Rather than treating subscriptions as ‘set it and forget it’ expenses, consumers are managing them more actively. They pause when they need a break, cancel […]

January 15, 2026

Forecast: Global ad spend to grow 9.1% in 2026

WARC’s latest forecasts show that global advertising spend is forecast to grow 9.1 per cent in 2026 to $1.3 trillion (€1.1tn), doubling in size since the pandemic and equivalent to $150 spent on every person. The incremental growth is mostly being captured by digital platforms, not traditional channels. Almost 80 per cent of ad spend now […]

January 15, 2026

AI helps Virgin Media O2 avoid over 1m call transfers

Virgin Media O2 saved customers a collective 1.45 billion seconds of their time last year – equivalent to more than 24 million minutes or more than 400,000 hours – after introducing AI and upskilling teams to improve how the company handles customer phone calls. Together, these improvements led to the company reducing call transfers by […]

January 15, 2026

Plume acquires Sweepr

Plume, a specialist in intelligent services for ISPs serving connected homes and small businesses, has announced the acquisition of Sweepr, an AI-powered customer-care orchestration platform built for service providers. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Sweepr helps telecom operators deliver personalised support journeys that increase digital engagement, reduce call centre costs, and improve […]

January 14, 2026