Mediagazer: IAB: full-time US digital creator jobs grew from 200,000 in 2020 to 1.5M in 2024; the internet-supported economy accounts for 18% of US GDP, up from 2% in 2008 (Axios)

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Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:

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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:

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Jake Kanter / Deadline:

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Mark K. Miller / TVNewsCheck:

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Stagwell, a publicly-traded ad holding group, plans to host a new NewsFronts event on October 16 to highlight ad opportunities around news content — Stagwell, a publicly-traded ad holding group, will host a new “NewsFronts” event this fall that will highlight advertising opportunities around news content …

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Financial Times:

The US DOJ's antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster may set the tone for how the Trump administration approaches competition policy — Rivals and competition experts fear the White House will not pursue its predecessor's antitrust case against the events giant

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Axios:
IAB: full-time US digital creator jobs grew from 200,000 in 2020 to 1.5M in 2024; the internet-supported economy accounts for 18% of US GDP, up from 2% in 2008

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