Bleacher Report puts a fan-first spin on NFL coverage

Bleacher Report is kicking off its first official season with the NFL, a partnership the publisher says will help drive a 50% revenue boost this year.

The deal, brokered by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, gives Bleacher Report unprecedented access to game highlights, tentpole events like the draft and the Super Bowl, and digital footage.

For Bleacher Report, that access isn’t just about game footage — it’s a chance to test new content formats, audience strategies and advertiser opportunities around one of the country’s biggest sports properties.

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Ferrero’s Danielle Sporkin breaks down the reality behind retail media’s full-funnel promise

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Retail media networks have been striking deals and inking partnerships with social and streaming platforms to open up ad inventory across the internet. It’s a push to get advertisers to see RMNs as full funnel marketing channels as opposed to a search and display one trick pony. 

Now, if advertisers see it as such, that’s still up for debate.

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