The Western Europe region of the Global Media Intelligence Report includes poll results from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and UK.

The Western Europe coverage in the Global Media Intelligence Report includes poll results from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

Germany, Australia, Austria, Poland, Turkey, Chile, and Argentina will all see the cost of ad-free YouTube viewership rise. US Premium prices increased by $2 in July. The pricing news comes as YouTube is deepening its crusade against ad blockers, triggering an outcry from consumers who feel YouTube’s focus is no longer on serving consumers but advertisers.

So Germany, Austria, Sweden, it's about 20% of the population who are foreign born in 2021. Canada 23%, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria closer to 30%. Singapore over 40%. The highest is the UAE, United Arab Emirates, where close to 90% of its population were born outside of their country. Oscar Orozco:. Wow. 14%. I would've thought [inaudible 00:42:20] number would be much higher. Marcus Johnson:.

The mobile app is accessible in the EU-4, Austria, Switzerland, and the UK, as well as Canada and the US. Samsung owners in Germany can easily access over 100 German broadcast channels, and thousands of TV shows and films. Ads Are Coming to Streaming Platforms.

The news: Modern CMOs have a complicated relationship with data, according to a study from data and analytics platform Adverity. 300 CMOs from small and midsize businesses in the US, UK, and the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) took part in the survey. Behind the numbers:.

Adverity surveyed 300 CMOs from small and medium-sized businesses across the UK, US, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and it was revealed that while making data-driven decisions is a key priority for CMOs, many are still struggling to get on top of their data. Doubling down on data ops in times of recession. Over the past few years, marketers have been put through the wringer.

Uber has existing partnerships with taxi operations in Spain, Austria, Germany, Colombia, and South Korea. The bigger picture: Uber is reinventing itself into a super app that also handles groceries, ticket purchases, telehealth requests, and medical transportation.

The practice has resulted in lawsuits from privacy groups in Austria, France, Greece, Italy, and the UK. The company pulled out of Canada in 2020 after an investigation into its methods. California and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have both sued the company. The lawsuits resulted in Clearview AI ceasing sales of its database to private US companies.

Why it matters: Sixty-eight percent of global merchants said holiday shopping is critical for their annual revenues, per a Paysafe-commissioned survey of 900 businesses in the US, the UK, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Austria, and Bulgaria. What this means: The importance of holiday revenues signals why merchants should implement faster checkout solutions.

Looking ahead, Western Union recently unveiled a shopping platform, WU Shop, in Germany and Austria—with additional rollouts planned. The platform lets customers shop at more than 12,000 merchants in 60 countries and includes shipping and cash-back benefits.

During Q2 2022, 14,114 adults ages 18+ in 13 countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the UK, and the US) were surveyed by Nepa. The research is conducted quarterly and always includes a minimum of 1,000 respondents in each country.

Fellow German insurtech Wefox—which is already fully licensed and awash with funds—has stolen a march on Getsafe by already expanding to Austria, Switzerland, and Poland. And with Sweden-based Hedvig also plotting expansion across Europe, Getsafe will likely need to accelerate its rollout in new geographies to ensure its growth isn’t inhibited by other players taking the first-mover advantage.

Most recently, Netflix announced that in the next two years, it will open a Berlin office and spend more than €500 million ($570 million) on producing German-language content for Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. In light of these developments, eMarketer forecasts that the gap between the two streaming platforms began to close last year.

However, another somewhat more favored story goes, a baker in Vienna, Austria accidentally invented the bagel in the late 17th century. He made it as a tribute to the King of Poland Jan Sobieski III who led forces to save Austria from Turkish invaders. The baker, aware of the King's love of horses, shaped the yeast dough into a circle and called it a beugel, which is Austrian for stirrup.

The company is also doubling its investment in German-speaking regions (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) between 2021 and 2023, including 19 new German-language projects. Amazon is also investing in these two markets. In 2021, Amazon announced seven new German original productions, and at least seven new French Amazon original productions were set for 2022.

However, HBO Max won’t launch in several markets—Austria, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and the UK—until 2025 at the earliest due to HBO’s pre-existing contracts with Sky that prevent it from doing so. Newer underdog entrants are attempting to undercut established players on price.

For example, in November 2021, Western Union unveiled its shopping platform WU Shop in Germany and Austria (with additional rollouts planned), helping to advance its digital business. Last year, MoneyGram launched “MoneyGram as a Service,” its payment as a service product, which could generate more volume and overall revenues for the company. 

Crypto exchange Bitpanda—which recently opened a B2B arm—raised $263M, as investors continue to target players that provide infrastructure to third parties.

Similarly, when Mondi and Karmasin Research & Identity surveyed consumers in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, and Romania in late 2020, 57% of respondents across all countries said they were prepared to pay more for packaging that was sufficiently protective, easily reused/recycled, and made of environmentally friendly materials.