About this episode

The episode explores hypothetical scenarios involving sports viewership decline, Meta's financial obligations, and AI's impact on product placement in media.

In today’s podcast episode, we discuss what would happen if sports viewership declined, if Meta had to pay $1.4 trillion to California, New Jersey, Colorado, and Kentucky in youth safety lawsuits, and if AI turned every product placement in a TV show into ad inventory. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Senior Analyst Ross Benes, Vice President of Content Suzy Davidkhanian, and Analyst Marisa Jones. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube or Spotify. Get more insights like these with our free, industry-leading newsletters covering advertising, marketing, and commerce. Sign up at emarketer.com/newslettersFollow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/emarketer/For sponsorship opportunities contact us: advertising@emarketer.comFor more information visit: https://www.emarketer.com/advertise/Have questions or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at podcast@emarketer.com For a transcript of this episode click here:https://www.emarketer.com/content/podcast-what-if-sports-viewership-declined-meta-paid-ai-monetized-product-placement-behind-numbers© 2026 EMARKETER

People in this episode

Host: Marcus Johnson

Guests: Ross Benes, Suzy Davidkhanian, Marisa Jones

Topics covered

• sports viewership
• Meta lawsuits
• AI product placement
• advertising
• marketing
• youth safety

Keywords

• sports viewership
• Meta
• AI
• product placement
• advertising
• youth safety lawsuits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta

Places: California, New Jersey, Colorado, Kentucky

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