Observed Signal · Nov 27, 2025 · Partnership · Source: ExchangeWire · Impact: 3/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Adform and Spotify Unite for Smarter Ad Campaigns
Adform and Spotify expand their collaboration by enabling direct integration of Adform into the Spotify Ad Exchange. The expanded partnership allows advertisers to reach Spotify’s audience at scale through Adform’s FLOW platform, with direct access to Spotify’s Ad Exchange via Campaign Planner. Advertisers can plan and activate campaigns across Spotify’s audio, video, and display formats on music inventory, aiming for faster activations at lower cost. Executives from both sides describe the move as delivering smarter, more transparent, and locally tailored outcomes to support omnichannel strategies. With the audio advertising market projected to reach $43 billion this year, the collaboration underscores the growth potential of cross-channel campaigns that combine digital audio with other formats, emphasizing better measurement, flexibility, and control for brands investing in audio as part of a multiformat mix.
Expanded integration between Adform and Spotify enabling multiformat audio campaigns; growth in audio advertising market; major platform collaboration.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Adform and Spotify expanded their partnership with direct integration of Adform into the Spotify Ad Exchange.
- Campaign Planner within Adform FLOW now enables access to Spotify's Ad Exchange for planning and activation.
- Advertisers can access Spotify’s high-quality audio, video, and display formats on music inventory.
- The audio advertising market is projected to reach USD 43 billion this year.
- Brian Berner, Global Co-Head of Advertising at Spotify, and Vicky Foster, VP Global Commercial Partnerships at Adform, commented on the expanded partnership.
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Spotify and Adform Boost Programmatic Audio Advertising Integration
Adform and Spotify are expanding their collaboration by embedding Adform directly into the Spotify Ad Exchange (SAX), enabling advertisers to book Spotify inventory programmatically via Adform. The integration allows planning and activation of audio, video, and display formats within Spotify, simplifying access to inventory and enabling more efficient multiformat campaigns. Adform contributes local market know-how while Spotify provides data and reach from its user base. This rollout aligns with Spotify’s broader strategy to open SAX to more buy- and sell-side partners, a move announced in April and highlighted at Spotify Advance in New York. SAX now serves inventory across Europe and markets, with Germany among target regions. Early demand-side partners include The Trade Desk and Yahoo; Magnite is on the sell side, and Google DV360 and Adform are also integrated on the demand side; more integrations are planned. Podcast advertising remains not yet supported but is on the agenda; Spotify Ad Manager is testing AI ad creation in North America.
Amazon and Spotify Team Up for Programmatic Advertising
Amazon Ads and Spotify have announced a global partnership to enable advertisers to access Spotify's audio and video inventory programmatically via the Amazon DSP. The initial markets include the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico, with more markets planned for 2026 as Amazon expands its omnichannel offerings following recent CTV inventory and data integrations. The collaboration aims to simplify buying, designing, and measuring campaigns, giving advertisers greater control and flexibility to reach Spotify's globally engaged audience. Key quotes from Spotify's Brian Berner and Amazon Ads' Meredith Goldman emphasize combined reach and first‑party signals. Disney opened its streaming inventory to Amazon in July, and Netflix opened its CTV inventory to the Amazon DSP in September, signaling a trend toward broader consolidation of reach under one platform. Industry observers note increased pressure on open‑web ad tech players and potential dependency considerations for publishers.
Top 100 Podcasts: AfD talks boost 'ungeskriptet' and 'Amann [un]framed'
MEEDIA's analysis of August Spotify plays shows 'Gemischtes Hack' remains the top German podcast with over 1.75 million plays per episode. 'Kaulitz Hills' and 'Mordlust' also exceeded one million. Notable climbers include 'ungeskriptet' by Ben Berndt, which surged to around 390,000 plays thanks to an interview with AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund, and 'Amann [un]framed' with Melanie Amann, which re-entered the ranking at #78 after an episode with AfD politician Hans-Thomas Tillschneider was aborted. 'Wissen Weekly' rose from #29 to #19. Among the decliners was 'Saus & Applaus', dropping from #31 to #73. The threshold for the top 100 fell to 37,500 plays due to summer breaks.
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