The media intelligence industry continued its AI-driven transformation in June, with major acquisitions and platform launches reshaping the competitive landscape. From IgniteTech’s acquisition of Khoros to Reddit’s Community Intelligence tools, companies are investing in technology. Established players like WPP, Burson, and PRophet are expanding their AI capabilities through new platforms and strategic partnerships.

In May, Publicis Groupe made a significant investment in the influencer marketing space by acquiring Captiv8, it really underlines the importance of content creators as an important channel. Meanwhile, emerging players like News That Matters are disrupting traditional media monitoring with AI-powered solutions in India, and Crowdfire was shuttered. Other news included conversational tools from Cision, Brandwatch and Meltwater, and geographic expansion for CARMA and pressrelations.

April brought funding activity across the media intelligence sector with Dataminr securing $USD 100 million for AI development, and Cision announcing $USD 250 million in new financing. Agorapulse acquired Mention, and integrated the platform into its platform. Meanwhile, Meltwater unveiled new influencer management features, Pureprofile launched AI-powered social listening tools, and the UK Government’s Assist AI tool was released on Github.