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Social media updates and new features to know this week

YouTube – Trying out more episodic short-form content.
LinkedIn – Expanding its verification system for confirming a user’s identity.
Threads – Continuing to separate itself from Instagram on the business side.
Snapchat – Adding more AI tools for Lens+ subscribers.
X – Rebuilt its livestream API to give creators and third-party streaming platforms greater control over broadcasts.

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Court approves Paramount-WBD merger

A federal judge on Wednesday entered an order allowing Paramount Skydance to complete its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, provided the company follows conditions aimed at resolving concerns that the merger could harm competition.

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Study: Brand recall higher with radio host-read ads

Radio host-read ads boost brand memory lift by 23% compared with traditional brand-made commercials, research by WPP Media and the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School reveals. The study, which analysed 337 campaigns across multiple markets, highlights that listeners are more likely to remember brands when ads are delivered authentically by personalities they trust and like.

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Tube trends: Why 2-to-5 minute videos are media’s sweet spot

Media companies face growing competition from creators on platforms like YouTube, where at least 85% of global views in 2026 have gone to creator content and Shorts continue to dominate, according to Chartbeat data. Evidence from South Korea shows 2-to-5 minute segments could improve efficiency and engagement while reducing reliance on Shorts and other formats that generate fewer views per video.

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Nothing is on fire at Google

Google has the data, chips and distribution to win AI. So did Microsoft. Why Google’s incentives may keep it protecting Search instead of disrupting it.

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The CFO problem in marketing: Why attribution is no longer enough

As media becomes more fragmented, traditional attribution leaves CMOs with an incomplete view of impact, and AI risks scaling decisions based on those flawed inputs. If marketing leaders are going to win over their CFO and deliver ROI, they need a new approach, one built on causal measurement rather than belief.

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