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Netflix is testing vertical video features for mobile

The streamer plans to add video podcasts into its mobile
  • Latest in Global

Netflix is testing vertical video features for mobile

The streamer plans to add video podcasts into its mobile
  • Latest in Global

Netflix is testing vertical video features for mobile

The streamer plans to add video podcasts into its mobile
  • Latest in Global

Netflix is testing vertical video features for mobile

The streamer plans to add video podcasts into its mobile

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Meta tests paid subscriptions

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What is happening. Meta is testing new subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, offering app-specific premium features while keeping core experiences free. The plans will experiment with different models focused on productivity, creativity and enhanced AI tools.
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Creative and media together drive advertising impact

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Creative quality and media support together explain 60.1% of the business results generated by advertising, according to The Creative Dividend, a new book published by System1 and Effie.
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The future of search visibility: What 6 SEO leaders predict for 2026

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AI search now handles discovery, decisioning, and transactions. Here’s what that means for SEO strategy in 2026.
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UK to Google: Let sites opt out of AI overviews

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The U.K.-based Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has asked Google to build in an opt-out feature for publishers that would allow them to restrict their content from being used in AI Overviews or to train AI models.
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AI is rewriting the CTV advertising playbook

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Generative AI is intensifying the streaming wars as marketers and streamers adopt AI-powered ad products, despite growing consumer distrust. While AI boosts efficiency in connected TV advertising, it also introduces disruptive costs, according to Needham analyst Laura Martin.
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Future of Media 2026: competing in the ‘intention economy’

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We now have a clearer view of evolving search habits and where AI systems cite from, and marketers are beginning to respond, but keeping pace with the ever-evolving search market is a challenge – the Future of Media 2026 goes deep into the changing nature of visibility and the shift from attention to intention.
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South Africans are flourishing more than you might expect – here’s why

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Contrary to a gloomy view of the country, adult South Africans are flourishing in many ways that mirror the broader world.
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New Human8 report reveals how South Africans are reframing identity in 2026

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Human8’s research, conducted with more than 13,000 consumers across 16 markets, including 800 South African respondents, reveals a world defined by contrasts.
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See it? Snap it, shop it! Amazon Lens now available in SA

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Amazon has officially launched Amazon Lens in South Africa, bringing its visual shopping tool to more customers seeking a faster, easier way to shop online.
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