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• Facebook Watch sunsets originals as Meta’s Head of Development and Programming departs
• Podcasts are now live on YouTube Music — and background listening is available for free

  YouTube has added podcasts to its YouTube Music hub as it looks to encourage background listening for audio-only shows.

  
• YouTube’s monthly newsletter invites readers to ‘Try A Trend’

  VTubers, Lisa Nguyen, and the NFL Draft are all mentioned in YouTube's 'Try a Trend' newsletter, which will be delivered each month.

  
• Team Whistle assembles short-form squad to publish original content on Reels, Shorts, and TikTok

  Sports-focused publisher Team Whistle is expanding into short-form formats like Reels, Shorts, and TikTok with an original programming slate.

  
• With Sunday Ticket on the horizon, YouTube is going deep at the NFL Draft
• MrBeast’s Feastables brand launches Karl Jacobs gummies that are out of this world
• YouTube Millionaires: Demir doesn’t fear ‘The Walking Dead.’ Especially not when it brings him 250 million views a month.
• YouTube contractors in Texas have officially voted to unionize. Will Google recognize them?
• YouTube announces new ad products to help brands reach Gen Z through music
• In LinkedIn’s latest original series, business leaders remember the challenges they’ve faced
• Creator groups AMP and RDCWorld will go under center at the 2023 NFL Draft
• Despite YouTube’s ongoing slump, Alphabet bounced back to beat Q1 2023 earnings estimates