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• Will the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike ignite a creative surge online?
• Snapchat is bringing ads to its short-form Spotlight format

  At its 2023 NewFronts presentation, Snapchat unveiled several new ad formats, including one that will arrive on its Spotlight format.

  
• TikTok puts a spotlight on its #APIFamily of Asian and Pacific Islander creators

  TikTok's efforts for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month include a central hub that will celebrate its #APIFamily.

  
• Facebook Watch sunsets originals as Meta’s Head of Development and Programming departs

  As Meta lays off Head of Development and Programming Mina Lefevre, it is pivoting away from Facebook Watch originals like 'Red Table Talk.'

  
• Podcasts are now live on YouTube Music — and background listening is available for free
• YouTube’s monthly newsletter invites readers to ‘Try A Trend’
• Team Whistle assembles short-form squad to publish original content on Reels, Shorts, and TikTok
• 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