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Young consumers are far more likely than marketers to punish value clashes, exposing a trust blind spot as influencer spending grows across Europe.
Advertisers can now check whether YouTube Audio Ads appear alongside suitable content, as DoubleVerify extends post-bid measurement into streaming audio.
Older shoppers delivered 44% of the strongest response, suggesting sustainability ads can drive purchases as well as brand awareness.
Advertisers can now get third-party brand safety reporting for YouTube Audio Ads as digital audio takes a growing share of budgets.
Advertisers in Australia can now use new planning and measurement tools as the platform rolls out across 18 countries and 40,000 campaigns.
Broadcasters are using hybrid data-centre and cloud setups to stream 2026's expanded tournament live with lower latency and compliance risks.
Thousands of football fans will be reached through a creator-led push as YouTube streams its first FIFA exhibition match worldwide.
Demand for plug-and-play creator audio is rising, with the three new models pitched at streamers, podcasters and gamers using home setups.
Buyers relying on AI tools are more likely to see LinkedIn than brand websites, with member profiles driving most citations in B2B searches.
Advertisers will be able to create, edit and test campaigns faster as Google rolls out generative AI inside Asset Studio this summer.
Shoppers could soon buy in Gemini and YouTube without leaving Google's ecosystem as the group widens checkout and ad tools across more markets.
Shoppers may save time and miss fewer discounts as Google ties price tracking, compatibility checks and checkout across its apps.
Search now blends text, images and files as Google rolls out a single AI experience and background agents to over 1 billion users.
Consumer and entertainment brands now have a new AI tool as Clouted secured USD $7 million to automate campaign planning, distribution and optimisation.
More than a third of UK business decision-makers now use social media for tax guidance, risking errors that can inflate bills or cashflow.
Marketers gain new ways to track campaign performance as the UK rollout adds measurement and browsing analysis to MiQ's Sigma platform.
Parents are bearing most of the burden, as 78% of under-16s in Australia are still accessing social media covered by the ban.
Fans will get broader access from 2027 as the league's biggest rights package ever expands domestic TV, streaming and overseas coverage.
Only 5 per cent of 15-to-24-year-olds feel confident investing, as new research shows most young Australians want help starting.
Advertisers will gain more ways to turn creator content and product feeds into sales-focused YouTube campaigns as Google widens Demand Gen tools.
