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Connected TV has become YouTube‘s fastest-growing screen in India, reaching more than 75 million adults, as the platform pushes deeper into living-room viewing and signals a structural shift in how it partners with the country’s media and entertainment sector. Gunjan Soni, country managing director of YouTube India, made the remarks at the APOS conference in Bali on Wednesday, laying out a three-part operational approach for M&E partners centered on promotional distribution, revenue diversification and format modernization. “YouTube is now India’s prime-time screen, where internet authenticity meets cinematic quality on the largest canvas in the home,” Soni said. “YouTube has collapsed the distance between different video formats and different entertainment ecosystems, bringing them all onto India’s largest screen.” Popular on Variety According to YouTube, the platform holds the top reach across CTV screens in India among media properties, per Comscore data. Viewers are moving between shorts, long-form video, podcasts and live content, with the big screen increasingly serving as a destination for shared, lean-back viewing. Video podcasts – or vodcasts – have emerged as a particularly CTV-native format, with shows turning passive audio listening into a visual event. On the commerce side, Soni said more than 200 million logged-in users searched

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Cybersecurity in the wake of a new wave of risks AI-powered attacks. Escalating geopolitical tensions. Growing privacy liabilities. Increasing regulatory scrutiny. The forces reshaping cyber risk are multiplying. And so are the consequences for organizations that fail to keep pace. The Lockton 2026 Global Cyber Threat Report explores the trends, threats, and insurance implications defining today's cyber landscape to help you better understand the cyber threats you face, and the strategic cyber risk management decisions you should prioritize. The key points in our 2026 global cyber threat report include: How AI is changing the threat landscape for organizations of every size. How geopolitical events can quickly become cyber events. The growing legal and financial risks tied to consumer data collection. How regulatory developments are influencing both cyber resilience and insurance coverage. Explore our full report here. (opens a new window)

Published Jun 17, 2026, 07:50 AM You are reading the Morning Briefing newsletter. Get the news that prepares you for the day ahead, delivered to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter. $115m top-up given to fund R&D on optimising space and other urban issues in Singapore Noise and heat management, as well as nature-based solutions, will also be studied. READ MORE HERE S’pore is investing in the best water technology to squeeze value from every drop Beyond investing in newer water plants, innovation in planning and policy is also crucial. READ MORE HERE Some Pine Grove owners raise legality concerns as estate attempts 5th collective sale at $1.78b A town hall will be held on June 18 at Pine Grove clubhouse from 7pm to 9pm to address the concerns. READ MORE HERE New train service links Johor Bahru Sentral to Pasir Gudang, Kulai The Kulai district is home to key destinations such as Senai Airport and Johor Premium Outlets.  » Read More

Hovering around 163 million views on YouTube today, the original “Girls Like Girls” music video is a viral Tumblr-era phenomenon that helped shape ...

Hayley Kiyoko‘s “Girls Like Girls” arrives in theaters this weekend carrying an unusually heavy burden. The directorial debut of a beloved queer artist affectionately known as Lesbian Jesus (yes, that’s really what Kiyoko’s fans like to call her) would be enough to generate serious buzz on its own. But the 35-year-old singer-songwriter’s first major movie is also based on her landmark music video from 2015, a legendary text for a certain generation of very online queer women. Hovering around 163 million views on YouTube today, the original “Girls Like Girls” music video is a viral Tumblr-era phenomenon that helped shape sapphic culture in the digital age. Kiyoko’s sun-soaked fairytale — about two teen girls falling in love against a tumultuous backdrop of suburban longing and hidden desire — even inspired the pop icon to write a best-selling YA novel about its characters in 2023. Translating that text to the big screen seemed like an obvious next step for Kiyoko. And, at a time when studios are frantically searching for creative ways to compel internet audiences toward real-world experiences, it’s also a savvy business move from distributor Focus Features. The need for a feel-good queer movie is palpable this summer, too;

The UK government yesterday announced that social media platforms will be banned from offering services to children under 16, setting a Spring 2027 implementation deadline and introducing a wider set of restrictions on harmful features across online services including gaming sites. The announcement, made on June 15, 2026, by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), marks the most significant step yet in the government's effort to tighten online rules for children. Platforms named in the plans include Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X. Messaging services WhatsApp and Signal are explicitly excluded from the ban's scope. The model behind the ban The government plans to use the same legislative model as Australia, which implemented its own under-16 social media ban on December 10, 2025, covering nine platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit, and Kick. Australia's framework makes platforms liable for civil penalties of up to 150,000 penalty units - currently equivalent to approximately $49.5 million - for failing to take "reasonable steps" to enforce the age restriction. According to the UK government's fact sheet, the proposed ban would capture "user-to-user platforms, whose purpose is to enable social interaction and which allow users to post material, alongside

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