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ESPN signs Facebook Watch deal
Disney-owned ESPN has announced a new distribution deal with Facebook. The agreement will see the…
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Facebook brings Portal to the TV, but privacy still a concern
Facebook has made a play for the living room with the introduction of a new…
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Esports revenues to top US$5bn in five years
Revenues from esports are expected to skyrocket from US$900 million (€802 million) in 2018 to…
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Facebook tests aggregate VOD sales
Social media giant Facebook is attempting to make a play in the SVOD space as…
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Mediaset secures victory against Vimeo in latest copyright ruling
Mediaset has claimed another victory in its battle against copyright infringement by online video services…
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Facebook Watch strikes digital deal with ProSiebenSat.1
Facebook Watch has struck a deal with German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 that will secure a…
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OTT market to reach US$330 billion by 2025
The fast-growing OTT market is set to reach new heights in the coming years, a…
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Facebook’s VR head is stepping down from his role
Hugo Barra, the vice president of Oculus VR at Facebook, is leaving his role to…
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Chris Cox, Facebook chief product officer, to leave firm
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced the high profile departures of the social media giant’s…
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Facebook introduces Showcase premium video ad scheme
Facebook is introducing a new video ad programme in the US, designed to help ad…
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Mediaset claims victory in legal battle with Facebook
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has claimed victory in a milestone legal battle with Facebook over violation…
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DCMS committee calls for regulation of online platforms
A compulsory code of ethics, overseen by an independent regulator, should be brought in to…
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Viacom teams with Facebook for MTV Stax
Viacom International Media Networks’s (VIMN) MTV has teamed up with Facebook in the UK to…
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Facebook expands ‘fan subscriptions’ trial to Europe
Facebook is expanding its ‘fan subscriptions’ trial to Europe, rolling out the new feature in…
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Facebook expects Watch to become ‘more mainstream’ in 2019
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he expects the Watch video platform to become “more mainstream”…
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Eleven to stream more Bundesliga on Facebook
Eleven Sports is to expand its moves to stream live football on Facebook by making…
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Facebook Watch claims 400m monthly viewers, outlines plans for 2019
Facebook Watch now has more than 400 million people a month and 75 million people…
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Facebook ‘in talks with TV networks’ about distribution via its apps
Facebook is in talks with premium pay TV networks to distribute their services via its…
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Eleven Sports Portugal to stream Bundesliga via Facebook for first time
Eleven Sports will show Bundesliga football live on Facebook for the first time in Portugal…
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Channel 4 and Facebook team up for weekly news show
Channel 4 has partnered with Facebook for a weekly news show, months after the social…
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Facebook sees video growth but admits it is still ‘well behind YouTube’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is seeing video expand dramatically across its ecosystem,…
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UK government moves to tax tech giants
The UK government has called on digital platforms including Facebook and Amazon to “pay their…
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Facebook and YouTube say no to ‘one-size-fits-all’ ratings
Facebook and YouTube have expressed a desire to get involved in a Joint Industry Currency…
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Ampere: Facebook video viewing audience in decline in US, Europe
Online video audiences for Netflix and Amazon are increasing, but Facebook is experiencing a decline…
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eMarketer: 2018 to be milestone year for digital video ads in the US
US video ad spend is tipped to grow nearly 30% to US$27.82 billion in 2018,…
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Facebook unveils Oculus Quest VR headset
Facebook-owned Oculus has unveiled Oculus Quest, a virtual reality headset that it is billing as…
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Ampere: Netflix leads the FAANGs with focus on comedy and sci-fi originals
Netflix continues to lead the FAANG companies in terms of original content, though the Facebook,…
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BBC’s Tony Hall: FAANG needs regulation
BBC director general Tony Hall is calling for the taxation and regulation of “global giants”…
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Facebook signs up for Zig Zag magic show
Facebook Watch has commissioned Zig Zag Productions for a short-form series featuring British street magician…
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BBC News to launch weekly show on Facebook Watch
BBC News is launching a weekly news programme on Facebook Watch. Set to launch later…