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Facebook rolls out Watch globally
Facebook is to roll out its Watch service globally, one year after the service was…
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Netflix appoints Facebook’s VP of communications
Netflix has appointed Facebook’s vice-president of communications, Rachel Whetstone, as its chief communications officer. Commenting…
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TDG: 50% of Facebook users have never heard of Facebook Watch
Half of adult Facebook users have never heard of its free Watch video service, according…
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Facebook secures Champions League rights in Latin America
Facebook has secured exclusive free-to-air rights for certain UEFA Champions League live matches across Spanish-speaking…
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Facebook acquires interactive video startup Vidpresso
Facebook has acquired Utah-based Vidpresso, an interactive live-video startup focused on Facebook Live streaming. While…
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Facebook to stream La Liga free across Indian subcontinent
Facebook has secured rights to Spanish top-tier football for the southern Asia region, including India,…
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Eleven Sports agrees UK deal with Facebook ahead of streaming service launch
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has teamed up with Facebook to make the social media platforms…
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Eleven Sports to stream live football on Facebook in Portugal
Eleven Sports claims it will be the first platform to live stream football on social…
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Parks: US viewers watch two hours of ‘alternative content’ per week
US broadband households watch an average of two hours of “alternative content” on a computer…
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EU media outfits ‘jointly responsible’ for data on Facebook fan pages
Broadcasters and media groups in the EU, along with other organisations, will be held jointly…
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Sky chief calls for new regulator to hold internet giants to account
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has joined the chorus of media company executives calling for regulatory…
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Facebook signs up with Golden Boy for boxing on Watch
Facebook has signed a deal with boxing promoter Golden Boy Promotions to bring live boxing…
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Pew: Facebook no longer most popular online platform among US teens
Facebook is no longer the most popular online platform among US teens, with more now…
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Facebook launches Oculus Go standalone VR headset
Facebook has launched its new Oculus Go standalone virtual reality headset in a move that…
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Facebook Watch commissions talk show from ITV America’s Leftfield
ITV America’s Leftfield Pictures has teamed up with Scooter Braun’s SB Projects to develop and…
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Facebook to up video investment in 2018 as it focuses on social interactions
Facebook plans to ramp up video investment throughout the rest of the year as it…
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Facebook tests Facebook Premieres video format
Facebook is testing a new video format called Facebook Premieres, which is designed to “bring…
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Facebook: social content the ‘next leap’ in programming
Social content should prioritise personal connections, be responsive to the audience, and will be the…
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Eurosport boss confirms Facebook move
Eurosport CEO Peter Hutton has confirmed his move to Facebook, following reports earlier this year…
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Dan Biddle to head up Facebook broadcast partnerships
Former Twitter and BBC executive Dan Biddle is joining Facebook’s EMEA team as strategic partnerships…
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Facebook secures exclusive live baseball rights
Facebook has struck a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) to exclusively stream one live…
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Liberty Global to use machine learning to target ad market with Liberty Insights
Liberty Global is going on the offensive against tech giants Google and Facebook by working…
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NCTA: regulators need to end ‘mindless’ net neutrality obsession and take on big tech
Regulators need to stop obsessing about “outdated” net neutrality and address the more pressing need…
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Facebook hires BuzzFeed Studio boss to lead video content strategy
Facebook has hired the head of BuzzFeed Studio, Matthew Henick, to lead global video content…
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BBC’s Tony Hall highlights internet giants’ threat to British TV
BBC director general Tony Hall is once again to highlight the threat presented by US-based…
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Facebook ‘closing the gap’ on YouTube in mobile video
Facebook is “rapidly closing the gap” on YouTube in terms of mobile video traffic, according…
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Eurosport to broadcast Olympics coverage on Facebook
Eurosport has partnered with Facebook to broadcast Winter Olympics highlights and coverage of the games’…
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Facebook moving on with plans to challenge YouTube in ad space
Facebook has held talks with media buyers about planned changes to its Watch offering that…
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Facebook usage time down 5% following updates
Facebook has admitted that recent updates to prioritise personal interactions over posts from businesses, brands and media…
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Rupert Murdoch calls on Facebook to pay ‘carriage fees’ for news
News Corp executive chairman Rupert Murdoch has called for Facebook to pay publishers for news…