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Facebook Gets a Facelift, Launches Redesigned App and Website
“This is the biggest change to the Facebook app and website that we’ve made in the last five years,” Mark Zuckerberg says
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‘SpongeBob SquarePants’-Themed Game Show to Launch on Facebook and YouTube
Viacom Digital Studios plans to produce original series based on content from Nickelodeon, Awesomeness, BET, Comedy Central and MTV
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Jukin Media’s Fail Army, The Pet Collective Launch on Comcast Xfinity X1
The two brands launch with live programming (linear streaming channels) and video-on-demand content
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How ABC News Is Dominating in Livestream Video – and Eliminating the Need for Second Screens
“When viewers watch live, they’re watching eight times longer than they do VOD on the Facebook platform,” ABC News’ SVP of content and partnerships Colby Smith says
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Why Facebook’s Stories Feature Is Critical to Company’s Long-Term Success
The ephemeral feature gives users a reason to keep checking its app — while giving Facebook another way to drive big ad sales
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Facebook Expects Potential $5 Billion in FTC Fines, Stock Still Soars 5 Percent on Q1 User Growth
Social network sets aside billions of dollars for ongoing FTC investigation into its user data practices
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Facebook Says Internal System Was Unprepared for New Zealand Shooting Livestream
First-person livestream of the shooting “was a type of video we had not seen before,” Facebook policy director Neil Potts tells U.K. lawmakers
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How Jake Paul Became the ‘First Postmodern YouTuber’ (Hint: Social Media Lacks Any Oversight)
All Things Video Podcast: “He’s very transparent about the fact that this is all done to game the algorithm and make a business out of it,” journalist Chris Stokel-Walker says
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Inside ABC News’ Live OTT Strategy: ‘I Don’t Frankly Care If Anyone Over 40 Watches’
Reaching more than 5 million monthly viewers in less than a year, ABC News Live seeks to reinvent the way news is delivered
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Facebook to Partner With Daily Caller in Fact Checking Initiative
“We’re pleased to announce our partnership with Facebook,” Daily Caller publisher Neil Patel says
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Netflix Chief Reed Hastings Exits Facebook’s Board After 8 Years
Hastings “will not be nominated for re-election” at Facebook’s annual shareholder meeting, company says
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Ted Cruz Threatens Facebook, Twitter With Regulation Over Political ‘Censorship’
Tech giants have shown a “consistent pattern of political bias and censorship,” Cruz says
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Hollywood Is Overpaying for the Wrong Talent, New Tongal CEO James DeJulio Says
“Most content businesses have a model built around overpaying for who’s hot, rather than finding the right talent for the job,” DeJulio tells TheWrap
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Tongal CEO Rob Salvatore Steps Down, to Be Replaced by Co-Founder James DeJulio
The news is part of a larger staffing announcement for Tongal, which promoted five other employees
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Why Snap’s Original Content Head Is Big on 5-Minute Shows That Are Shot Vertically
“There’s no algorithm for the creative process,” Sean Mills tells TheWrap
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