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BBC Kids to LADbible: Video Providers Expand Their Reach

Amanda Stears

18 Oct 2019

2btube

Alibaba

AVOD

In the streaming era, having international reach is just as important as being an established local brand. This week (October 14) sees TV players Tubi, Facebook Watch and Youku each expanding content reach...

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Take Five (the big five stories and data you need to know) August 5th 2019

Mark Mulligan

5 Aug 2019

cricket

ECB

Facebook

Spotify - steady sailing, for now: Spotify hit 108 million subscribers in Q2 2019 – which is exactly what we predicted. Spotify continues to grow in line with the wider market, maintaining...

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Why Today’s International Rollout of Facebook Watch is so Significant

Tim Mulligan

30 Aug 2018

emerging markets

Facebook

Facebook Watch

Today marks the first phase in the international rollout of Facebook Watch, the social media giant’s answer to YouTube. Having been available only in the US for the past year, Facebook users in the UK,...

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Facebook — The Video News Hegemon?

Tim Mulligan

11 Jun 2018

ABC News

cnn

Facebook

Last Wednesday Facebook officially announced that it was partnering with a number of well-known news publishers to provide original news programmes that will feature on Watch, Facebook’s video service...

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News is The Marketing Plug in Streaming Video’s Offering Gap

Tim Mulligan

4 Jun 2018

BuzzFeed News

Facebook Watch

Media

Last week it was revealed that BuzzFeed News plans to launch a new video interview show to be streamed on Facebook Watch. The weekly show will feature 20-minute episodes with news-making personalities...

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