Publishers in the new Facebook-funded program include BuzzFeed, Conde Nast and Viacom. The post Facebook is paying 12 publishers for Watch shows starring video creators appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook announced over $30 million in grants to organizations trying to help local news publishers. The post Facebook is funding more programs catering to local news publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The subscription lift has been modest, and the tools can be cumbersome to implement, limiting their impact, publishers say. The post Facebook’s and Google’s subscription tools offer publishers modest improvements appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook Watch is still no jackpot. But Facebook is letting more publishers sell their own ad inventory and has warmed up to non-exclusive content. The post Facebook is playing nicer with publishers by easing up on ad and content restrictions appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s no secret that Facebook is cracking down on publishers. This strategic move makes perfect sense for the social media giant, but it leaves many online publishers wary of the buzz that they may have heard recently about abrupt changes that Facebook is planning to roll out. Sponsored by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A change Facebook made to its branded-content guidelines has scrambled several publishers' distribution strategies. The post Facebook’s new branded-content guidelines will force some publishers to abandon a business model appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
An audience development head said Facebook reps advised the publisher to rely less on Facebook than it has in the past. The post Facebook will ‘completely deprioritize publishers’: Confessions of a publisher audience development head appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is increasingly seeking to buy publishers' shows outright for its Watch video tab, which would limit the money publishers could make from the platform. The post Facebook is changing licensing terms for Watch shows, creating a dilemma for publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Attendees at the Digiday Publishing Summit Europe expressed unhappiness with Facebook and worry about coming enforcement of the GDPR. The post ‘Facebook has been a disaster for us’: Candid thoughts of European publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers have to scramble to keep up on Facebook, while the platform sends very little revenue in return. The post Facebook gives, but continues to take more from publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over three days in Miami Beach, top publishing executives weighed in on Facebook video, user experience challenges and platform publishing. The post ‘Facebook is the engine’: Overheard at Digiday Moguls appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The move could help quantify the monetary benefits of Facebook's fast-loading articles format, which publishers have been souring on. The post Facebook is throwing publishers a bone in the form of more performance data on Instant Articles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even with publishers grousing about Facebook's shortcomings as a source of revenue and organic traffic, publishers are putting a lot more resources into dark posts, according to Keywee data. The post Facebook always wins: Data shows publishers are buying far more Facebook traffic appeared first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The social network has resisted subscriptions on its app, but has evolved its stance as publishers grow more vocal about needing more financial support. The post Facebook’s working with publishers on paid subscriptions appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook wants shows, and publishers are happy to comply -- but question whether this is just another short-term "product test" for the company. The post ‘Facebook is only half in’: Creators doubt Facebook’s commitment to original programming appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook’s 2017 plans include buying original shows and rolling out a mid-roll ad product for media partners. But some news publishers feel like these initiatives won’t help them. The post Facebook’s latest video shift irks news publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has replaced a key metric it made available on Facebook Insights, which allows publishers and other page owners to track video performance on the platform. The post Facebook wants longer videos, but takes away key view metric appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Media ownership is being overhauled as companies try to figure out their place in a world where 85 percent of digital dollars are going to two companies: Facebook and Google. The platform giants' dominance were factors in AT&T's $85 billion bid for Time Warner and other mega deals that were... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Most publishers would agree that Facebook metrics have never been perfect. But the latest blunders have rocked confidence among some big media owners, forcing them to reassess where and how they should be allocating budget and resources to specific social platforms. Others believe the public mea... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook miscalculated how it was measuring average watch time on its platform. Agencies claim it’s not affected how they conduct business because they trade based on performance metrics like impressions, 10-second views and completed views -- not average watch time. That said, agencies and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]