Facebook Expands Mobile Video Feature That Helps Content Creators Make Money

In July, Facebook made a big move into YouTube's turf with plans to launch Suggested Video—a feed of curated video clips from brands like Funny or Die, the NBA and Tastemade. After a small test over the past three months, it's now showing up in more mobile news feeds. Clicking on a video from a news feed leads to a page that pulls all of the publisher's videos together in a stream, as well as other related clips. To help publishers make money off those clips, an ad appears between every few videos, similar to a commercial. Similar to YouTube's business model, creators receive 55 percent of money sold from the ads while Facebook gets 45 percent. All video ads are sold by Facebook. The program is geared specifically for iPhone viewers, since a majority of Facebook's traffic comes from mobile, to help publishers squeeze some extra money from clips watched from a smartphone. The stream pulls in video ads that brands have already bought, meaning that marketers are not paying extra money to get their clips to appear in the new section.  During a small test on Thursday and Friday, ads for Under Armour, Procter & Gamble, Taco Bell, Jet Blue, Target and KFC were playing alongside publishers' clips. Back in July, Patrick Starzan, vp of marketing and distribution for Funny or Die, talked to Adweek about the program and how the ad portion will help it monetize the three to six videos the comic site posts to Facebook each day.  "We want to showcase our content and get as... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

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'Stranger Things' helped Netflix dominate the streaming charts in 2022

You might not be stuck inside watching shows like you were at the height of the pandemic, but there were clearly some favorite online titles last year. Nielsen has shared its top streaming shows of 2022 in the US, and the most-streamed by far was Stranger Things — the fourth season helped... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-01-27 18:20:44 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed stock price skyrockets on news of deals with Meta and ChatGPT creator OpenAI

Shares of the digital media company have been struggling since it went public in a SPAC deal in late 2021. If you’re an owner of BuzzFeed stock (Nasdaq: BZFD), the last 24 hours have been very good for you. Yesterday, the stock soared thanks to news that BuzzFeed was partnering with OpenAI to... Continue reading at Fast Company

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Open Road Expanded Publishing Partnerships in 2022

Challenges publishers face in generating discovery for their titles helped Open Road Integrated Media attract a growing number of companies to its various services in 2022, Open Road CEO David Steinberger wrote in a letter to company employees this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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NBA All-World hands-on: Taking basketball video games back to the streets

Niantic has created some of the most popular augmented reality games like Ingress and Pokémon Go. But this week the company is launching a new title called NBA All-World that might be the best application of its location-based tech to date.For people who have played one of Niantic’s previous... Continue reading at Engadget

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“Phenomenal” woman Meena Harris makes the leap from t-shirt branding to book publishing

Phenomenal Media, a company launched by Kamala Harris’ niece that celebrates underrepresented women, is debuting a new partnership with Hachette Books. In 2016, Meena Harris started designing statement t-shirts that quite literally made a statement. Her most famous one read “Phenomenal Woman,”... Continue reading at Fast Company

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Nielsen and Netflix Expand Partnership for Global Measurement

Netflix and Nielsen are marching closer toward measurement solutions for the streaming service's new ad-supported tier. Top line Today, the two companies announced they're expanding their partnership with a multiyear agreement allowing Nielsen to provide linear and streaming audience data... Continue reading at AdWeek

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The Making of ‘Tephlon Funk’: PW Talks with Stephane Metayer

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Bookwire Expands Its Text-to-Speech Audiobook Offer with Google Play Books

The Frankfurt-based Bookwire has entered a partnership with Google Play Books for broader automated production of audiobooks. The post Bookwire Expands Its Text-to-Speech Audiobook Offer with Google Play Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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How a multitude of Harry headlines helped propel Spare to early sales success

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Catholic sex-ed textbooks discontinued following accusations of 'homophobic,' 'transphobic' content

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A Publishing Group Grows on Facebook

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How Publishers Make Old Books New Again

Pluck any classic novel from a bookstore shelf and it will most likely feature an introduction by a contemporary writer. Especially inspired pairing of authors can imbue an old text with new relevance, highlight its enduring influence, or even become a new selling point for a backlist title. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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