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• Facebook Live Usage Among Previously-Paid Publishers Declined By More Than 50% In 2017
• Insights: Could 5G Break Facebook And Google’s Grip On Online Content, Cut ALL Cords?

  5G promises to cut all cords, while providing a highly competitive alternative to broadband delivered through a coaxial cable. That could help break up the duopoly of Facebook and Google and give Verizon and AT&T a bigger seat at the digital table.

  
• Vimeo’s New Tools Help Creators Distribute Work On Facebook, YouTube

  Vimeo just came out with two, new distribution tools for its creators. One will allow for livestreaming across multiple social platforms, another will allow for native publishing on Facebook and YouTube.

  
• Facebook Extends ‘Rights Manager’ Copyright Tool To Instagram Videos

  Facebook unveiled a piracy-fighting product called Rights Manager in 2016, which enables video owners to ‘Block’, ‘Monitor’, or ‘Manually Review’ any clips that commit copyright infringement.

  
• BuzzFeed And NBCUniversal’s Latest Project Targets Millennial Parents
• Ad Spend Across YouTube, Facebook Set To Reach $37 Billion By 2022
• Facebook To Start Paying Select Gamers As Part Of New Creator Program
• Insights: Netflix’s Great Week Leaves Pretenders Chasing The Dream
• Facebook Goes Deeper Into Twitch’s Territory With Exclusive Esports Streaming Deal
• Jada Pinkett Smith To Host Intergenerational Talk Show On Facebook Watch
• Insights: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, And Google’s Charm Offensive or: FANGs Make Nice With America
• Fine Brothers Entertainment Unveils First Facebook Watch Shows