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• Facebook Has Started Testing Ad Breaks (AKA “Mid-Roll Ads”) In Videos And Streams
• Insights: Will Investors Snap Up Snapchat’s IPO? Yes. Should They? Let’s Chat.

  Snapchat's IPO is going to make its founders and investors a ton of cash. But boy, does this deal ever make me uncomfortable for most of the rest of us.

  
• Facebook Wants To Stream A Major League Baseball Game Each Week

  A report from Reuters states that Facebook wants to live stream one Major League Baseball (MLB) game per week for viewers.

  
• WhatsApp, Another Facebook Property, Has Launched A Snapchat Clone Called ‘Status’

  WhatsApp, another Facebook property, has launched 'Status', which lets users share decorated photos, videos, and GIFs that disappear after 24 hours.

  
• Facebook Videos Will Now Autoplay With Sound, Company Confirms Smart TV App Coming Soon
• Facebook Hopes To Gather Music Videos With Recording Industry Deals
• Facebook Hires Top MTV Exec To Be Its Head Of Development
• In Earnings Call, Facebook Reminds Us Short-Form Video Is “Primary Focus”
• Facebook Reportedly Developing TV App To Host Long-Form, Premium Content
• President Donald Trump Will Share His Supreme Court Pick Through Facebook Live
• Facebook Unveils New Ad-Planning Tool, Expanded Third-Party Measurement Partnerships
• Facebook Nabs Top YouTube Executive To Lead Global Music Strategy