Facebook Nabs MLB Exclusive Global Rights to 25 Games
Facebook has taken a huge new swing at sports: The social giant announced a deal with Major League Baseball to exclusively stream 25 games worldwide during the 2018 season. The deal marks the first time a major U.S. sports league has granted exclusive rights to Facebook. It's also the biggest … …
Facebook has signed a deal to stream 25 afternoon MLB games
Filed under moves that are potentially groundbreaking with big implications but with quite small numbers, Facebook has signed an exclusive deal with the MLB to stream 25 afternoon games, according to Bloomberg. The deal is a bit reminiscent of the one Twitter signed for Thursday Night Football back … Read More
Facebook is getting exclusive rights to 25 Major League Baseball games
Facebook will stream 25 Major League Baseball games this season, and you won't be able to watch them anywhere else online or on TV. It's the first time that Facebook has secured exclusive rights to a major U.S. sporting event, and the first time that Major League Baseball has had …
Four Audience Development Strategies To Survive Facebook’s Algorithm Change
At my audience development consultancy, we're working on a dozen brands' Facebook presences at any given time. Over the past year, despite these brands' investment in strategic audience development, they each witnessed a clear downward trend in referrals to their site from Facebook. Read More
Facebook forges music deal with Warner
Facebook has struck a licensing agreement with Warner Music Group, the latest in a series of music deals that have pit the social media company directly against YouTube. The pact allows Facebook and Instagram users to post videos or send messages with music from Warner Music artists, which … Read More
Facebook will stream live Major League Baseball games for the first time
The games are mostly Wednesday afternoon games, so far from prime time, but stand as another foray into live sports for the social media company. Facebook will start the baseball season with an April 4 match-up of the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets. Reports put Facebook's future … Read …
Bill Weihl leaves Facebook; a McKinsey partner goes solo
Several industry veterans are pursuing new opportunities after more than a decade of service in their roles, including CMC Energy Services' Kateri Callahan, the World Environment Center's Terry Yosie and Bill Weihl of Facebook. Do you know someone who is following their dreams in an environmental … Read More
You’ll soon be able to see yourself in Facebook photos you’re not tagged in using facial recognition
You'll soon be able to find yourself in photos you're not tagged in on Facebook. This morning, one of our journalists received a Facebook notification telling him the social network was 'adding' the ability to see all the images he appears in. People living in other countries have already been …
Why Facebook is the worst pub you’ve ever been to
Davina explains the toll the online abuse has taken on her mental wellbeing. (Pic: Supplied). My eyes nearly rolled out of my head and, not for the first time, I wondered why I continued to waste my time on Facebook. All of this online abuse didn't take place solely on …
Facebook contends with shutdown after mob violence in Sri Lanka
[MUMBAI] In many countries, Facebook is contending with a darkening reputation as a vehicle for disinformation and false news. The most recent example: Sri Lanka. This week, the island country sought to block access to the social network, as well as two other platforms that Facebook owns, WhatsApp … Read More