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Facebook Discussing Video Push For Licensed Game Shows And Sports

The massive behemoth media company known as Facebook is currently in talks to license shows on its platform, including game shows, scripted shows and sports, according to Recode. Company executives, led by Head of Global Creative Strategy Ricky Van Veen, have been conducting meetings with television studios and video producers in an effort to further explore […]

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ Richard Jefferson Shoots, Dunks With Snapchat Spectacles

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Richard Jefferson just took his Snapchat followers above the rim in his latest series of Snaps. While adorning Snap, Inc.’s Spectacles, a new wireless piece of hardware where users can send 10-second clips to their account, the 36-year-old Jefferson captured footage of him catching passes from his trainer, shooting from behind-the-arc and […]

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Bleacher Report Receiving Its Own Snapchat Discover Channel In 2017

On Wednesday, Turner and Snap, Inc. announced an expansion of its existing relationship, which now will include digital sports media company Bleacher Report receiving its own Snapchat Discover Channel in January. The Channel, which will officially launch on Jan. 4, 2017, will include a mixture of videos, images, animations and other creative graphics across the world of […]

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Los Angeles Lakers Have Top Mentioned Twitter Hashtag Emoji In NBA

Despite being below .500 less than 25 games into the NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers are leading the league in Twitter emojis mentions. Like with the NFL, which launched similar hashtag-triggered Twitter emojis prior to to the 2016-17 season, the NBA decided to roll out the same fan engagement tool with Twitter. The Lakers’ faithful […]

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