PNR 196: Facebook, Google, Netflix & Disney Begin War over Content
In this episode, Facebook launches YouTube competitor Watch, while Netflix begins a buying spree for content brands. Disney pulls its content from Netflix and Google may possibly still buy Snap. In other news, Quartz has figured out how to deliver real results for branded content and email subscription has never been more important. Rants and raves include Deadpool and Time Inc. This week's TOM example: J. Walter Thompson. This week's story links: QUICK HIT NEWS Facebook Launches Watchhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-courts-video-makers-for-watch-tab-with-financial-incentives-1502445601 Netflix Gets Into The Comic Book Business By Acquiring Millarworld http://www.comicsbeat.com/monday-surprise-netflix-acquires-millarworld/ Disney Will Pull Its Movies from Netflix and Start It’s own Streaming Servicehttps://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/disney-will-pull-its-movies-from-netflix-and-start-its-own-streaming-services.html Google Reportedly Offered 30 Billion To Acquire Snapchathttps://techcrunch.com/2017/08/03/google-buy-snap/ IN DEPTH NEWS How Quartz Achieved a 90% Renewal Rate On Branded Contenthttps://digiday.com/media/quartz-achieved-90-percent-renewal-rate-branded-content/ Turning Audience Development Into A Profit Machinehttp://www.pubexec.com/post/turn-audience-development-profit-machine/ SHOW SPONSOR - SMARTLING Translation: A Reliable Recipe for Business Growth. Download here: http://cmi.media/pnr196 RANTS AND RAVEShttps://digiday.com/media/time-inc-launches-pethero-consumer-revenue-push/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=digidaydis&utm_source=publishing&utm_content=170807 http://www.foliomag.com/the-original-evangelist-for-b2b-content-analytics/ http://bosacks.com TOM J WALTER THOMPSON AGENCY… https://archive.org/details/thompsonredbook00thomgoog