CANNES — Want to get your series streamed before two billion subscribers? Now you can, thanks to Facebook. The social media giant was represented earlier this week at MIPCOM by two dudes without socks: Ricky Van Veen, head of Global Creative Strategy, and Daniel Danker, Director of Video Product. Six weeks ago, they helped launch Facebook’s
CANNES, France–I met a new Facebook friend at MIPCOM–Nicola Mendelsohn. She is Facebook’s Vice President EMEA and she delivered a “Media Mastermind Keynote” address Wednesday in the Palais’ Grand Auditorium. The main thrust of her comments is that “TV and Facebook are happy bedfellows.” She says social media activity peaks when TV viewing peaks, in
One brief word on Thursday night’s Ontario Provincial election coverage. My Facebook news feed or whatever they’re calling it this week is turning purple today with folks objecting to CBC political commentator Robert Fisher describing premier Kathleen Wynne’s sexual orientation as “a lifestyle choice.” People, for goodness sake, cut the dude a break. Mr. Fisher