Facebook Is Experimenting With Autoplay Mobile Video [THE BRIEF]
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Facebook is experimenting with autoplay videos on select mobile devices. The technology will not be tested using advertisements just yet, but the company is working to understand how to best implement mobile video in users' newsfeeds.
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Darden Media Group has purchased Maxim magazine from Alpha Media. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
KSL Media has closed its doors and declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Publicis Seattle hired Britt Peterson Fero as its new executive vice president and head of strategy. Fero had previously worked at Cole & Weber as partner and director of growth strategy.
Draftfcb's new CEO Carter Murray tabbed Nigel Jones as chief strategy officer. Jones comes from Publicis, where he served as UK chairman and CEO.
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