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ONLINE VIDEO ROUND UP: Facebook Announces WhatsApp Video Update, Tinder Acquires Wheel and More

A summary of the most exciting recent news in online video in the U.S., U.S.-Hispanic and Latin American markets. If you're trying to keep up, consider this your one-stop shop.

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A summary of the most exciting recent news in online video in the U.S., U.S.-Hispanic and Latin American markets. If you’re trying to keep up, consider this your one-stop shop.

US/US-HISPANIC MARKET

Entravision Communications Corporation announced that it has become a member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) trade association.
Accedo today revealed that it is behind the Watch AFL™ video streaming service that FOX SPORTS launched globally in early February across mobile iOS and Android devices, as well as Chromecast or AirPlay on Apple TV.

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Facebook announced an update to WhatsApp that allows users to share photos and videos through the app’s status area that is also protected by end-to-end encryption.
According to Headway, advertisers utilizing their mobile advertising platform, Mobrain, are noting higher performance as well as greater protection against mobile app fraud with Mobrain’s Genius tool.
YouTube confirmed that it will stop supporting 30-second unskippable ads starting in 2018 so that it can focus on more engaging commercial formats.
Online video company Ooyala has laid off about 14% of its total workforce amid a restructuring that will open up jobs focused on new product areas.

Cloud-native idea management and licensing company Wazee Digital announced a technology partnership with Paladin, the enterprise platform for next-generation media companies, through which they will will use Paladin’s Rights Monitor toolset to strengthen digital rights management (DRM) services on YouTube for key rights holders and content partners, including major college sports organizations.

According to AdColony in association with Millward Brown, videos that include subtitles were found to perform 9.9% better in brand awareness than those without.

Tinder announced an acquisition of Wheel, a video startup whose primary offering resembles Snapchat’s Stories.

LATAM MARKET

Zoomin.TV announced that their Multiplatform Network (MPN) is now available in Brazil, including 500 digital influencers in the country on YouTube. According to the company, they sum up more than 30 million subscribers and 300 million monthly views.
Zoomin.TV also announced the launch of Zoomin Studios, a new division that will create innovative content for a global audience.
According to Kantar Ibope Media’s latest research, R$5.7bn (£1.47bn) was invested in digital media advertising in Brazil in 2016, while total ad spend in Brazil had decreased by 1.6% in 2016 compared to 2015.
According to Hootsuite, Brazilians and South Africans spend more time than any other country’s population surfing the web. Both spend about 5 hours per day online.

In a new report, Portada estimates that the Hispanic Online Video Ad market volume will climb to US $450 million by 2020. Particularly high growth is to be expected by branded content videos. Among video ad-tipes, in-stream will continue to have the largest share, although out-stream will grow at a higher rate.

Software-defined video solutions company Elemental Technologies has announced that Brazilian Globo.com has selected its video processing solutions to power its new 4K video-on-demand (VOD) services.

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