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 Watch
https://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 Service
https://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 Snapchat
https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/03/google-buy-snap/

IN DEPTH NEWS

How Quartz Achieved a 90% Renewal Rate On Branded Content
https://digiday.com/media/quartz-achieved-90-percent-renewal-rate-branded-content/

Turning Audience Development Into A Profit Machine
http://www.pubexec.com/post/turn-audience-development-profit-machine/

SHOW SPONSOR - SMARTLING

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RANTS AND RAVES
https://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

PNR 196: Facebook, Google, Netflix & Disney Begin War over Content

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PNR 196: Facebook, Google, Netflix & Disney Begin War over Content