Earlier this month, Recode first reported that Facebook will soon begin testing mid-roll video ads. Publishers will have the option to place ads within their social videos. The ad revenue will be split between the platform and the publisher, with Facebook selling the ads at the outset. For many publishers, this new ad format could... Read more

We are pleased to announce that PA Group has made a strategic investment in Wochit. PA Group is the parent company of the Press Association (PA), the national news agency for the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Daily Telegraph is one of the highest-profile, longest-running news outlets in the UK. They’re tuned into the times and have fully embraced social video. Their creators exhibit exceptional prowess when it comes to production, as you can see below. They separate out their coverage to topic-specific pages on social, producing videos targeted at the... Read more

Text has become a regular component of online video. But why are brands and publishers using text in a video? There are several reasons. In a short video, text can be a bridge, or stitch ideas together so the viewer follows the story from beginning to the end.

USA Today is a long-standing news outlet with a strong brand identity. And they have not been shy about pushing their coverage in the social space with video. They know how to catch the attention of social audiences and how to craft a quality video that prompts engagement. This piece demonstrates that prowess, with 1.7... Read more

Video viewing isn’t the only thing that’s gone mobile – journalism and news video is rapidly expanding into the territory of mobile capture and creation. Reporters can cover events on-the-fly, on their own. Interviews, breaking news coverage, and live broadcasts can now be carried out by individual journalists at the drop of a hat.