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What you need to know in advertising today

May 22, 2017, 23:38 IST

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Ad buyers and TV network executives converged in New York City last week for a series of splashy, star-studded events. Jennifer Hudson sang. The cast of "Roseanne" reunited. There was lots of trash talking aimed at Facebook and Google. There was a new show about a magician who consults for the FBI.

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But there was something missing among the round of TV upfront presentations, during which networks try and sell advertisers on their new crop of upcoming shows: lots of projects spun out of digital media companies.

To read more on why digital media companies are making slow progress when it comes to TV, click here.

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Ad execs are getting sick of Facebook's News Feed - Since 2012, News Feed ads have been the center of Facebook's business. But the number of ads the company can show there is approaching its upper limit.

A look inside Facebook's New York office, where employees of the $435 billion company enjoy virtual reality games and an in-house pastry chef - Facebook is one of the world's most desirable places to work thanks to incredible perks, impressive salaries, and great corporate culture.

Tencent is on a roll in China - China's Tencent is on a roll. The company's Q1 2017 revenues surpassed analyst expectations, climbing 55% year over year to RMB49.55 billion ($7.2 billion).

Facebook, Microsoft, and Google are raising the bar higher than ever for Apple - We're coming up on the end of the busiest season in tech - the month-and-a-half stretch where the biggest companies in the market reveal their grand visions for the next 12 months at their annual mega-conference events.

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