NEW YORK: Facebook Inc has approached some of YouTube's biggest content producers to get them to distribute their videos on the social network, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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"Our partnerships team regularly has conversations with content creators about how to best utilize all of Facebook's offerings, video included," a Facebook spokeswoman told the Journal.
Until recently, much of the video content on Facebook was YouTube videos posted by users, but Facebook now allows users to upload videos directly to its site. This enables the site to sell ads with the videos, the report said.
If Facebook succeeds with its video push, it could undercut YouTube's dominance of the online video ad market, the Journal added, citing eMarketer estimates.
Facebook was not immediately available to comment.- Reuters
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