Facebook Watch's Biggest Hurdles -- The Motley Fool

referring to While the company is clearly willing to spend big money on advertising its new video platform, it might be overlooking the most obvious advertising platform for the service. Facebook doesn't seem to advertise Facebook Watch within Facebook itself. Tentpole contentOn top of the 50% of U.S. Facebook users who've never heard of Facebook Watch, another 24% have heard of it, but have never used it. Once Facebook overcomes the hurdles of increasing awareness of Watch and increasing the reasons people should use Watch, it seems to have good success. Three out of five Watch users stream something at least once per week, according to TDG's survey.

Better Buy: MercadoLibre (MELI) vs. Facebook (FB) -- The Motley Fool

Company P/E Ratio P/FCF Ratio P/S Ratio PEG Ratio MercadoLibre N/A 108 9.0 N/A Facebook 22 23 8.0 1.1Here, again, Facebook comes out ahead. MercadoLibre is spending lots of money right now to build out its fulfillment network. It also benefits from the network effect, as more people visiting the platform to buy stuff means more merchants listing their wares on MercadoLibre. And, as mentioned above, MercadoLibre is spending hand over fist to build out its fulfillment capabilities and offer subsidized shipping to customers. They both deserve your attention, but right now, Facebook appears to be the better buy.

Better Buy: Netflix vs. Facebook -- The Motley Fool

as mentioned in Shares of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) have fallen 34% and 36%, respectively, since hitting all-time highs this summer. Netflix is a better buy than Facebook right now. Netflix clocked in with 34% growth during the same three months, its first -- and likely not last -- period of outpacing Facebook. Facebook controversies are likely playing a starring role in its decelerating growth, while Netflix is capping off a year that will be highlighted by its strongest revenue growth since 2011. One also can't deny momentum, as Netflix is piecing together its strongest growth in years while Facebook closes out its third year in a row of decelerating top-line growth.

Facebook Watch Could Get a Boost From HBO -- The Motley Fool

Consumers that subscribe to channels like HBO, Showtime, or Starz on Facebook could watch those networks' content on Facebook Watch (as well as other streaming platforms), according to a report by Recode. Facebook could help networks improve their ad conversions by tapping into everything both Facebook and the networks know about its audience. Amazon accounts for over 50% of HBO Now subscribers, 72% of Showtime online subscribers, and 70% of Starz subscribers. With millions of HBO, Showtime, and Starz subscribers, the companies are bringing in hundreds of millions in high-margin revenue just for acting as an intermediary. It's also small compared to the 400 million monthly active Watch users Facebook reported.

Facebook Won't Move Forward With Selling Pay TV Subscriptions -- The Motley Fool

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