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ONLINE VIDEO ROUND UP: Univision and Facebook Live, Amazon Chime, Comcast Announces XFinity Stream and More

Market research and consulting company Parks Associates' 360 View: Digital Media & Connected Consumers report that claims that 29 per cent of US broadband households get most of their news from social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, and that the majority of broadband consumers feel that television is more authentic than online video.

From the article "ONLINE VIDEO ROUND UP: Univision and Facebook Live, Amazon Chime, Comcast Announces XFinity Stream and More" by Gretchen Gardner.

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