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Fb is beginning to promote streaming video subscriptions — however now not from HBO or Showtime

Everybody else is doing it, so Fb is attempting it, too. The corporate says it’s a check, to be had most effective to US customers.
Everyone else is doing it, so Facebook is trying it, too. The company says it’s a test, available only to US users.

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Author: Peter Kafka

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