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We sorted through the all the big stories in digital video for 2016, and came up with our top ten.

Multiple news stories this week show that the cost of sports continues to increase, even as its power to hold pay TV subscribers declines. How long can this situation go on?

Now that DirecTV Now has finally been launched, it's clear it isn't going to be quite as disruptive as at first thought. But is it still a competitive threat to Sling TV and PlayStation Vue, and the traditional pay TV ecosystem? Maybe not so much.

In this interview with Facebook's Matthew Corbin, we discuss how video is reshaping Facebook. In particular, we discuss how Live is turning the platform into network of broadcasters.

As pay TV continues to lose subscribers, SVOD services are increasingly cited as the reason. However, consumers will only take 2 or 3 SVOD services. Is this an opportunity for ad-supported free video?

Facebook says it is “the world’s discovery agent” for video. With over 8 billion views per day and video posts growing 88%, the company might not be exaggerating.

YouTube is now Google's second biggest money earner. The video streaming site's TrueView ad approach is a hit with consumers. This makes it difficult for any company to compete, as evidenced by Vessel's failure. Even YouTube's own ad-free subscription service Red is having a tough time against ad-supported viewing.

LeEco wants to establish an ecosystem for the delivery of media including smartphones, TVs, even smart bicycles. The hardware is dirt cheap, subsidized by video services. Will the approach work?

The AT&T/Time Warner Inc. has transfixed the industry. We look at why it makes sense for AT&T, why it doesn't for Time Warner, and how DirecTV Now could be bad for both companies.

Jason Kilar’s Vessel tried to create an exclusive 48-hour early access window for premium web content. What does the Vessel failure say about this approach?