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Mark Zuckerberg returns to top of MediaGuardian 100 power list

• Mark Zuckerberg has returned to the top of the Guardian’s annual power list, the MediaGuardian 100, after a year in which Facebook, the social network he founded, was used by 1 billion people in a single day.

• The list confirms the growing influence of US technology groups, with Google co-founder Larry Page and the Apple chief executive, Tim Cook, also claiming top spots.As well as organic growth, Facebook expanded in 2015 through its subsidiaries such as the flourishing picture-led Instagram and messaging platform Whatsapp, which are popular with a younger demographic, and the launch of its Instant Articles. In the words of one judge: “It’s hard to argue with Facebook’s domination over everything.” The 31-year-old Zuckerberg also tops the list of media moguls under 40.

This article talks about how Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is in the top 100 powerlist which basically means that Facebook is one of the most powerful online social media as it has 1 Billion users per day, this shows how social media has become very powerful over the years.

YouTube tipped to strike licensing deals for TV shows and films

• YouTube is preparing to strike deals with Hollywood studios and television firms to bring films and TV shows to its YouTube Red subscription service.
• The online video service is keen for its $9.99-a-month service to compete more directly with rivals such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, according to the Wall Street Journal.

• Its report suggests that YouTube is in the “early stages” of these talks, but that it hopes to commission original shows and films rather than simply license existing content.
• “Netflix, Amazon and Hulu license many older movies and TV series that have already run elsewhere, while YouTube is focusing on new material,” claimed the report, citing an anonymous source.

This is a story talking about how Youtube is going to make television shows available to watch directly on Youtube for a monthly subscription. I believe that this is something that may happen soon, and it will most definately be the same case in terms of news, this is because youtube is the largest online broadcasting service.