Around the Biz 3/18/19: Facebook’s Plan to Drive Platform Engagement Through Sports; Generation Z’s Impact on Sports Content Strategy

Here’s a quick roundup of the big news buzzing around the sports-digital industry today:

Facebook’s Joyee Biswas on Using Sports to Drive Platform Engagement (SportsPro Media)

Here to Stay: Generation Z’s Impact on Sports Content Strategy (Front Office Sports)

New Orleans Pelicans, Unblockable Launch Real-Time Sports Prediction Game (NBA)

NFHS Network, Pixellot Aim for One Million High School Sports Streams Per Year (Sporttechie)

How Fidji Simo Helped Build Facebook’s $55 Billion Ad Business (Digiday)

How Streaming Impacts Digital Advertising and Consumer Entertainment (TechRepublic)

Twitter Confirms ‘Subscribe to Conversation’ Feature for Tweets of Interest (TechCrunch)

Eleven Sports Will Have to Bid Again To Retain UK La Liga Rights (SportsPro Media)

The Future of Sports Is Interactive, Immersive and Intense (The Wall Street Journal)

Why Facebook Couldn’t Stop the New Zealand Shooter from Streaming His Attack (Recode)