How Facebook is trying to siphon off TV ad spend

Facebook last month tapped Nielsen to host an educational session on TV ad sales for the social network’s marketing partners, according to a source who provided Digiday with a copy of the presentation deck. After outlining the basics of the TV ad industry and declining viewership of linear TV, the deck highlights the potential for increased campaign reach with some modest reallocation of TV budgets to digital channels — such as Facebook.

via Digiday.