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Facebook, Google Seen Benefiting From Video Ad Growth

U.S. video advertising growth is expected to jump 39.5% in 2014, which could be good news for Facebook (FB), Yahoo (YHOO) and Google ‘s (GOOG) YouTube. According to data released Tuesday by research firm eMarketer, video ad growth will fall from 43.5% in 2013, but the 39.5% growth will still lead other forms of advertising. Rich media advertising — such as pop-up and Flash-based ads — is expected to rise 34.4%. Overall, eMarketer expects 19.5%

Candy Crush Maker King Digital Sets $500 Mil U.S. IPO

The maker of mobile game “Candy Crush Saga,” King Digital Entertainment, has filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. and plans to raise up to $500 million. Candy Crush Saga is played on Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone mobile phone and devices using Google ‘s (GOOG) Android operating system. Dublin, Ireland-based King Digital, in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, said it had Q4 2013 revenue of $602 million, up from $70

No bronze medal in smartphone Olympics

In the smartphone Olympics, there are only gold and silver medals, no bronze. The third-place contestant gets a participation certificate, like players in a youth soccer league. The latest smartphone report from research firm IDC shows Google’s (GOOG) Android and Apple’s iOS continuing to grow at the expense of rival operating systems. In the fourth quarter, Android and iOS combined for 95.7% market share in smartphone unit shipments worldwide, up from 91.2% in the year-earlier period. The also-rans combined for 4.3% of the smartphone market in Q4, down from 8.3% a year earlier. Among the lesser mobile operating systems, Microsoft ‘s (MSFT) Windows Phone was tops with 3% market share, barely changed from 2.6% in Q4 2012, IDC reported Wednesday. Android accounted for 78.1% market share in Q4, up from 70.3% a year earlier. Android smartphone shipments increased 40.3% year over year in the fourth quarter. Apple ‘s (AAPL) iOS, only…