Facebook has officially announced Watch to serve as a destination for original episodic shows.
The facebook logo inside the facebook Chalet on the sideline of the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, 20 January 2017. The meeting brings together enterpreneurs, scientists, chief executive and political leaders in Davos January 17 to 20.
World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland – 20 Jan 2017
Facebook has officially announced Watch to serve as a destination for original episodic shows.
Facebook is rolling out Watch to a limited number of people in the US. The social media giant did not reveal when the service will be more widely available.
Watch is similar to YouTube, where creators will be able to launch shows, enable show pages to serve as landing points for individual series, send users notifications about new content and eventually monetise the content through ad breaks. It is a personalised hub for video content that Facebook will curate and recommend based on the massive interactions that happen daily on the platform. Weve been testing ad breaks over the past few months, and we will be slowly opening up availability to more creators to ensure were providing a good experience for the community, wrote Nick Grudin, Vice President of Media Partnerships at Facebook, in a blog post.
In addition to the live and recorded shows from creators, Facebooks Watch will also house short- and long-form content from professional publishers. The company describes Watch as “a platform for all creators and publishers to find an audience, build a community of passionate fans, and earn money for their work.”
