LONDON – Facebook has decided to launch much awaited featureinternationally after finding it successful in US.
Facebook is rolling out its Watch video service globally one year after itlaunched in the United States with original entertainment news and sportscontent to compete with platforms like Alphabet Inc’s YouTube.
Facebook’s Head of Video Fidji Simo said Watch was gaining real momentum ina crowded marketplace because it was built on the notion that watchingvideos could be a social activity.
“Every month more than 50 million people in the U.S. come to watch videosfor at least a minute on Watch, and total time spent watching video onFacebook Watch has increased by 14 times since the start of 2018,” she toldreporters.