News & Reviews:   Facebook Watch

The Facebook Watch app which allows users to watch Facebook livestreams and videos on Apple TV is reportedly no longer working. Furthermore, it looks like the tvOS app itself has been discontinued by Facebook.

For those who didn't know, it was rumoured that Facebook has been working on a smartwatch. Allegedly, the company wants to build one that can compete with Apple Watch and Google Wear OS-based models. Now, we're told that this watch could launch next year.

Smartwatches are typically more or less the same thing - they help monitor your health data and it's something that sports enthusiasts appreciate for the workouts. But when it comes to messaging, the function itself is quite limited and Facebook may change that. In fact, it was reported that they are developing a smartwatch of their own.

Music videos are the most viewed video category on YouTube. If you still remember the latin song ‘Despacito’ that suddenly took over the world in 2017, it actually has the highest view on the platform with 6.55 billion views. Facebook Watch, which is also an online video feature is planning to get rights from several music labels to show full official music videos on the Facebook app. Will this provide a slight chance for Facebook Watch to rival against YouTube? Let’s find out!

Facebook recently announced that they are introducing their Watch platform to select mobile, laptop, desktop and TV app users in the US and it will be a video-centric platform to watch and discover videos. In short, this is Facebook's answer to YouTube. According to them, curated content is being currently being created, and according to TechCrunch, content creators will get a 55% share of ad break revenue.