{"id":6305,"date":"2017-07-27T10:43:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T00:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=6305"},"modified":"2017-07-27T10:43:35","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T00:43:35","slug":"facebook-tv-to-launch-this-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/news\/facebook-tv-to-launch-this-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook TV to launch this August"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Facebook Inc.\u2019s version of television is coming online in mid-August after several false starts, according to people familiar with the matter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The company has been asking its partners to turn in the first episodes of their spotlight shows, the people said. Some already have finished these short-form, inexpensive programs. Facebook is also funding higher-end TV-style shows, which will be launched later on the site…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Facebook aims to make something higher-end than Google\u2019s YouTube, but it\u2019s not competing with video producers such as Netflix, HBO and Showtime.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It sounds more like their own version of YouTube Red. What it is in-fact is another opportunity to shove more advertising down your throats as the loosely named “news feed” is now so saturated with it they’ve run out of space.<\/p>\n
I avoid using Facebook at all costs but I’m well aware I’m in a minority there. Could Facebook TV be something that draws me into their ecosystem? Doubtful, but it will be interesting to see what content creators they’ve lulled to the dark side.<\/p>\n