Again the platform of Mark Zuckerberg continues copying to the competition in place launch new functions innovative. In this occasion for the engineers of Facebook are working in an application compatible with the set-top boxes, as the Apple TV, according to says The Wall Street Journal. Facebook wants to offer a new type of content exclusive from its platform of video to add another source more than income. Fits remember, that Twitter worked next to Apple to launch an application for the Apple TV designed for relay parties of it NFL between another type of content, by what again the idea of Facebook is copy to its small rival in them networks social.
The sources anonymous that are working in this project claim that Facebook wants to meter of full it head in the world of the TV offering content premium, content that is could share and display from the application for mobile or set-top boxes. The newspaper says that Facebook is interested in issuing more than 10-minute videos created specifically for the social network and that focus on sports and TV shows.
The social network wants to put a dent in the time Americans spend daily to watch the television, four hours, offering different content and quality.
In recent years, Apple has been investing in its video platform, promoting short videos as well as capabilities to stream live video from any place where we are. After these years of experience, the social network is willing to make the leap that supposed to start offering content of own quality or purchased, as well as offering a daily schedule. This application could hit the market this year, since Facebook has been working on it more than six months.