Facebook revamps video-on-demand service ‘Watch’, adds new sections and local languages

SAN FRANCISCO: Intending to make connections with other people over videos, social networking giant Facebook is testing new sections in its video-on-demand service Watch.

The new decision comes after Facebook Watch gathered over 720 million monthly active users and 140 million daily users who spend at least one minute and 26 minutes on Watch every day respectively, within one year of its launch, the company wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.

The new sections being tested to find videos that are popular among friends along with a section dedicated to co-watching experiences like Watch Party, premieres and live videos.