Vodafone to roll out Facebook Watch on TV boxes around Europe

News Broadband Europe 29 SEP 2021
Vodafone to roll out Facebook Watch on TV boxes around Europe

Vodafone announced plans to add Facebook Watch to its Vodafone TV services in Europe, becoming the first pay-TV operator in the region to offer the service on set-top boxes. Vodafone provides TV services to 22 million customers across 10 markets and already includes a range of OTT apps on its platform. 

In addition to videos from Facebook contacts, Facebook Watch offers news and entertainment programming, including gaming coverage, live events and content from celebrities and influencers. Through Facebook Watch sports fans can also access live and on-demand content from select major competitions, as well as from their favorite teams and players.

Vodafone TV subscribers will also be able to access material from Facebook Originals, such as the chat show Red Table Talk, reality series Peace Of Mind With Taraji, and Humans Of New York: The Series. Facebook Originals content available to Vodafone TV customers will also include material in German, Italian, Spanish and other languages.

Facebook Watch will be available to Vodafone TV subscribers from next month in Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Portugal and Greece. Other European markets will be announced in due course. Subscribers will be able to access the service via their Vodafone set-top box.

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