7 Australian News Publishers Are Developing Shows for Facebook Watch

The social network said they will also test new formats

Facebook reached partnerships with seven news publishers in Australia to experiment with video on its platform, test new formats and build sustainable video businesses, and those broadcasters will bring exclusive news content to the social network’s Facebook Watch video destination.

The publishers are Junkee Media, Network 10, Nine News, Pedestrian Group, SBS, Seven Network and Sky News.

Facebook news partnerships lead for Australia and New Zealand Andrew Hunter said in a blog post that publisher partners will have full editorial control, collaborating with Facebook to help determine the stories, topics and formats that are resonating with audiences.

Vice president for global news partnerships Campbell Brown added in the blog post, “This is exactly the kind of partnership we want to have with the news industry.

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