Facebook Rolls Out Video Platform Watch Internationally

<p>The social media platform is looking to commission a raft of content from producers around the world as it looks for global shows that can repeat the success of <strong>Red Table Talk</strong> with <strong>Jada Pinkett Smith</strong> and beauty mogul <strong>Huda Kattan</strong>&rsquo;s behind-the-scenes show <strong>Huda Boss</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Fidji Simo, Head of Video at Facebook,</strong> said, &ldquo;Today we&rsquo;re making Facebook Watch available everywhere &mdash; giving people around the world a new way to discover great videos and interact with friends, creators and other fans.</p> <p>&ldquo;We launched Watch in the US a year ago to give people a place on Facebook to find shows and video creators they love and to start conversations with friends, other fans, and even creators themselves. Over the past year, we&rsquo;ve made the experience more social &mdash; like making it easier to see which videos your friends have liked or shared, creating shows that have audience participation at their core.&rdquo;</p> <p>Additionally, the company is rolling out its Ad Breaks service, which is designed to allow companies to monetize their content, in a number of markets. On Thursday it will roll out the service in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand and launch it in another 21 countries including <strong>France</strong>, <strong>Germany</strong>, <strong>Spain</strong> and across <strong>Latin America</strong> and <strong>Asia </strong>in September.</p> <p>&ldquo;Taking Watch global also means new opportunities for creators and publishers around the world. <strong>We&rsquo;re expanding our Ad Breaks program</strong> so more partners can make money from their videos,&rdquo; she added.</p>