It seems that the UK TV Channel 5 is taking the bold move of putting their TV programmes on FaceBook. This is an exciting idea and who knows? Maybe this will be the way of the future. Five are planning to put an embedded player on their FaceBook page and allow fans to watch old episodes of shows that normally appear on the channel. They are not the first to put TV programmes online, but what they are doing is something different; they intend to mix it with social media.
Initially at least, the content on this FaceBook page will only be available to those living in the UK. In this way it is very similar to BBC iPlayer and 4onDemand. This is a bit of a pity because there are lots of Brits living abroad who would like to use this service. There are also sure to be many non-Brits who would love to see what goes on with TV here. Channel 5 has a bit of a reputation for its cutting edge programmes and it is a shame that it won’t be showcased to the whole world. Mind you there would probably be a few countries that would ban it because of the occasional soft porn.
It is likely FaceBook and Five will both do well out of this latest venture. Channel Five will increase their profile and FaceBook will have people spending even more time on their website. It is an exciting development and it will be interesting to see if other channels will follow suit. Maybe in a few years we will watch every television station on FaceBook and we won’t have to spend so much time looking for the remote control. Social media is certainly changing our world in ways we could never have imagined.
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