At SXSW this week, Facebook has announced new features for its Facebook Watch platform, as well as integration with Spotify. Facebook is rolling out Watch Party support for live TV, while also making it easier to listen to full songs through Spotify.
Facebook’s Watch Party feature allows users to watch videos together in real-time, and now it will support live TV in addition to videos already on Facebook. This means users will be able to talk about what’s currently airing on live TV through the Watch Parties platform:
Facebook offers an explanation on how it will work:
Facebook has long integrated music through feature like Lip Sync Live, Stories, and Profiles. Now, Facebook says that you can tap through to Spotify when you come across a song, allowing you to listen to the song in full:
Read all of the details in Facebook’s full announcement post right here.