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Yamgo brings live TV channels to Facebook

Swansea, Wales, UK (PRWEB UK) 21 March 2013

Yamgo has expanded its television service to Facebook, bringing over 100 fully licensed live and linear TV channels to the 1 billion people using the worlds biggest social network. The recently launched Yamgo TV Facebook app allows users to watch TV without ever leaving Facebook, meaning viewers can chat with their friends and check their notifications whilst enjoying a wide range of TV channels.

The Facebook app is the latest update to the Yamgo service, which has already built a significant user-base of over 35 million views per month through a mix of smartphone apps and desktop and mobile websites. Using the Facebook app, Yamgo intends to make television more social by allowing users to share their viewing activity with their friends via Facebooks Open Graph. Initial numbers for the application are positive, with the lure of live TV from content providers such as Sony SAB, France 24 and Zee TV showing a large number of engaged users from the near 10,000 installs.

Ian Mullins, the founder and CEO of Yamgo said, Watching TV has become a huge social experience, were not just watching along with the people in our living rooms anymore, were watching with the whole world. In terms of social TV, Twitter has received a lot of attention regarding television lately for their research with Nielsen and their purchase of Bluefin Labs but Facebook also has a lot to offer as an entertainment platform - the success of current games and applications on the platform are a great example of the potential growth possibilities that the social network offers.

Online TV is growing consistently as viewing habits have changed toward instant gratification and on-demand consumption of media. Concurrent to this growth the rise of social media means that audiences can express their views on content in real time via social networks like Facebook, Twitter and GetGlue. An article published by eMarketer noted research by Nielsen for the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) which found that Facebook is the dominating social network for people to share what theyre watching. Up to 40% of viewers used Facebook to discuss what theyre watching compared to just 21% who used Twitter.

Consumers who talk about what theyre watching on sites like Facebook are not only affecting what their friends watch but they are also contributing to the development of plot lines in popular television programs. The website News.Com reported that producers and script writers are starting to monitor the feedback of their viewers on Facebook and Twitter to review their likes and dislikes which is resulting in them writing a script that is optimised for viewer enjoyment.

These examples demonstrate the power behind Facebook as a source for social TV experiences and Yamgo TV is utilising this platform to ensure viewers are able to spread content virally.

Consumers can access the Yamgo app from the Facebook App Centre or by visiting the Yamgo website and opting to log-in with Facebook.

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